John Mason, Voice of the Pistons, on Origins of His Famous Chant
Can you name a better rallying cry in all of sports than "DEE-TROIT BASKETBALL"? Basketball is back in Detroit this...
Tigers Put Awful Season Behind Them, Hope 2020 Is Better
The Detroit Tigers are in the midst of a rebuild that started in 2017. Since then, they've traded many of...
New Football Season Means New Controversies and New Ways for Lions to Disappoint
The NFL season is officially underway, as is college football. Each new season recently has brought its own batch of controversies...
Play Until Dark on Palmer Park’s New Tennis Courts
Detroit's Palmer Park has been a tennis hotbed for decades. It's not uncommon to see people playing even after sundown....
Ready, Set, Crash? Flat Rock Speedway’s Night of School Bus Destruction
Shiraz Ahmed Chants fill the night air and the crowd is energized as they await Flat Rock Speedway’s Night of...
How Michigan Became America’s Epicenter of Accessible Ballroom Dancing
LaToya Cross Metro Detroit is increasingly becoming a hub for para dance sport, an accessible-style of ballroom dancing for physically-challenged athletes that's popular...
“One Crazy Lady”: Meet Stephanie Bradley, Flat Rock Speedway’s Female Racer
SHIRAZ AHMED Correction appended 11:42 pm, July 2, 2019: The original version of this story erroneously named the racer featured in...
Rocket Mortgage Classic Brings PGA To Detroit For First Time
Some of the world's top golfers are in Detroit for the Rocket Mortgage Classic. It's the first PGA Tour event ever held...
Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson Heads Up Task Force on Women in Sports
Jake Neher/WDET It would be hard not to get excited about the success that’s unfolding during the U.S. women’s soccer...
Penske on Grand Prix Controversy: Belle Isle “Never Looked Better”
Editor's note: This post has been updated to reflect reporting from the 2018 Grand Prix contract negotiations and additional reporting...
Here Are Detroit’s Weirdest, Wackiest Memories of Joe Louis Arena
Sandra Svoboda We're not crying, you're crying. Okay, we’ll admit it... the demolition of Joe Louis Arena is approaching, and we...
Road to the Final Four Amid Controversy and Scandal at MSU
Pat Batcheller Michigan State University’s men's basketball team makes its 10th final four appearance on Saturday, and its eighth under...