DELTA COUNTY -- Saturday might be last day of National Farmers Market Week, but gatherings of outdoor vendors continue as summer chugs along. In Rapid River, a farmers market is held on Mondays and Thursdays from 3 to 6 p.m. at Masonville Township Park. Hosted under a covered pavilion, the ...
1907 — Walter Johnson wins the first of his 417 victories, leading the Washington Senators past the Cleveland Indians 7-2. 1952 — Bion Shively, 74, drives Sharp Note to victory in the third heat of the Hambletonian Stakes. 1982 — Speed Bowl wins the Hambletonian Stakes in straight heats with 25-year-old Tom Haughton in the sulky, the youngest to win the Hambletonian. 1983 — Norway’s Grete Waitz takes the women’s marathon in the first world track and field championships at Helsinki, Finland. 1992 — Sergei Bubka, the world record-holder and defending Olympic champion, ...
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The Drew Brees of three decades ago was disinclined to indulge fantasies of becoming a pro football star, believing instead that baseball was the sport he'd play in college. “Look, I was 6-foot, 170 pounds,” the New Orleans Saints’ career passing leader said in an ...
GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Green Bay's Micah Parsons doesn't know exactly when he will be cleared to play in an NFL game this season, but the All-Pro edge rusher is warning opponents to be ready for him to unleash the frustration that's built while he's been sidelined. Speaking with reporters ...
PHOENIX (AP) — The Phoenix Suns and veteran forward Dillon Brooks agreed to a $73 million, three-year extension on Wednesday that will keep him with the team through 2030, according to two people familiar with the deal. The people spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity ...
Human-caused climate change doubled the likelihood of the tinderbox weather conditions that sparked Canada's massive summer wildfires and in turn angered U.S. President Donald Trump, according to a study released Thursday. And fire and climate scientists said Trump, who has talked about punishing Canada for poor fire management and sending days of choking smoke across the border, should look more in the mirror than up north when it comes to blame. They point to the United States' huge historical emissions of heat-trapping gases from the burning of coal, oil and gas. The fire ...
