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Click on the bold scores for additional details. NHL The Detroit Red Wings host the Buffalo Sabres tonight. Face-off is at 7:30 on AM 1400 and FM 99.3, WCCY. Detroit is tied in the standings with Philadelphia for the final Eastern Conference playoff spot, but the Flyers have played one …

Click on the bold scores for additional details. Gibson Cup Jeff Erkkila’s goal just 44 seconds into overtime lifted the Calumet Wolverines to a 4-3 victory over the Portage Lake Pioneers Saturday night, and sent the Gibson Cup series to a deciding third game. The Pioneers opened the scoring as a floater …

Click on the bold scores for additional details. Gibson Cup The Portage Lake Pioneers drew first blood in the Gibson Cup series Friday night, with a 7-5 victory over the Calumet Wolverines at Dee Stadium. The scoring started quickly. Portage Lake netted the first four goals over a 12-minute span …

Click on the bold scores for additional details. High School The local high school softball season opens this weekend. Houghton, Hancock, Calumet, and Lake Linden-Hubbell will be among the teams competing today and tomorrow at an invitational at the Superior Dome in Marquette. North Central muscled its way into the Boys …

Click on the bold scores for additional details. NBA The Detroit Pistons held the Orlando Magic to just 15 points in the fourth quarter, en route to a 118-102 victory last night. Andre Drummond scored 30, and grabbed 14 rebounds. The Pistons have won four in a row. With 10 games …

Click on the bold scores for additional details. NHL The Detroit Red Wings lost to the Tampa Bay Lightning 6-2 last night. Starting goalie Jimmy Howard was pulled 33 seconds into the second period, after giving up his third goal on 16 shots. Petr Mrazek, who is recovering from the flu, finished …

Click on the bold scores for additional details. NBA Andre Drummond’s tip-in of a Kentavious Caldwell-Pope miss with two seconds remaining lifted the Detroit Pistons to a 92-91 victory over the Milwaukee Bucks last night. Detroit had to come from behind a couple of times during the game. They trailed by as many …

Click on the bold scores for additional details. Team CC The Team Copper Country hockey squad fell just short of a state championship this weekend, losing to St. Clair Shores 3-0 last evening in the championship game of the Midget AA Tier Two state tournament. The game was scoreless until the …

Click on the bold scores for additional details. Team CC The Team Copper Country hockey squad completed a sweep in pool play at the Midget AA Tier Two Tournament in Howell with a 3-2 victory over the Allen Park Huskies on Saturday. Jacob Cruse scored twice, and Reid Pietila once, …

Click on the bold scores for additional details. MTU There’ll be no Broadmoor Trophy for the Michigan Tech hockey team his year. The Huskies were eliminated from the WCHA playoffs with a 1-0 loss to Ferris State University Friday night. The game was scoreless until midway through the third period, …