DETROIT — Peter Malnati has missed more cuts than he has made on the PGA Tour this season, filling his head with doubts about his game. He just got quite a confidence boost. Malnati shot a career-best, 9-under 61 to tie a tournament record in the first round of the final Rocket Classic ...
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina — It took a World Cup to transform a remote cluster of islands that's home to more sheep than people into a cultural juggernaut. A decision by Argentina's players to unfurl a banner about the disputed Falkland Islands after defeating England in the World Cup semifinals carried a historical cause onto the T-shirts, bedroom walls and Instagram feeds of a new generation. In the weeks since, the image that has endured from the tournament in soccer-crazed Argentina hasn't been of Lionel Messi. It's been the crudely painted sign reading: "The Malvinas are ...
CALUMET — With just over two weeks until race day, the Great Deer Chase presented by Cross Country Sports is coming together quickly. The adult long race will be offering a cash purse to the top three male and female finishers ($125, $75, $50), and all races will feature great merchandise prizes from the sponsors who make the overall podium. Also, the McGann Building Supply Award for the top male and female finisher in the Ore to Shore Hard Rock 48 Mile and Great Deer Chase adult long race events. Racers will be rewarded for the event prizes that include a Trek Precaliber kids MTB ...
The U.S. Biathlon board of directors voted Wednesday to push back a planned merger with U.S. Ski & Snowboard in order to review the details after facing opposition from its community. As part of the motion, the board said it supports the principles of a rare consolidation between two Olympic sport organizations. But the board also wanted a "definitive agreement that more specifically defines them and ensures governance autonomy for U.S. biathlon." A working group is being set up and will present a draft by late August. The board's decision followed a long closed-door meeting to ...
LAKE LINDEN — Gold Standard softball capped off a perfect Copper Country Women's Fastpitch season with a 5-2 win over Northern Wishes in the title game. It was win number 10 for them with zero losses. With it, they raised the Holly McCullah Memorial Trophy as victors for the 2026 season. ...
DETROIT — Trade deadline target Tarik Skubal and Detroit fans gave each other a warm farewell Wednesday, just in case this was the two-time Cy Young Award winner's final appearance in a Tigers jersey. What happened after Skubal left made it all the more likely this was indeed ...
