Grand Rapids Sports

Michigan State women's basketball team thumps Grand Valley State, 88-53

2009-11-09T02:00:30Z

The Spartans held GVSU scoreless for the first 10 minutes of the exhibition.

Lions' Matthew Stafford goes from hero to zero in loss to Seahawks

2009-11-09T01:45:06Z

The Lions reach the midpoint of their inaugural season with the incredibly talented but incredibly inconsistent Stafford at the helm of a team that seems lost.

The elimination hands of Phil Ivey, others at the WSOP main event final table

2009-11-09T01:05:25Z

Seven-time WSOP bracelet winner Phil Ivey was among the players eliminated Saturday at the WSOP main event final table. Here's a recap of the hands.

Roger Mayweather's attorney dies after suffering apparent heart attack

2009-11-09T00:05:07Z

James "Bucky" Buchanan had been representing Mayweather in a felony battery case.

Late three-goal flurry lifts Griffins past Monsters, 8-6

2009-11-08T23:15:35Z

The Griffins, who tied a franchise record for most goals allowed in a victory, have won seven in a row for the first time since March 2006.

Grand Valley State earns No. 2 regional seed for football playoffs, gets first week off

2009-11-08T21:50:39Z

Coach Chuck Martin and the Lakers will get a bye week before hosting the winner of No. 3 seed Minnesota State-No. 6 seed Hillsdale on Nov. 21 at Lubbers Stadium.

Updated Top 10: Holland Christian leaps to fourth spot as local teams head to regionals

2009-11-08T20:45:44Z

The Maroons join East Grand Rapids, Rockford and Lowell in Round 3 of the playoffs.

Former Lions tackle Kelly Butler assigned to Arena Football 1's Yard Dawgz

2009-11-08T17:20:27Z

Butler is being reunited with Yard Dawgz coach Sparky McEwen of Grand Rapids in arena football.

Denver Post editor does the unthinkable in banning sports predictions

2009-11-08T17:00:42Z

Telling beat writers they can't prognosticate on who will win games is just plain crazy talk.

Drew Brees and the Saints are making it intertesting for Brett Favre and the Vikings

2009-11-08T16:30:26Z

Brian VanOchten offers his NFL midseason predictions and honors. Hint: His predictions aren't that far off from his preseason guesses.

After getting cut by Steelers, former Catholic Central star Tom Korte turns to coaching

2009-11-08T16:00:00Z

Korte has returned to Hillsdale, his alma mater, as the linebackers and special teams coach.

NFL power rankings, Week 9: Cowboys surging thanks to Miles Austin, not Roy Williams

2009-11-08T15:30:45Z

Williams, the former Lions wide receiver, has just 14 catches for Dallas this season. Austin has 26 receptions, including six touchdowns.

Shelby Township's Joe Cada to face Darvin Moon for World Series of Poker main event title

2009-11-08T14:45:29Z

Joe Cada still in running to become WSOP's youngest champion ever.

Backpacking 517 miles across Upper Peninsula reveals much to 60-year-old hiker

2009-11-08T12:30:00Z

Jerry Gauld, a retired heavy equipment operator from Fife Lake, lived off the land, much as the early hunter-gatherers had, tapping Mother Nature's garden and his own woods sense.

Corn crop could play role in deer hunt

2009-11-08T12:20:00Z

Crops still standing in many southern Michigan agricultural areas could reduce the southern Michigan deer harvest next Sunday when the firearm deer season opens in Michigan.

Naming park after former Gov. William Milliken a reminder of his environmental efforts

2009-11-08T12:15:00Z

Whether he championed the cause of land-use planning, signed Michigan's first wetland protection law or fought to reduce the phosphates in soaps and detergents and thus water discharges, Milliken stood tall in the eyes of environmentalists

Rockford Sportsman's Club hopes to raise almost $1 million for planned archery facility

2009-11-08T12:10:00Z

The 9,500-square-foot building with indoor and outdoor shooting lanes -- expected to open in fall 2010 -- will cater primarily to young archers but also welcome adult archers.

The Day in Sports: Nov. 7 headline highlights

2009-11-08T12:00:45Z

A roundup of Saturday's top local, prep and statewide sports stories.

Lions Q&A: Defensive end Cliff Avril has a soft spot for designer jeans and glazed donuts

2009-11-08T05:30:32Z

Avril's only other job was at Krispy Kreme, where he glazed donuts and put sprinkles on them. He left after four or five weeks to play football.

Graham Couch column: Saturday a cruel slap of reality for WMU expectations

2009-11-08T05:20:37Z

Tyler Tjomsland | Kalamazoo GazetteWMU quarterback Tim Hiller pauses after throwing an incomplete pass during the first half Saturday in East Lansing. Hiller finished 15 of 37 for 111 yards and a touchdown.EAST LANSINGFor a moment before every game Western...