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Tigers’ Playoff Start Time Still a Mystery
The Tigers will open their American League Division Series on Thursday at Baltimore, but the time of the game has still not been announced.
The playoffs begin tonight, as the Athletics and Royals face off in the American League Wild Card play-in game. The Giants and Pirates will meet in the National League play-in game tomorrow night.
Brewers’ outfielder Ryan Braun will undergo surgery to try to fix a nerve problem in his right thumb. The faulty nerve causes pain when he grips a bat, and it’s caused problems for the last couple of seasons. It’s an unusual problem, and there’s no guarantee the surgery will work.
Chiefs Pound Patriots
In last night’s NFL game, the Chiefs held the Patriots scoreless in the first half, on the way to a 41-14 rout. If you played the Wolf Pro Football Challenge, you need to have picked eight games correctly to be eligible to be this week’s winner.
Mrazek, Red Wings Blank Leafs
Petr Mrazek stopped 27 shots, as the Detroit Red Wings shut out the Maple Leafs 3-0 in NHL preseason play last night. Riley Sheahan had a goal and an assist for Detroit. The Wings will host the Penguins in an exhibition game tomorrow night. We will cover the Red Wings again this season on FM 99.3 and AM 1400 WCCY.
Huskies Hockey Picked for Top Tier Finish
If the pre-season projections by the Western Collegiate Hockey Association coaches and media are correct, Michigan Tech will be playing in the Final Five next spring. The Huskies finished third in the Mankato Free Press Coaches’ Poll released yesterday, and fourth in the Bemidji Pioneer Media Poll. Media voters placed defenseman Shane Hanna on the preseason All-WCHA team. Both polls picked Minnesota State and Ferris State to finish one-two in the WCHA.
The coaches voted Northern Michigan University sixth, and Lake Superior State ninth out of the 10 teams in the league. The media placed the Wildcats seventh, and the Lakers ninth. See the full poll results here.
Tech opens its season with games at Lake State Saturday and Sunday.
Huskies Football Ranked Nationally
The Michigan Tech football team has entered the American Football Coaches Association Division Two poll at number-23 this week. It’s the first time in nearly two years that the Huskies have been ranked nationally. Tech is unbeaten this season. Ohio Dominican from the GLIAC is ranked eighth, and Ferris State is 13th. See the entire poll here.
High School Volleyball
In high school volleyball tonight…
– Hancock entertains L’Anse.
– Lake Linden-Hubbell plays at Chassell.
– Baraga hosts Ewen-Trout Creek.
In cross country, Calumet and Houghton will be among the teams running at the Westwood Invitational at the Wawanowin Golf Course.
To make sure your team’s scores are included in morning sports, send them to mornings@up.net.
