Editor’s note: This story originally appeared on NCAA.org. Minutes after making history, Deedra Irwin erupted in a mixture of laughter and tears. At the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics, the former Michigan Tech three-sport athlete placed seventh in the biathlon, a sport that combines cross ...
JEFFERS — According to Jeffers Jets boys basketball coach Mike Saari, anytime his team can score more than 60 points means that it is a good night. Tuesday, the Jets had a great night as they tallied 62 points and defeated the Bessemer Speedboys by 10, 62-52. “We played as a team,” ...
MELBOURNE, Australia — Not even a point penalty for hindrance slowed Aryna Sabalenka's run to a fourth consecutive Australian Open final. The top-ranked Sabalenka overpowered Elina Svitolina 6-2, 6-3 Thursday night to move within one victory of a third Australian Open title in four ...
MILWAUKEE — When American speedskater Erin Jackson won the 500 meters at the Beijing Games four years ago, she knew, of course, that it was her first Olympic medal. She also was aware that it had been a while — 28 years, to be exact — since a woman from the U.S. finished first in that ...
The U.S. Olympic women's bobsled and skeleton racers spent this week going through their final preparations in advance of arrivals this weekend at the Milan Cortina Games. They were running, lifting weights, strategizing, whatever they could to get ready. They also worked on their ...
HOUGHTON — The No.6-ranked Michigan Tech Huskies men’s basketball team coach Josh Buettner wanted to see his team play better defense than it had in recent weeks, especially after the Huskies blew a 20-point lead Thursday against Wayne State, winning their third straight game by two or ...