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Finlandia University has added 35 more players to the roster of its first football team. That brings the number of student-athletes on the first team to 59, with some additional commitments still possible. 19 of the new recruits are from the Upper Peninsula. Players from our area include Nic Walli …

Click on the highlighted scores for full stories. MLB – Tigers Edge A’s Yoenis Cespedes’ three-run homer powered the Detroit Tigers to a 3-2 victory over the Oakland Athletics yesterday. With Alfredo Simon away from the team dealing with a family emergency, reliever Alex Wilson started the game for Detroit. …

Click on the highlighted scores for full stories. MLB – Price Shuts Down Athletics David Price pitched seven shutout innings, as the Detroit Tigers edged the Oakland Athletics 1-0 last night. The only run of the game came in the first inning, when Anthony Gose singled, stole second, went to …

Click on the highlighted scores for full stories. MLB – Tigers Blanked The Detroit Tigers collected just four hits yesterday, and lost to the the Oakland Athletics 4-0. Oakland starter Jesse Hahn struck out five on the way to his first career shutout. Shane Greene matched Hahn zero-for-zero until the …

Click on the highlighted scores for full stories. MLB – Astros Outslug Tigers Anibal Sanchez struggled again, and the Detroit Tigers lost to the Houston Astros 10-8 Sunday. Sanchez gave up three runs in the first inning. He then settled in, and struck out 11 before getting into trouble again …

Click on the highlighted scores for full stories. MLB – Tigers Fall to Astros The Houston Astros snuffed out a Tigers’ rally with a triple play, and edged Detroit 3-2 Saturday. The rare defensive feat came in the fifth inning, after the Tigers had scored their second run of the …

Click on the highlighted scores for full stories. MLB – Tigers Down Astros Alfredo Simon pitched seven strong innings, as the Detroit Tigers defeated the Houston Astros 6-2 last night. Simon gave up two unearned runs in the top of the third inning, but Detroit immediately bounced back on J.D. …

Click on the highlighted scores for full stories. MLB – Tigers Edge Astros The Detroit Tigers blew a 5-0 lead, then bounced back to edge the Houston Astros 6-5 in extra innings yesterday. Detroit built that lead through six innings, while David Price dominated the Houston lineup. Price faltered in …

Click on the highlighted scores for full stories. MLB – Tigers Salvage One Against Brewers The Detroit Tigers scored three times in the eighth inning, and beat the Milwaukee Brewers 5-2 last night. Nick Castellanos drove in all three of those runs with a bases-loaded triple. Tigers’ starter Shane Greene …

Click on the highlighted scores for full stories. MLB – Brewers Bomb Tigers The Milwaukee Brewers hit three straight home runs off Anibal Sanchez in the third inning, and blasted the Detroit Tigers 8-1 last night. Ryan Braun, Adam Lind and Aramis Ramirez went deep back-to-back-to-back as Milwaukee scored six …