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From the HERE City State DeskCHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Illinois handed No. 22 Michigan State its third loss of the season Thursday night, winning a four-set Big Ten volleyball match at Huff Hall. The Illini took the first two sets 25-22 and 25-23, dropped the third 25-21 and closed out the…
From the HERE City State DeskANN ARBOR, Mich. — Two Big Ten heavyweights with zero conference wins between them meet Saturday afternoon, when Michigan welcomes Penn State to Michigan Stadium for a 3:30 p.m. ET kickoff in front of a national television audience. The Wolverines enter at 3-2 overall and…
From the HERE City National DeskSAN FRANCISCO — Kristaps Porzingis remains unavailable for Golden State with no return date after missing camp and the entire exhibition slate, then resurfacing at the team building this week. Club officials said Wednesday the 7-foot-3 big man is still dealing with the same undisclosed…
From the HERE City National DeskNEW YORK — League referees are putting flopping at the top of the 2026-27 enforcement list, and a preseason whistle on Knicks guard Jalen Brunson showed how quickly the standard can bite. During a Madison Square Garden exhibition on Oct. 12 against Minnesota, Brunson took…
From the HERE City National DeskBETHANY, Okla. — Southern Nazarene University announced Thursday the death of Crimson Storm safety Tyler Ulrich, a week after he left an away game on a stretcher, and scrubbed this weekend trip to Southwestern Oklahoma State. Ulrich was 21. He went down Saturday in Arkadelphia,…
From the HERE City National DeskLOS ANGELES — Milwaukee finished off Los Angeles, the two-time reigning World Series champs, on Thursday night, taking National League Championship Series Game 4 by a 6-4 score at Dodger Stadium and completing a four-game sweep that sends the franchise back to the Fall Classic…
From the HERE City National DeskDENVER — Wil Lutz drilled a 53-yard kick in overtime Thursday night, and the Denver Broncos escaped with a 17-14 result against Seattle at Mile High Stadium after JaQuan McMillian picked off Sam Darnold on the first sudden-death drive. Seattle opened overtime and faced third-and-7…
From the HERE City National DeskMINNEAPOLIS — Minnesota coach Niko Medved spent more than seven minutes after the Thursday exhibition ripping the NCAA for how it rolled out a five-seasons-in-five-years eligibility model, saying the timing and legal fallout have left hundreds of players and coaches in limbo. Medved said he…
From the HERE City State Desk
LANSING, Mich. — Fewer than half of Michigan's public school districts appear to be following a state law that requires them to tell families how to store guns safely, according to a report card released Thursday by the advocacy group End Gun Violence Michigan. The group reviewed the websites of…
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PLYMOUTH TOWNSHIP, Mich. — Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel has sued HailgateA2 LLC and its Plymouth Township founder, alleging customers paid for University of Michigan tickets and memorabilia that never arrived. The complaint, filed Oct. 8 in Wayne County Circuit Court, asks a judge to dissolve the company, award damages…
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PLYMOUTH TOWNSHIP, Mich. — A Plymouth Township landmark on Plymouth Road that sat empty for about 10 years has a new life as a self-storage business, with more than 300 rental units now inside the 78-year-old Durr Building. The 40,000-square-foot structure at 40700 Plymouth Road is operating as Durr Storage…
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PLYMOUTH TOWNSHIP, Mich. — Stores in Plymouth Township could soon be barred from selling kratom after township trustees on Tuesday unanimously agreed to move forward with an ordinance amendment outlawing the product. The change still needs final approval at a future meeting. If adopted, selling or handing out kratom would…
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CANTON, Mich. — Township officers say a Superior Township cyclist died Tuesday night after a car struck him along Ford Road in Canton Township. Dispatchers logged the wreck near Southford Road around 6:30 p.m. on Oct. 13. The driver, a 26-year-old Indiana woman in a gold Camry, was traveling east…
From the HERE City State Desk
LANSING, Mich. — A bipartisan group of seven state senators wants to open Michigan's no-fault medical opt-out to more drivers, under a bill filed in Lansing on Tuesday, Oct. 14. Senate Bill 1208 rewrites the part of the Insurance Code that lets some policyholders skip personal protection insurance, the coverage…
From the HERE City National Desk
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump blasted Kyiv for restarting attacks on Russian oil and diesel plants, saying the raids lift world fuel prices after an energy pause he floated last weekend fell apart. Speaking in a Thursday television interview from the White House, Trump said Ukrainian forces have plenty of…
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ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Republican Sen. Dan Sullivan and Democratic former Rep. Mary Peltola spent Thursday night hammering each other on character and policy in the closing Debate for the State of a U.S. Senate contest that national scorekeepers call a toss-up race. They argued over household energy bills, the Iran…
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