HOUGHTON — The two-person team of Meg Lang and Bailey Raffaelli emerged victorious Tuesday in the Women’s Invitational at the Portage Lake Golf Course. They finished with a team score of 69, which was three strokes better than their closest opponents. Lang and Raffaelli finished ahead of ...
CHASSELL — Down by five with a score of 7-2 and with just two innings to go, the ladies from Moyle/Finnish Coat knew they had their work to do on Wednesday on the softball diamond in a game against Northern Wishes at Chassell Field. They got to work scoring one run at a time. With three ...
FAYETTEVILLE, Ga (AP) — Former American defender and Los Angeles FC coach Steve Cherundolo was hired Thursday by the U.S. Soccer Federation to lead the American men's under-23 team through the 2028 Olympics. It was not clear whether the 47-year-old from San Diego would become a candidate to become the national team interim coach if a new deal isn't worked out between the USSF and Mauricio Pochettino, whose contract expires this summer. The national team can play four friendlies in the FIFA international window from Sept. 21 to Oct. 3. Cherundolo made 87 appearances for the U.S. ...
CHICAGO — Chicago Blackhawks center Connor Bedard will miss the start of the season after he had surgery on his left shoulder on Wednesday. Team physician Michael Terry said Bedard is expected "to make a full recovery in an approximate timeline of four months." The NHL hasn't announced its regular-season schedule, but the Blackhawks played their first game last season on Oct. 7. Bedard, who turns 21 on July 17, got hurt while skating with a group of NHL players last week in western Canada. It's a major blow for a Blackhawks team trying to emerge from a painful rebuilding ...
DETROIT — Jake Rogers and Spencer Torkelson homered and the Detroit Tigers won their fourth straight game, beating the Athletics 6-1 on Wednesday night. Troy Melton (5-1) allowed one unearned run on four hits and a walk in 5 1/3 innings. He struck out nine as the Tigers won for the seventh time in eight games. Jeffrey Springs (3-9) took the loss for the Athletics, who have lost five straight and nine of 10. He gave up six runs in 4 1/3 innings to fall to 0-9 in his last 15 starts. Each team lost an All-Star in the second inning. Athletics first baseman Nick Kurtz left due to an ...
LONDON — If he keeps playing like this, Arthur Fery might just become Wimbledon royalty. Fery grew up five minutes from the All England Club and now the 114th-ranked player is a semifinalist at the grass-court Grand Slam. The 23-year-old British player, who needed a wild-card invitation ...
