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SportsGRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Three players are heading south from Grand Rapids. On Sunday, Detroit moved goalie Carter Gylander from the Griffins to the Toledo Walleye of the ECHL, and Grand Rapids sent forwards Nolan Moyle and Tag Bertuzzi to Toledo as well. Gylander, 25,…
SportsGRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — The Grand Rapids Griffins are getting three familiar faces back. On Sunday the Detroit Red Wings returned goalie Michal Postava plus forwards John Leonard and Nate Danielson to their American Hockey League farm club. Danielson, 22, was a first-round draft pick,…
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…
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…
Events
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Diners in Grand Rapids still have most of a week to take part in Restaurant Week GR, which opened Nov. 6 and continues through Nov. 14. The event, now in its 17th year, is run by Experience Grand Rapids. Participating restaurants serve menus of at least…
From Merger Monday
Monday’s deal tape had a pattern. Nearly every buyer already owned a piece of what it was buying. Crédit Agricole holds 29.6% of Banco BPM and wants to reach about 45% by folding its Italian bank into the Milan lender, structured so that it never has to make a tender offer…
From Merger Monday
Berkshire Hathaway Inc. has hired Mizuho Securities and BofA Securities to arrange its first yen-denominated bond sale since April, returning to a market where it has borrowed about twice a year to fund its Japanese investments. The planned benchmark offering of senior unsecured notes is expected in the near future, subject…
From Merger Monday
Onodrim Industries, an Amsterdam company that plans to buy and hold European defense and industrial suppliers, raised $300 million in a Series A round led by Lux Capital that values it at $1.3 billion, nine months after its seed financing. General Catalyst, Lakestar, Altimeter, Strike Capital, 137 Ventures, 8090 and Expeditions…
From the HERE City State Desk
LANSING, Mich. — Michigan is spending this week getting ready for the cold. Gov. Gretchen Whitmer proclaimed Sunday, Nov. 8, through Saturday, Nov. 14, as Winter Hazards Awareness Week, a statewide push alongside the Michigan State Police and emergency managers to get households prepared before the first serious storm. The…
From the HERE City State Desk
LANSING, Mich. — A proposal to give Michigan family caregivers a break on their state income taxes is still parked in the House, months after it won unanimous approval from the House Finance Committee in June. The bill would create a nonrefundable credit worth up to $2,000, covering as much…
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