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MTU The Michigan Tech Nordic ski team has announced its annual awards. Sarah Goble and Reid Goble received the Most Outstanding Skier Awards. Tom Monahan Smith and his staff were also named the Central Region Coaching Staff of the Year on the women’s side. Finlandia The Finlandia University softball team …

NFL The NFL is expanding the playoffs. Beginning this season, seven teams from each conference will qualify for the postseason, instead of six. The top team from each conference will receive a bye. Wild Card weekend will include three games from each conference, instead of the current two. NCAA The National …

NFL The Denver Broncos have finally closed the deal with former Detroit Lions punter Sam Martin. Martin will make $7 million over three seasons. He joins former Graham Glasgow and Jeff Driskel in the Mile High City. The Green Bay Packers are holding on to running back and return specialist Tyler …

Finlandia The Finlandia University men’s soccer team has added a new recruit. Vincent Mbo is a former offensive player of the year at Harker Heights High School in Texas. NFL The Detroit Lions agreed to terms with former Green Bay Packers wide receiver Geronimo Allison. Allison caught 34 passes for …

MLB Former Detroit Tigers pitcher Blaine Hardy will miss the upcoming season after undergoing Tommy John ligament replacement surgery. Hardy spent six seasons with Detroit. He was hindered by injuries last year, and was released in October. He had been trying to catch on with the Minnesota Twins. Baseball team owners …

MTU The Michigan Tech football team has released a 10-game schedule for next fall. The Huskies will open with a non-conference home game against McKendree University on September 12th. Their other non-GLIAC tilt will be October 3rd against Hillsdale – also at home. The Miner’s Cup game against Northern Michigan …

MTU The Michigan Tech soccer team has announced its fall schedule. The Huskies will open the season September 3rd at home against Minnesota-Duluth. They will also play non-conference games against Saint Cloud State, Minnesota State-Moorhead and Bemidji State. There will be two rivalry games against Northern Michigan – a non-conference …

MTU Goaltender Matt Jurusik has been named Most Valuable Player of the Michigan Tech hockey team. Jurusik claimed the Merv Youngs award by ranking third in the Western Collegiate Hockey Association in save percentage, goals-against average and wins. Trenton Bliss and Alec Broetzman shared the Gary Crosby Memorial Award as …

MTU Michigan Tech’s Kyle Monroe has been named to the National Association of Basketball Coaches’ Division II All-Midwest District First Team. Monroe set a new Huskies career scoring record, as he led the team to the GLIAC title, and a berth in the NCAA tournament, which was canceled because of …

NHL The NHL Board of Governors will meet this afternoon via conference call. The league is still hoping to salvage the rest of the 2019-2020 regular season and playoffs. In case it can’t, contingency plans will be discussed regarding league and team finances, staff and player salaries, and the amateur …