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Sports Columns

Spartans, Wolverines look to soar

It’s still the middle of summer and the height of the Major League Baseball season, but by the end of this week, America’s pastime will be shoved to the backburner of the sports landscape. That’s because NFL training camps began a couple days ago and NCAA Division I football practices ...

Arenas may be gone, but not memories

Two iconic sporting venues in the Detroit area will soon be no more. Joe Louis Arena in downtown Detroit is already on the receiving end of the wrecking ball and the Palace of Auburn Hills, out in that suburb, is currently awaiting its impending doom. And probably far sooner than it expected. ...

Upper Peninsula great for sports

It’s summertime and that can be a time for mixed feelings for sports writers. On the plus side, the weather is nice and you have more free time to relax. The negative side is that there’s not a lot going on in the world of sports and you can get stuck coming up with topics for feature ...

Finding a way into Lambeau

Two years ago, I went on an amazing journey. Like Frodo Baggins from Lord of the Rings, I embarked to a place that was unappealing and intimidating, but it was necessary that I completed my adventure. That place was Green Bay, Wisconsin. As I said in my column back in 2017, growing up ...

Baseball team makes Wolverines proud

Once you get to the college level, moral victories rarely exist in sports. It’s all about the final outcome, whether you win or lose. That’s the only thing that is supposed to matter when the buzzer sounds. However, when it comes to the Michigan baseball team, they do have something to ...

It’s time to give U.S. women’s soccer what it deserves

One of the most common complaints once summer arrives is that there’s nothing to watch on TV. The NBA and NHL seasons are over and now, the only thing to tune into is Major League Baseball and that season lasts for months. As much as I love baseball, I’ll admit that the games don’t ...