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MLB Both the Detroit Tigers and the Milwaukee Brewers open their baseball seasons today. The Tigers host the Pittsburgh Pirates. Jordan Zimmermann will start against Ivan Nova. Pregame coverage begins at 12:45 on 99.3 The Lift. There is a very good chance of rain in Detroit today. If they can’t …

Click on the blue highlights for additional details. NHL The beleaguered Detroit Red Wings picked up a 5-2 win over the Pittsburgh Penguins last night. Luke Glendening scored twice. Niklas Kronwall, Frans Nielsen and Darren Helm also found the net. Jimmy Howard stopped 22 shots. It was just their second …

Click on the blue links for additional details. NHL The Detroit Red Wings’ fade continued last night with a 4-2 loss to the Montreal Canadiens. Gustav Nyquist and Tyler Bertuzzi scored. Jared Coreau stopped 27 shots. The Wings have dropped 13 of their past 14 games, and will entertain the …

Click on the blue links for additional information. GLHL The Calumet Wolverines lost to the West Bend Bombers 2-0 in the Great Lakes Hockey League tournament championship yesterday afternoon. Ryan Patrick made 35 saves in net. The Wolverines advanced to the final by splitting their pool games, and then defeating …

Click on the highlights for more details. GLHL The Calumet Wolverines will face the West Bend Bombers for the Great Lakes Hockey League tournament championship this afternoon. After winning their opening pool game Friday night, the Wolverines fell to the Fox Cities Ice Dogs 7-5 yesterday afternoon. Despite not winning …

Click on the highlights for more details. MTU The Michigan Tech hockey team’s season ended with a narrow 4-3 overtime loss to Notre Dame in the first round of the NCAA tournament yesterday. After a scoreless first period, Tech drew first blood with a Jake L’Esperance goal in the second …

Click on the highlights for more details. High School The Dollar Bay-Tamarack City boys basketball team’s tournament run ended last night, with a 71-32 loss to top-ranked Southfield Christian in the semifinals. The game was over almost before it started, as the Eagles flew out to an early lead, and …

Click on the highlights for more details. High School The undefeated Dollar Bay-Tamarack City boys basketball team faces top-ranked Southfield Christian in the state tournament Class D semifinals this afternoon at 5:30 at the Breslin Center. It’s the first-ever semifinal appearance for the Blue Bolts. The school will host a watch …

Click on the highlights for more details. High School The Dollar Bay-Tamarack City boys basketball team advanced to the state tournament semifinals with 74-68 victory over Cedarville last night. The Blue Bolts built a 13 point halftime lead, maintained a double-digit advantage through much of the second half, then held …

Click on the highlights for more details. High School The Dollar Bay-Tamarack City boys basketball team will face Cedarville in the state tournament Class D quarterfinals tonight. The Blue Bolts are undefeated. The Trojans are 21-3. The game will tip off at 7:00 at Escanaba. Dollar Bay classes will be …