It may or may not be their final chance, but youth bowlers shouldn’t take the risk if they can help it. A Junior Gold qualifying tournament will be held at River Rock Lanes in Ishpeming on Sunday morning. It’s an opportunity for teen bowlers — and a few that might only be 11 or 12 ...

Is Tom Izzo one of the best college basketball coaches ever? That’s the question that seems to get asked every year, especially when the NCAA Tournament comes around in March, but it never seems to get fully answered. Izzo, a Northern Michigan University graduate and the pride and joy of ...

There’s something special about Opening Day. The Major League Baseball season begins around the same time every year, so it’s not a new concept. However, out of the four major professional sports leagues, it’s the only one that markets its season opener as a huge event. It really ...

There are only two truly special times during the sports season. These are times when the four major sports in the country are going on at the same time, some of which are in the postseason. The first is October where the excitement of the Major League Baseball playoffs and the World ...

Today is St. Patrick’s Day, a holiday where the luck of the Irish is heavily emphasized and how just about everybody manages to find a trace of Irish blood in them so they can be a part of this special day. However, the Irish luck doesn’t come anywhere near the luck of the rich, and ...

I’ve got some good news and some bad news about the PBA tour. The bad? For the first time in 2019, there won’t be a new TV show this Sunday. But the good news is really good — instead of Sunday, you can watch the pros live next week on Monday night, Tuesday night, Wednesday night and ...