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PWHL draft class headed by 5 US gold medal-winning Olympians, including Wisconsin's Caroline Harvey

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The PWHL's upcoming draft class is made up of a 235-player pool and, as highly anticipated, headed by five members of the U.S. Olympic gold medal-winning team, including defender Caroline Harvey. The league on Tuesday revealed its player-declaration list, which represents its largest prospect pool since the PWHL's inaugural draft totaled 268 in 2023. And this year's group features 23 players who competed at the Milan Cortina Games in February. The quality and quantity of talent represents one of the reasons why the eight-team league elected to add as many as four expansion franchises ...

Prep Athlete of the Week

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Lake Linden-Hubbell centerfielder Ashlyn Steves had a strong week last week for the Lakes softball team. She started Monday going 1-for-4 with two RBI in a 13-1 win over L’Anse. Friday, she went 2-for-4 with a run scored and two RBI in a 9-8 win in the opening game over Gogebic. She followed ...

2026 NFL schedule: Bills stadium debuts Week 2, Cowboys at Giants Week 1, vs. Eagles on Thanksgiving

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NEW YORK (AP) — The Buffalo Bills' first regular-season game in their new stadium will be against the Detroit Lions on Sept. 17 and will kick off Amazon Prime Video's "Thursday Night Football" schedule. The matchup was one of three announced by the NFL on Monday as NBC, Fox and Prime Video made their upfront presentations to advertisers. The Dallas Cowboys were part of the other two unveilings. The Cowboys will visit the New York Giants in the first NBC "Sunday Night Football" game of the season on Sept. 13 and they will host the Philadelphia Eagles on Fox on Thanksgiving Day Nov. ...