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- Rams, top pick Bradford agree to $78 million deal - 11:13 PM
- AP source: Yankees working to acquire Berkman - 09:21 PM
- Broncos rookie Tim Tebow: Bring on the shots - 07:07 PM
- Haynesworth fails again, still can't practice - 06:31 PM
- Cowboys' Bryant out 4-6 weeks with ankle sprain - 08:39 PM
- Nats make amends as Miss Iowa tosses first pitch - 07:38 PM
- Langer shoots 68, takes second-round lead - 11:29 PM
- Overton leads Weekley by 4 at Greenbrier - 10:49 PM
- Guzman OKs trade from Nationals to Rangers - 06:31 PM
Cheerleading not a sport under Title IX, fed judge rules
Competitive cheerleading is not an official sport that colleges can use to meet gender-equity requirements, a federal judge ruled today in ordering a Connecticut school to keep its women's volleyball team. - 07/21/2010
Summer football practice heats up with 7-on-7 drills
It was a cool, calm, 70-degree July evening -- not quite football weather yet. But then, this isn't quite football. It's a 7-on-7 passing scrimmage, the prelude to fall high-school football. - 07/19/2010
John U. Bacon
Neighborhood friend was cherished, but he wasn't one-of-a-kind businessman
It was a beautiful summer morning. I walked from my home in Ann Arbor, down State Street, to St. Thomas Church. A crowd had already gathered outside, waiting to pay respects to our old friend, Mr. Brown. - 07/16/2010
Fighter from Lincoln Park in race against time
Erick De Leon, who has won nearly every amateur boxing title imaginable, has his eye on another prize: becoming a U.S. Olympian in 2012. But the biggest challenge for this Mexican immigrant appears to be outside the ring: He needs a green card. - 07/07/2010
Grandville gymnast flourishes despite disability, earns ESPY nomination
The 17-year-old Grandville High School graduate was born with a right arm that extends to about elbow length, although she has no elbow, and one finger. - 07/01/2010
Stevenson's versatile Jason Fracassa leads Detroit News All-State baseball team
The team is a group of 12 of the state's best players. The team is for all players, and players in each division were eligible. There are representatives from Division 1, 2 and 3. - 06/26/2010
Hudsonville pitcher Sara Driesenga tops Detroit News All-State softball team
Driesenga, a force on the mound and at the plate, led Hudsonville to a 43-1 record, hitting her 14th home run of the season in a 6-2 state title game rout of White Lake Lakeland. - 06/26/2010
High schools: Baseball
Canton pitcher cruises for East
Kevin Delapaz of Canton was honored by being named the starting pitcher for the East team at the East/West All-Star Game on Monday at Comerica Park. - 06/22/2010
High schools: Tales from baseball, softball finals
Deaf pitcher Brandon Holsworth hurls Beal City to Division 4 baseball crown
Forget about the wins and losses, the trophies and medals, the person whose courage and accomplishments stood above all was junior Brandon Holsworth of Beal City. - 06/21/2010
Division 2 baseball: Dearborn Divine Chile 4, Grand Rapids West Catholic 2
Dearborn Divine Child claims another Division 2 baseball crown
Right-hander Myles Smith went the distance and hit a 2-run double to lead Divine Child to its fourth state title in the last seven years. - 06/19/2010
Division 1 baseball: Ann Arbor Pioneer 2, Saline 1
Ann Arbor Pioneer holds off familiar foe Saline in Division 1 baseball final
Alex Kinch scattered eight hits and wiggled his way out of a few jams as Pioneer defeated, Saline, 4-1 in the Division 1 final Saturday at Bailey Park. - 06/19/2010
Division 3 baseball: Shepherd 13, Ann Arbor Gabriel Richard 6
Shepherd digs out of hole, beats Gabriel Richard in Division 3 baseball final
Colton Loomis retired 15 of the last 16 batters and Shepherd rebounded to whip Richard. Loomis, the winning pitcher in last year's final, gave up six runs in the first two innings before gaining control. - 06/19/2010
Division 4 baseball: Beal City 5, St. Joseph Lake Michigan Catholic 0
Strong pitching leads Beal City to Division 4 baseball title
Winning pitcher Brandon Holsworth went 5 2/3 innings and gave up four hits as Beal City defeated St. Joseph Lake Michigan Catholic, 5-0, in the Division 4 baseball final at Bailey Park on Saturday. - 06/19/2010
Comerica Park to feature high school all-star game Monday
The Michigan High School Baseball Coaches Association East-West All-Star Game will be played 7 p.m. Monday at Comerica Park. Tickets are $5. - 06/19/2010
Division 1 softball: Hudsonville 6, White Lake Lakeland 2
Errors cost White Lake Lakeland in Division 1 softball final
"My Momma said there would be days like this," White Lake Lakeland coach Joe Alsup said. "We haven't had that many errors in probably half of our season, but we made them today in the one game. - 06/19/2010
Division 2 softball: Stevensville Lakeshore 8, Mount Pleasant 0
Stevensville Lakeshore coasts to Division 2 softball championship
Behind a strong pitching performance from Maggie Hildebrand and three-run third and fourth innings, Stevensville Lakeshore cruised an 8-0 victory over Mount Pleasant in the Division 2 state championship game Saturday at Bailey Park. - 06/19/2010
