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MLB Calumet’s Scott Loukus has been named to the Michigan High School Hockey Coaches’ Association Dream Team. The squad consists of the top six prep hockey players in the state. Loukus notched 27 goals and 27 assists for 54 total points on the season. Loukus is joined at forward by …

NFL The Detroit Lions have traded cornerback Darius Slay to the Philadelphia Eagles. In exchange, the Lions will get Philly’s third and fifth-round picks in the upcoming NFL draft. In seven seasons in Detroit, Slay was named to three Pro Bowls. But, at age 29, the Lions were reluctant to …

Finlandia The Finlandia University softball team has added a new recruit. Makayla Escobedo hit .429 last season for Westview High School in Glendale, Arizona, and was her team’s defensive player of the year. The Lions men’s soccer team is also adding a player. Francisco Arreaza is a two-time most valuable player …

 GLHL Hockey season is officially over. The last pending event – the Great Lakes Hockey League Tournament – was canceled yesterday because of restrictions established to fight the COVID-19 coronavirus. The Portage Lake Pioneers and the Calumet Wolverines would have competed in the tourney March 27th through 29th in Appleton. …

WCHA Michigan Tech was almost shut out of this year’s Western Collegiate Hockey Association all-conference teams. Goalie Matt Jurusik is the Huskies’ sole representative. He was named to the third team. Northern Michigan University fared better, placing Griffin Loughran and Philip Beaulieu on the second team, Darien Craighead on the …

COVID-19 It could be at least two months before major sporting events resume. Yesterday, the Centers for Disease Control recommended that all public gatherings of 50 people or more be canceled for at least the next eight weeks, as a way to limit the spread of COVID-19. The NBA and …

COVID-19 With major league sports shut down because of the COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak, attention turns to employees and contractors who rely on income from those sporting events. Ilitch Holdings has committed $1 million to providing salaries for 1,500 full and part-time employees at Little Caesars Arena, Comerica Park, the Detroit Tigers’ …

Denied a chance to play for a state title by the COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak, the Calumet Copper Kings placed four players on the Michigan High School Hockey Coaches’ Association Division Three All-Star First Team – the most of any school. Alex Studebaker was one of three goalies honored on the first …

COVID-19 The COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak has caused historic changes to the sports schedule, both locally and nationally. Because of concerns about transmitting the virus… All Michigan High School Athletic Association tournaments have been suspended. When the MHSAA made the announcement yesterday, it left open the possibility that tournaments could be …

High School In boys high school basketball district semifinals last night… – Division Three – Calumet advanced with a 50-40 victory over L’Anse. The game was tied 9-9 after the first quarter, but the Copper Kings took control in the second quarter, and led by 13 at halftime. Iron Mountain …