LOS ANGELES — After 44 years, the Milwaukee Brewers are finally going back to the World Series. Propelled by a lockdown bullpen and repeated comebacks, the young and fearless Brewers swept the two-time defending champion Los Angeles Dodgers out of the playoffs Thursday with a 6-4 victory in ...
SAN FRANCISCO — Natalie Nakase throws her arms up to guard Gabby Williams one moment, then moves to defend Veronica Burton the next as Golden State's high-octane coach gets into it to help the Valkyries gear up for the WNBA Finals. She briefly steps out of the action to observe before jumping right back in to take a turn against Tiffany Hayes. And you bet Nakase can trash talk with the best of them. "Oh, yeah, I say, 'Yeahhh!' I say, 'Not here! Not this time!," she shared Wednesday. "I let them know. Because that's effort. Again, it goes back to you can control that. I'm 46 years ...
DOLLAR BAY — Looking to for a strong performance at home during their annual Pink Out fundraiser game, the Dollar Bay-Tamarack City Blue Bolts volleyball team defeated the visiting L’Anse Purple Hornets in four sets, 25-22, 25-18, 29-31, and 25-17. For Dollar Bay, Hannah Keranen had a big night at the net with 21 kills and four blocks. Ave Nye had 13 kills. Laila Bell added 12 kills along with 24 digs. Sylvie Kentala had 28 assists. Kiya Kemppainen added 14 assists and 26 digs. Ellie Keranen wrapped up the defense with 24 digs of her own. Up next Dollar Bay hosts Ewen-Trout ...
HOUGHTON — The No. 14 Michigan Tech Huskies football team needed overtime Saturday, but they made great use of that extra time to stun the then-No. 6 Grand Valley State Lakers, 41-35. With the win, the Huskies improved to 5-1 on the season overall and 2-0 in GLIAC play. “I thought our ...
LOS ANGELES — The Milwaukee Brewers hit the second-fewest home runs in baseball during the regular season, even as they topped the majors with 103 wins. Maybe they were saving their biggest swings for the Los Angeles Dodgers. Jake Bauers and Garrett Mitchell launched back-to-back homers off Blake Snell in the seventh inning, and the Brewers beat the Dodgers 6-2 on Wednesday to build a 3-0 cushion in the National League Championship Series. Jackson Chourio also went deep on the first pitch of the game to help the Brewers close within one win of their first NL pennant. Milwaukee ...
HOUGHTON — The high school soccer postseason got underway Wednesday across the state of Michigan. Locally, the Houghton Gremlins hosted the Grayling Vikings in an MHSAA District 33 quarterfinal game, and there was some history between these two teams on the pitch. Two years ago, in a ...
