GREEN BAY, Wis. — The Green Bay Packers knew they'd have their hands full early in the season with their offense missing Josh Jacobs and their defense lacking Micah Parsons. But they couldn't have expected their home opener to go this miserably. With a makeshift offensive line struggling ...
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Jacob Markström knows talent. That's why, in 2013, he tossed the keys to his Range Rover to a Florida Panthers rookie who needed to borrow a car for his driving test. The rookie was Aleksander Barkov. "I figured he's probably going to make a lot of money because I saw him saw him in practice and he looked pretty darn good," Markström said. "I figured if he crashes the car, he can buy me a new one." Markstrom was right on all counts. Barkov didn't crash the car, wound up passing the test, became a highly paid superstar for the Panthers and has been ...
L'ANSE — The Jeffers Jets volleyball team continued their winning ways Wednesday with a 3-0 sweep of the L'Anse Purple Hornets. Scores were 25-16, 25-19, and 25-18. “I am obviously happy with the win. I was able to try some different rotations on our offense, and that went well,” said ...
LAKE LINDEN — While the Lake Linden-Hubbell Lakes swept the Ontonagon Gladiators on Thursday in three straight sets, it was not as easy a win as Lakes coach Alyssa Roose thought it could be. The Lakes dispatched the Gladiators 25-14, 25-20, and 25-19. “They (Ontonagon) came out stronger ...
CHASSELL — The Chassell Panthers volleyball team was swept by the Hancock Bulldogs Thursday in Chassell. The Bulldogs won 25-18, 25-15, and 25-13. For the Panthers, Elli Kuntze had 11 kills, one block and five aces. Hilde Kuntze had two kills and three aces. Sylvia Aho had 16 assists and three aces.
NEW YORK — The race for WNBA playoff seeding went down to the wire, illustrating just how evenly matched the eight teams heading into the postseason are. It's why every coach, player and fan base in the playoffs all believe they have a legitimate shot to win the title. "It really doesn't ...
