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HS High School · 🏐 Volleyball

No. 1 Valley Lutheran Brings the Whole Band Back for Another Run

A year ago our Saginaw Valley Lutheran girls took a roster filled exclusively with sophomores and juniors all the way to the Division 3 Semifinals, before falling in three sets to a Kalamazoo Christian program that has now reached the Final Four four years running.

Patrick Lowney · Aug 21, 2026
HS High School · Golf

Concord's Haley Stimer Chases 20 Varsity Letters in Her Senior Run

Every once in a while an athlete comes along who does it all, and for us here in Concord that athlete is Haley Stimer — a senior walking into her final year with 15 varsity letters already stitched on her jacket and a goal that has folks talking: 20 letters over four years of high school.

Patrick Lowney · Aug 21, 2026
HS High School · 🏈 Football

Tabron Commits to Texas A&M as Cass Tech's Title Hopes Ride on Their Junior QB

There's a fresh spring in the step of our Detroit Cass Tech faithful this week, and it's easy to see why: junior quarterback Donald Tabron, one of the top recruits in the country in the Class of 2028, committed to Texas A&M on Saturday.

Patrick Lowney · Aug 21, 2026
D Detroit Tigers · Baseball

River Ryan Headlines Tigers' September Callup Watch as Rosters Expand

September brings roster expansion in Major League Baseball, and the Tigers have a name worth watching as rosters climb from 26 to 28 in less than two weeks.

Patrick Lowney · Aug 20, 2026
HS High School

Glen Lake's Julie Bennett Rows 2,800 Miles Across the Pacific in 40 Days

Every so often a Laker story comes along that stops us cold, and this is one of them: Julie (Adams) Bennett, a 1982 Glen Lake graduate, just rowed clean across the Pacific Ocean.

Patrick Lowney · Aug 20, 2026
W Detroit Red Wings · Hockey

Seider Cracks the Ranks of the NHL's Elite Defensemen

The word out of Detroit is one Red Wings fans have been waiting to hear: Moritz Seider has reached the ranks of the NHL's elite defensemen.

Patrick Lowney · Aug 20, 2026
S Spartans

Dan Bartholomae Takes the Throne as Michigan State's 22nd Athletic Director

The wait is over, Spartan faithful: Dan Bartholomae was announced as our new Vice President/Director of Athletics at Michigan State University, holding his introductory press conference inside the Tom Izzo Hall of History at the Breslin Center, televised live on the Big Ten Network!

Patrick Lowney · Aug 20, 2026
M Wolverines

Wolverines Draw Penn State as History Favors Our New Man in Charge

The 2026 preseason AP poll is out, and buried in all the SEC noise sits a number that ought to put a little pep in every Michigan fan's step this fall.

Patrick Lowney · Aug 19, 2026
L Detroit Lions · Football

Goff Enters His Sixth Season in Detroit as We Look to Bounce Back from 9-8

Lion's QB Jared Goff is heading into his sixth season in Detroit, entering his 11th year overall, and the man just keeps rewriting his own story!

Patrick Lowney · Aug 19, 2026
D Detroit Tigers · Baseball

Pirates Edge Our Tigers 4-1 at PNC as Ashcraft Cruises Through Eight

Rough night in Pittsburgh, as our Tigers dropped Game 2 by a 4-1 count at PNC Park to knot this series at a game apiece.

Patrick Lowney · Aug 19, 2026
W Detroit Red Wings · Hockey

The Red Wings Now Own the NHL's Longest Active Playoff Drought

There's no dressing this one up: our Red Wings now own the longest active playoff drought in the entire NHL, and it stings to write.

Patrick Lowney · Aug 16, 2026
P Detroit Pistons · Basketball

Pistons Need Taurean Prince to Inherit Javonte Green's Mantle

We watched Javonte Green become the glue guy last season, the only Piston to suit up for all 82 regular season games and knock down 38% of his triples on three attempts a night, and now the torch has to pass.

Patrick Lowney · Aug 16, 2026
L Detroit Lions · Football

Ratledge Shifts to Center as Our Lions Reshuffle the Offensive Line

The offensive line shuffle is in full swing in Detroit, and the Lions are getting creative up front after that 9-8 finish!

Patrick Lowney · Aug 16, 2026
D Detroit Tigers · Baseball

Brett Callahan Triples on the First Pitch of His MLB Debut for the Tigers

What a moment for us and for a kid who told his mom at five years old he wanted to be a Major League ballplayer!

Patrick Lowney · Aug 16, 2026
D Detroit Tigers · Baseball

White Sox Complete Comeback Sweep of Tigers, 7-5, at Comerica

Rough Sunday afternoon at Comerica Park, as the White Sox erased a 3-0 and a 4-1 hole to steal a 7-5 win and finish off a three-game sweep of our Tigers in front of 34,251.

