Leaders in action



Former Michigan State University and NBA player Mateen Cleaves was the keynote speaker last Wednesday at Genesys Athletic Club/Greater Flint Area Sports Hall of Fame’s Leadership Mentoring Program in Grand Blanc. The club hosted some 220 student-athletes representing 24 local high schools in a morning-long program designed to help student-athletes improve their leadership skills as an athlete, in the classroom […]

Cavs let Lightning escape at end




LAPEER – Carman-Ainsworth lost a football heartbreaker to Lapeer for the second straight year last Friday, falling to the Lightning 21-14 on a last-minute touchdown at Fitzpatrick Field. The Cavaliers, the only team to come within 20 points of Lapeer the last two regular seasons, twice came from behind to tie the Lightning and twice had the ball in Lapeer […]

Selection Sunday Show goes global



The annual Michigan High School Athletic Association (MHSAA) Selection Show on FOX Sports Detroit will air at 7 p.m. on October 25 to announce the high school football playoff pairings. The MHSAA announced last week that the Show will also be streamed online at FoxSportsDetroit.com. All playoff pairings will also be posted to the MHSAA website following the Selection Show […]

Firebirds top 67’s on ‘Pink Out’ night




FLINT — It doesn’t seem to have taken too long for the Ontario Hockey League’s Flint Firebirds to gel as a team, and on Friday, the scoring finally exploded as Flint cruised to a 7-4 win over the Ottawa 67’s in front of 3,452 fans at the Dort Federal Credit Union Event Center. The game was a Pink Out, promoting […]

Lions: A win is a win

Fat Guy Corner

The Lions win a game and will avoid hearing all the 0-16 talk that was headed their way. The win was ugly and it took overtime to do it but a 37-34 win is in the win column. I can say that the game was entertaining to watch as a fan. The problem is, the Lions struggled to defeat a […]

Roundup



CROSS COUNTRY The Cavalier girls finished eighth with 264 points at the Kayla O’Mara Invitational Saturday. Linden won the event with 62 points. Arianna Vantine was 57th in 25:45.2, Bailey Curtis was 59th in 26:50.9, Khalia McGruder was 60th in 27:24.9 and Devin Foster was 61st in 27:29.0. Chante Boyd was 62nd in 27:33.7, Laura Depew was 64th in 28:20.0, […]

DODGE CHARGER PURSUIT GOES BIG FOR 2016

New 12.1 inch touchscreen improves connectivity, safety for law enforcement

“As America’s high-performance police vehicle, Dodge Charger Pursuit is going big for 2016, offering a massive, Uconnect touchscreen system that streamlines a law enforcement officer’s computer system with our easy-to-use Uconnect system – on an all-new laptop-size 12.1-inch touchscreen display,” said Tim Kuniskis, President and CEO – Dodge and SRT Brands, and Vice President – Fleet Operations, FCA – North […]