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No. 6 Indiana flips script on Michigan, becoming a model for college football's winningest to follow

Michigan Sports

ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Indiana has flipped the script on Michigan. The sixth-ranked Hoosiers have become a model of excellence under coach Curt Cignetti, winning games and a national championship with a balanced offense that takes care of the ball and an aggressive defense that helps them consistently win the turnover margin. "They're doing it exactly how we want to do it," Wolverines coach Kyle Whittingham said. Historically, the roles were reversed. Michigan, the winningest program in college football, has won 85% of games against Indiana for its highest-winning percentage ...

Copper Kings volleyball spikes Jets in three

Local Sports

PAINESDALE — The Calumet Copper Kings volleyball team rolled into Painesdale Thursday night and defeated the Jeffers Jets in straight sets, 25-17, 26-24, and 25-13. Chloe Coppo led the Copper Kings with 15 kills. Annika Stafford had nine kills and three blocks. Briana Antilla also had a strong night with nine kills and two blocks. Braylinn Antilla added six kills and five aces. Cali Hodges chipped in with four kills. Millie Loukus spread the ball effectively with 37 assists. Jess Anderson paced the defense with 23 digs.

Brady Tkachuk gets ice-cold reception in return to Ottawa with Florida Panthers

National Sports

OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — A regular-season game in October wouldn't normally attract much attention for the Ottawa Senators. But this one was different. Former captain Brady Tkachuk was booed loudly Wednesday night in his much-anticipated return to Ottawa with the Florida Panthers, four months after requesting a trade from the only NHL team he'd ever known. Senators fans made it clear Tkachuk was in hostile territory and they never let up. He was jeered from the time he stepped on the ice in warmups to when he skated off after Ottawa's 5-1 win. Some fans threw Tkachuk jerseys on the ...

Atlanta Dream beat the Golden State Valkyries 97-71 for a 2-1 lead in the WNBA Finals

National Sports

ATLANTA — Angel Reese and the Atlanta Dream are halfway toward their ultimate goal of winning the franchise's first WNBA championship. They know there is still work to do. But with a huge Atlanta crowd behind them and Reese dominating the last two games, there's reason to believe in a team that never even had a WNBA Finals win until this series. Reese had 21 points and 12 rebounds to help the Dream beat the Golden State Valkyries 97-71 on Wednesday night and take a 2-1 lead. It was the second straight strong game for Reese, who had 30 points and 16 rebounds in Game 2, which the ...