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SportsROCKFORD, Ill. — The Grand Rapids Griffins jumped out to a three-goal cushion at the BMO Center on Saturday night and still went home with a 6-4 loss to the Rockford IceHogs. Dylan James opened the scoring on a power play, Noah Dower Nilsson added…
SportsGRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — The Grand Rapids Griffins evened their season series with Milwaukee on Friday night, beating the Admirals 4-2 at Van Andel Arena in front of a crowd of 7,611. The Admirals had won the first meeting 4-1 back on Oct. 10. Captain…
From the HERE City State DeskDENVER, Colo. — Detroit left Ball Arena without a goal on Saturday, falling 4-0 as Colorado turned a pile of second-period minors into a special-teams rout on Hockey Fights Cancer Night. Mackenzie Blackwood stopped 27 shots for his first blank sheet this season and the…
From the HERE City State DeskCOLLEGE PARK, Md. — Michigan closed a long Saturday night on the road with a 3-1 volleyball win over Maryland, taking the first two sets and then surviving a 28-26 fourth after dropping the third. The Wolverines (15-10, 6-8 Big Ten) won 25-22 and 25-19…
From the HERE City State DeskTOLEDO, Ohio — Kennedy Blair poured in 28 points and grabbed 11 boards over 35 minutes Saturday, carrying Michigan State past Toledo 72-64 at Savage Arena. The junior guard added four assists and made 10 of 14 free throws. It was her first double-double of…
From the HERE City State DeskGRAND FORKS, N.D. — Fifth-ranked Western Michigan left Ralph Engelstad Arena on the wrong end of a 4-1 result Saturday night, as 10th-ranked North Dakota scored twice in the first period before a packed house of 11,622. The Broncos fell to 6-2-1 overall and 0-1-1…
From the HERE City National DeskOXFORD, Miss. — No. 2 Georgia raced to a 28-0 lead by the break and handled Ole Miss 42-7 on Saturday night at Vaught-Hemingway Stadium, with quarterback Gunner Stockton responsible for five touchdowns, four through the air and one on the ground. The Bulldogs scored…
From the HERE City National DeskHOUSTON, Texas — Center back Lukas MacNaughton waited until the last attack of the MLS regular season to deliver, scoring in the seventh minute of second-half stoppage time Saturday night as St. Louis CITY SC edged the Houston Dynamo 1-0 at Shell Energy Stadium and…
From the HERE City National DeskHONG KONG — American Claire Liu captured the first WTA Tour singles title of her career Sunday, closing the Hong Kong Tennis Open final with nine straight games to beat second seed Alexandra Eala of the Philippines 6-3, 6-0 at Victoria Park. The opening set…
From the HERE City National DeskSOUTH BEND, Ind. — Top-ranked Miami is unbeaten no more. Notre Dame jumped out to a 24-3 cushion early in the third quarter Saturday night and then survived a frantic Hurricanes comeback for a 31-24 victory at Notre Dame Stadium. Both teams now sit at…
From the HERE City National DeskAUSTIN, Texas — Portland needed only three minutes on Decision Day to take control. Ariel Lassiter beat the Austin FC back line for an early goal, Kristoffer Velde doubled the margin in the 70th minute, and the Timbers won 2-0 at Q2 Stadium Saturday night…
From the HERE City National DeskFOXBOROUGH, Mass. — The New England Patriots will again be without wide receiver A.J. Brown when they host the Green Bay Packers at Gillette Stadium on Sunday, but the team is hopeful the 29-year-old can rejoin the lineup once the Week 11 bye is behind…
Events
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Work crews are turning the grounds of the Downtown Market in Grand Rapids into a European-style holiday village ahead of the fourth Christkindl Markt, which opens Wednesday, Nov. 18. The seasonal market runs through Christmas Eve, Dec. 24, at 435 Ionia Ave. SW. It is open…
From Merger Monday
The New Orleans City Council approved a 45-year tax arrangement on Thursday for the planned Omni New Orleans, one of the last local steps for a $625 million convention headquarters hotel across from the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center. Rather than paying a conventional property-tax bill, the Dallas-based developers would make…
From Merger Monday
Fox Corp. borrowed $10.4 billion on Friday as it completed its roughly $22 billion purchase of Roku Inc., drawing $2 billion under an amended term loan and $8.4 billion under a new bridge facility to cover part of the cash it owed Roku holders. An 8-K filed with the Securities and…
From the HERE City National Desk
SEATTLE, Wash. — The first strong fall storm of the season swept across Western Washington on Saturday night, toppling trees and leaving well over 80,000 homes and businesses without electricity at its peak. Seattle City Light counted more than 46,000 of its customers in the dark around 9 p.m. Saturday,…
From the HERE City National Desk
NEW YORK — Four days after winning a U.S. Senate seat in Texas, Democrat James Talarico walked onto the Saturday Night Live stage, appearing unannounced in the show's first cold open since the midterm elections. The sketch opened with cast members playing Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer and House Democratic…
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