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From the HERE City State DeskANN ARBOR, Mich. — Michigan is turning to a true freshman at quarterback. Tommy Carr is expected to make his first career start Saturday against defending national champion Indiana, taking over from former top recruit Bryce Underwood. The switch follows last weekend, when Carr came…
From the HERE City State DeskEAST LANSING, Mich. — Two weeks of near misses at Spartan Stadium leave Michigan State facing its toughest assignment yet. Coach Pat Fitzgerald used his Monday news conference to close the book on a 24-21 loss to Northwestern, the program he used to lead, and…
From the HERE City State DeskEAST LANSING, Mich. — Both of Michigan's Big Ten basketball powers start the 2026-27 season in the national rankings. Michigan State checks in at No. 6 in the preseason men's Top 25 released Monday, and Michigan, the defending national champion, sits at No. 16. No…
From the HERE City National DeskNEW YORK — The NFL said Tuesday it has no issue with how the Philadelphia Eagles cared for quarterback Jalen Hurts before and after his blood clot diagnosis, and the team will face no discipline. Hours later, the NFL Players Association said it knew of…
From the HERE City National DeskNEW YORK — The New York Knicks raised their first championship banner since 1973 on Tuesday night, then watched a retooled Philadelphia 76ers team leave Madison Square Garden with a 106-100 win in the season opener for both clubs. Tyrese Maxey paced Philadelphia with a…
From the HERE City National DeskCOLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio State is preparing to play the rest of the season without starting quarterback Julian Sayin, who is out indefinitely after hurting his throwing arm in Saturday’s win over Indiana. Coach Ryan Day said Tuesday the program will not set a timeline…
From the HERE City National DeskMILWAUKEE — Brandon Woodruff took a real step toward a World Series comeback on Tuesday, throwing 23 pitches of live batting practice at American Family Field to several of the Brewers regular hitters. His fastball sat at 90 to 92 mph in his first session…
From the HERE City National DeskNEW YORK — The NFL is tightening security for Sunday’s Pittsburgh Steelers and New Orleans Saints game outside Paris, league officials said Tuesday, after rioting swept French cities over the weekend. Peter O’Reilly, the league executive who oversees international events, said at the fall owners…
From the HERE City National DeskCOLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — Colorado College senior Charlie Flint has been chosen as the top women’s runner in the SCAC for the past week, the third time she has earned the conference honor this fall. The award follows her victory Saturday at the Augustana Interregional…
From the HERE City National DeskWILLIAMSBURG, Va. — Top-ranked Emory closed with the best team round of the final day to win the women’s NCAA Division III Fall Preview on Tuesday, finishing 36 holes on the River Course at Kingsmill Resort at 18-over-par 594. The Eagles began the day in…
From the HERE City National DeskCOLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — Kate Chambon’s first college meet earned her a conference award, as the Colorado College freshman was chosen as the top women’s swimmer in the SCAC for the past week. Chambon, who is from Grenoble, France, took the 100-yard backstroke in 59.52…
From the HERE City National DeskSAN ANTONIO — Oklahoma City opened its season Tuesday night by beating the team that ended its last one. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 32 points and the Thunder led nearly wire to wire in a 116-104 win over the San Antonio Spurs at Frost Bank Center,…
From the HERE City State Desk
LANSING, Mich. — The Library of Michigan has a permanent leader again. The Michigan Department of Education has appointed David Votta, who had been running the library on an interim basis, as the new state librarian. Votta takes on the permanent role Oct. 25. He has close to three decades…
From the HERE City State Desk
LANSING, Mich. — Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel says her office will intervene in a new natural gas rate case that Consumers Energy plans to bring, a move the utility announced only days after state regulators signed off on its last increase. In a notice filed Monday, Consumers said its…
From the HERE City National Desk
EVERETT, Wash. — The Federal Aviation Administration on Tuesday signed off on the Boeing 737 Max 10, the biggest version of the company’s best-selling single-aisle jet, ending a certification fight that dragged on for close to 10 years. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy delivered the approval in person at the Boeing…
Politics
PLYMOUTH, Mich. — Plymouth residents who missed Monday's cutoff for signing up online or by mail can still get on the rolls for the Nov. 3 general election, but only by walking into City Hall. As of Tuesday, an unregistered voter in the city must appear in person at the…
From the HERE City State Desk
LANSING, Mich. — With two weeks to go before the Nov. 3 general election, 789,572 Michigan voters had already turned in a ballot as of Tuesday morning, the Secretary of State’s office reported. That count equals 10.7% of the state’s active registered voters. Nearly all of it came through absentee…
From the HERE City State Desk
LANSING, Mich. — Michigan voters will decide on Nov. 3 whether to open the state constitution to a full rewrite, and a bipartisan coalition is working to defeat the idea. Proposal 1 is not a citizen petition or a legislative choice. The state constitution itself requires the question to go…
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