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Tigers' Kids Roll Twins 7-2, Snap a Seven-Series Skid at Comerica!
The kids can play.
Hutchinson Poised to Take His Game to Another Level for Our Lions
Remember when we grabbed Aidan Hutchinson second overall in the 2022 NFL Draft?
Upon Further Review - MI Sports Chat: Sept. 9
Upon Further Review — Football It wasn't the maize jerseys that caused the crazy ending.
Twins Edge Our Tigers 3-2 as Clemens Burns His Old Team
It was a former Tiger who did us in at Comerica on Monday night, as Kody Clemens turned on a two-run homer in the sixth against the club that used to sign his checks — his fourth long ball against us this season.
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MI Sports Chat - Week 3 Football Picks
Well we are back again to test our luck on the High School Gridiron weekly picks for Week 3.
Edwardsburg Eddies Dreaming Big Again After Best Season in School History
Last fall was the kind of season we don't forget around here: our Eddies compiled a 17-2-1 record, the best in school history, claimed an outright Wolverine Conference championship, and raised a Division 2 District trophy before running into eventual Finals runner-up Hudsonville Unity Christian in the Regional final, a 4-1 loss to close the book on a dream year.
Caro Seniors Tetil and Herron Push Each Other Toward a Division 3 Top Five!
Every so often a program gets two runners who make each other better just by lacing up, and that's exactly what we've got in Caro this fall with seniors Violet Tetil and Luke Herron leading the way.
Grand Haven Storms Back Into Contention: Bucs Hit 2-0 for First Time Since 2018
Our Grand Haven Buccaneers are off to their first 2-0 start since 2018, and they earned every inch of it — a triple-overtime survival test against Spring Lake, then a road win up at Muskegon Reeths-Puffer.
Jonesville Outlasts Leslie 64-62 in Triple-OT Classic as Week 2 Delivers
Week 2 across our high school gridirons gave us everything on September 5, and nothing topped Jonesville and Leslie trading haymakers in a 64-62 triple-overtime marathon that tied for the fifth highest-scoring overtime game in MHSAA history.
Greene Powers Our Tigers Past Minnesota 5-4 at Comerica
Give us an afternoon like this one, because our Tigers held off the Twins 5-4 in front of 23,314 at Comerica Park, and the man of the hour was Riley Greene.
Lions Lock In Their 2026 Captains as Week 1 Arrives!
The leadership core is set, Detroit, and it is a group we know and trust.
MI Sports Chat - Thoughts Sept 8
College Football Kicks Off — and the Wolverines and Spartans Both Exhale The Wolverines and Spartans can both breathe a sigh of relief after week 1.
MHSAA Rolls Out the Welcome Mat for Michigan's Next Wave of Officials
There's a whole world behind every whistle at our high school games, and MHSAA is opening the door wider than ever for the folks who make Friday nights run.
Guardians Walk Off Our Tigers 3-2 in 10, Take the Series in Cleveland
It was the kind of series that leaves a mark, and Sunday afternoon in Cleveland was the final twist of the knife: the Guardians walked off our Tigers 3-2 in 10 innings at Progressive Field, their third walk-off in a four-game set.
Wolverines Escape Ann Arbor: Michigan Survives 13-12 Over Feisty Broncos
It shouldn't have been this close, and yet here we are, breathing a sigh of relief after the Wolverines squeaked past Western Michigan 13-12 Saturday night in Ann Arbor.
Grand Rapids Catholic Central Draws Chicago Kenwood on Friday
Friday brings a game worth circling on the schedule, as our Grand Rapids Catholic Central squad hosts Chicago Kenwood Academy out of Illinois on 9/5 with a 3:00 PM kickoff.
Detroit King Outlasts St. Mary's in a Triple-OT Thriller!
Friday night gave us the kind of high school football that keeps us up past our bedtimes, and our Detroit King squad delivered — outlasting Orchard Lake St. Mary's in a triple-overtime thriller that had everything a fan could ask for out at Orchard Lake.
Boyd's Boot and a Late Answer: Spartans Storm Back to Down Toledo 30-20 in Fitzgerald's Opening Night!
