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Vikings dominate first half and beat Packers 31-29

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GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Sam Darnold and the Minnesota Vikings keep proving skeptics wrong while maintaining early control of the NFC North race. Darnold threw three touchdown passes and Jordan Addison scored twice as the undefeated Vikings built an early 28-point lead and hung on down the ...

Knights roll in homecoming against Saints

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NORWAY — Picking up a homecoming win has been a struggle for the Norway 8-player varsity football team as of late. However, that wasn’t the case on Friday as the Knights kicked off the Great Lakes Eight Conference - East portion of its schedule with a 60-22 win over St. Ignace at Ronberg ...

Mountaineers clinch share of title

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IRON MOUNTAIN — On the third play from scrimmage against visiting L’Anse Friday night, Iron Mountain senior linebacker/running back Alex Jayne returned an interception 11 yards for a touchdown. Untouched. On the fourth play from scrimmage of the ensuing drive, Jayne returned a punt 56 ...

Flivvers stifle Copper Kings

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CALUMET — While the first half saw the Calumet Copper Kings and Kingsford Flivvers closely matched at Agassiz Field, a 17-yard punt from the Copper Kings in the third quarter turned out to be their Achilles’ heel. Five plays later, the Flivvers had crossed the goal line to tally the ...

Kingsford wins Sentinel Invite

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MARQUETTE — Holding the No. 2 rank in Division 1-3, according to the Upper Peninsula Sportswriter and Sportscasters Association, the Kingsford varsity volleyball team dominated the competition in Marquette on Saturday. Ending the day with a perfect 10-0 record, the Flivvers took home first ...

In Brief: Bama overtakes Texas for No. 1

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Alabama has returned to No. 1 in The Associated Press college football poll for the first time in two years following its dizzying victory over Georgia, making this 16 of 17 seasons the Crimson Tide have held the top spot at some point. UNLV is making its first-ever appearance and is tied ...