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MAPLE CITY — Taylor Myers pitched Frankfort to a Northwest Conference sweep of Glen Lake, with Kinzee Stockdale providing the bat.
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TRAVERSE CITY — When two schools featuring Louisville pitching commits meet for the first time in their high school careers, one might have walked up to the diamond at Traverse City West expecting a dominant pitcher’s duel.
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Detroit Red Wings (18-27-9, eighth in the Central Division) vs. Columbus Blue Jackets (17-25-12, seventh in the Central Division)
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Detroit Tigers (9-22, fifth in the AL Central) vs. Boston Red Sox (18-13, first in the AL East)
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Memphis Grizzlies (33-32, eighth in the Western Conference) vs. Detroit Pistons (19-47, 15th in the Eastern Conference)
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BOSTON (AP) — Jeimer Candelario hit a tiebreaking three-run homer in the 10th inning, and the Detroit Tigers stopped a six-game slide by holding off the Boston Red Sox for a 6-5 victory on Wednesday night.
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TRAVERSE CITY — The Traverse City Pit Spitters announced the addition of seven more players for the 2021 season, including a pair from the Big Ten.
TRAVERSE CITY — Fifteen area basketball players earned selection to eh Basketball Coaches Association of Michigan’s BCAM’s Best teams.
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CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — NASCAR’s next generation race car is finally here after two years of hype and hope that it will revolutionize the stock car series.
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Detroit Tigers (8-22, fifth in the AL Central) vs. Boston Red Sox (18-12, first in the AL East)
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BOSTON (AP) — Xander Bogaerts hit a two-run homer, Nick Pivetta struck out eight over five innings and the Boston Red Sox beat the skidding Detroit Tigers 11-7 on Tuesday night.
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DETROIT (AP) — LaMelo Ball scored 23 points, including two free throws with 5.8 seconds left, and the Charlotte Hornets took another step toward the postseason with a 102-99 victory over the Detroit Pistons on Tuesday night.
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LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan late Tuesday lifted an outdoor mask requirement except in gatherings of at least 100 people and in organized contact sports, and said teen athletes no longer must undergo regular COVID-19 testing if they are fully vaccinated.
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ALLEN PARK, Mich. (AP) — The Detroit Lions have signed long snapper Scott Daly and guard Evan Heim.
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BATH (AP) — A teenage baseball player has died nearly two weeks after he was knocked unconscious during a collision at second base.
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ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — Franz Wagner is entering the NBA draft.
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Detroit Tigers (8-21, fifth in the AL Central) vs. Boston Red Sox (17-12, first in the AL East)
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Charlotte Hornets (31-33, eighth in the Eastern Conference) vs. Detroit Pistons (19-46, 15th in the Eastern Conference)
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DETROIT (AP) — Mo Bamba had 22 points and 15 rebounds — both career highs — and the Orlando Magic beat the Detroit Pistons 119-112 on Monday night.
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ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Orlando Magic coach Steve Clifford has cleared NBA health and safety protocols for COVID-19 and will return to the bench Wednesday night against Boston.
GRAND RAPIDS — Hunter Jones climbed up the state leaderboards in yet another race.
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DETROIT (AP) — The defending Stanley Cup champion Tampa Bay Lightning have not lost a game this season when leading after two periods. The last two NHL teams to pull off that feat in the regular season — Pittsburgh in 2016 and Chicago in 2015 — went on to hoist the Cup.
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NEW YORK (AP) — Corey Kluber was so good, he even smiled.
Player of the Year: Olivia Lowe, Leland
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Detroit Tigers (8-20, fifth in the AL Central) vs. New York Yankees (13-14, fourth in the AL East)
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Tampa Bay Lightning (34-14-3, third in the Central Division) vs. Detroit Red Wings (18-26-9, seventh in the Central Division)
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Orlando Magic (20-44, 14th in the Eastern Conference) vs. Detroit Pistons (19-45, 15th in the Eastern Conference)
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CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — LaMelo Ball returned from a 21-game absence with 11 points, leading the Charlotte Hornets to a 107-94 victory over the Detroit Pistons on Saturday night.
