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HS High School · 🎾 Tennis

Gorno and Tanis Close the Book as the Winningest Doubles Tandem in MHSAA History!

What a run it's been for our own Holland Christian seniors Michael Gorno and Graham Tanis, who finished their four years together at 106-6 — the winningest doubles tandem in MHSAA history.

Patrick Lowney · Oct 30, 2026
HS High School · ⛳ Golf

Bath's Addilyn Duflo Claims the Crown, Only Golfer to Break 80 at the LPD4 Final!

A 73 on Friday, a 79 on Saturday, a 152 two-day total — and a medalist's trophy to go with it.

Patrick Lowney · Oct 30, 2026
HS High School · 🏐 Volleyball

District Brackets Are Set — and Our State's Volleyball Powers Are Peaking at the Right Time

The MHSAA Girls Volleyball Tournament is nearly here, with district brackets announced Sunday and almost 700 varsity teams across Michigan making their final preparations.

Patrick Lowney · Oct 30, 2026
HS High School · 🏒 Hockey

Pioneer Blanks Dexter 2-0 to Claim the First-Ever MHSAA Field Hockey Crown!

What a day for our Ann Arbor Pioneer field hockey program.

Patrick Lowney · Oct 30, 2026
HS High School · 👟 Cross Country

Buford Blanks the Macomb Record Book as Stevenson Senior Owns the County Championships!

If you want to know what a signature performance looks like, look no further than Sterling Heights Stevenson senior Olivia Buford, who was named Swimmer of the Meet at the Macomb County Championships and gave the field nothing to argue about.

Patrick Lowney · Oct 30, 2026
D Detroit Tigers · Baseball

Brewers Capture Franchise's First-Ever World Series Crown!

Well, Michigan family, this one isn't about us — but a title 58 years in the making deserves a tip of the cap, and the Milwaukee Brewers finally have their hands on the hardware.

Patrick Lowney · Oct 29, 2026
P Detroit Pistons · Basketball

Pistons Storm Back, Down the Hornets 97-89 at The Den

What a second half from the Pistons.

Patrick Lowney · Oct 29, 2026
HS High School Editor's Note · 🏈 Football

MI SPORTS CHAT - High School playoffs Picks games of the week!

MI Sports Chat games to pick for this week!

Patrick Lowney · Oct 27, 2026
HS High School · 🎾 Tennis

Lumen Christi Captures First-Ever Boys Tennis Crown in Division 4!

History came to Midland this week, and it belongs to us in Jackson: Lumen Christi hauled in the hardware with 24 points to claim its first MHSAA Finals boys tennis championship, holding off Ludington and Grosse Pointe Woods University Liggett, who tied for second at 20.

Patrick Lowney · Oct 27, 2026
L Detroit Lions · Football

Our O-Line Is the Best in Football and Ratledge Is Why!

Here is the quiet number that tells the whole story on our second-year right guard: 212 pass-block reps, zero sacks, zero quarterback hits allowed.

Patrick Lowney · Oct 27, 2026
HS High School · 🎾 Tennis

Seaholm Repeats as D2 Tennis Champs, Crosby Finishes a Perfect 30-0!

Our Birmingham Seaholm boys did it again at the Midland Tennis Center on Saturday, capping the two-day tournament with 35 points to repeat as MHSAA Lower Division 2 champion — Midland Dow took second with 25 and Grand Rapids Forest Hills Northern finished third with 24.

Patrick Lowney · Oct 27, 2026
P Detroit Pistons · Basketball

Pistons Lose Duren for at Least Two Weeks With Hamstring Strain

There's no sugarcoating this one.

Patrick Lowney · Oct 27, 2026
L Detroit Lions · Football

Lions Survive, Edge Packers 20-17 on Jake Bates Walk-Off as Time Expires!

What a way to come out of the bye, as the Lions edged the Green Bay Packers 20-17 on a Jake Bates field goal as time expired, opening NFC North play with the kind of nerve that leaves you pacing the living room.

Patrick Lowney · Oct 27, 2026
W Detroit Red Wings · Hockey

Postava Stones McDavid in the Shootout, Wings Steal One 4-3 in Edmonton!

What a night for a kid making his first career NHL start.

Patrick Lowney · Oct 27, 2026
HS High School · 🏈 Football

Port Huron Blanks 74 Years of History: Perfect 9-0 for First Time Since 1952!

Week 9 is in the books, and it gave us 11 more reasons why every game counts as more than 300 teams took the field for the final time in 2026.

Patrick Lowney · Oct 27, 2026
S Spartans

Spartans Land at Least 10 National TV Games for 2026-27 Season

Mark your calendars, Michigan State fans: The Spartan women are getting the national spotlight they've earned, with at least 10 regular-season games slated for the Big Ten Network, FS1 or Peacock, plus 15 more on B1G+.

