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Cayden Smith to Play Ball for CMU
When you talk about the best in our area, at the top is Beal City varsity baseball's Cayden Smith. Smith was just a flat out machine for the Aggies, and as to why they are back to back champs. He was dominant on the mound, Smith pitched a perfect game in their championship win over Norway. The next stop is Central Michigan baseball. For a kid who grew up in the Mount Pleasant area, it's an absolute thrill to stay home and play for the local team under head coach Jake Sabol.
David Tarver sold his company for $30 million. Now, he's giving back to entrepreneurs.
David Tarver grew up tinkering with vacuum tubes, transistors and other gadgets inside the family’s garage, alongside his dad, Fred Tarver, who was a Postal Service worker by day and neighborhood television/radio repairman by night. Tarver learned much by watching his dad and inherited his love of electronics and technology. His family — parents...
Detroit Red Wings RFAs Contract Deadline and Negotiation Update
As the Detroit Red Wings navigate contract negotiations with three restricted free agents, fans are eagerly anticipating the signing of defenseman Moritz Seider, and forwards Lucas Raymond and Jonatan Berggren. With the approaching training camp in mid-September and a crucial signing deadline on December 1, the team faces a delicate balance of time and financial constraints against a backdrop of salary cap pressures.
St. Clair County native releasing book set in Emmett
A historic fiction set in Emmett during the 1918 influenza epidemic and written by a St. Clair County native is set to be released next month. Michele Feeney has pursued creative writing for 20 years and ended up in a program at Bennington College around the time the COVID-19 pandemic began. As she...
The Detroit Lions may already have a quarterback problem
At the outset of the 2023 offseason, Lions general manager Brad Holmes professed how a level of emphasis would be placed on the No. 2 quarterback spot behind Jared Goff. "Going into this past year, yeah, we went down to the umpteenth hour trying to figure out what we were gonna do at number two. “I’ve let it be known internally that we’re not gonna be in that position again heading into this year, so we have to get that settled. I thought Nate Sudfeld did a nice job with us, so we’ll figure that out. But, I am gonna make it a point of emphasis and make sure that, being that we’re finally in a position to address that quarterback room behind Jared, we have been in that position in the past. But, we’re gonna make that a point of emphasis this year.”"
Boy, 7, recognized for saving his 5-year-old brother’s life
WARREN — At the July 9 Warren City Council meeting, Chance Mason, 7, received recognition for heroism and bravery for performing the lifesaving Heimlich maneuver on his 5-year-old brother, Jaxon. It was a quiet summer evening on June 28 at the Warren home of Jennifer Mason where Chance and...
American gymnast Paul Juda has spent most of his career in the background. Not at the Olympics
PARIS (AP) — Paul Juda long has let himself dream. Just never too big. It’s safer that way. Besides, wasn’t he dreaming big enough when the American gymnast wrote down “compete in the all-around at the Olympics” on the whiteboard in his apartment near the University of Michigan campus?
'Detroit in Black and White:' Black Voters and Kamala Harris
Host Adolph Mongo, Vanessa Moss and Allan Lengel talk with former state rep Nancy Quarles who is president of the Southern Oakland County Branch of the NAACP, Detroit Ombudsman Bruce Simpson and Karen Winston, one of the more loyal viewers of the show. They talk about the upcoming election and...
Detroit woman wants to return ring to couple who lost it near Michigan Central Station
For Yelitsa Jean-Charles and her boyfriend, a typical Friday evening stroll turned into a treasure hunt for a missing diamond ring — and then for its owners. As Corktown residents, Jean-Charles says she, her boyfriend and their dog go on walks to Roosevelt Park, adjacent to the newly renovated Michigan Central Station, very...
Joshua Conant honored at Port Huron car show
Joshua Conant, who was known for his love of cars and car shows before his death in November, was honored at a car show in downtown Port Huron Friday. Mike Mcnutt, who organizes a Facebook page for automobile lovers called "Cruising Port Huron in the 70s 80s 90s," devoted Friday's show to Conant. The group meets once a month from April until September to show off their vehicles in downtown Port Huron. ...
Cyclists, pedestrians play dead at die-in protest outside Ann Arbor’s city hall
ANN ARBOR, MI — Dozens of Ann Arbor cyclists and pedestrians silently aired their frustrations about traffic violence in the city Friday night, lying down among a sea of bikes and playing dead during a “die-in protest” in front of city hall. The July 26 demonstration was...
Lions HC Makes Statement on WR Jameson Williams After Unfortunate Mishap
Jameson Williams showed off his strong hands at the first week of Detroit Lions training camp, but his stomach wasn’t quite so strong. The third-year wide receiver turned heads with good performances as the team opened training camp, but also struggled with an apparent illness as he vomited several times at the team’s early morning practice on July 25.
Paul Finebaum Names ‘Rare’ Team That Can Make College Football Playoff With Three Losses
Michigan is fresh off a national championship victory in 2023, but things are not looking quite as optimistic for the Wolverines as we enter the 2024 college football season. Sherrone Moore, who faces an incredibly difficult schedule in his first full year on the job, will be replacing Jim Harbaugh ...
Claressa Shields honors two local leaders as 'Greatest Women of All Time'
Boxing will be the main event at Little Caesars Arena Saturday night. But for a few moments the spotlight will be on two local women who will receive awards as the "Greatest Woman of All Time," an honor bestowed by Flint native and two-time Olympic Gold medal boxer Claressa Shields. Shields will present...
Michigan football has 'force' at RB — and he's not named Donovan Edwards
INDIANAPOLIS — It makes sense that Donovan Edwards is getting the headlines in Michigan football's running back room. A five-star recruit, he shared the team's offensive rookie of the year honors then had more than 1,100 yards of offense as a sophomore and was named the MVP of the College Football Playoff championship...
Hot Fun in the Summertime: Kalamazoo Blues Fest, Rockin’ the Tee Box, In the Valley Below
Michigan’s festival season is in high gear, with musical celebrations spanning the state, Jackson to Hastings to Kalamazoo to Morley. Local Spins has images from a weekend of sizzling outdoor music. SCROLL DOWN FOR PHOTO GALLERIES. Fiery blues singer Nikki Hill just wanted to “Holler Out Loud” — as...
Covina Pounds Out 23-8 Victory Over Michigan to Stay Alive at 2024 Colt World Series; Hynes Went 4-for-5 w/Five RBIs
One day after a disappointing 9-0 loss in the first round to Nicaragua, Covina showed its mettle at the 2024 Colt World Series in Marion, Illinois. Facing elimination, and trailing, 7-4, early on, they would rally and trounce Bay City, Michigan, 23-8, on Saturday afternoon. Covina out-hit Michigan, 18-8, and...
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