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Spartans Roll Past Eastern Michigan 35-7 to Move to 2-0!
The Spartans took care of business at Spartan Stadium on Saturday, September 12, running away from Eastern Michigan 35-7 to push their record to a spotless 2-0.
Michigan Downs No. 11 Oklahoma 17-10 for First Home Ranked Win Since 2024!
Michigan Stadium got exactly what it came for, as UM downed No. 11 Oklahoma 17-10 in front of the 331st straight crowd of 100,000-plus — 111,240 strong on Saturday.
Montrose Edges New Lothrop 35-33 to Push MMAC Streak to 11!
Week 3 gave us a Friday-night nailbiter, and our Montrose squad found a way past New Lothrop 35-33 in the closest league win they've managed in two years.
Tigers Steal One in Toronto, Edge Blue Jays 6-5 to Open the Series!
What a night up at the Rogers Centre, as the battling Tigers found a way past the Blue Jays 6-5 in front of 42,867 to take Game 1 of the series.
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Pistons Rewrite the Roster After a 60-Win Year — and the Duren Standoff Looms
We waited a long time for a season like the one our Pistons just put together — 60-22, the East's No. 1 seed, the kind of year Detroit basketball fans dreamed about through the lean stretch.
Larkin Reports to Camp Despite Summer Trade Request
Well, our captain is coming home after all — Dylan Larkin will report to training camp in Detroit next week, despite the trade request that went public back in July.
Kingsley Stays Perfect as Middleton Hammers Career Kill No. 2,000!
What a stretch across our High School fields and gyms, and it starts with Kingsley — the Division 2 No. 3 squad finished 5-0 to win its invitational, and Jenna Middleton reached 2,000 career kills doing it.
Tigers Roll Rockies 8-1, Complete the Sweep and Stretch the Streak to Four!
What a Sunday at Comerica Park, as the Tigers rolled the Colorado Rockies 8-1 to finish off a clean three-game sweep and push our winning streak to four straight in front of 22,726.
Lions Survive a Wild One, Escape With 31-30 Overtime Win Over the Saints!
Well, the Lions gave us a heart attack and then handed us a win, escaping with a 31-30 overtime thriller over New Orleans on Sunday in Detroit.
Lions Open With a Thriller: Detroit Edges Saints 31-30 in OT at Ford Field
What a way to kick off the season, and it happened in front of our own crowd: the Lions opened the regular season by hosting the New Orleans Saints at Ford Field and walked off with a 31-30 overtime victory.
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.
Tigers' Kids Roll Twins 7-2, Snap a Seven-Series Skid at Comerica!
The kids can play.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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!
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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!
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!