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SportsDETROIT, Mich. — The Detroit Lions are building Week 9 around a simple charge: prepare and play like 46, with linebacker Jack Campbell still recovering in the hospital after a neck injury in Sunday's win over Minnesota. Campbell released a Wednesday update saying he has…
SportsDETROIT, Mich. — The Detroit Red Wings lost 2-1 to the Vegas Golden Knights at Little Caesars Arena on Thursday when a late third-period goal decided it. Anton Johansson put Detroit ahead early in the third off a carom from Carter Mazur. Braeden Bowman answered…
SportsDETROIT, Mich. — Central Michigan left Ford Field in Detroit, Michigan, with a 35-7 Mid-American Conference win over Eastern Michigan on Wednesday night in the Motor City MACtion showcase. Nick Woodford carried the Chippewas' ground attack, finishing with 123 rushing yards and touchdown runs of…
From HERE Ann ArborANN ARBOR, Mich. — Fifth-ranked Michigan started the women's basketball year with a 77-66 victory over second-ranked UConn on Thursday night at Crisler Center in Ann Arbor, the top-ranked win the program has ever posted. Te'Yala Delfosse poured in a personal-best 22 points and pulled…
From the HERE City State DeskANN ARBOR, Mich. — Michigans opening availability sheet for Saturday nights Paul Bunyan Trophy game against Michigan State shows a mostly healthy roster, with one starter ruled out and five others tagged as questionable. The Wolverines (5-3, 2-3 Big Ten) host the Spartans (2-6, 0-5)…
From the HERE City National DeskSAN ANTONIO, Texas — Victor Wembanyama turned in the biggest game of his career Wednesday night, piling up 52 points, 24 rebounds and eight blocked shots as the San Antonio Spurs survived a late Dallas rally and won 112-111 at Frost Bank Center. The deciding…
From the HERE City National DeskSAN FRANCISCO, Calif. — Golden State Valkyries fans turned out by the thousands along the city waterfront on Wednesday, cheering the newest champions of the WNBA during a two-hour victory parade down The Embarcadero. The route ran from the Ferry Building near Mission Street south…
From the HERE City National DeskCINCINNATI, Ohio — The Cincinnati Reds have a new pitching coach, and manager Terry Francona went back to his Cleveland roots to find him. The club announced Wednesday that it hired Joe Torres, who has been the No. 2 pitching coach for the Guardians since…
From the HERE City National DeskBALTIMORE, Md. — Down two quarterbacks, the Baltimore Ravens are closing in on a trade with the Arizona Cardinals for veteran passer Jacoby Brissett, with the deal expected to be wrapped up over the weekend. Neither club has announced the move, and the terms have…
From the HERE City National DeskSACRAMENTO, Calif. — Luka Doncic made sure arena security noticed a courtside spectator who hurled the ball at a referee Wednesday night, and the man was escorted out of Golden 1 Center as the Los Angeles Lakers went on to beat Sacramento 116-103. The incident…
From the HERE City National DeskCLEVELAND, Ohio — The hottest team in the Eastern Conference heads to Cleveland on Friday night. The Philadelphia 76ers, 8-1 and atop the East, take on the 4-4 Cavaliers in an NBA Cup group-stage game, with tipoff set for 7:30 p.m. Eastern. It is the…
From the HERE City National DeskSEATTLE, Wash. — With its new manager in place, the Seattle Mariners now have to build the staff around him. The club formally introduced Jason Kanzler on Wednesday at T-Mobile Park, and team leaders say roughly half of the major league coaching jobs are still…
From HERE Ann Arbor
ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Scientists from the University of Michigan and Michigan State plan a Saturday peecycling faceoff at Ann Arbor Golf Club, just across from Michigan Stadium, during rivalry football weekend in Ann Arbor. A pair of yurts will greet fans and tailgaters. Volunteers intend to point people to…
From HERE Ann Arbor
ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Ann Arbor Public Schools will seat a largely new Board of Education in January after unofficial returns from the Nov. 3 election put one incumbent and four newcomers into office. Becca Hogan led the four-year field, followed by incumbent Rima Mohammad, Brandon Smith and Aaron Puno.…
From HERE Northville
NORTHVILLE, Mich. — Northville Public Schools congratulated three candidates elected to the Board of Education after unofficial returns from Wayne, Oakland and Washtenaw counties, with results still still awaiting Board of Canvassers certification. Incumbents Melissa Stuart and Kim Campbell-Voytal were elected to second four-year terms. Incoming member Michael Cook will…
Events
DETROIT, Mich. — Downtown Detroit has its holiday centerpiece. Crews hoisted a 70-foot Norway spruce into place at Campus Martius Park on Wednesday, Nov. 4, during a ceremony put on by the Downtown Detroit Partnership. The tree made a 226-mile trip from Mesick, a small town in northern Michigan. A…
Business
DETROIT, Mich. — Detroit-based DTE Energy is shedding its non-utility DTE Vantage arm in a cash deal worth nearly $3 billion. Buyers are institutional funds advised by J.P. Morgan Asset Management's Global Infrastructure team. An SEC Form 8-K says DTE locked in the purchase agreement on Nov. 1 with Velocity…
From HERE Novi
NOVI, Mich. — A Novi maker of vehicle electronics said Wednesday that a warranty arbitration ruling wiped out its third-quarter profit on a GAAP basis even as core sales and cash earnings looked stronger than a year ago. Stoneridge Inc. recorded a $22.9 million continuing-operations shortfall, equal to 81 cents…
From HERE Novi
NOVI, Mich. — Novi shoppers at Twelve Oaks can spend the weekend inside Michigan's first Dick's House of Sport as the store stages a formal Friday-to-Sunday launch after soft opening in late October. The stop fills about 100,000 square feet at 27600 Twelve Oaks Mall Road on the lower level…
Traffic
DEARBORN, Mich. — A Dearborn Heights teen is dead after a one-car wreck at the Monroe and Beech intersection area, authorities confirmed. Dearborn Police found the scene while already on patrol. The young driver left the roadway and hit a tree. People nearby said the car had been going fast.…
Crime
DETROIT, Mich. — A Detroit mother is facing a Michigan gun-storage charge after her toddler got hold of a handgun left unsecured at a west-side Detroit home and shot himself in the abdomen. The Wayne County Prosecutor's Office charged Amoya Black, 26. Detroit Police arrived Tuesday morning on Evergreen Road…
Crime
GIBRALTAR, Mich. — Investigators have identified a suspect in a bomb threat that emptied Carlson High School in Gibraltar on Election Day, when the building was serving as a polling place, and the case is now with the Wayne County Prosecutor's Office for a charging review. The threat came in…
Politics
DETROIT, Mich. — Metro Detroit voters delivered a pair of cultural funding wins on Nov. 3, clearing a first-ever millage for major Detroit history museums and renewing the tax that underwrites the Detroit Zoo. Unofficial tallies with most Wayne County precincts in showed the regional historical museum authority millage ahead…
From HERE Plymouth
PLYMOUTH, Mich. — Roughly seven in ten registered Plymouth voters cast ballots in the Nov. 3 general election, and city hall has now put the unofficial summary online for residents to review. Of 8,340 people on the city rolls, 6,005 voted, a 72% share. Staff put out the multi-page summary…
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