Patrick Lowney · Aug 16, 2026
HS High School Opinion

MI Sports Chat - Thoughts (Aug. 15, 2026)

Memories that last a lifetime.

Patrick Lowney · Aug 15, 2026
S Spartans

Meet the Spartans Set for Wednesday, Aug. 26 at Spartan Stadium

Mark it down, Spartan faithful: Meet the Spartans lands Wednesday, Aug. 26 at Spartan Stadium, powered by Biggby Coffee, and it won't cost you a dime!

Patrick Lowney · Aug 14, 2026
S Spartans

Spartans Volleyball Lands Six Matches on Big Ten Network for 2026 Season

The Big Ten dropped its nationally-televised volleyball selections Monday, and the Spartans are set for six matches on the Big Ten Network this season!

Patrick Lowney · Aug 14, 2026
M Wolverines

Michigan Volleyball Announces 2026 TV Schedule and Match Times

The wait for the 2026 Michigan volleyball season just got a whole lot easier to circle on the calendar, as the Wolverines announced their match times in conjunction with the Big Ten Conference out of Chicago, and we've got five games picked for national television.

Patrick Lowney · Aug 14, 2026
L Detroit Lions · Football

Goff and Our Lions Turn the Page on a 9-8 Season in Allen Park

Out at Allen Park, the Lions got back to work with an intense two-hour Monday practice, and the message from Jared Goff and Dan Campbell was clear: 9-8 doesn't sit right around here!

Patrick Lowney · Aug 14, 2026
L Detroit Lions · Football

Lions' Cade Mays Fractures Wrist, Set to Miss Eight to Ten Weeks

Rough news out of Allen Park this week, Lions faithful, as our new center Cade Mays fractured a small bone in his wrist during a recent training camp practice — and per NFL Network's Ian Rapoport, that's expected to sideline him roughly eight to ten weeks.

Patrick Lowney · Aug 14, 2026
L Detroit Lions · Football

Bengals Edge Lions 16-14 in Preseason Opener

The Lions dropped the preseason opener in Cincinnati, 16-14, and while nobody's losing sleep over an August result, there's plenty to chew on!

Patrick Lowney · Aug 14, 2026
D Detroit Tigers · Baseball

Tigers Blank Guardians 3-0 to Take the Series at Comerica

The Tigers slammed the door on the Guardians 3-0 at Comerica Park, and this one belongs in the history books!

Patrick Lowney · Aug 14, 2026
D Detroit Tigers · Baseball

Tigers Finally Break Through, Down Cleveland 6-4 at Comerica

We finally did it!

Patrick Lowney · Aug 12, 2026
M Wolverines

Jason Beck Brings His Up-Tempo Offense to the Big House for 2026

The wait is nearly over, Michigan fans, because Jason Beck is officially the man calling the plays for the Wolverines offense in 2026, and if what he built at Utah is any indication, we are in for a very different brand of football at the Big House this fall!

Patrick Lowney · Aug 10, 2026
HS High School · 🏈 Football

2026 Amazon Prep Kickoff Classic Announces Four Marquee Matchups at Wayne State

The Detroit Sports Commission has announced the game matchups for the 2026 Amazon Prep Kickoff Classic, and the slate is loaded with our best high school football!

Patrick Lowney · Aug 10, 2026
L Detroit Lions · Football

Lions Camp Buzzing: Gibbs Signs Record Extension, St. Brown Lights Up Scrimmage in Allen Park

Camp is alive in Allen Park, and our Lions are giving us plenty to chew on!

Patrick Lowney · Aug 10, 2026
D Detroit Tigers · Baseball

Tigers Edge Giants 3-1 in 10, Cap a 7-2 West Coast Trip

What a way to close it out, folks — our Tigers found a way in extra innings at Oracle Park, edging the Giants 3-1 in 10 to wrap a 7-2 run through a three-city West Coast swing.

Patrick Lowney · Aug 10, 2026
W Detroit Red Wings · Hockey

Worst-Case Scenarios Loom Over Our Red Wings Heading Into 2026-27

Ten straight seasons without playoff hockey, and the offseason has only tightened the knot around our beloved Red Wings.

Patrick Lowney · Aug 9, 2026
D Detroit Tigers · Baseball

Jobe Blanks the Giants in San Francisco Return from Tommy John

What a way to say you're back!

Patrick Lowney · Aug 9, 2026
L Detroit Lions · Football

Gibbs Cashes In: Lions Make Him the Highest-Paid Back in NFL History

The news is in, and it's the good kind: Jahmyr Gibbs has agreed to a three-year, $67.

Patrick Lowney · Aug 7, 2026
W Detroit Red Wings · Hockey

Red Wings Search for a New GM as Yzerman Steps Aside

So the news is out, Red Wings faithful, and it's the kind of thing that stops you cold: three weeks ago Steve Yzerman announced he was stepping down as our general manager and moving into an advisory role.

