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Bulldogs volleyball sinks Vikings for district title

BARAGA — On paper, one could not have asked for a better high school volleyball district final on Thursday. The Division 4 District 98 championship game pitted the 26-1 Baraga Vikings against the 27-2 Hancock Bulldogs. However, in reality, the Vikings did not prove to be not much ...

US enters world championship eager to raise the women's hockey bar further after Olympic gold win

Coach John Wroblewski has set a new objective by seeking to push the envelope further eight months after the United States raised the women's hockey bar with its up-tempo, attacking style to win Olympic gold in Milan. With a newly signed four-year contract running through the 2030 Games in France, Wroblewski eagerly accepted the challenge of demanding even more from a roster brimming with players entering their prime. "There is a lot left to do," Wroblewski told The Associated Press before the U.S. left for Denmark to compete in the 10-nation world championship tournament opening on ...

Rory McIlroy gets 2-shot penalty after first round in Abu Dhabi as Laporta leads with a 62

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Rory McIlroy was handed a two-shot penalty after his first round at the Abu Dhabi Championship on Thursday, with officials ruling he improved his lie on a hole where he made double-bogey to spoil his card. McIlroy's score of 6 at the par-4 12th hole turned into an even uglier 8 and left him posting a 2-under 70 to be eight shots off the lead, held by Francesco Laporta after his bogey-free round of 62. In actions that have dented his bid to win a record-tying eighth season-long Race to Dubai title, McIlroy was seen in video footage pressing his ...