Category Archives: WJR Sports
Detroit Lions Pick Up Running Back Isiah Pacheco After David Montgomery Departure
DETROIT, MICH. ~ After trading running back David Montgomery to the Houston Texans, the Detroit Lions have signed running back Isiah Pacheco from the Kansas City Chiefs. The former Rutgers star won tw...
Mar 10, 2026 Photo: Steve Roberts ~ IMAGN IMAGES
Tarik Skubal to Return to Tigers' Spring Training, Skip Out on Team U.S.A. at the WBC
HOUSTON, TEXAS ~ The World Baseball Classic is in full swing, but after starting one game for Team U.S.A. against Great Britain, Detroit Tigers' pitcher Tarik Skubal decided Monday afternoon to return...
Mar 10, 2026 Photo: Troy Taormina ~ IMAGN IMAGES
Lions Bolster Offensive Line, Sign Center Cade Mays
DETROIT, MICH. ~ After releasing two of their starting offensive linemen in Graham Glasgow and Taylor Decker last week, the Detroit Lions signed former Carolina Panthers center Cade Mays Monday aftern...
Mar 09, 2026 Photo: Bob Donnan ~ IMAGN IMAGES
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
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April 17, 2026 ~ Chris Renwick and Lloyd Jackson spoke with Nolan Finley, Detroit News opinion editor. They discussed Sen. Slotkin’s presidential ambitions and Finley’s related column, “Ready or not, here comes Elissa Slotkin in ’28.”
April 17, 2026 ~ Republican National Committee Chairman Joe Gruters joins Kevin Dietz to discuss tax returns, political accountability, and what’s ahead heading into the midterm elections.
April 17, 2026 ~ Chris Renwick and Lloyd Jackson spoke with State Sen. Michael Webber. Webber discussed his bipartisan bill, which aims to protect local government funding and provide stability for essential community services.
