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SportsDETROIT, Mich. — A former Gold Glove catcher who spent years working with AJ Hinch is headed to the Detroit Tigers dugout, according to multiple reports on Friday, Oct. 16. Martin Maldonado, 40, is set to become the club's quality-control coach, though the team has…
SportsDETROIT, Mich. — Detroit Lions fans heading to Ford Field over the next two Sundays should expect something other than the usual Honolulu blue and silver. During the team's Week 6 bye, the club swapped its social media profile images on Friday night for an…
SportsST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — A long shot two minutes from the end of regulation sank Detroit City FC on Saturday night, as the Tampa Bay Rowdies won 1-0 at Al Lang Stadium in St. Petersburg and wrapped up the USL Championship Players Shield. Sebastian Cruz…
From the HERE City State DeskMOUNT PLEASANT, Mich. — The Victory Cannon is staying in Kalamazoo. Western Michigan built a three-touchdown cushion on Saturday and then held off a late Central Michigan push for a 21-14 win in the state's biggest Mid-American Conference rivalry. Running back Jalen Buckley did most…
From the HERE City State DeskANN ARBOR, Mich. — A halftime quarterback change and a familiar family name rescued Michigan on Saturday, as true freshman Tommy Carr came off the bench and led the Wolverines past Penn State 21-18. First-year coach Kyle Whittingham pulled starter Bryce Underwood at the break…
From the HERE City State DeskYPSILANTI, Mich. — Eastern Michigan's homecoming got away from the Eagles early on Saturday. Toledo scored on four of its first five possessions, led 31-7 at the half and coasted to a 34-14 Mid-American Conference win at Rynearson Stadium. The Rockets' defense set the tone.…
From the HERE City National DeskSACRAMENTO, Calif. — Ohio made its long trip west worth it Saturday night, building a 41-0 lead before Sacramento State scored and beating the Hornets 48-7 in a Mid-American Conference game. The Bobcats (5-2, 3-0 MAC) have now won four in a row. Sacramento State…
From the HERE City National DeskEDMONTON, Alberta — Mike Malott gave a home crowd at Rogers Place a finish it will replay for months, flattening Joaquin Buckley with a knee to the chin in the second round of Saturday's UFC Fight Night main event. The opening round of the welterweight…
From the HERE City National DeskPHILADELPHIA — Charlotte finally has a win. Quarterback Conner Harrell had a hand in four touchdowns Saturday as the 49ers outlasted Temple 38-31 at Lincoln Financial Field, ending a season-opening losing streak. Harrell completed 23 of 31 throws for 281 yards. He found Derrick Eley…
From the HERE City National DeskLOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles Lakers have one roster spot too many and less than two days to fix it, and the player most likely to pay the price is third-year wing Dalton Knecht. Los Angeles carries 16 players on standard contracts and must…
From the HERE City National DeskPROVIDENCE, R.I. — The NCAA is pushing back in federal court against two Providence College basketball players who want one more season, and a judge is scheduled to take up their request Monday. In a filing opposing a temporary restraining order sought by guard Derek…
From the HERE City National DeskCHICAGO — Bronchial asthma killed All Elite Wrestling star Benjamin Satterley, the performer fans knew as Pac, the Cook County Medical Examiner announced Friday, classifying the death as natural. Satterley was 40. He was discovered unresponsive inside a parked vehicle in suburban Des Plaines on…
Events
DETROIT, Mich. — Supporters of a plan to honor former Mayor Coleman A. Young in the U.S. Capitol will formally kick off their fundraising drive on Tuesday, Oct. 20, at the Wright Museum of African American History in Detroit. Guests at the launch will meet sculptor Austen Brantley, a 31-year-old…
Business
DETROIT, Mich. — Downtown office workers get a bagel counter back on Monday, Oct. 19, as the Einstein Bros. brand starts serving from the ground-floor lobby at One Campus Martius, its first spot anywhere in downtown Detroit. The walk-up shop takes about 1,200 square feet on the tower's first floor…
Business
DETROIT, Mich. — A new Chick-fil-A on the north edge of Detroit is staffing up. The restaurant, named Chick-fil-A 8 Mile & Woodward, plans to bring on about 100 full- and part-time workers before it opens this fall. The store sits at 1201 W. Eight Mile Road. The chain has…
Crime
DETROIT, Mich. — An 18-year-old from Oak Park is being held without bond on a first-degree premeditated murder charge in the Oct. 13 shooting on Detroit's east side. Kalyah Embery, 16, died, and a man, 19, was wounded. Jarek Sneed was charged by the Wayne County Prosecutor's Office, and a…
Traffic
RIVERVIEW, Mich. — A motorcyclist is dead after fleeing a Wyandotte traffic stop and crashing at the end of a short, high-speed pursuit that crossed into Riverview. Wyandotte Police Chief Archie Hamilton said one of his officers tried to pull the rider over, but the motorcycle took off and reached…
From the HERE City State Desk
LANSING, Mich. — Hitting a deer this fall could leave a Michigan driver with a repair bill the insurer will not touch, and the state agency that regulates auto insurance wants motorists to find that out now rather than on the side of the road. The Department of Insurance and…
Politics
HAMTRAMCK, Mich. — A Friday tabulation of 37 long-contested absentee votes moved challenger Muhith Mahmood in front of Mayor Adam Alharbi in Hamtramck's mayoral race, though certification still waits on the courts. Wayne County election officials opened the sealed packet at midday after Circuit Judge Kathleen McCarthy directed that the…
From the HERE City State Desk
LANSING, Mich. — Two weeks before Michigan votes, data centers have become one of the few subjects where candidates from both parties sound alike: most say the projects are coming regardless, and most want the Legislature to write tougher state laws on them before more break ground. Interviews with candidates…
From the HERE City State Desk
WEST BLOOMFIELD, Mich. — Michigan voters in two communities still raw from the war in Gaza are finding the state's open U.S. Senate seat a far more personal choice than a typical partisan contest, with Election Day on Nov. 3 now about two weeks off. The race pits Republican Mike…
Technology
DETROIT, Mich. — Investigators who handle complaints against Detroit officers can no longer pull police body camera video on their own, and one of the city's police commissioners says the workaround is breaking down. Commissioner Victoria Camille said the board's Office of the Chief Investigator lost its direct logins in…
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