Detroit Lions kicker Jake Bates has earned the NFC Special Teams Player of the Week recognition for the second time this season after nailing the game-tying and game-winning field goals during Sunday night’s 26-23 come-from-behind victory in Houston against the Texans. This season, the 25-year-old Bates has made 32-of-33 extra point attempts along with all…… MORE
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Tigers’ Tarik Skubal and A.J. Hinch named finalists for A.L. Cy Young and Manager of the Year
Detroit Tigers pitching ace Tarik Skubal and manager A.J. Hinch have tabbed as one of three finalists for the American League Cy Young and Manager of the Year, respectively, by Major League Baseball (MLB). This past season, the soon-to-be 28-year-old Skubal posted an 18-4 record to go with a 2.39 ERA, 228 strikeouts, and 35…… MORE
Lions roar back in second half, shock Texans to win seventh straight contest
The Detroit Lions took to the bright lights of Sunday Night Football this past weekend down in Houston against the Texans looking to keep their winning streak alive while maintaining pace atop the NFC North. After falling behind 23-7 at halftime and having Jared Goff throw a career-high five interceptions, the Lions were still able…… MORE
College Football Week #11: Tough times continue for Michigan’s FBS teams
Just like the previous week, this past week did not treat Michigan’s FBS teams well as, for the second straight week, the schools combined to go 0-3 on the week as we hit the final few weeks of the regular season. But hey, at least Michigan has a kicking game this season: It’s now on…… MORE
GVSU Basketball Weekly Update: Laker Women continue to dominate, Men split opening weekend at home
It was a busy weekend at the GVSU Fieldhouse Arena in Allendale with four games in three days as the Grand Valley State Men’s and Women’s Basketball teams both played a pair of games against teams out of the Great Midwest Athletic Conference (G-MAC). When all was said and done, the #3-ranked GVSU Women cruised…… MORE
#4 GVSU blanks Michigan Tech in Houghton for ninth win in ten games
The #4-ranked Grand Valley State Football team took the trip to the tip of the Upper Peninsula in Houghton to battle the Michigan Tech Huskies looking to keep pace at the top of the GLIAC standings as well as the Regional Rankings nationally come playoff time. In a game that was statistically dominated by the…… MORE
Lions get pass rush help, swing trade with Cleveland for Za’Darius Smith
Pass rush help is on the way for the Detroit Lions as they were able to connect on a Trade Deadline Day deal with the Cleveland Browns: In nine games this season with the Browns, the 32-year-old Smith totaled 23 tackles (15 solo), 6 tackles for loss, and 5 sacks. In now his tenth season…… MORE
GVSU Basketball Weekly Update: Laker Women get off to fast start in Montana
The 2024-25 regular season for the Grand Valley State Basketball program got underway this past weekend as the #3-ranked women played three games in as many days at the D2CCA Tipoff Classic at the Trailhead out in Billings, Montana and came away with three impressive victories and two of those against Top Ten opponents nationally…… MORE
Tigers’ Riley Greene and Colt Keith named A.L. Silver Slugger Award finalists
A pair of Detroit Tigers in Riley Greene and Colt Keith have been recognized by Major League Baseball (MLB) as American League Silver Slugger finalists at their respective positions. During the 2024 regular season, Greene hit .262 with 24 HR and 74 RBI in 137 games played, while Keith batted .260 with 13 HR and…… MORE
College Football Week #10: Tough weekend for the state of Michigan
Ten weeks of the 2024 college football regular season are in the rearview mirror, and here’s how the Michigan FBS schools came out in Week #10. Spoiler alert, it wasn’t a pretty weekend. Here’s how Week #11 shapes up as we continue to dive further into the month of November: Western Michigan (5-3, 4-0 MAC)…… MORE
