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MLB
The Detroit Tigers had yesterday off, and begin a series at Houston tonight. Mike Fiers will pitch against Dallas Keuchel. Pregame coverage will begin at 7:45 on 99.3 The Lift.
The Milwaukee Brewers’ late comeback fell short in a 6-3 loss to the Pittsburgh Pirates last evening. Wade Miley made it through five innings, in his return from the disabled list. He gave up two runs, and walked five. Pittsburgh took control with three runs off Adrian Houser in the sixth inning, and another in the seventh. Jesús Aguilar’s homer provided Milwaukee’s only run through the first eight innings. They added a couple more in the ninth, but couldn’t close the gap.
The Brewers continue that series at Pittsburgh tonight. Junior Guerra will start against Nick Kingham.
Fast Pitch Softball
In Copper Country Women’s Fast Pitch Softball League play tonight…
– Auto Pro Glass and Tire will face Northern Michigan Land Brokers at 7:15 at the Bone Yard in Lake Linden.
– The game between Mattila Rock and Dock and Loading Zone II/Calumet Golf Club has been canceled.
Twilight League
The annual Leo Durocher baseball tournament will be held this weekend. Action begins tonight, as Superior National Bank-Stanton faces L’Anse at 6:30 at the Stanton field. Tomorrow, the Finlandia University Alumni will meet REL-Mohawk Technologies at 9:00 at the Hancock Driving Park. Wolverine Orbit will play Tri-City Neganuee at 9:00 at the Stanton Field. Dean Kangas State Farm will face Channing at 10:45 at the Stanton field. See the full tournament bracket here.
NBA
The Detroit Pistons continue to rebuild their coaching staff. There are reports that former Denver Nuggets assistant Micah Nori will become an assistant coach. Nori worked with new Detroit head coach Dwayne Casey at Toronto. There are also reports that Detroit has hired analytics specialist Sammy Gelfand away from the Golden State Warriors.
NFL
Former Detroit Lions defensive back Bruce Maher has died after a long battle against cancer. Maher was the team’s Most Valuable Player in 1965. He played eight seasons in Detroit, and two more for the New York Giants, who also named him their MVP in 1967. Bruce Maher was 80.
MTU
Michigan Tech Athletics has named Chris Roy Assistant Athletic Director for Facilities and Operations. The promotion comes following the recent retirement of Dave Nordstrom. Roy had served as the Facilities and Special Events Manager for the Student Development Complex since 2001. Mohawk native Brad Isaacson has been hired as Event Operations Manager and Athletic Equipment Supervisor. Both are MTU alumni.
Run the Keweenaw
The annual Run the Keweenaw Trail Running Festival will be held tomorrow and Sunday in and around Copper Harbor. Events include the Mt. Baldy Summit Run, the 10K Copper Harbor Trails Challenge, the 10K Copper Harbor Trails Non-Competitive Run/Hike, the 2K Junior Trail Run and the 25K Carl Olson Memorial Adventure run. Registration and bib pickup will be open tonight from 5:00 until 8:00 at the Copper Harbor Community Center, and again tomorrow morning from 7:00 until 8:00 at the Eagle Harbor Town Hall. For full details, click here.
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