Patrick Lowney · Oct 26, 2026
S Spartans

Spartans Fall at Marquette 86-79, Close the Preseason at 1-2

A cold start did MSU in on Sunday in Milwaukee.

Patrick Lowney · Oct 26, 2026
S Spartans

Jeremy Fears Jr. Lands on Bob Cousy Watch List as Spartans Gear Up!

The preseason honors are stacking up for the Spartans, and the man at the center of it is Jeremy Fears Jr. — named to the Bob Cousy Award Watch List on October 26, 2026, just days after being tabbed an Associated Press Preseason All-American on October 21.

Patrick Lowney · Oct 26, 2026
S Spartans

No. 2 Spartans Edge New Hampshire 2-1 on the Road to Grab a Weekend Split!

MSU needed this one, Spartan fans, and our No. 2 Michigan State hockey team found a way, edging New Hampshire 2-1 at the Whittemore Center Arena on Saturday, October 24 to salvage a series split in Durham.

Patrick Lowney · Oct 26, 2026
S Spartans

Bruins Pull Away Late as Spartans Drop Sixth Straight, 28-10

Out in Pasadena on Saturday, the Spartans hung tough early — Kayd Coffman, making his first career start, hit Keshawn Williams for a 14-yard touchdown in the opening quarter and MSU actually led.

Patrick Lowney · Oct 26, 2026
M Wolverines

No. 6 Indiana Escapes the Big House 13-6 in OT, First Win in Ann Arbor Since 1967

This one hurt, folks.

Patrick Lowney · Oct 26, 2026
Pro Teams Opinion

MI SPORTS CHAT - Thoughts Oct. 23

All things in perspective - Life is an unexpected journey down many paths that lead to an ending that is not predicted.

Patrick Lowney · Oct 23, 2026
HS High School · 🏐 Volleyball

Byron Center Rolls, District Brackets Loom This Weekend for Our Volleyball Powers

What a Saturday it was across our state — 257 teams, nearly 37 percent of Michigan's varsities, hit the floor at least once.

Patrick Lowney · Oct 22, 2026
P Detroit Pistons · Basketball

Pistons Storm Back From 22 Down to Stun the Celtics 121-113 in Motown!

What a way to open a season, Detroit.

Patrick Lowney · Oct 22, 2026
HS High School · 🏈 Football

Ithaca Blanks Fowler 35-0, Rolls to 8-0 and Outscores the Field 412-26!

Week 8 is in the books across our High School grids, and few teams in the state are stacking numbers like Ithaca.

Patrick Lowney · Oct 22, 2026
L Detroit Lions · Football

Lions Injury Report Ahead of Packers: Branch, Mays Full, Ya-Sin Limited

The Lions vs. Packers practice report dropped Oct. 21, and here's the word on where players stand as they get ready for Green Bay.

Patrick Lowney · Oct 22, 2026
HS High School · ⛳ Golf

Offer Sisters Lead Forest Hills Central to First-Ever Girls Golf Title!

What a story coming out of Forest Akers West: Grand Rapids Forest Hills Central claimed their first Finals championship in girls golf, taking Division 2 with a two-day score of 642 and leaving no doubt over a South Lyon squad that posted 687 for its best finish in a two-day Final.

Patrick Lowney · Oct 21, 2026
M Wolverines

Carr's Late TD Run Lifts Our Wolverines Past Penn State 21-18!

A kid named Carr beat Penn State in Ann Arbor, and if that doesn't give you goosebumps, check your pulse.

Patrick Lowney · Oct 21, 2026
S Spartans

Heartbreak in East Lansing: No. 25 Northwestern Edges Spartans 24-21 on Last-Second Kick

There was no quit in our battling Spartans on Saturday, but the math turned cruel at the end.

Patrick Lowney · Oct 21, 2026
HS High School Editor's Note · 🏈 Football

MI Sports Chat High School Picks - Week 9

MI Sports Chat High School Picks - All games at 7pm unless noted Week 9 High School Picks - Last Week of Regular Season!

Patrick Lowney · Oct 21, 2026
HS High School · 🎾 Tennis

Country Day Reclaims D3 Tennis Crown, Edges Cranbrook 34-33 — Same Score, New Champion

One point.

Patrick Lowney · Oct 20, 2026
HS High School · ⛳ Golf

Northville Three-Peats as D1 Golf Champs, NorthPointe Rolls to Back-to-Back!

Three in a row.

Patrick Lowney · Oct 20, 2026
L Detroit Lions · Football

Lions Come Out of the Bye With Branch and Mays Back for Packers Sunday

Coming off our Week 6 bye, the big questions get answered this week, and the answers are the ones we wanted to hear: both Brian Branch, nursing that Achilles, and Cade Mays, dealing with the wrist injury he picked up back in training camp, have returned to practice.

Patrick Lowney · Oct 20, 2026