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Kingsford boys beat Peshtigo

KINGSFORD — Earlier in the week, the Kingsford boys varsity team finally knocked off Iron Mountain. While the Flivvers (15-3, 5-1) could have stumbled against their next opponent, head coach Ben Olsen wasn’t worried about that with his team. He was right. “We talked about not having a ...

Middleton thanks Milwaukee in social media post

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Khris Middleton thanked Milwaukee for helping shape him “into the person and player I am today” a week after the Bucks traded the three-time All-Star to the Washington Wizards. “From the moment I stepped foot in this city, you embraced me,” Middleton said Friday in ...

Lillard seeks to make college more attainable for kids in return home

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Damian Lillard pulled into Oakland High School and all the memories began flooding back. There was the pool, where he took swimming for his final period of the day as a senior. The theater, where he’d go whenever an event was happening just to get out of class. The ...

Local Schedule: Monday, Feb. 17

Boys Varsity Basketball Kingsford at Menominee - 6:30 p.m. Iron Mountain at Hancock - 7 p.m. EST Bessemer at West Iron - 6:15 p.m. Norway at Bark River - 7:30 p.m. EST North Dickinson at Rapid River - 8 p.m. EST Girls Varsity Basketball Forest Park at Norway - 6 p.m. Bark ...

In Brief: Newton doubles down on claim

Former Carolina star quarterback Cam Newton doubled down on recent comments that the Panthers had “a locker room of losers” before drafting him with the No. 1 overall pick in 2011, saying his remarks were “aggressive” but “true.” Newton says during Thursday’s “4th and 1 with ...