Patrick Lowney · Aug 6, 2026
P Detroit Pistons · Basketball

Pistons Hold the Line at $35-38 Million in Jalen Duren Talks

Here's the number that has us glued to the phones this summer: the Pistons have reportedly camped out in the $35-38 million annual range in contract talks with Jalen Duren, and that tells us plenty about how our front office is playing this one.

Patrick Lowney · Aug 6, 2026
L Detroit Lions · Football

Lions Name Adrian's Own Richard Haddad Team President and CEO

Big news out of Ford Field, and it comes with a hometown flavor: our Lions have named Richard Haddad the new team president and CEO!

Patrick Lowney · Aug 6, 2026
Pro Teams Opinion

MI Sports Chat - Thoughts (Aug. 4, 2026)

There's a line in Hoosiers where Coach Norman Dale, played by Gene Hackman, looks over a thin roster and tells the gym his team is on the floor.

Patrick Lowney · Aug 4, 2026
D Detroit Tigers · Baseball

Scott Harris Owns the Skubal Trade — and Points to the Return

It stings, and Scott Harris knows it — our president of baseball operations stood up and blamed himself for putting us in a spot where we had to trade Tarik Skubal at all.

Patrick Lowney · Aug 4, 2026
Pro Teams

Thorbjornsen Cruises to First PGA Tour Title in Detroit With Closing 63

What a Sunday we got in the Motor City!

Patrick Lowney · Aug 3, 2026
L Detroit Lions · Football

Lions Land Ex-All-Pro Devin White on a One-Year Deal!

Big news dropped Saturday, and it's the kind we love to wake up to: our Detroit Lions are signing former All-Pro linebacker Devin White to a one-year deal!

Patrick Lowney · Aug 3, 2026
Pro Teams Editor's Note

MI Sports Chat - Thoughts (Aug. 1, 2026)

MI Sports Chat is All Michigan, All the Time — coverage of everything Michigan sports has to offer, plus some deep thoughts on topics around town.

Patrick Lowney · Aug 1, 2026
D Detroit Tigers · Baseball

Prized Prospect Max Clark Dazzles With Three Hits as Tigers Crush the A's 13-1!

What a night out in West Sacramento as our Tigers hammered the Athletics 13-1 and rolled out a brand new star before our very eyes!

Patrick Lowney · Aug 1, 2026
S Spartans

Alessio Milivojevic Steps Up as Our Spartans' Most Underrated QB!

Spartans fans, let me tell you about the man taking the reins under center, because Alessio Milivojevic is entering his first full season as the starting quarterback and this kid is criminally underrated!

Patrick Lowney · Jul 29, 2026
M Wolverines

Big Ten Football Media Days Descend on Chicago July 28-30 with Our Wolverines on Day 3!

Fire up the offseason, folks, because Big Ten Football Media Days Presented by Discover roll into the Hilton Chicago for three days of coverage beginning Tuesday, July 28!

Patrick Lowney · Jul 28, 2026
S Spartans

Michigan State Athletics Announces 2026 Hall of Fame Class Headlined by Lindsay Bowen and Dan Currie!

The honors keep rolling in for our Spartans as six exceptional athletes from across six decades and one championship coach make up the Michigan State Athletics Hall of Fame Class of 2026!

Patrick Lowney · Jul 26, 2026
HS High School · Baseball

Michigan Baseball Stars Take Major Steps in the Pro Ranks!

Our Michigan-bred ballplayers are climbing the pro ladder and we could not be prouder!

Patrick Lowney · Jul 23, 2026
L Detroit Lions · Football

Sam LaPorta Fully Cleared for Training Camp as Lions Get Their Star TE Back!

Great news out of Detroit, folks, as our own Sam LaPorta has been fully cleared for training camp earlier this month, a source told ESPN's Jeremy Fowler on Tuesday!

Patrick Lowney · Jul 23, 2026
S Spartans

MSU Hockey Schedule announced for 2026-27 season

MSU Hockey Season will drop the puck on Nov. 12-15 at South Bend vs Notre Dame before returning back to E. Lansing Nov. 19-22 vs Michigan!

Patrick Lowney · Jun 23, 2026
S Spartans

MSU football and Coach Fitzgerald prep for opener Friday Sept 4 vs Toledo

New head coach Pat Fitzgerald and his staff continue to work with team and get ready for the BIG Football grind!

Patrick Lowney · Jun 23, 2026
M Wolverines

Michigan Men's hockey schedule for 2026-27 season is out!

Michigan Men's Hockey will start their 2026-27 season at Ohio State on Oct. 29-Nov. 1 before returning home to host the Nittany Lions on Nov. 12-15 weekend!

Patrick Lowney · Jun 23, 2026
M Wolverines

Michigan football starts season at 7:30 pm kickoff on Sept 5

Michigan Football is deep in off season prep for the upcoming season but the schedule is shaping out to be another challenging one!

Patrick Lowney · Jun 23, 2026