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Detroit Tigers, Bally Sports: Craig Monroe is off TV broadcasts due to allegations
DETROIT – The Detroit Tigers and Bally Sports Detroit confirmed the absence of Craig Monroe on television broadcasts is due to allegations that were made on social media. Monroe, the team’s primary television analyst alongside play-by-play voice Jason Benetti, hasn’t appeared on any broadcasts since the Tigers hosted the Milwaukee Brewers from June 7-9.
Rocket Mortgage Classic Experience Leads to Revamped Sports Bucket List
Discussing the sports bucket list, the writer recounts their recent experience at the Rocket Mortgage Classic PGA Tour event, leading them to reconsider attending The Masters. They highlight challenges like excessive walking, difficulty in following golfers, and unpleasant encounters like cigar smoke, prompting them to remove The Masters from their list.
85-year-old Michigan skydiver makes stop in Macomb County as she chases 1,000 jumps
(CBS DETROIT) - Have you ever been skydiving? How about more than once? Could you fathom doing it a thousand times? One 85-year-old woman from Cadillac is more than halfway there."In my mind, it's just I'm gonna jump, I'm gonna jump. It's coming you know," said Kim Emmons Knor.Knor says the excitement never goes away while she's strapping up to get ready for her 689th jump. That's right, at the time of this posting, she has 688 jumps logged.Her first jump, as logged in one of her several booklets seen in the video above, was 65 years ago, when Knor was...
Detroit sports anchor Bernie Smilovitz receives 'lovely, just lovely' on-air tribute on final day at WDIV
There may be no crying in baseball, as the film "A League of Their Own" famously noted. But on WDIV-TV, there were plenty of heartfelt emotions as Local 4 News said goodbye to longtime sports anchor Bernie Smilovitz on Monday night. In late May, the station officially confirmed that Smilovitz —...
OT: We've no longer got highlights; Bernie Smilovitz out at WDIV
After nearly 40 years at Channel 4, Bernie has been bought out. Nice farewell feature here from his contemporary Mitch Albom:. Check out this story from Detroit Free Press: Mitch Albom: Bernie Smilovitz, with a career of highlights, signs off WDIV's Bernie Smilovitz made sports broadcasting in Detroit appeal to the masses. Mitch Albom looks back at Smilovitz's career. https://www.freep.com/story/sports/2024/06/30/mitch-albom-bernie-smilovitz-with-a-career-of-highlights-signs-off/74256423007/
W League Playoffs at Keyworth
Detroit City FC Hosting USL W League Central Conference Playoffs, Set for July 5-7 Detroit City FC has been selected to host the USL W League Central Conference Playoffs, setting the club up for a massive weekend of soccer at Keyworth Stadium, kicking off on Friday, July 5!. FORMAT:. All...
MSU’s Aidan Chiles and Michigan’s Alex Orji come together to support the community
DETROIT. (WILX) - On Sunday afternoon, two rivals came together to give back to the community. Michigan State Quarterback Aidan Chiles and Michigan Quarterback Alex Orji hosted the I AM Quarterback Youth Development Camp in Detroit. Aidan is entering his sophomore season and his first chance to be a starting...
Our favorite photos from final round of Rocket Mortgage Classic in Detroit
DETROIT, MI — Cam Davis, of Australia, took home the trophy for the second time of his career during the final round of the Rocket Mortgage Classic at the Detroit Golf Club on Sunday, June 30. After a three-putt from Akshay Bhatia that lead to a bogey on the...
Professional tennis returns to Bloomfield Hills
DETROIT – Get ready to witness the exhilarating return of professional tennis to Southeast Michigan in 2024. The Cranbrook Tennis Classic welcomes the ATP Challenger Tour for the second straight year to the campus of Cranbrook Tennis Complex in Bloomfield Hills. Last year, pro tennis returned to the Detroit...
Tigers, Whitecaps Post Sunday Wins; Chicago’s Teams Lose
UNDATED (WHTC-AM/FM, July 1, 2024) – The Tigers needed Carson Kelly’s three-run homer in the fifth inning as they nearly threw away a 7-1 lead before holding on to edge the Los Angeles Angels in Anaheim yesterday, 7-6. Detroit meets the Minnesota Twins in Minneapolis tomorrow evening, with broadcast time at 7:15 PM on 99 7/1450 WHTC.
Star adaptive golfer from Rochester Hills on brink of competing for national title
SHELBY TOWNSHIP, MIch. (FOX 2) - A Rochester Hills man has an inspiring story to share after overcoming physical obstacles and achieving sports success. Jimmy Moceri was critically injured in a car accident leaving him partially paralyzed - but he's now on the brink of competing in a national adaptive golf championship.
Swim over 400 Miles of Lake Superior In Memory of the Edmund Fitzgerald
T’s hard to believe it’s been nearly 50 years since the fateful day that the Edmund Fitzgerald and its crew of 29 sank to the bottom of Lake Superior after departing from Detroit into a nasty storm. This historical event is so engrained in Michgander lore, that the song named after the shipwreck by Gordon Lightfood has practically become a state anthem.
Brandon Inge's son, Tyler Inge, makes MHSBCA Division 2 all-state baseball team
Only one player local to the Hometown Life regional, Detroit Country Day senior Tyler Inge, the son of former Detroit Tigers player Brandon Inge, appeared on the Michigan High School Baseball Coaches Association Division 1 all-state team. Reminder: HTL covers teams in Birmingham, Bloomfield Hills, Canton, Commerce Twp., Farmington, Farmington...
Chirco & Company set to host celebrity softball game to raise money for National Kidney Foundation
Chirco & Company, a Clinton Township-based nonprofit, is hosting its seventh Chirco & Company Softball Game to raise money for the National Kidney Foundation of Michigan. The organizer, Vito Chirco, hopes to raise over $10,000 for the cause – one that’s close to his heart after his father, Jerome, experienced acute kidney failure in 2022.
Nothing to prove: Stevenson grad Rochelle Ferris among competitors for upcoming USBC Junior Gold tourney
Rochelle Ferris will be bowling in her first Junior Gold Championship from July 12 to 20. Some of the best young bowlers in the country will converge on Detroit as the young talent will be on display through the Metro area. Ferris, 17, and a Sterling Heights Stevenson graduate, said...
Hoagland's Nick Bienz reflects on viral PGA tour debut
DETROIT, Mich. (WFFT) - A good day on the golf course - with the help of a few beers - has helped launch a PGA debut into a viral story. The man behind that story is former Heritage High School and IUPUI golfer Nick Bienz. Bienz completed his first PGA...
Alex Orji and MSU QB Aidan Chiles Team Up for Free Detroit Youth Camp
This was reported in a few places but this link isn't paywalled. Given the events of the last few years, it's nice to see these guys come together to do this camp for Detroit kids. Any step toward making it a healthier rivalry is a good step. July 2nd, 2024...
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