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Sports DENVER, CO - August 05: A basketball, Wilson the volleyball and a football, just a few of many things on the Gear Garage at the brand new Halcyon Hotel in Cherry Creek August 05, 2016. Guests of the hotel can check out a vintage film camera, skateboards and long boards, basketballs, electric bikes and many other items. (Photo by Andy Cross/The Denver Post via Getty Images)
Sports How Halting High School Sports in Michigan Helped Prevent a COVID Spike

Michigan has been extremely cautious with high school sports. The impact on curbing the virus speaks for itself.

Katelyn Kivel Katelyn Kivel March 9, 2021 1:47 pm EST
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Business Michigan’s Small Businesses Are in Crisis With No College Sports

Without Spartan football in the fall, an estimated $80 million will be missing from East Lansing businesses like Crunchy's.

Katelyn Kivel Katelyn Kivel September 3, 2020 1:16 pm EDT
Sports FILE - In this Dec. 7, 2019, file photo, Miami of Ohio quarterback Brett Gabbert throws during the second half of the Mid-American Conference championship NCAA college football game against Central Michigan, in Detroit. The Mid-American Conference on Saturday, Aug. 8, 2020, became the first league competing at college football’s highest level to cancel its fall season because of COVID-19 concerns. With the MAC’s 12 schools facing a significant financial burden by trying to maintain costly coronavirus protocols, the conference’s university presidents made the decision to explore a spring season. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio, File)
Sports After MAC Surrenders to the Pandemic, Will Other Leagues Follow?

Michigan college athletes will sit out due to the suspended season.

Associated Press Associated Press August 10, 2020 1:09 pm EDT
Sports Detroit Tigers pitcher Rony Garcia throws during an intrasquad baseball game in Detroit, Wednesday, July 15, 2020. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)
Sports The Detroit Tigers’ 2020 Season Is Starting: Here’s How to Watch and Listen

After a four-month delay, pandemic play during the 2020 MLB regular season will be a whole new ball game. Outside the park, there are still lots of ways to take it all in.

Martha Spall Martha Spall July 23, 2020 10:36 am EDT
Sports In this March 31 2014, file photo, vintage planes from the Cavanaugh Flight Museum flyover Globe Life Park during opening day ceremonies before a baseball game between the Texas Rangers and Philadelphia Phillies in Arlington, Texas. On what was supposed to be opening day all around the majors, ballparks will be shut Thursday, March 26, 2020, because of the coronavirus pandemic. (Louis DeLuca/The Dallas Morning News via AP, File)
Sports Today Should Have Been Opening Day. Console Yourself With These Memories Of The Best.

Baseball fans, we feel your pain today. These legendary memories will cheer you up.

Associated Press Associated Press March 26, 2020 1:32 pm EDT

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