Grappling With the Tarnished Legacies of Former Icons
An advisory committee at the University of Michigan has recommended that the university remove the name of Fielding Yost from...
Rep. Andy Levin Joins Push to Give Student Athletes Ability to Become School Employees and Unionize
The National Collegiate Athletic Association generates billions of dollars for the schools in their organization. It is an industry that...
Detroit-Based Majority-Women Race Car Team Drives Toward Historic Qualifying at Indy 500
Beth Paretta has been involved in motor sports for years. She had an idea that an all-women’s IndyCar team competing...
Journalist Julie DiCaro Discusses Sexism, Misogyny and the Media in New Book
For as long as the news media has existed, there has been pervasive sexism and casual misogyny. Nevermore is that...
After-School Program “Racquet-Up Detroit” is Building a New Facility in Northwest Detroit
Racquet Up Detroit is a non-profit organization that provides students with academic support and coaching in the sport of squash....
Pandemic, Legal Sports Betting Make Super Bowl LV First Of Its Kind
Kansas City and Tampa Bay will face off this weekend in Super Bowl LV, but this year's event will be significantly different compared...
COVID-19 Reshaped Sports In 2020, But Women Continued To Make Their Mark
Women athletes found ways to make their mark in a year when COVID-19 completely rewrote our relationship with sports and...
Yes, The Detroit Lions Were Actually Great Once
The Detroit Lions are one of four National Football League teams that have never played in a Super Bowl. The only...
Mr. Hockey, The Captain and Stanley: New Book Features Highs, Lows Of Red Wings History
Red Wings fans know Gordie Howe was "Mr. Hockey." Steve Yzerman was "The Captain." Mike Ilitch was just "Mr. I."...
Big Ten Football’s Return: “No Way This Can Be Safely Done”
The game must go on. That’s what university presidents across the Big Ten decided recently about their football seasons. Initially,...
Big Ten Reverses, Schedules Season Start For Oct. 24th.
The Big Ten says it will play its first football games of the season on October 24th. The move reverses...
Pro Sports Protests Buck Tradition of “Shut Up and Play”
America is in the midst of perhaps the most tumultuous reckoning since the Civil Rights era. The novel coronavirus pandemic...