Wrestling turns to MMA in fight for Olympic spot
UFC chief executive Dana White helped turn mixed martial arts into a wildly lucrative industry by engaging fans and embracing show business.
View ArticleTigers run past Blue Jays 11-1 in the cold
DETROIT (AP) — Miguel Cabrera set the tone in the first inning, stealing third before the opposing pitcher even started his motion.
View ArticleLions sign Norwegian kicking prospect Rugland
ALLEN PARK, Mich. (AP) — The Detroit Lions have signed kicker Havard (HO-var) Rugland.
View ArticleMichigan woman, 102, dies after 83-year marriage
ROMEO, Mich. (AP) — A 102-year-old woman who was married for 83 years to a man she met in a rural Michigan church has died.
View ArticleCollege Trail: Werner, Iacoangeli honored
Jessi Werner and Melanie Iacoangeli earned Player of the Week awards.
View ArticleWarrant: Texas suspect interested in cannibalism
HOUSTON (AP) — A man accused of stabbing more than a dozen people at a Houston-area college told investigators that he had fantasized about cannibalism and necrophilia and about cutting off people's...
View ArticleA country song, assumptions _ and a racial outcry
Southern white men don't usually drive racial dialogue. For as long as race has riven America, they have been depicted more often as the problem than the solution.
View ArticleGoogle launches tool to manage 'digital afterlife'
NEW YORK (AP) — Google has launched a tool that lets users decide what happens with their email, Google Plus and other accounts after they die — or become inactive online for any other reason.
View ArticleFire damages Frenchtown Place Apartments
A fire damaged one apartment at Frenchtown Place Apartments, 1201 N. Macomb, about 7 p.m. Thursday.
View ArticleBedford approves contract with new superintendent
Bedford Public Schools has agreed to a contract with its next superintendent.
View ArticleMarleau leads Sharks over Red Wings in shootout
Patrick Marleau scored the winner in the shootout and had a short-handed goal early in the game, lifting the San Jose Sharks to a 3-2 win over the Detroit Red Wings on Thursday night.
View ArticleGarcia, Leishman tied for lead at Masters
Sergio Garcia might have written himself off too quickly at the Masters. When last seen walking off the course at Augusta National, the impetuous Spaniard was moping about his bad luck at this...
View ArticleHigh wattage couples on course at Masters
Some of the talk Thursday at the Masters wasn't just about what was happening on the tees and greens, but who was outside the ropes looking in. The No. 1 and No. 2-ranked players in the world, Tiger...
View ArticleBill increases Mich. minimum wage to $10 an hour
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Democratic lawmakers have introduced more legislation to raise Michigan's minimum wage to $10 an hour over three years.
View ArticleDetroit Grandma who killed grandson seeks short sentence
DETROIT (AP) — A 75-year-old Oakland County woman is asking a judge for a minimum sentence of a year in prison for killing her grandson.
View ArticleCoding boot camps promise to launch tech careers
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Looking for a career change, Ken Shimizu decided he wanted to be a software developer, but he didn't want to go back to college to study computer science.
View ArticleRepublican lawmaker seeks to ban online Lottery
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — A Michigan lawmaker says he wants to prohibit the expansion of the Michigan lottery to online.
View ArticleLock of baby's hair, first tooth ... breast milk?
NEW YORK (AP) — Strands from baby's first haircut. The first tooth. Tiny footprints sunk into clay. Some parents even tuck away the dried stump of the umbilical cord or the stick pregnancy test as a...
View ArticleFDA finds safety issues at specialty pharmacies
The Food and Drug Administration says it has uncovered potential safety problems at 30 specialty pharmacies that were inspected in the wake of a recent outbreak of meningitis caused by contaminated drugs.
View ArticleWATCH: Greinke breaks collarbone in brawl with Padres
SAN DIEGO (AP) — Padres slugger Carlos Quentin felt that getting hit by pitches by Zack Greinke during the 2008 and 2009 seasons was justification enough for rushing the mound and slamming into the...
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