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SportsGRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Captain Dominik Shine put four pucks in the net as the Griffins beat the Texas Stars 6-2 on Nov. 4 at Van Andel Arena in Grand Rapids, their third straight victory. Texas opened the scoring at 3:36 of the first when…
SportsGRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — The Grand Rapids Griffins are losing their hottest player for now. The Detroit Red Wings on Wednesday called goaltender Michal Postava up from Grand Rapids under emergency conditions. The move follows an injury to Detroit starter John Gibson, who left a…
SportsGRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Michal Postava, the goaltender who has anchored the Grand Rapids Griffins this fall, is the American Hockey League pick as its top netminder for October. The league made the announcement Tuesday. Postava won all four of his October starts for Grand…
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 State DeskANN ARBOR, Mich. — The state's biggest college football rivalry comes back to Michigan Stadium on Saturday night, when Michigan hosts Michigan State in the 119th meeting between the schools with the Paul Bunyan Trophy at stake. Michigan, 5-3 overall and 2-3 in the Big…
From the HERE City State DeskEAST LANSING, Mich. — No. 5 Michigan State women's soccer collected a program-best seven Big Ten postseason honors on Tuesday, two days before the Spartans open conference tournament play. Four Spartans made the All-Big Ten first team for a second year in a row. Kennedy…
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 State Desk
LANSING, Mich. — Democrats swept the statewide races for Michigan State University trustees and Wayne State University governors, locking in new eight-year terms that begin in early 2027. MSU Board Chair Brianna Scott of Muskegon and Trustee Kelly Tebay Zemke of Detroit, both Democrats first seated in 2019, beat Republicans…
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TRENTON, N.J. — A lone ticket bought in New Jersey matched every number in Wednesday night's Powerball drawing, landing a jackpot of $847 million, the ninth-biggest top prize the game has ever paid. The numbers drawn on Nov. 4 were 15, 34, 41, 53 and 56, and the red Powerball…
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WASHINGTON, D.C. — Fuel costs helped drive voters away from Republicans on Tuesday, but drivers hoping the incoming Democratic Congress will bring quick relief at the pump are likely to be disappointed. GasBuddy's weekly survey of more than 150,000 stations put the national average for regular gasoline at $4.12 a…
From the HERE City State Desk
DETROIT, Mich. — Governor-elect Jocelyn Benson opened her transition by ranking cheaper health coverage, stronger public schools and housing relief as the work she wants done first after she is sworn in. Speaking Wednesday after her win over Republican John James, Benson said her early agenda centers on cutting household…
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MIDLAND, Mich. — Less than a day after Michigan voters approved Proposal 2, the Mackinac Center for Public Policy asked a federal judge to freeze key speech and donor-disclosure pieces of the new campaign-finance rules. The Midland-based group filed Mackinac Center v. Benson in federal court in western Michigan, listing…
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LANSING, Mich. — Governor-elect Jocelyn Benson said the Michigan executive office will start answering open-records requests the day she takes the oath, even though the statute still leaves that office outside FOIA. Benson made the pledge Wednesday as she began the handoff from Gov. Gretchen Whitmer. Michigan joins just one…
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