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In Brief: MTU basketball showcase set

HOUGHTON — Michigan Technological University and Lake Linden-Hubbell are excited to present the inaugural MTU basketball showcase set for Monday, Dec. 30 at Michigan Tech’s Student Development Complex. Schools from the Copper Country will take on schools from the Skyline Conference for ...

NHL Wraps: Roslovic scores winning goal as Hurricanes down Rangers

NEW YORK (AP) — Pyotr Kochetkov stopped 22 shots and assisted on two goals as the Carolina Hurricanes beat the New York Rangers 3-1 on Sunday. William Carrier, Jack Roslovic and Sebastian Aho scored for the Hurricanes, who won for the fourth time in six games and improved to 10-3-1 against ...

NFL Wraps: Penix wins debut as Atlanta QB as Falcons beat hapless Giants

ATLANTA (AP) — Michael Penix Jr. won his debut as Atlanta’s starting quarterback, thanks largely to a defense that returned a pair of interceptions for touchdowns, and the Falcons bolstered their playoff hopes by handing the hapless New York Giants their franchise-record 10th straight loss, ...

Thursday wasn’t boring in the NBA

LeBron James set a record, which was good. Stephen Curry set a personal record, which was not good. Detroit faced the biggest early deficit of any team this season. Golden State faced the biggest overall deficit of any game this season. And Victor Wembanyama showed, yet again, that the ...

In Brief: Hockey alumni game Dec. 28

IRON MOUNTAIN — A charity hockey game is happening on Saturday, Dec. 28. The game will be played between Iron Mountain High School alumni and Kingsford alumni. All proceeds from admission, 50/50, raffle baskets, and “chuck-a-puck” will go to Dickinson Amateur Hockey Association and ...