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Upper Peninsula scores THURSDAY Boys Bark River-Harris 57, Gwinn 38 Forest Park 71, Escanaba 57 Kingsford 52, Negaunee 40 Menominee 63, Gladstone 54 Norway 57, West Iron County 26 Westwood 66, Iron Mountain 41 Ewen-Trout Creek at Chassell, ppd. Grand Marais at Ojibwe Charter, ...

Save the best for last: NMU men finish with 13-4 run to win 82-75

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MARQUETTE — The men’s basketball team at Northern Michigan University didn’t take the lead for good until just over two minutes remained before escaping with an 82-75 victory over Purdue Northwest at Vandament Arena on Thursday evening. The Wildcats, ranked No. 13 in NCAA Division II, ...

What’s the upside of changing head coaches?

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As a neutral observer to this topic as a fan of the Detroit Lions, I wanted to go back to something I touched on just about two months ago in this column — NFL teams with itchy trigger fingers when it comes to firing head coaches. Actually, it’s become an epidemic all over team sports, ...

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Today High school wrestling Marquette, Negaunee, Gwinn, Munising at Northern Michigan Championships, at Gaylord, 10 a.m. High school boys & girls bowling Ishpeming-Negaunee vs. Menominee, at River Rock Lanes, Ishpeming, 10 a.m. Westwood vs. Escanaba, at River Rock Lanes, ...

Wildcat women run away and hide in 94-54 rout of Purdue NW

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MARQUETTE — The offense was on full display when the women’s basketball team at Northern Michigan University took to the Vandament Arena floor on Thursday. The Wildcats scored at least 22 points in every quarter as they made at least half their shots each period while bombing Purdue ...

NMU nordic ski teams to run abbreviated event in Wisconsin

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MARQUETTE — The women’s and men’s nordic ski teams at Northern Michigan University will scale back their opening Central Collegiate Ski Association conference meet of the season this weekend. That’s due to something that might seem like it’s good for skiing — lots and lots of cold ...