It probably wouldn’t have made any kind of difference during the 37-23 Christmas Eve loss in Carolina by the Detroit Lions this past season, but the NFLPA did release the Clegg Test results of Carolina’s field prior to kickoff of the game and what NFL’s response was to the situation. Ultimately, this loss crippled Detroit’s…… MORE
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Former MSU standpoint Jaren Jackson Jr. claims NBA Defensive Player of the Year honors
Former Michigan State Spartan and current Memphis Grizzlies forward/center Jaren Jackson Jr. was named the NBA’s Defensive Player of the Year for the 2022-23 season. The 23-year-old is currently in his fifth NBA season, all with the Grizzlies, and led the league in blocks per game this season with 3.0 while also making his first…… MORE
Red Wings announce sweeping changes to Grand Rapids Griffins coaching staff
Following a last place finish in the Central Division and missing the playoffs for a third consecutive season (not including the COVID-shortened 2020-21 season), the Detroit Red Wings have decided to not renew the contracts of Grand Rapids Griffins head coach Ben Simon and three assistant coaches. In his five seasons at the helm, Simon…… MORE
Tigers Weekly Report: Hey, a winning week!
Not even the first official rainout of the 2023 campaign yesterday afternoon could damper the first winning week of the season for the Detroit Tigers. After a off-day last Monday, the Tigers dropped the first two games in Toronto against the Blue Jays but bounced back in series finale on Thursday to avoid another sweep.…… MORE
Lions re-sign Saivion Smith following recovery from scary neck injury
The Detroit Lions have brought back another member from last year’s team in defensive back Saivion Smith, who recently recovered from a serious neck injury sustained in an early October road game against the New England Patriots. The 25-year-old Smith went undrafted in 2019 after spending his collegiate career at LSU (2016), Mississippi Gulf Coast…… MORE
NBA suspends former Michigan State standout Miles Bridges for 30 games
The National Basketball Association (NBA) has suspended former Michigan State Spartan Miles Bridges for 30 games without pay as a result of a domestic violence incident involving the mother of his children. Bridges did not play at all during the 2022-23 season following his arrest and is currently a free agent. The Flint native played…… MORE
Big Ten Conference to hire Tony Petitti as league’s new commissioner
The Big Ten Conference has reportedly found its new commissioner in Tony Petitti, who will replace the departing Kevin Warren. Petitti will become the conference’s seventh commissioner all-time after Warren served from 2020-23 before taking a position with the Chicago Bears as team president and chief executive officer.… MORE
Lions ship Jeff Okudah to Atlanta for a 2023 draft pick
The Detroit Lions have decided to move on from a former top three NFL Draft pick in cornerback Jeff Okudah, who has been dealt to the Atlanta Falcons in exchange for a fifth-round pick in the upcoming 2023 NFL Draft. The 24-year-old Okudah was drafted by the Lions with the #3 overall pick out of…… MORE
Michigan’s Adam Fantilli wins Hobey Baker Award
Michigan Wolverines forward Adam Fantilli was awarded the Hobey Baker Award as college hockey’s best player for the 2022-23 season. As a freshman this past season, the 18-year-old Fantilli totaled 65 points (30 goals and 35 assists) to go with a plus-31 rating in 36 games played and became the third Wolverine all-time to win…… MORE
Tigers Weekly Report: It looks like it’s going to be a LONG season, folks
The first full week of the 2023 season started out well for the Detroit Tigers after being swept away in a three-game set at Tampa Bay to kick off in the season after taking two of three from the defending champion Houston Astros down in Texas to improve to 2-4 on the season. However, the…… MORE
