Category Archives: WJR Sports
Tigers select P Casey Mize, OF Parker Meadows on 1st day of MLB Draft
By: Trevor HoothThe day the Detroit Tigers have been waiting for since they finished with the worst record in baseball last season. They already got Victor Reyes out of the deal, and now it is time to...
Jun 05, 2018
Lions’ Jarrad Davis: Matt Patricia is family
Photo: DetroitLions.com By Michael Stets DETROIT - As far as Lions second-year linebacker Jarrad Davis is concerned, once you don the Honolulu blue and silver, you become a family member. And that, of...
May 17, 2018
Lions, Matt Patricia respond to report of 1996 sexual assault indictment
Photo: Detroitlions.com By Michael Stets Lions head coach Matt Patricia, as well as the team’s front office and ownership, released statements late on Wednesday evening after a Detroit News repo...
May 10, 2018
NFL Draft Recap Podcast: Sean Baligian and Scott Bischoff
NFL Draft Recap Podcast: Sean Baligian and Scott Bischoff talk about their first reaction of the Lions’ draft (0:13), 1st round pick Frank Ragnow’s potential (3:33), how 2nd round pick Ker...
May 02, 2018
Lions’ Frank Ragnow: ‘Finishing’ is one of my favorite things about playing football
Photo: Detroitlions.comBy Michael StetsALLEN PARK-Lions GM Bob Quinn said, “It starts in the trenches,” after drafting Arkansas center Frank Ragnow with pick No. 20 in the first round of t...
Apr 27, 2018
Lions draft Arkansas Center Frank Ragnow with pick No. 20 in 2018 NFL Draft
Photo: Lions/Twitter By Michael Stets ALLEN PARK-Many were under the impression the Detroit Lions would be drafting a defensive lineman in the first round of the 2018 NFL Draft on Thursday evening. Bu...
Apr 27, 2018
Lions Radio Mock Draft: Who will Detroit select at No. 20?
By Michael Stets The 2018 NFL Draft is finally upon us, and after a disappointing 9-7 season that saw the Lions miss the playoffs for the second time in three years, it’s time once again for GM ...
Apr 26, 2018
NFL Draft Preview Podcast #7: Sean Baligian and Scott Bischoff
NFL Draft Preview Podcast #7: Sean Baligian and Scott Bischoff talk about the rumors and rumblings during draft week, including Oklahoma quarterback Baker Mayfield being a possibility for the Clevelan...
Apr 24, 2018
NFL Draft Preview: Ken Brown, Mike O’Hara and Dan Orlovsky
WJR’s Ken Brown and Detroit Lions columnist Mike O’Hara preview this week’s NFL Draft, and interview former Lions quarterback Dan Orlovsky. Follow Dan’s breakdowns on Twitter a...
Apr 23, 2018
Lions GM Bob Quinn: Third year with mid-first-round pick ‘Helps me a little bit’
Photo: WJR By Michael Stets ALLEN PARK–In the upcoming 2018 NFL Draft, which will be the third under GM Bob Quinn, the Lions own pick No.20. That is just one pick higher than last year’s d...
Apr 20, 2018
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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.
