CHICAGO — Craig Counsell didn’t answer the phone when the Chicago Cubs called about their manager job. Once he realized the number belonged to President of Baseball Operations Jed Hoyer, he quickly got in touch. After that, things unfolded in a hurry. The Cubs introduced Counsell as ...
HOUGHTON — With an 83-64 victory on Saturday, the Michigan Tech Huskies women’s basketball team earned a sweep of a pair of GLVC opponents at the SDC Gym this weekend. Hosting the GLIAC/GLVC crossover, the Huskies defeated William Jewell on Friday, 76-57, before topping Lewis Saturday to ...
MANISTIQUE — The Calumet Copper Kings took care of business here Thursday night, earning their fourth consecutive MHSAA Division 3 regional volleyball championship in a 3-0 (25-12, 25-19, 25-18) victory over the Roscommon Bucks. Calumet (19-2) advances to the state quarterfinal match in ...
MARQUETTE — For the second time in three years, Calumet Copper Kings linebacker Alan Bjorn was rewarded for his strong senior season by the Upper Peninsula Sportswriters and Sportscasters Association with an All-U.P. Dream Team selection. He was not the only Copper Kings’ player rewarded ...
SAULT STE. MARIE — The Michigan Tech Huskies volleyball team earned a key win on Friday night, defeating the No. 20 Ferris State Bulldogs in Big Rapids for the first time in 14 years. They followed that effort up Saturday with a five-set loss to the Lake Superior State Lakers. Despite the ...
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. — Before the game, Blake Corum warmed up wearing a ski hat that summed up Michigan’s attitude right now: “Michigan vs. Everybody.” After the second-ranked Wolverines were done pummeling No. 9 Penn State, Corum wore a bloodied bridge of his nose and the satisfaction ...