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NMU women’s hoops ready to launch season today

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MARQUETTE — Start the countdown as the women’s basketball team at Northern Michigan University rockets off the launching pad for its season opener late this afternoon in Pennsylvania. The Wildcats begin a quest for their third straight berth into the NCAA Division II national tournament ...

NMU volleyball hopes to break out of tightly packed GLIAC

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MARQUETTE — With the conference standings as tightly packed as they are, having all four remaining matches at home could pay big dividends for the volleyball team at Northern Michigan University. The Wildcats begin this end-of-the-season rush at Vandament Arena by hosting league leader ...

Wildcats look for win in football rematch with Davenport

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MARQUETTE — The football team at Northern Michigan University returns to the playing field without its leader nor one of its offensive position coaches when the Wildcats travel to Grand Rapids for a noon game on Saturday against Davenport. Head coach Shane Richardson and offensive line ...

Sports Look

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Today High school volleyball MHSAA Division 2 district tournament, hosted by Houghton: championship match, Negaunee-Escanaba winner at Kingsford-Houghton winner (tentative), 6 p.m. EST MHSAA Division 3 district tournament, hosted by Manistique: championship match, Gwinn-Iron Mountain ...

De-emphasize the importance of a single game

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By STEVE BROWNLEE Journal Sports Editor With the World Series just ending the other day, it got me to thinking about comparisons between baseball and football, specifically in pro sports. Unlike the Major League Baseball regular season, we concentrate intently on each single baseball game ...