Division 3 softball: Olivet 2, Allen Park Cabrini 1
Olivet edges Allen Park Cabrini in Division 3 softball final
An RBI double by Katie Platek in the bottom of the 11th inning gave Olivet its first Division 3 softball championship, beating Allen Park Cabrini, 2-1, on Saturday at Bailey Park. - 06/19/2010
Division 4 softball: Petersburg-Summerfield 2, Onaway 1
Strikeout machine carries Petersburg-Summerfield to Division 4 softball title
Emily Puterbaugh, a 6-foot sophomore right-hander, struck out 17 -- one off the seven-inning state championship game record -- in Petersburg-Summerfield's 2-1 victory over Onaway. - 06/19/2010
Division 1 girls soccer: Novi 2, Plymouth 1
Penalty kick lifts Novi in Division 1 girls soccer final
Morgan Haffey said she has practiced penalty kicks countless times, but the pressure and stakes couldn't have been any higher than they were Saturday. - 06/19/2010
- Bloomfield Hills Marian girls soccer secures back-to-back Division 2 titles
- Hudsonville Unity Christian wins sixth straight Division 3 girls soccer title
- Young Waterford Lakes girls soccer program already on top of Division 4
Division 2 girls soccer: Williamston 2, Grand Rapids Forest Hills Northern 0
Bloomfield Hills Marian girls soccer secures back-to-back Division 2 titles
Marian secured its second straight Division 2 girls soccer title by defeating Grand Rapids Forest Hills Northern, 2-0, at Williamston High on Saturday. - 06/19/2010
- Penalty kick lifts Novi in Division 1 girls soccer final
- Hudsonville Unity Christian wins sixth straight Division 3 girls soccer title
- Young Waterford Lakes girls soccer program already on top of Division 4
Division 3 girls soccer: Hudsonville Unity Christian 1, Williamston 0
Hudsonville Unity Christian wins sixth straight Division 3 girls soccer title
Paige Capel had the lone goal just fewer than 15 minutes into the second half to lead Unity Christian (23-3-1) to its sixth consecutive state title. - 06/19/2010
- Penalty kick lifts Novi in Division 1 girls soccer final
- Bloomfield Hills Marian girls soccer secures back-to-back Division 2 titles
- Young Waterford Lakes girls soccer program already on top of Division 4
Division 4 girls soccer: Waterford Lakes/Clarkston Everest 2, Kalamazoo Hackett 1
Young Waterford Lakes girls soccer program already on top of Division 4
Three years as a varsity program and Waterford Lakes/Clarkston Everest already has a state championship to its credit. "It's unbelievable," Lakes/Everest coach Rich Ludwig said. - 06/19/2010
- Penalty kick lifts Novi in Division 1 girls soccer final
- Bloomfield Hills Marian girls soccer secures back-to-back Division 2 titles
- Hudsonville Unity Christian wins sixth straight Division 3 girls soccer title
Baseball: Division 2 semifinals
Divine Child routs Stevensville Lakeshore, meets West Catholic
Dearborn Divine Child belted 13 hits and went on to defeat Stevensville Lakeshore 9-1 in a Division 2 baseball semifinal Friday at Bailey Park. Grand Rapids West Catholic edged Mt. Pleasant in the other semifinal after a failed squeeze attempt. - 06/18/2010
Baseball: Division 1 semifinals
Ann Arbor Pioneer rolls over L'Anse Creuse North, will face Saline
Ann Arbor Pioneer scored four runs in the first inning on one hit and ended Macomb L'Anse Creuse North's best tournament run with a 12-2 victory in a Division 1 semifinal. - 06/18/2010
Baseball: Division 3 semifinals
Richard faces Shepherd after pounding 19 hits in win over Foley
Ann Arbor Gabriel Richard continued its hot hitting as it battered three Madison Heights Bishop Foley pitchers for 19 hits and won its Division 3 semifinal. Shepherd shut out Bath in the second game. - 06/18/2010
Baseball: Division 4 semifinals
St. Joseph Lake Michigan, Beal City make Division 4 final
Will Daley struck out 13 and allowed two hits in a complete-game shutout for St. Joseph Lake Michigan Catholic, 1-0, against Portland St. Patrick. Beal City cruised past Frankfort in the other semifinal. - 06/18/2010
Softball: Division 1 semifinals
Lakeland eliminates Troy again, Garden City falls
Sierra Burke hit a two-run homer and put down an important bunt in a three-run sixth inning to help White Lake Lakeland defeat Troy 5-2 in a Division 1 softball semifinal Friday. Hudsonville beat Garden City in the other semifinal. - 06/18/2010
Softball: Division 2
Mount Pleasant to face Lakeshore-Armada winner
Catcher Carrie Welsh went 2-for-2 with a triple and two RBIs on Friday to lead Mount Pleasant past Belding, 6-0, and to the state finals. - 06/18/2010
Softball: Division 3 semifinals
Cabrini's Karyn McCarty homers, shuts out Clinton, 1-0
Pitcher Karyn McCarty did just about everything for Allen Park Cabrini on Friday in a Division 3 semifinal against Clinton. - 06/18/2010
Softball: Division 4 semifinals
Petersburg-Summerfield, Onaway make Division 4 title game
Petersburg-Summerfield used the strong pitching of Emily Puterbaugh and took advantage of nine errors to dominate Dansville. Onaway remained undefeated with a 2-1 win over Unionville-Sebewaing. - 06/18/2010
