MARQUETTE — The Houghton Gremlins soccer team played to a 2-2 draw with the Marquette Sentinels Thursday in Marquette. Houghton took the lead on a goal from Eli Garnell in the first half. They fell behind 2-1 in the second half, and then evened it up with a goal from Lucas Mayra. Houghton pushed for the win in the last minutes but settled for the draw.
DETROIT — Yohandy Morales homered for the second time in three games and the Washington Nationals beat the Detroit Tigers 4-2 on Wednesday. Washington has won eight of its last 11 games. Detroit has lost six of eight. Will Dion (2-2) picked up the win despite giving up three hits and one run in two innings of relief. Yovanny Cruz got the final four outs for his first save. Framber Valdez (10-12) took the loss, allowing two runs in 5 1/3 innings. The Nationals ended the scoreless tie with three straight singles to start the sixth. Base hits by Andres Chaparro and Brady House put ...
PHILADELPHIA — Christian Yelich and Brice Turang hit solo home runs, and the Milwaukee Brewers delayed Philadelphia's potential postseason clinch with a 4-1 win over the Phillies on Wednesday night. The Phillies needed both a win over the Brewers and a loss later Wednesday night by either ...
HOUGHTON — Saturday, after his team squeezed out a 33-32 win over Upper Iowa to improve to 3-1 on the season, the No. 24 Michigan Tech Huskies football team’s coach Dan Mettlach sounded more like a skipper whose team lost their second game rather than one whose team won their third ...
MEDINAH, Ill. — Only four years ago, Jackson Koivun played in the Junior Presidents Cup as a high school senior and wandered around Quail Hollow Club a little star struck being around the likes of Scottie Scheffler and Xander Schauffele and Justin Thomas. It was only 112 days ago when Koivun helped lead Auburn to another NCAA title, the final chapter in a remarkable college career. And on Thursday, the 21-year-old Koivun plays with Thomas in a fourballs match for his Presidents Cup debut. For a sport with a reputation of moving slowly, his career has been at warp ...
PORTLAND, Ore. — The Portland Fire started the season with a nickname that recalled the past but with a modern coach and general manager who shared a somewhat unconventional approach. The season ended with an unlikely victory, and happy tears. "Obviously we've had some ups and downs, but we're resilient," Bridget Carleton said on the court after the Fire rallied from a 17-0 deficit to beat the Golden State Valkyries 90-82 in overtime in their final game of the season. "But I'm just really excited and proud — I'm going to cry — and happy to be here and I can't wait until next ...
