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Pietila off to special start to season

With two goals in a 2-1 win over Davenport on Friday and another in a 2-1 loss to No. 1 Grand Valley State, Michigan Tech Huskies forward Julia Pietila improved her offensive output to four goals through her team’s first five games. For the senior soccer star, the fast start has her leading the team in scoring. The Huskies needed offense from Pietila on Friday. They trailed the Panthers 1-0 after a goal in the 56th minute put the visitors on the board. In the 63rd minute, she got to a ball that was kicked up to her by junior defender Olivia Gette, and she used her head to knock the ...

Clark making an incredible impact on the WNBA

A couple of weeks ago, on a Sunday night, I joined my mother for a quick meal at KFC. While waiting for our food to cook, I was scrolling X, and noticed yet another tweet discussing Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese, comparing which player is having a bigger impact on the WNBA season. I could not help myself, and I laughed at the comment being made. My mother looked at me and made a face. I should really back up. I have to admit, for the first time I can remember, I am actually paying attention to the WNBA season this year in a way I have never have before. I know the league has been ...

Lions finally giving fans, including Eminem, chance to cheer Sunday

DETROIT — Eminem stood alongside Pro Football Hall of Famers Barry Sanders and Calvin Johnson before the Detroit Lions hosted a playoff game for the first time in three decades, soaking up an electric atmosphere at Ford Field. “The energy in the building was amazing,” Johnson said in a ...

If you knew Jimmie (like I knew Jimmie)

Longtime Detroit Tigers radio announcer Jim Price passed away recently. Anyone who listens to the ballgames may remember how he liked to start each broadcast by saying “It’s a beautiful day…” even when it was cold and rainy. You could just hear the excitement and optimism in his voice. Price played for the Tigers from 1967-1971. He was part of the 1968 World Series Champions. But even he would joke that he was a much better broadcaster than player. Self-deprecating humor was one of his trademarks. A lot of people who met Mr. Price have “Jimmie-stories.” I was lucky ...

Baseball, softball in good hands

In this era of sports we live in, at least at the professional level, everything is “win now.” There is no room left in major sports for rebuilding or reloading, it is all win, win, win. This line of thinking led to the Florida Panthers dropping Andrew Brunette as the interim head coach after they won the President’s Trophy as the NHL’s best regular season team, but then lost to the Tampa Bay Lightning in four straight games. We saw the same thing in the NBA numerous times already in these playoffs. The Milwaukee Bucks fired Mike Budenholzer after getting swept by the Miami ...

Picking the Kentucky Derby

Okay, I will be the first to admit that I only watch three horse races a year, the Triple Crown. I fully admit I know next to nothing about horse racing, other than the three races are all different lengths, which is why it is so hard to win the Triple Crown, I know the horses all have crazy names that seemingly make no sense to a casual fan like me, and I know that the jockeys (the people who ride the horses), all look like malnourished little people who would be knocked over by a stiff wind. However, I will be the first to admit that watching the horse sprint like crazy around the ...