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Bauers and Turang homers help the NL Central-leading Brewers beat the Cardinals 8-4

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ST. LOUIS (AP) — Jake Bauers hit a three-run home run, Brice Turang added his 13th homer of the season, and the Milwaukee Brewers used a six-run third inning to rally past the St. Louis Cardinals 8-4 on Thursday night to claim four of five games in the series. Milwaukee won four games in a series at St. Louis for the second time in franchise history and the first time since 2008. The NL Central-leading Brewers are 59-34 with one series to go before the All-Star break. Turang opened the decisive third with an RBI single before Bauers hit his 17th homer of the season into the seats ...

Portage Lake Little League Softball 11U gets ready for states

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HOUGHTON — The Portage Lake Little League Softball 11U All-Star Team has advanced to the state tournament in Sparta, representing District 11 in the process. The tournament will take place from July 24-27. As a 10U team last year, most of this team went 8-1 through the district and state ...

US star Christian Pulisic fractured leg in World Cup loss to Belgium

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U.S. star Christian Pulisic fractured his right leg during the Americans' World Cup loss to Belgium and will be sidelined for several weeks, a person familiar with the injury said Thursday. The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because the diagnosis, first reported by The Athletic, had not yet been announced by the U.S. Soccer Federation. Pulisic has a bone bruise and a microfracture of his tibia and fibula, the person said. He is expected to be able to resume training before AC Milan's Serie A opener at Torino on Aug. 23, the person added. Pulisic ...