Friday night football is back in East Lansing, and 72,083 of us packed Spartan Stadium to watch our Spartans open the Pat Fitzgerald era with a 30-20 win over Toledo.
Guardians Walk Off Our Tigers Twice, Sweep Friday Doubleheader 7-6, 4-3
This one stings, folks.
Guardians Walk Off Our Tigers 7-6 as a 6-1 Lead Slips Away in Cleveland
We built the kind of lead you want to bank early — Max Clark and Ben Malgeri each ripping two-run singles in a four-run first inning against Logan Allen, and Gleyber Torres crossing twice in the first two frames.
Gideon Gash Chases Repeat Title as Catholic Central Star Eyes Texas Tech
Here's a name every Michigan high school fan ought to know: Gideon Gash, the Detroit Catholic Central Senior chasing a repeat and doing it in three sports at once.
Torkelson Goes Yard in the 12th as Tigers Storm Back to Snap a Skid, 11-6!
After Monday's 11-1 beating and Tuesday's 15-2 embarrassment, our battling Tigers finally got off the mat at Target Field, and it was Spencer Torkelson who delivered the knockout blow — a two-run shot into the left-field seats in the 12th, his 21st of the year and his first since July 29.
Top 10 Week 2 High School games of the week - MI Sports Chat
Here are the MI Sports Chat Top 10 games of the week 2 slate of games: Thurs.
Two Forfeits Headline a Packed September 3 Football Slate Across Michigan
The September 3 high school football slate across our state is loaded, but two results already landed in the books the hard way.
As Fall Practices Open Aug. 10, MHSAA Puts Heat Safety Front and Center
With practices for all Fall 2026 sports cleared to begin Monday, Aug. 10, the MHSAA is asking every one of our high school programs to take the heat seriously — and after multiple regions across Michigan approached record-high temperatures this summer, that message could not land at a better time.
Byron Center's Mallory Johnson Earns U23 USA Volleyball Roster Spot for Pan American Cup!
This is the kind of story that makes our high school volleyball scene something to shout about: Byron Center senior Mallory Johnson, a 5-foot-6 outside hitter, has been named to the U23 USA Volleyball Pan American Cup roster.
Fitzgerald Era Kicks Off Under Friday Night Lights as Spartans Host Toledo!
The Pat Fitzgerald era begins this Friday, Sept. 4, when MSU welcomes a Toledo squad into Spartan Stadium for an 8:05 p.m.
No. 16 Wolverines Open at Home Under the Lights vs. Western Michigan!
The wait is nearly over, folks: our No. 16 Wolverines — ranked 16th in both the AFCA Coaches Poll and the AP media poll — open the 2026 campaign at Michigan Stadium against Western Michigan on Saturday, Sept. 5, with kickoff set for 7:30 p.m.
Wolverines Bring Hockey Back to Lambeau Field in 2027 Frozen Tundra Faceoff!
Circle it now, folks: Saturday, Feb. 20, 2027, our Wolverines lace them up outdoors at Lambeau Field in Green Bay, home of the NFL's Packers and all 81,041 of those frosty seats.
Twins Bury Tigers 15-2 as Minnesota Hangs 10 in the Sixth
Rough night in Minneapolis, and there is no dressing it up: the Twins buried our Tigers 15-2 at Target Field, hanging a staggering ten runs on us in the sixth inning alone.
Pistons and Jalen Duren Dig In as Contract Standoff Drags Into September
The standoff between our Pistons and Jalen Duren has now stretched into September, and there's real distance between the two sides.
Lions Set Their 53: Dobbs Wins the Backup Job, Branch and Joseph Land on PUP
The initial 53-man roster is in, and our Lions made the hard calls that always come with the last week of August.
Divine Child Picks Up Where It Left Off, Buries Unity Christian 56-28 in Week 1!
It only took a single point to separate these two at Ford Field last November, and Dearborn Divine Child clearly did not enjoy cutting it that close.
Tigers Open a Pivotal 10-Game Stretch Tonight, 9 Back in the Central
It feels like just yesterday that catchers, pitchers and rookies reported to Lakeland back in February, and here we are at the end of August with our Tigers sitting in 4th place in the Central.
