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WNBA has a first-time champion, now the offseason begins with high-stakes search for a commissioner

With the Golden State Valkyries the newly crowned WNBA champion, the league turns its attention to a pivotal offseason. Unlike last year when a new collective bargaining agreement dominated the offseason, the top priority is finding new leadership. Outgoing Commissioner Cathy Engelbert, who has been in the position for nearly seven years, announced last month that she was retiring at the end of the calendar year. A search has begun and the next commissioner will inherit a host of issues, including officiating, the transgender debate, scheduling and improving a strained relationship ...

Copper Kings football season comes to an end

TRAVERSE CITY — The Calumet Copper Kings football season came to an end Saturday with a 35-14 loss to the Traverse City St. Francis Gladiators on the road. After Calumet held them off the board in the first quarter, St. Francis scored twice in the second to take a 14-0 lead into halftime. Things did not get better in the third, as the Gladiators found the end zone twice more to take a 28-0 lead into the fourth. Tyler Halonen got Calumet on the board with a 4-yard touchdown run, but the two-point conversion failed. He was then picked off on the Copper Kings’ next possession ...

Huskies volleyball earns another weekend split

HOUGHTON — With a win Friday and a loss Saturday, the Michigan Tech Huskies volleyball team earned another weekend split. Friday, they found back from down two sets to defeat the Wayne State Warriors in five sets, their second straight five-set victory. Saturday, they started strong, but ...