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Exhibition game showed Huskies have a ways to go

National Hockey League teams play exhibition games to give young players a chance to showcase what skills they bring to the table as they try to make the big club. Most veterans use exhibition games to tune themselves up for the season. Other veterans, like the youngsters, use exhibition games ...

Huskies volleyball still figuring out its depth

While Michigan Tech Huskies volleyball coach Matt Jennings would no doubt feel better about where his team is at if its record was better than the 6-5 it is at the moment, there has been a lot for the Huskies to deal with already in this young season. They opened the season on the road in ...

Pietila off to special start to season

With two goals in a 2-1 win over Davenport on Friday and another in a 2-1 loss to No. 1 Grand Valley State, Michigan Tech Huskies forward Julia Pietila improved her offensive output to four goals through her team’s first five games. For the senior soccer star, the fast start has her leading ...

Clark making an incredible impact on the WNBA

A couple of weeks ago, on a Sunday night, I joined my mother for a quick meal at KFC. While waiting for our food to cook, I was scrolling X, and noticed yet another tweet discussing Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese, comparing which player is having a bigger impact on the WNBA season. I could not ...

Lions finally giving fans, including Eminem, chance to cheer Sunday

DETROIT — Eminem stood alongside Pro Football Hall of Famers Barry Sanders and Calvin Johnson before the Detroit Lions hosted a playoff game for the first time in three decades, soaking up an electric atmosphere at Ford Field. “The energy in the building was amazing,” Johnson said in a ...

If you knew Jimmie (like I knew Jimmie)

Longtime Detroit Tigers radio announcer Jim Price passed away recently. Anyone who listens to the ballgames may remember how he liked to start each broadcast by saying “It’s a beautiful day…” even when it was cold and rainy. You could just hear the excitement and optimism in his ...