Category Archives: WJR Sports
Trump Warns College Football Spending Could Put Collegiate System at Risk
March 9, 2026 ~ Sports executive Rick Chryst reacts to President Trump's recent comments predicting the collapse of college sports unless major reforms take place. Chryst breaks down what's true, what...
Mar 09, 2026
MSU Hangs Tight Early, but Second-Half Surge Lifts Michigan Past Spartans
Photo: Nick King ~ USA TODAY NETWORKEAST LANSING ~ Michigan State entered Sunday's regular-season finale looking to spoil No. 3 Michigan's near-perfect conference run, but despite stretches of crisp o...
Mar 08, 2026
Michigan State Clinches Third Straight Big Ten Title With Dominant Win Over Minnesota
Photo: Nick King ~ USA TODAY NETWORKEAST LANSING ~ Michigan State hockey continued its historic run by securing its third straight Big Ten regular-season championship, a feat the program had never bef...
Mar 06, 2026
Carr, Fears Power Michigan State to Hard‑Fought Win Over Rutgers
Photo: Nick King ~ USA TODAY NETWORKEAST LANSING ~ Michigan State survived a tough challenge from Rutgers on Thursday night, pulling out a 91-87 win at the Breslin Center in a game that stayed tight u...
Mar 05, 2026
A Final Home Farewell for Kohler, Cooper, Fort, Sanders and Wojcik
Photo: Dale Young ~ Imagn ImagesEAST LANSING ~ Senior Night at the Breslin Center always feels like a pause button in the middle of a chaotic season, one night when the lights feel a little warmer and...
Mar 05, 2026
Lions' President Rod Wood to Retire
Feb. 19, 2026 ~ WJR Digital Sports Reporter Nick Lundberg joins Rocky Raczkowski to break down the major news coming out of Allen Park: the retirement of the Detroit Lions' President and CEO. Nick exp...
Mar 04, 2026
Detroit SportsNet Announced as New Broadcast Home for Tigers, Red Wings
March 3, 2026 ~ President & CEO of Ilitch Sports + Entertainment Ryan Gustafson breaks down the launch of Detroit SportsNet - the new yearround broadcast home for the Tigers and Red Wings. Why now...
Mar 03, 2026 Photo: Eric Seals ~ USA TODAY NETWORK
Detroit Lions Trade Running Back David Montgomery
DETROIT, MICH. ~ Running back David Montgomery's time as a Detroit Lion is up. ESPN and other national and local outlets reported Monday morning that Detroit traded Montgomery to the Houston Texans fo...
Mar 02, 2026 Photo: Matt Marton ~ IMAGN IMAGES
Spartans Stay Hot, Handle Hoosiers 77-64 Behind Kohler's Double-Double
Photo: Robert Goddin ~ Imagn ImagesBLOOMINGTON, IND ~ Michigan State capped off a brutal Thursday-Sunday road stretch with an impressive 77-64 win over Indiana at Assembly Hall, marking the Spartans' ...
Mar 01, 2026
Spartans Surge Late to Take Down Boilermakers at Mackey Arena
Photo: Jacob Musselman ~ Imagn ImagesEAST LANSING ~ In a heavyweight Big Ten matchup that lived up to expectations, No. 13 Michigan State escaped Mackey Arena with a hardfought 76-74 victory over No. ...
Feb 26, 2026
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April 3, 2026 ~ Dave Beachnau, CEO of the Detroit Local Organizing Committee for the 2027 NCAA Men’s Final Four, joins Kevin Dietz live from Indy to talk about Detroit’s preparations, the economic and cultural impact of hosting the Final Four, and what fans can expect when the event comes to downtown Detroit.
April 3, 2026 ~ Chris Renwick and Jamie Edmonds talk with Tony Paul, a Detroit News reporter, about the Detroit Tigers’ upcoming season. They also discuss Tony’s top baseball movie character.
April 3, 2026 ~ Chris Renwick and Jamie Edmonds speak with Walker Hosley, a regional manager at Groundworks, about how winter weather affects home foundations and what to look for.
