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SportsINDIANAPOLIS, Ind. — Detroit Mercy struck first on Sunday afternoon but could not keep pace with IU Indy, dropping a 4-2 Horizon League women’s soccer match at Michael A. Carroll Stadium in Indianapolis. Sophomore Emma Henry put the Titans up 1-0 only three minutes in,…
SportsDETROIT, Mich. — The Detroit Red Wings trimmed their defense group Sunday, moving Jacob Bernard-Docker down to the American Hockey League once no other club claimed him on waivers. The 26-year-old now reports to the Grand Rapids Griffins, the team’s top minor league affiliate. He…
SportsDETROIT, Mich. — Detroit Lions defensive end D.J. Wonnum will be giving back part of a paycheck after the NFL ruled that one of his two sacks against Arizona crossed the line. The league on Saturday fined the pass rusher $12,611 for unnecessary roughness, tied…
From the HERE City State DeskMOUNT PLEASANT, Mich. — The Victory Cannon is staying in Kalamazoo. Western Michigan built a three-touchdown cushion on Saturday and then held off a late Central Michigan push for a 21-14 win in the state's biggest Mid-American Conference rivalry. Running back Jalen Buckley did most…
From the HERE City State DeskANN ARBOR, Mich. — A halftime quarterback change and a familiar family name rescued Michigan on Saturday, as true freshman Tommy Carr came off the bench and led the Wolverines past Penn State 21-18. First-year coach Kyle Whittingham pulled starter Bryce Underwood at the break…
From the HERE City State DeskYPSILANTI, Mich. — Eastern Michigan's homecoming got away from the Eagles early on Saturday. Toledo scored on four of its first five possessions, led 31-7 at the half and coasted to a 34-14 Mid-American Conference win at Rynearson Stadium. The Rockets' defense set the tone.…
From the HERE City National DeskSACRAMENTO, Calif. — Ohio made its long trip west worth it Saturday night, building a 41-0 lead before Sacramento State scored and beating the Hornets 48-7 in a Mid-American Conference game. The Bobcats (5-2, 3-0 MAC) have now won four in a row. Sacramento State…
From the HERE City National DeskEDMONTON, Alberta — Mike Malott gave a home crowd at Rogers Place a finish it will replay for months, flattening Joaquin Buckley with a knee to the chin in the second round of Saturday's UFC Fight Night main event. The opening round of the welterweight…
From the HERE City National DeskPHILADELPHIA — Charlotte finally has a win. Quarterback Conner Harrell had a hand in four touchdowns Saturday as the 49ers outlasted Temple 38-31 at Lincoln Financial Field, ending a season-opening losing streak. Harrell completed 23 of 31 throws for 281 yards. He found Derrick Eley…
From the HERE City National DeskLOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles Lakers have one roster spot too many and less than two days to fix it, and the player most likely to pay the price is third-year wing Dalton Knecht. Los Angeles carries 16 players on standard contracts and must…
From the HERE City National DeskPROVIDENCE, R.I. — The NCAA is pushing back in federal court against two Providence College basketball players who want one more season, and a judge is scheduled to take up their request Monday. In a filing opposing a temporary restraining order sought by guard Derek…
Events
DETROIT, Mich. — Supporters of a plan to honor former Mayor Coleman A. Young in the U.S. Capitol will formally kick off their fundraising drive on Tuesday, Oct. 20, at the Wright Museum of African American History in Detroit. Guests at the launch will meet sculptor Austen Brantley, a 31-year-old…
Business
DETROIT, Mich. — Downtown office workers get a bagel counter back on Monday, Oct. 19, as the Einstein Bros. brand starts serving from the ground-floor lobby at One Campus Martius, its first spot anywhere in downtown Detroit. The walk-up shop takes about 1,200 square feet on the tower's first floor…
Business
DETROIT, Mich. — A new Chick-fil-A on the north edge of Detroit is staffing up. The restaurant, named Chick-fil-A 8 Mile & Woodward, plans to bring on about 100 full- and part-time workers before it opens this fall. The store sits at 1201 W. Eight Mile Road. The chain has…
Crime
DETROIT, Mich. — An 18-year-old from Oak Park is being held without bond on a first-degree premeditated murder charge in the Oct. 13 shooting on Detroit's east side. Kalyah Embery, 16, died, and a man, 19, was wounded. Jarek Sneed was charged by the Wayne County Prosecutor's Office, and a…
Technology
DETROIT, Mich. — Investigators who handle complaints against Detroit officers can no longer pull police body camera video on their own, and one of the city's police commissioners says the workaround is breaking down. Commissioner Victoria Camille said the board's Office of the Chief Investigator lost its direct logins in…
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