HOUGHTON — For the last several seasons the No. 17 Michigan Tech Huskies and the No. 19 Northern Michigan Wildcats hockey teams were in the WCHA, they would close out the regular season facing each other. The rivalry weekend usually held an important meaning for one of the two squads and the ...
CALUMET — In a battle of unbeaten teams, Calumet took a substantial lead early and handed Houghton its first loss of the season on Tuesday. The Copper Kings (8-0) scored 22 points in the opening eight minutes en route to their 66-49 win. “We like to jump on teams early,” said ...
WASHINGTON (AP) — Alex Ovechkin scored his league-leading 27th goal of the season, Tom Wilson scored in overtime and the Washington Capitals beat the Winnipeg Jets 4-3 Tuesday night. Wilsonís goal 26 seconds into the 3-on-3 OT gave the Capitals their first victory in that situation this ...
DETROIT (AP) — Suspicions that a University of Michigan sports doctor was committing sexual assault went back decades, long before a $490 million settlement this week with victims, but no one stepped forward to ensure that Robert Anderson would be kicked off campus. The many missed ...
HANCOCK — The Negaunee Miners boys’ basketball team shutout the Hancock Bulldogs in the first quarter and went on to win 43-24 on Monday. Their pressure defense kept the Bulldogs to under 10 points in three of the four quarters. While the Bulldogs (1-7) scored 11 in the second, head ...
SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Timo Meier set a San Jose franchise record with five goals on Monday, and the Sharks used a huge first period to beat the Los Angeles Kings 6-2. Meier, a sixth-year winger who made his first All-Star team this season, had a hat trick before the first period even ...