The 2024 calendar year began with the Michigan Wolverines upending the Alabama Crimson Tide in the Rose Bowl during last season’s College Football Playoff Semifinal. The 2024 calendar year just happened to end with Michigan beating Alabama again….with the stakes much lower in the ReliaQuest Bowl down in Tampa, Florida. The Wolverines, who came into…… MORE
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Lions claim road victory in Chicago to get back in the win column
That was more like it from the Detroit Lions. Looking to bounce back following their shootout loss a week ago at Ford Field against the Buffalo Bills, the Lions took to the road to Soldier Field to take on the struggling Chicago Bears. From the opening kick, it would be the visitors who set the…… MORE
GVSU Basketball Weekly Update: Wrapping up the 2024 calendar year
The Grand Valley State Men’s and Women’s Basketball teams concluded 2024 with some final non-conference tests before GLIAC ramped back up right after the New Year. The men ended up locked in a pair of overtime contests this past week, while the women claimed three of their last four non-conference battles to wrap up a…… MORE
Western Michigan falls in Salute to Veterans Bowl to finish 2024 season below .500
In what initially looked like a potential breakout season for the Western Michigan Broncos football program after beginning MAC play with a 4-0 record, the second half of the conference slate did not do them any favors in going 1-3 and tumbling to a 6-6 overall record to cap off the regular season. However, the…… MORE
Bills outlast Lions to snap Detroit’s eleven-game win streak
For the first time since Week #2 of the regular season, the Detroit Lions tasted bitter defeat from the opposition as Josh Allen and the surging Buffalo Bills showed up to Ford Field this past Sunday and willed their way to a wild 48-42 shootout victory to snap Detroit’s long winning streak. The Lions fall…… MORE
Tigers sign veteran pitcher Alex Cobb to a one-year contract
The Detroit Tigers have made their first free agency move of the offseason in signing 37-year-old Alex Cobb to a one-year deal. The 2023 All-Star has spent 13 season in the Majors with the Tampa Bay Rays, Baltimore Orioles, San Francisco Giants, Los Angeles Angels, and Cleveland Guardians. Cobb missed most of the 2024 season…… MORE
GVSU Basketball Weekly Update: Laker Men and Women sweep GLIAC-opening weekend on the road
The Grand Valley State Men’s and Women’s Basketball teams embarked on the opening weekend of GLIAC play this past weekend as they both made the trips to the east side of the state to take on the Saginaw Valley State Cardinals and Wayne State Warriors. When the games were completed, it would be the Lakers…… MORE
Going Bowling: Michigan heads to Florida, Western Michigan to Alabama
The college football bowl season has arrived, and Western Michigan and Michigan have recently found out the who, when, and where in regards to their upcoming bowl games. The Broncos earn a bowl bid for the first time since the 2021 season, while the Wolverines get set for a rematch of last year’s College Football…… MORE
Michigan extends athletic director Warde Manuel’s contract for five years
The University of Michigan has announced a five-year contract extension for athletic director Warde Manuel that will run until June 30, 2030. Manuel, a former football player at Michigan under Bo Schembechler, has been with the university since 2016 after serving as the athletic director at the University of Connecticut from 2012 to 2016.… MORE
Another Jake Bates game-winning field goal vaults Lions past Packers for 11th straight victory
This Detroit Lions team refuses to bow down from the competition, regardless of how many injuries they are dealing with on the defensive side of the ball. After building a 17-7 halftime lead at home against the Green Bay Packers on Thursday night, the Lions and Packers exchanged blows throughout the entire second half only…… MORE