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‘I really think we gave a boost to our defense,’ GM says
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DETROIT (AP) — Sam Gagner scored to end an eight-round shootout and Thomas Greiss stopped 33 shots, lifting the Detroit Red Wings to a 1-0 win over the Tampa Bay Lightning on Saturday.
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NEW YORK (AP) — Jameson Taillon earned his first win in exactly two years, Aaron Judge had three hits and three RBIs, and the New York Yankees beat the Detroit Tigers 6-4 on Saturday.
KINGSLEY — The Kingsley Stags had themselves quite the week on the diamond.
TRAVERSE CITY — Nine runs in first three innings were just enough for Traverse City St. Francis.
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Detroit Tigers (8-19, fifth in the AL Central) vs. New York Yankees (12-14, fifth in the AL East)
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DETROIT (AP) — When Detroit Lions coach Dan Campbell took the job, he made it clear toughness and physicality would be a priority.
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RENTON, Wash. (AP) — After becoming the latest addition to Russell Wilson's arsenal of pass catchers, D'Wayne Eskridge took to social media to share a text message exchange with a friend.
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HOUSTON (AP) — Amid major uncertainty surrounding Deshaun Watson, the Houston Texans selected Stanford quarterback Davis Mills with their first pick in the NFL draft on Friday night.
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ATLANTA (AP) — Richie Grant is hoping to take advantage of the Atlanta Falcons' dramatic turnover on their depth chart at safety.
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EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan State said Friday it has informed football recruit Steffan Johnson that he will not be a part of the program following his arrest in Florida.
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YPSILANTI (AP) — Michigan prep basketball star Emoni Bates said Friday he is reopening his recruitment after he said last year he was heading to Michigan State.
ELK RAPIDS — It’s always a good soccer game when you score more goals than you give up.
TRAVERSE CITY — A tightly-contested day of tennis ended with Traverse City West taking down rival TC Central 5-3 on the Trojans' courts.
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Detroit Tigers (8-18, fifth in the AL Central) vs. New York Yankees (11-14, fifth in the AL East)
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Tampa Bay Lightning (34-14-2, third in the Central Division) vs. Detroit Red Wings (17-26-9, seventh in the Central Division)
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Detroit Pistons (19-44, 15th in the Eastern Conference) vs. Charlotte Hornets (30-32, eighth in the Eastern Conference)
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Penei Sewell can recall sleeping with family members on the floor in a shack in American Samoa, hoping his life would lead him to the NFL.
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CHICAGO (AP) — Dylan Cease struck out a season-best nine in his first career shutout, Yoán Moncada and Yermín Mercedes homered, and the Chicago White Sox completed a doubleheader sweep of the slumping Detroit Tigers with an 11-0 win Thursday night.
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INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Kwity Paye just wanted a chance to hear his name called during the NFL draft so he could tell his mother, Agnes, she no longer had to work.
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MILWAUKEE (AP) — Travis Shaw hit a two-run homer in the fourth inning off Trevor Bauer, Eric Lauer won in his first start of the season and the Milwaukee Brewers beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 2-1 on Thursday night.
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RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Teuvo Teravainen had a goal and assist for his first points in more than two months, and the Carolina Hurricanes beat the Detroit Red Wings 3-1 on Thursday night to stretch their points streak to nine games.
This Week's Circulars
82, of Interlochen, passed away May 4, 2021. John and his family are being cared for by the Reynolds-Jonkoff Funeral Home & Funeral Home and Cremation Services.
74, of Traverse City, passed away Friday, April 30, 2021. A virtual public webcasting of military honors will take place at 3 p.m. on Thursday, May 6, 2021 at www.rjfh.tv. A fond farewell visitation will be held from 4 to 6 p.m. on Thursday, May 6, 2021 at the Reynolds-Jonkhoff Funeral Home.…