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From the HERE City State DeskANN ARBOR, Mich. — Top-ranked Michigan needed every last tick on Friday night. Will Horcoff buried a shot with just 0.1 seconds left in regulation, lifting the Wolverines to a 3-2 comeback win over fifth-ranked Western Michigan at Yost Ice Arena. The Broncos controlled the…
From the HERE City State DeskCOLUMBUS, Ohio — Michigan State could not find a way past the Ohio State defense on Friday afternoon, falling 4-0 to the Buckeyes in a Big Ten field hockey game at Buckeye Varsity Field. The Spartans had their best looks in the opening minutes. Junior…
From the HERE City State DeskEAST LANSING, Mich. — Sixth-ranked Michigan State took an early lead and outshot its visitors by more than two to one, but No. 7 Washington left DeMartin Stadium with a 1-1 draw on Friday night in a game with first place in the Big Ten…
From the HERE City National DeskMILWAUKEE, Wis. — The Milwaukee Brewers had to win the opener of the World Series twice on Friday night, holding off the Tampa Bay Rays 3-2 at American Family Field after a replay review erased what everyone in the ballpark thought was the final out.…
From the HERE City National DeskMILWAUKEE, Wis. — It took Jacob Misiorowski exactly one throw to put his name in the World Series record book. The Brewers right-hander began Friday night’s opener against Tampa Bay with a four-seam fastball clocked at 103.5 mph by Statcast, the hardest pitch thrown in…
From the HERE City National DeskCHICAGO — The NFL has docked Chicago Bears quarterback Caleb Williams $11,941 for the cleats he wore in Atlanta, ruling that the shoes broke league uniform and equipment rules because they carried a logo the league has not approved. The league notified Williams by letter…
From the HERE City National DeskNEW YORK — Dalton Knecht has a new NBA home. The New York Knicks finalized a two-way contract with the 25-year-old forward on Friday and put Kevin McCullar Jr. on waivers to clear the spot. Knecht became available when the Los Angeles Lakers let him…
From the HERE City National DeskTALLADEGA, Ala. — Sammy Smith picked the last trip through the tri-oval to make his move Friday, slipping past Ty Majeski in a two-lap overtime dash to win the Craftsman Truck Series race at Talladega Superspeedway, his first victory in the series. Smith drove the…
From the HERE City National DeskMORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Honor Huff, the sharpshooting guard who spent last season at West Virginia, intends to put his name in the NCAA transfer portal while he presses a court case to win one more year of college basketball. His representatives announced the plan Friday.…
From the HERE City National DeskCOLUMBIA, S.C. — Dawn Staley landed another of the top prospects in the 2027 class on Friday when Jordyn Palmer, a five-star wing from Westtown School in suburban Philadelphia, announced she will play for South Carolina. Palmer is rated among the top 10 players in…
From the HERE City National DeskWASHINGTON — Britt McHenry, the former sports television reporter who joined the State Department as a press adviser this fall, is out of the job after a confrontation in the stands at a Washington Wizards game went viral. McHenry resigned Friday, two days after the…
From the HERE City National DeskSAINT-DENIS, France — The NFL’s first regular-season game in France is still set for Sunday at Stade de France, even as protests over living costs and schools roil Paris and a windstorm scrambles the week’s fan events. The Pittsburgh Steelers and New Orleans Saints meet…
From the HERE City State Desk
EAST LANSING, Mich. — State health officials recognized 360 Michigan schools on Friday for being ready to respond when a student, coach or visitor goes into cardiac arrest, handing out MI HEARTSafe designations at a ceremony held at the Michigan High School Athletic Association. The state health department said 133…
Events
PLYMOUTH, Mich. — A scarecrow modeled on Dr. Frank-N-Furter from The Rocky Horror Picture Show is standing again in Kellogg Park after the original was stolen, and its backers plan to celebrate its return with a walk around downtown Plymouth on Saturday, Oct. 24. The figure is one of nearly…
Traffic
WESTLAND, Mich. — An Amtrak passenger train slammed into a vehicle at about 8:30 a.m. Thursday where the tracks cross Merriman Road in Westland, a short distance south of Michigan Avenue. None of the 136 passengers riding the train were injured, an Amtrak spokesperson said. The route runs every day…
From the HERE City National Desk
PARIS — France sent roughly 70,000 police and security officers into its cities Saturday for a fresh round of nationwide protests, a week after demonstrations over the cost of living were overtaken by some of the worst rioting and looting the country has seen in years. Interior Minister Laurent Nunez…
From the HERE City National Desk
HURRICANE, Utah — Southwest Utah’s city of Hurricane is under a local emergency after a burst of heavy rain Thursday sent a wall of muddy water down Gould Wash, tearing through the red rock near Sky Mountain Golf Course and into neighborhoods below. City officials said early counts showed roughly…
Politics
PLYMOUTH, Mich. — Voters in the Plymouth-Canton Community Schools district have been getting unsigned text messages that wrongly link school board candidates to Flock surveillance cameras, less than two weeks before the Nov. 3 election. Candidates Joe Tollefson and Craig Olzak were among those named. Both said the cameras have…
Politics
CANTON, Mich. — Canton Township Supervisor Anne Marie Graham-Hudak told residents Thursday that children are safe after a federal immigration operation near Hulsing Elementary School ended with five people in custody and the school sheltering in place. An Immigration and Customs Enforcement spokesperson said agents approached six people, who fled…
From the HERE City State Desk
LANSING, Mich. — Democrat Jocelyn Benson brought in more money than Republican John James over the last stretch of reporting in the race for Michigan governor, but James heads into the final days with the bigger bank account, according to pre-general election campaign finance statements filed Friday, Oct. 23. The…
From the HERE City National Desk
CUPERTINO, Calif. — Apple first folding iPhone had barely reached customers before some owners began posting photos of inner screens that had split along the hinge, an early worry for a phone that sells for about $2,000. The iPhone Duo went on sale Friday, Oct. 23, reaching buyers in China…
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