Category Archives: WJR Sports
Palumbo Leaves MSU for Kentucky, Reuniting With Batt Amid Revenue Push
EAST LANSING ~ Former MSU Interim Athletics Director and Spartan Ventures CEO Jon Palumbo has followed former MSU AD J Batt to the University of Kentucky, marking the third school where the two admini...
Sep 10, 2026 Photo: Anna McManus
WMU-Michigan Controversy Far From Over
Photo: Paul Sancya ~ APSeptember 9, 2026 ~ Western Michigan University President Russ Kavalhuna explains why the MAC is appealing the Michigan-Western game result and asking the NCAA and College Footb...
Sep 9, 2026 Photo: Paul Sancya ~ AP
Fitzgerald Was "Most Disappointed" with Special Teams In Toledo Game
EAST LANSING ~ Despite special teams scoring half of MSU's points towards Friday's win, head coach Pat Fitzgerald said Monday that the group was "what I was most disappointed with in the game." Fitzge...
Sep 8, 2026 Photo: Al Goldis ~ AP
Michigan Escapes Western Michigan After Replay Restores One Second
Sept. 8, 2026 ~ Chris Renwick, Lloyd Jackson and Jamie Edmonds talk with Detroit Free Press Sports Columnist Shawn Windsor about his column, "U of M's Hail Mary, The Most Joyless Miracle Finish In Col...
Sep 8, 2026 Photo: Paul Sancya ~ AP
MSU Opens Fitzgerald Era With 30-20 Win Over Toledo
EAST LANSING ~ Expectations were high for a rebuilt Spartan team and new Head Coach Pat Fitzgerald ahead of Friday's season opener against Toledo. MSU lost momentum in the third quarter but sealed the...
Sep 5, 2026 Photo: Al Goldis ~ AP
MSU, Toledo Enter Season Opener With Overhauled Rosters
EAST LANSING ~ MSU Football Offensive Coordinator Nick Sheridan said the trend of transferring in college football gives overhauled teams an early-season advantage, and that players "have to be able t...
Sep 3, 2026 Photo: Charlie Neibergall ~ AP
MSU Hockey Announces 2026-27 Season Captains
EAST LANSING ~ MSU Hockey announced Patrick Geary as team captain for the 2026-27 season and Tommi Mnnist and Shane Vansaghi as alternate captains in the push for a fourth consecutive Big Ten regular-...
Sep 2, 2026 Photo: Al Goldis ~ AP
Tiger Woods Pleads Guilty to Reckless Driving, Changing Initial Plea in DUI Case
MARTIN COUNTY, FL ~ Pro-golfer Tiger Woods pleaded guilty to reckless driving in a DUI case from a rollover car crash back in March. He originally pleaded not guilty to a DUI charge when the case bega...
Sep 2, 2026 Photo: Crystal Vander Weit ~ AP
Michigan State Athletics, WJR Extend Broadcast Partnership Through 2031
DETROIT ~ Michigan State Athletics and WJR 760 AM have agreed to a five-year extension that will keep WJR as the Detroit flagship station of the Spartan Media Network through the 2030-31 season. The r...
Sep 2, 2026 Photo: Al Goldis ~ AP
Fitzgerald to Play Fellow First-Year Head Coach at Season Opener against Toledo
EAST LANSING ~ In an era of frequent transfers and NIL advantages, many college football coaches have similarly shifted commitments. First-year MSU Head Football Coach Pat Fitzgerald will face first-y...
Sep 1, 2026 Photo: Nick King ~ USA TODAY NETWORK
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Oct. 5, 2026 ~ Jamie Edmonds and Lloyd Jackson chat with Molly MacDonald, co-founder of The Pink Fund, about financial toxicity, patient support, and their recent gala.
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Oct. 5, 2026 ~ Attorney Barton Morris explains a newly opened federal process that could allow some Americans to restore their firearm rights and what it means for those seeking relief.
