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Djokovic outlasts Auger-Aliassime after more than 5 hours to reach Wimbledon semifinals at age 39

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LONDON — Side to side. Corner to corner. Novak Djokovic kept pushing Felix Auger-Aliassime back and forth along the Centre Court baseline at Wimbledon to retrieve one shot after another. Finally, on the 22nd shot of a grueling rally deep in a fifth-set super tiebreaker, Auger-Aliassime had a forehand in the middle of the court. Under normal circumstances it might have been just the shot he was looking for. Not this time. Not after five hours of battling with the 39-year-old Djokovic. Auger-Aliassime, a 25-year-old Canadian with one of the top-rated forehands on tour, had nothing ...

Tarik Skubal and Colt Keith lead the Tigers to a 6-2 victory over the Athletics

Michigan Sports

DETROIT (AP) — Tarik Skubal struck out nine over five innings and Colt Keith hit a two-run homer to lead the Detroit Tigers to a 6-2 victory over the Athletics on Tuesday night. Skubal (5-4) struck out the side in the first inning for the second time in his career and left after 96 pitches. The left-hander allowed five hits and walked two. His only blemish came on rookie Henry Bolte's third homer, a leadoff shot in the third that cut it to 2-1. Kevin McGonigle, headed to the All-Star Game as a rookie, drew an eight-pitch walk from J.T. Ginn (7-5) leading off the first and Keith hit ...

Garnet Garage out paces Coldwell Banker on the diamond

Local Sports

HANCOCK — If baseball was a distance horse race, Garnet Garage took an early lead out of the gate, only to lose it in the second lap to their opponent, Coldwell Banker Craig Heinonen. However, they picked up steam on laps four and six and came in first with a 5-2 victory on Tuesday. “We ...

Athlete of the Week

Local Sports

Albion women’s basketball senior guard Meghan Trewhella was named to the Red squad for the upcoming USA Division II Women’s Basketball Brazil Tour. The Houghton native started all 26 games the Britons played last season, averaging 33.6 minutes, 20.0 points, 5.2 rebounds, and 1.5 assists ...

Tigers and third base coach Joey Cora split over 'philosophical differences'

Michigan Sports

DETROIT (AP) — Detroit Tigers third base coach Joey Cora has left the club in the middle of his third season on the job because of what manager A.J. Hinch described on Tuesday as "philosophical differences." "I know that news is going to be surprising to a lot of people," Hinch said. "I love Joey. Joey loved being a Tiger. He's been instrumental in his time here. But similar to a family, sometimes it doesn't last forever. "We both just agreed it's probably best for the players and everybody to separate," Hinch added. Cora, a native of Puerto Rico, is the older brother of former ...