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Drew Rasmussen can't make it through 4th inning as Rays blow 4-0 lead in Game 2 loss to Brewers

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MILWAUKEE — Tampa Bay Rays ace Drew Rasmussen had sailed through his first three postseason starts while working at least six innings in each of them. He couldn't make it out of the fourth inning Saturday night against a Milwaukee Brewers lineup that specializes in driving up pitch counts and grinding starters into submission. "They put together good at-bats," Rasmussen said after the Rays lost 5-4 to the Brewers in Game 2 of the World Series. "Kudos to them. They fouled off some really good pitches. They took some really quality pitches. They just fought, they scrapped and they ...

Huskies soccer falls to Ferris State at home

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HOUGHTON — The Michigan Tech Huskies soccer team fell 2-0 at home Friday to the Ferris State Bulldogs at Kearly Stadium. The Bulldogs scored one goal in the first half and one in the second to earn the win. Cameron Tack found the back of the net at 20:17 from Tessa Grooters to get the Bulldogs on the board. Katherine Welch scored in the second half at 71:30. Haley Buckman assisted on Welch's tally. Ferris State led in shots 8-6, including a 6-3 advantage in shots on goal.

Bulldogs volleyball stays Copper Strong

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HOUGHTON — The Houghton High School gym was the place to be Thursday for the annual Copper Spike volleyball game that pits the Houghton Gremlins against the Hancock Bulldogs for bragging rights. For Hancock coach Brian Lamppa, he has not know a time when the Copper Spike trophy has not ...

March Madness is bigger for 2027. It's unclear exactly how that will look in terms of who gets bids

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Virginia's Kymora Johnson remembers anxiously sitting through the unveiling of last season's NCAA women's tournament, unsure whether her Cavaliers would make the March Madness cut. Their name didn't pop up until the last slot, triggering a "we're going to show you" motivation that ultimately turned a 10th-seeded First Four team into a Sweet 16 party crasher. "We were very, very blessed with that opportunity last year," the all-Atlantic Coast Conference guard said. Stories like those have long been woven into the fabric of March Madness. Only now, the madness has grown with both the ...