3+ day, 16+ hour ago   (85+ words) The Mining Gazette Prep Athlete of the Week Lake Linden-Hubbell senior Brady Axford helped his team defeat Ironwood on the road Friday. Axford was 3-of-6 through the air for 50 yards and two touchdowns. He was even better on the ground,…...

4+ day, 16+ hour ago   (473+ words) ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- Michigan coach Kyle Whittingham said Bryce Underwood has to improve to keep his job as starting quarterback. “He’s our QB right now,” Whittingham said Monday. “It’s not something that’s infinite. At some point, we’ve got to turn…...

4+ day, 16+ hour ago   (1184+ words) MADISON, Wis. -- Even though he was nearly 2,000 miles from where he’d grown up, Ryan Hopkins felt right at home as a quarterback prospect visiting Wisconsin. “I felt the energy from the city,” said Hopkins, a former three-star recruit from Mater…...

5+ day, 16+ hour ago   (917+ words) HOUGHTON -- The Michigan Tech Huskies football team put up 240 yards through the air and 253 on the ground to roll over the visiting Midwestern State Mustangs Saturday afternoon at Kearly Stadium, 48-27. Despite scoring 48 points offensively, coach Dan Mettlach believes there is…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (982+ words) Aaron Donald’s decision to come off the retirement couch and get back on the field after a two-year absence may be unusual but it’s far from unprecedented. Donald joins a list of athletes who had called it quits after putting…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (565+ words) CALUMET -- The last time the cross-canal rivals, the Calumet Copper Kings and Houghton Gremlins, met on the football field, the Copper Kings posted a 46-0 shutout of their opponent. That was in October 2025. Friday, a completely different script played out at…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (983+ words) HOUGHTON -- When Michigan Tech Huskies soccer coach Melissa Kuhar took over the program prior to the 2024 season, things were chaotic. She didn't have much time to get to know the team, nor did the team get to know her, before…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (654+ words) DETROIT -- Joshua Dobbs ran for a 50-yard touchdown and the Detroit Lions held on for a 17-13 preseason win against the Washington Commanders on Saturday. Dobbs, expected to back up quarterback Jared Goff this season, was 7 for 12 for 74 yards with an…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (715+ words) DENVER -- The NCAA notched an important win in federal court Friday over its much-disputed five-year eligibility rule, though it fell short of shutting down the last-minute shuffling threatening to upend college sports rosters with football season fast approaching. A 2-1 decision…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (731+ words) A new college football season brings plenty of hopes, discussion and changes. Here are the most notable offseason developments to know about before the games begin: Tweaks to the College Football Playoff This happened in the dead of winter so…...