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Today in Sports Nov. 7

1943 — The Detroit Lions and New York Giants play the last scoreless tie in the NFL. 1968 — Red Berenson scores six goals, including four in the second period, to lead the St. Louis Blues to an 8-0 victory over Philadelphia. 1974 — South Africa is awarded the Davis Cup against India. India refuses to play in the final because of its opponent’s apartheid policy. It’s the first time the final is not played. 1985 — Rubin “Hurricane” Carter, the former middleweight boxer convicted twice of a triple murder in 1966 and the hero of a Bob Dylan song, is released after 19 years ...

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Trump's lawyers appear before appeals court as he fights hush money conviction

NEW YORK (AP) — President Donald Trump's lawyers are trying to persuade a New York appeals court on Thursday to throw out his hush money conviction, two years after it made history. The conviction, on 34 felony counts of falsifying business records to obscure a $130,000 payment to adult ...

Prepare to fish, hunt, craft

ESCANABA — Two events are on the Upper Peninsula State Fairgrounds today — the fifth-annual U.P. Ice Fishing and Hunting Expo and the second-annual Craft it U.P. 906 Craft Show. The expos began Friday and continue Saturday from 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. To enter, people are asked to donate a ...

NASA space telescope plunges to Earth after two decades studying cosmic explosions

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — One of NASA's premier space telescopes plunged to Earth on Wednesday, ending its 22-year investigation of the universe's biggest explosions. The Swift Observatory's demise came less than three months after a long-shot rescue mission failed. The U.S. Space ...

Legendary Rock Band Grand Funk Railroad Coming to Island in April 2027

HARRIS, Mich. — Born in the industrial heart of Flint, Michigan, in 1969, Grand Funk Railroad quickly cemented its place in rock history as one of America’s most powerful live acts. Now, more than five decades later, the legendary rock band is comin’ to your town to help you party it down, bringing its explosive energy and crowd-shaking sound to Island Resort & Casino on April 23 and 24, 2027. Tickets went on sale Thursday, November 5, 2026 at 10 a.m. ET through the casino. With more than 25 million albums sold, 19 charting singles, eight Top 40 hits and two No. 1 smashes, Grand ...