The Detroit Lions have fired general manager Bob Quinn and coach Matt Patricia, ending the franchise’s attempt to replicate the success the men helped Bill Belichick achieve in New England. The Lions made the moves Saturday that
FOOTBALL TODAY #2 Notre Dame at #25 North Carolina, 3:30pm Central Michigan at Eastern Michigan, 4:00pm SATURDAY Penn State at Michigan, noon (live on 94.9 WSJM) Northern Illinois at Western Michigan, noon #8 Northwestern at
No. 2 Notre Dame visits No. 25 North Carolina today in a key match-up in the Atlantic Coast Conference. The Fighting Irish are unbeaten and have won 14 consecutive games dating to last season. Notre Dame
Minnesota is calling off its scheduled game Saturday at rival Wisconsin due to COVID-19 cases within the program. The Gophers said they had nine players and six staff members test positive over the last five days,
Alabama is No. 1 in the first College Football Playoff rankings of the season, followed by Notre Dame, Clemson and Ohio State. Texas A&M was fifth and Florida sixth, followed by unbeaten Cincinnati at seventh, the
Johnny Rager of Buchanan High School Football is the WSJM Sports Berrien County Student Athlete of the Week for the week of November 8, 2020. Johnny played a key role in helping lead the Bucks to
Elinor Frost of South Haven High School Swimming is our WSJM Sports Van Buren/Cass Student Athlete of the Week for the week of November 8, 2020. At the Second Shave Meet, Ellie qualified for the State
Detroit’s Matthew Stafford and Carolina’s Teddy Bridgewater are both questionable for Sunday’s game between the Lions and Panthers. Aside from those two quarterbacks, several other players are also dealing with injuries for the two teams. Running
Michigan and Rutgers will try to snap three-game losing streaks when they meet on Saturday night at SHI Stadium. The start is the worst for the Wolverines since 1967, when they began 1-5 and finished 4-6.
Matthew Stafford has earned a reputation for being tough and playing through injuries. The Detroit Lions are going to need their franchise quarterback to be tough and to stay on the field if they hope to
A person familiar with the situation says the Atlanta Hawks have agreed to trade center Dewayne Dedmon to the Detroit Pistons for guards Tony Snell and Khyri Thomas. The person spoke to The Associated Press Thursday
Both Big Ten division leads are at stake Saturday when No. 3 Ohio State (3-0) hosts No. 9 Indiana (4-0) and No. 10 Wisconsin (2-0) visits No. 19 Northwestern (4-0). The Big Ten’s four remaining unbeaten
The dates of the College Football Playoff games and selection of the semifinal participants will remain unchanged after the CFP management committee discussed possibly pushing back the event. CFP executive director Bill Hancock says there was
The Chicago Bulls have drafted versatile Florida State forward Patrick Williams with the No. 4 pick, the next big step for a rebuilding team. The 19-year-old Williams was the Atlantic Coast Conference’s sixth man of the
The Detroit Pistons had a busy night at the NBA draft. They ended up with three picks in the first round by dealing Luke Kennard to the Los Angeles Clippers and also picked up Trevor Ariza
Bryant Koback ran for 149 yards, Eli Peters and Carter Bradley each threw a pair of touchdown passes and Toledo rolled to a 45-28 victory over Eastern Michigan. The Rockets have won 19 of the last
Kaleb Eleby threw three of his five touchdown passes to D’Wayne Eskridge, La’Darius Jefferson ran for 150 yards and Western Michigan held off Central Michigan 52-44. Western Michigan has sole possession of first place in the
EAST LANSING, Mich. – Nov. 18 – The Representative Council of the Michigan High School Athletic Association approved today an adjusted schedule to restart and conclude fall tournaments in football, girls volleyball and girls swimming &
No. 10 Wisconsin cannot afford any more canceled games if it hopes to reach the Big Ten championship game for a second straight season. A flurry of COVID-19 cases caused the Badgers to scrap games with
Notre Dame tends to have its doubters every season. Eight victories in, the second-ranked Fighting Irish have made many of them believers behind the play of veteran quarterback Ian Book. He has led the team to
Four games into the season, Michigan State might be back to square one at quarterback. At the very least, coach Mel Tucker has indicated that the competition is open this week. Rocky Lombardi began the season
The Chicago Bulls says Hall of Famer Maurice Cheeks is returning to his hometown to serve as an assistant under new coach Billy Donovan. Cheeks grew up on the South Side of Chicago and was on
Kirk Cousins remembers signing to play for Michigan State, then finding out a few weeks later some prospect from football-obsessed Texas named Nick Foles was joining the Spartans as part of Mark Dantonio’s first recruiting class.
Samantha Dietz of Watervliet High School Volleyball is the WSJM Sports Berrien County Student Athlete of the Week for the week of November 1, 2020. In the Panthers’ 3-1 District Semifinal win over Bridgman, Samantha turned
Jordyn Holland of South Haven High School Volleyball is our WSJM Sports Van Buren/Cass Student Athlete of the Week for the week of November 1, 2020. In the Rams’ District Tournament first round win over Benton
FRIDAY’S DISTRICT CHAMPIONSHIPS Division 2 Eat Lansing 42, Portage Northern 14 Division 4 Edwardsburg 43, Paw Paw 0 Division 6 Constantine 55, Buchanan 28 Division 7 Schoolcraft 42, Lawton 7 Division 8
Paul Hornung, the dazzling “Golden Boy” of the Green Bay Packers whose singular ability as a runner, receiver, quarterback and kicker helped turn the team into an NFL dynasty, has died. He was 84. Hornung won
THURSDAY’S VOLLEYBALL REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS Division 1 Portage Central 3, DeWitt 2 The Mustangs advance to take on Lowell Tuesday night at Gull Lake H.S. in the State Quarterfinals. Division 2 Edwardsburg 3, Harper Creek
The Chicago White Sox are sticking with new manager Tony La Russa for now, saying they understand the “seriousness” of his latest drunken driving case and will have more to say once it plays out in
The Chicago Bears look to stop their three-game losing streak and win their fifth in a row against Minnesota when they host the Vikings on Monday night. Minnesota is 3-14 at Soldier Field since it reopened
