Category Archives: WJR Sports
Pistons Focus on Growth, Not Headlines Leading into 2025 NBA Draft
Photo: Nic Fardella ~ 760 WJRDETROIT, June 24, 2025 - Pistons President of Basketball Operations Trajan Langdon spoke to the media Tuesday about the upcoming NBA Draft and what the team can learn foll...
Jun 24, 2025
Báez’s Big Day: Tigers Light Up the Scoreboard
Photo: Rick Osentoski ~ Imagn Images DETROIT, June 17, 2025 ~ The Tigers bounced back with a win over the Pirates at Comerica Park on the same day Javier Bez celebrated his 10th year of MLB service.Th...
Jun 18, 2025
Football Is Back: Lions Camp Starts Soon
Photo: Kimberly P. Mitchell ~ USA TODAY NETWORKALLEN PARK, July 26, 2025 ~ Detroit Lions training camp is back and open to the public, beginning July 26 during the NFL's "Back Together Weekend," a lea...
Jun 18, 2025
MSU Basketball to Host Duke in December
Photo: David Banks ~ IMAGN IMAGESEAST LANSING, June 17, 2025 ~ Michigan State Men's Basketball will be welcoming a big-time opponent to East Lansing in December, the Duke Blue Devils.The program annou...
Jun 17, 2025
Detroit Tigers’ Jackson Jobe to Miss Rest of Season with Tommy John Surgery
Photo: Junfu Han ~ USA TODAY NETWORKDETROIT, June 12, 2025 ~ Detroit Tigers‘ starting pitcher Jackson Jobe has been ruled out for the rest of the 2025 season for Tommy John surgery, the team ann...
Jun 12, 2025
Detroit Tigers Drop Second Game of Series to Baltimore Orioles
Photo: Daniel Kucin Jr. ~ IMAGN IMAGESDETROIT, June 12, 2025 ~ The Detroit Tigers (44-25) allowed seven runs in the 8th inning in a 10-1 loss to the Baltimore Orioles (27-39) Wednesday night at Camden...
Jun 12, 2025
Detroit’s Depth on Display in Gritty Win Over Baltimore
Photo: Daniel Kucin Jr ~ IMAGN IMAGESDETROIT, June 11, 2025 ~ The Detroit Tigers continued their impressive hot streak with a 5-3 victory over the Baltimore Orioles on Tuesday night at Camden Yards. T...
Jun 11, 2025
Amp City: Detroit’s New Team Brings the Heat to Half-Court Hoops
Photo: Nic Fardella ~ WJR DETROIT, June 10, 2025 ~ The Detroit Amps are the newest team in town and one of eight expansion franchises in Ice Cube's Big3 basketball league."It's a different brand of ba...
Jun 11, 2025
Federal Judge Approves House v. NCAA Settlement
Photo: Junfu Han ~ USA TODAY NETWORKDETROIT, June 9, 2025 ~ A new era of college athletics is officially underway. On Friday, June 6, a federal judge approved the House vs. NCAA settlement, paving the...
Jun 09, 2025
Tigers Roar Past Cubs in Electric Series Win at Comerica Park
Junfu Han ~ USA TODAY NETWORKDETROIT, June 6 2025, ~ The Detroit Tigers delivered a strong statement over the weekend, taking two out of three games against the Chicago Cubs in a series that felt like...
Jun 09, 2025
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April 20, 2026 ~ Chris Renwick and Lloyd Jackson spoke with Congresswoman Debbie Dingell. She discussed her frustrations with the Michigan Democratic convention and stalled DHS funding.
April 20, 2026 ~ Chris Renwick and Lloyd Jackson talk with Barbara McQuade, former U.S. Attorney, about the DOJ’s request for Wayne County’s 2020 ballots, citing a “history of fraud convictions.”
April 20, 2026 ~ Chris Renwick and Lloyd Jackson spoke with Mike Lee, managing editor at Crain’s Detroit Business. They discussed Detroit developments, the NBA playoffs’ scattered TV coverage, and a new art center in Grosse Pointe.
