Currently, there are eight Big Ten schools that allow alcohol sales during college sporting events. Michigan and Michigan State are not part of that list. However, there are a pair bills introduced to the Michigan Legislature that would allow alcohol sales to happen during college football, basketball, and hockey games in the state of Michigan.…… MORE
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Red Wings Announce 2022-23 Regular Season Schedule
The Detroit Red Wings’ 2022-23 regular season schedule is officially out with the home and regular season opener slated for Friday, October 14th against the Montreal Canadiens. The Red Wings’ first road contest of the season will occur the night after their home opener on Saturday, October 15th at the New Jersey Devils. The 2022-23…… MORE
There’s A New #1 Overall Prospect In Major League Baseball, And He Happens To Reside In Detroit
Fans of the Detroit Tigers can finally smile about something in what has been a tumultuous 2022 season thus far, and his name is Riley Greene. Greene, the #5 overall pick of the 2019 MLB Draft, has been raking offensively since being called up from the minors and overcoming a foot injury to start the…… MORE
The Most Expensive NFL Offense In 2022? None Other Than Those Detroit Lions
You would think that a three-win football team with the second-worst record in the National Football League during the 2021 season would not have so much money tied up on one particular side of the football going into the 2022 season. Well, welcome to the NFL. Why so much money spent on the offensive side…… MORE
USC & UCLA Make Big Ten Move Official, So Who’s Next?
It’s official, the Big Ten Conference is expanding by two schools to 16 beginning in 2024-25. The landscape of college athletics is changing by the second it seems like these days, so that now leaves the obvious question of….who’s next to make the jump to the Big Ten? According to reports, two other Pac-12 schools…… MORE
Michigan Hires Tracy Smith As New Baseball Head Coach
The University of Michigan has found its new replacement for the recently departed Erik Bakich. Smith comes to Ann Arbor following seven seasons at Arizona State from 2015-21 and leading the Sun Devils to four NCAA Tournament appearances. During his tenure in Tempe, Smith got the chance to coach current Tiger and former #1 overall…… MORE
“The Final Whistle” Podcast (Episode #58): Tone Deaf Chris Ilitch, Red Wings Hire Derek Lalonde, NBA Free Agency Update, & Big Ten Adds USC & UCLA
Travis Gibbs and Bryan Fongers bring to the table a JAM-PACKED episode of “The Final Whistle” prior to the Fourth of July holiday weekend. Here’s what was discussed: – Chris Ilitch says he’s “very pleased” with the Tigers’ “progress” this season.– Steve Yzerman gets his man in Derek Lalonde as the Red Wings’ new head…… MORE
Former Spartan Miles Bridges May Never Play Another NBA Game Again….
Former Michigan State standout Miles Bridges was heading into the NBA free agency period coming off his best season as a pro averaging 20.2 points, 7 rebounds, and 3.8 assists in 80 games played with the Charlotte Hornets. In four seasons with the Hornets after being selected 12th overall in the 2018 NBA Draft, Bridges…… MORE
Pistons Make Small Moves In Free Agency, Re-Sign Marvin Bagley III & Add Kevin Knox
Troy Weaver and the Detroit Pistons are not going for the big prizes during this year’s free agency period, but they did not stand pat entirely. With the beginning stages of free agency now underway, the Pistons made a pair of small moves in re-signing Marvin Bagley III to a three-year deal and signing Kevin…… MORE
Red Wings Name Tampa Bay Assistant Derek Lalonde As Team’s New Head Coach
Steve Yzerman and the Detroit Red Wings have (finally) named a new head coach, and it comes from a familiar place where “Stevie Y” once worked at. Derek Lalonde comes to Detroit with a very impressive track record as both an assistant and head coach. The 49-year-old native of New York spent two seasons with…… MORE