Djokovic Bounced in U.S. Open First Round by Unranked Navone!
The clock crept close to midnight in New York on Sunday night, and by 12:04am Novak Djokovic, the #4 seed and a 24-time major champion, was out of the U.S. Open in the first round.
Skubal Silences His Old Comerica Crowd as Dodgers Edge Tigers 2-1
So this is what heartbreak looks like: Tarik Skubal walks back into Comerica Park in a Dodgers uniform, and our Tigers can't solve him.
Lions Close the Preseason With a 25-16 Win Over the Colts!
We wrapped up the exhibition slate on the road Saturday, and our Lions handled the Colts 25-16 at Lucas Oil Stadium in the preseason finale.
MI Sports Chat - More Thoughts Aug. 29
The Ally Challenge in Grand Blanc - In what was once The Buick Open stop on the PGA Tour is now known as The Ally Challenge in the Champions Tour with a lot of the past history of the PGA elite golfers competing!
Camp Breaks in Allen Park as Lions Turn Toward the Saints!
Thursday marked the final practice of training camp at the Meijer Performance Center, and just like that our Lions are done with the grind in Allen Park and pointed at what matters.
Okemos Grabs the No. 1 Spot as Boys Soccer Rankings Drop for 2026-27!
The first Boys Soccer rankings of the 2026-2027 season are out, dated 8/25/2026 from the Michigan High School Soccer Coaches Association, and our High School squads are already staking their claim.
Farmington Hills Mercy Takes the Top Spot in New Girls Volleyball Rankings
The first Girls Volleyball rankings of the 2026-2027 season are out, dated 8/25/2026 and produced by the Michigan Interscholastic Volleyball Coaches Association, and our Michigan powers are already staking their claims.
Friday Night Lights Are Back: 302 Games Kick Off Week 1 With Goodrich-Frankenmuth Under the Big House Roof!
It's back, and it comes in a flood — 184 games tonight, 112 on Friday, six Saturday, our high school teams pouring back onto the fields with roughly 33,000 players suiting up across the state in the most-played sport we've got.
Gobles Steps Up to 11-Player Football, and the Tigers Are Ready
Big change for our Gobles Tigers this fall, folks: after four straight seasons of 8-player ball — a combined 31-10 record and MHSAA Playoff trips in four of the last five years — they're making the jump to 11-player football, where they land in Division 8.
Lions Land on ESPN's Most-Likely-to-Improve List as Camp Heats Up!
Buckle up, because the national eyes are back on us: ESPN has our Detroit Lions among the teams most likely to improve in 2026, and after watching this camp unfold, it's hard to argue.
Ameli, Dzebo Shine as Troy Athens Blanks Northville 3-0 in Hodges' Homecoming!
There is nothing like a clean sheet to open a season, and our Troy Athens Red Hawks gave us one Thursday night, dispatching the Northville Mustangs 3-0 to start the year on the right foot.
Lions Unveil New Rivalries Uniform for November 1st Clash With the Vikings!
The wait is over, folks: our Lions have pulled the wrapping off the new Rivalries uniform, and it's set to debut November 1st against the Minnesota Vikings.
Red Wings Training Camp Is Just Over Three Weeks Away!
Grab your calendars, Wings faithful, because the wait is nearly over.
ESPN's Panel Puts the Reigning Knicks Atop the East as the Wild Parity Era Rolls On
The parity era just keeps giving us a new king every June — eight different champions since 2019, from the Raptors to the Bucks to last year's reigning Knicks — and now ESPN's expert panel has laid its cards on the table for 2026-27.
Rookie Moore Announces Himself in Lions Preseason Debut vs. Washington
The wait was worth it.
Lions Set Their Sights on a Playoff Return
The road back to the playoffs starts now, and for our Lions the mission this season is clear: get back to where this group belongs.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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!
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!
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.
MI Sports Chat - Thoughts (Aug. 15, 2026)
Memories that last a lifetime.
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!
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.
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.
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.
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!
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!