Jun. 22BEMIDJI The Bemidji American Legion softball team completed a six-game weekend in the Bemidji Blaze Tournament, finishing in second place. After pool play concluded on Saturday, the Titans kicked off bracket play with a 7-1 win over Rock Rodge in six innings. They throttled Aitkin 14-5 in four innings before falling 3-2 against Park Rapids in the ...

Final Dodgers 2, Twins 1 Starting pitcher performance Zebby Matthews became Shohei Ohtanis latest victim in the first inning when the Dodgers (50-29) superstar crushed the second pitch of the game, a changeup over the heart of the plate, an estimated 414 feet. But Matthews settled in nicely after that, at one point retiring seven straight batters. Matthews ...

Jun. 22BEMIDJI The Headwaters Music and Arts Chess Club held its inaugural tournament on May 31, bringing together players of all ages and skill levels for an afternoon of competition. The tournament featured three divisions. In the Learner Division, Kaia Maie earned first place and a $25 prize. Dan Batson took top honors in the Mentor Division, receiving ...

Jun. 22BEMIDJI Bemidji Youth Soccer sent 11 teams to the Tri-City Tournament over the weekend. There were five girls teams and six boys teams from Bemidji competing in Fargo, North Dakota. The U19 boys won their respective bracket, winning the championship game 4-0. The U19 girls, U16 girls, U13 boys and U11 boys each finished in second place. The U16 ...

Jack Hextall could fill one of center openings for MSU after departures of Charlie Stramel and Tiernan Shoudy.

Riley Greene homered and Kevin McGonigle drove in two runs as the Detroit Tigers beat Gerrit Cole for the first time in 10 years, winning 5-3 against the New York Yankees on Monday night. The left-hander struck out eight as the Tigers won their fourth straight game. Cole (2-2) entered 10-1 with a 1.84 ERA in 14 career starts against Detroit, with his only ...

New York's second baseman took time to bury the infield pop-up camera during Monday's game at Comerica Park.

Jun. 22BEMIDJI Paul Bunyan Communications invites soccer fans and sports enthusiasts to put their prediction skills to the test with the new Pick It World Soccer Challenge, a free online contest for the upcoming 32-team international soccer tournament. To join the challenge, participants must register, submit their picks and will earn points based on ...

The streets of Brockton were jumping Sunday night after Cape Verdes Cinderella story in their first ever World Cup continued.

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Back in St. Louis for the first time since his trade to Arizona last January, Nolan Arenado wishes now that he had taken more time to enjoy all the good moments that he had with the Cardinals from 2021-25.

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The Detroit Lions worked out former Chiefs and DC Defenders wide receiver Cornell Powell as they continue evaluating roster depth.

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Eighty games are officially in the books. The Astros have been victorious in 37 of them, after dropping the opening contest of their 7-game road trip in Toronto by a score of 4-2. Prior to exiting in the 6th inning with an apparent leg injury, Jeremy Pena would start off things on a positive note. []

The Golden Knights owner is joining forces with Morgan Stanley to try and land an expansion team for 2028.

The Los Angeles Dodgers took a 2-1 win over the Minnesota Twins on Monday, but suffered two heavy losses in the game.

Messi followed up his hat-trick against Algeria with a record-breaking brace against Austria, while Mbappe scored a double against Senegal and Kane struck a first-half brace against Croatia