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Today in Sports 7-26

1859 — The first intercollegiate Regatta is held in Worcester, Mass., with Harvard beating Yale and Brown. 1928 — Gene Tunney beats Tom Heeney on a technical knockout in the 11th round at Yankee Stadium to retain the world heavyweight title. 1952 — Bob Mathias wins his second Olympic ...

Local golf roundup

Highland Golf Course Women’s scores under 50 Denise Porath 45 Anne Madalinski 46 Judy Erickson 46 Sherry Klatt 48 Terrace Bluff Wednesday women’s league under 50 Betty Fleury 44 Carol Prins 44 Caron Salo 45 Rosie Spindler 45 Jill Spencer 46 Sarah Nolde 46 Debbie Peterson ...

Today in Sports for July 25

1902 — Jim Jeffries knocks out Bob Fitzsimmons in the eighth round to retain the world heavyweight title. 1941 — Lefty Grove of the Boston Red Sox wins his 300th and last game, beating the Cleveland Indians 10-6. 1956 — Swaps sets an American record in a 1 5/8-mile race at Hollywood ...

Points battles get tighter at Escanaba Motor Speedway

ESCANABA — With only two regular season race nights left in the 2025 season the points races continue to tighten up on multiple classes.  In the youth micro sprints, Tanner Rae leads the points battle with 228 points. Amelia Hart is currently second in points with 226 and Wyatt Ammel is ...

Mikey D’s beats Mavericks

ESCANABA — Pitching held the key to victory for Mikey D’s Beer Cave here Monday night as it defeated the Marquette County Mavericks 3-0 in a Superiorland League baseball game. Elliot Danhoff fired a one-hitter and struck out 13, helping the home team improve to 5-1 and stay within a game ...