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Sports Izzo has won the Big Ten title 10 times in the regular season and six conference tournament championships. (Courtesy/Michigan State University)
Sports Michigan State Gives Tom Izzo New Deal Worth $6.2M Per Year

Michigan State University has signed coach Tom Izzo to a new deal valued at $6.2 million per season, giving him about $2 million more each year.

Associated Press Associated Press August 12, 2022 8:45 am EDT
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Education Michigan Republicans Use School Aid Budget to Keep Trans Women Out of Sports

Republicans in Michigan have tried before to keep trans women out of sports. They’re giving it another crack—this time in the school budget.

Isaac Constans Isaac Constans May 2, 2022 2:21 pm EDT
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Culture 9 Michigan Axe-Throwing Venues to Try This Winter

Got the winter blues? Make like a Michigan lumberjack and get cozy with an axe… for fun!

Lisa Green Lisa Green February 7, 2022 3:18 pm EST
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

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Community Foundation of Greater Flint CEO Isaiah Oliver circulates during a library opening in Flint, Mich., on Thursday, May 19, 2022. As the foundation’s first Flint native and first Black leader since it was founded in 1988, Oliver works to build bridges between marginalized people and wealthy donors. (Sean Work/The Chronicle of Philanthropy via AP) Michigan Life Homegrown Foundation Leader Builds Bridges, Trust in Flint
A woman takes a photo of lightning striking as dark storm clouds roll over Lake Michigan. (Mark Olsen via Unsplash) Weather Storms Knock Out Power to More than 100,000 Across Michigan
Plenty of historic Michigan theaters are still playing movies and hosting live performances today. Michigan Life Cherished Cinema: 6 Historic Michigan Theaters Thriving as Labors of Love
On Sunday, all 50 Senate Democrats—including Michigan Sens. Gary Peters and Debbie Stabenow—voted to pass the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022. Economy Here’s How the Inflation Reduction Act Will Help Michigan Families
Coronavirus 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)
Coronavirus 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