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Champions Crowned at the 10th Annual US Log Rolling Open in Gladstone, Michigan

GLADSTONE – The 10th Annual US Log Rolling Open took place July 4 at Van Cleve Park as part of the City of Gladstone's Independence Day celebration, bringing together many of the nation's top professional log rollers and boom runners for a day of world-class competition. The milestone event celebrated the tournament's 10th anniversary while coinciding with the United States' 250th anniversary and the 100th anniversary of Gladstone native Billy Girard's 1926 World Log Rolling Championship. In the Women's Professional Log Rolling Championship, seven-time World Champion Livi ...

Ludington project update

ESCANABA — The City of Escanaba held its monthly construction informational meeting Wednesday, July 1, at city hall. During the session, city staff and engineers from C2AE provided progress updates, took public comments and fielded questions from local residents. While the meeting touched ...

Greene homers in 1st inning and trio of Tigers pitchers combine on 3-hit shutout win over Rangers

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Riley Greene hit a two-run homer in the first inning, Jack Flaherty pitched three-hit ball over 5 2/3 innings and the Detroit Tigers beat the Texas Rangers 3-0 on Saturday. Tyler Holton retired the only batter he faced after relieving Flaherty, before Keider Montero ...

Stewart Cink has 1-shot lead over Padraig Harrington going into final round of US Senior Open

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — It is shaping up as another duel between Stewart Cink and Padraig Harrington for the U.S. Senior Open championship. Cink shot a 64 in Saturday’s third round at Scioto Country Club, tied for the tournament’s lowest round. At 9-under 201, he leads defending champion ...

Today in Sports July 6

1887 — Lottie Dod of Britain, 15, becomes the youngest woman to win the women’s singles championship at Wimbledon, defeating Blanch Bingley 6-2, 6-0. 1933 — The first major league All-Star game is played at Comiskey Park, Chicago. The American League beats the National League 4-2 on Babe Ruth’s two-run homer. 1957 — Althea Gibson becomes the first black to win a title at the All England Lawn Tennis Club by beating Darlene Hard 6-3, 6-2 in the women’s singles title match. 1968 — Billie Jean King wins her third consecutive women’s singles title at Wimbledon by beating ...

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