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Copper Kings volleyball sweeps Negaunee

NEGAUNEE — The Calumet Copper Kings traveled to Negaunee Tuesday and defeated the Miners three sets, 25-18, 25-19, and 25-20. For Calumet, Chloe Coppo led the way with 10 kills and three aces. Braylinn Antilla had five kills and four aces. Briana Antilla racked up eight kills and two blocks. Annika Stafford add six kills. Millie Loukus had 25 assists. In the service game, Jess Anderson was strong, racking up a 2.5 serve receive on 24 balls sent her way.

Red Wings sign 2-time All-Star forward Alex DeBrincat to 7-year contract worth $13 million per year

DETROIT — The Detroit Red Wings signed two-time All-Star forward Alex DeBrincat to a seven-year contract worth $13 million per season on Wednesday. The move provided desperately needed good news for a franchise mired in a decade-long postseason drought with an interim general manager, a former captain in limbo and an unsigned restricted free agent. The 28-year-old DeBrincat has established himself as a productive offensive player in the NHL with 298 career goals and 603 points. He led the team and set a career high with 85 points last season and matched his career high with 41 ...

Sabalenka and Pegula beaten in the round of 32 at the Wuhan Open

WUHAN, China (AP) — Top-seeded Aryna Sabalenka saved nine match points before eventually losing in three sets to Ann Li at the Wuhan Open on Wednesday in a dramatic last-32 match that saw the four-time major winner requiring treatment on her taped-up right knee. Li came from 4-2 down in the second set to beat Sabalenka, a three-time champion, 3-6, 6-4, 7-6 (5), with the American clinching victory off her 10th match point — but the first on her own serve. It is now two straight losses for Sabalenka, who was beaten by Nikola Bartunkova in the round of 32 at the China Open last ...

Copper Kings football comes up short at Escanaba

ESCANBA — A fourth-quarter pass from Alex Ison to Brody Levesque was the difference Friday night as the Escanaba Eskymos football team came from behind to defeat the Calumet Copper Kings at home. With the loss, the Copper King fell to 5-3 on the season, while the Eskymos improved to 3-5. Ison led the Eskymos’ offense effectively at times, going 6-of-13 for 104 yards and a touchdown, but the Copper Kings defense also forced him into three interceptions. Escanaba scored first in the opening quarter on a 1-yard run. The kick after was good, and the Eskymos led 7-0 after 12 ...