Category Archives: WJR Sports
Cooper's 20 Lead Spartans After Sloppy First Half Against Ohio State
Photo: Nick King ~ USA TODAY NETWORKEAST LANSING ~ Michigan State overcame an ugly opening stretch and a seasonlow 23 firsthalf points to beat Ohio State 66-60 on Sunday. The Spartans opened with a st...
Feb 22, 2026
Izzo Emphasizes Leadership, Consistency as Spartans Push Toward March
Photo: Nick King ~ USA TODAY NETWORKEAST LANSING ~ Michigan State head coach Tom Izzo met with the media this week and delivered a blend of honesty, reflection and challenge for his team. A central th...
Feb 20, 2026
USA Men's Hockey Dominates Slovakia, Advances to Gold Medal Showdown Against Canada
Feb. 20, 2026 ~ Blaine Fowler, co-host of "Blaine and Lauren" mornings on 963 WDVD and "Hockey Talk" with Chris Renwick on the Blaine D Fowler and 963 WDVD Facebook pages, discusses Team USA Women's H...
Feb 20, 2026
U.S. Women's Hockey Wins Gold in Overtime, Alysa Liu Takes Gold in Figure Skating
Feb. 20, 2026 ~ Jamie Edmonds and Lloyd Jackson check in with Local 4 Anchor, Ty Steele, who's live in Italy covering the Olympics. What's he seen, who's he met and what can we expect from the games t...
Feb 20, 2026
Canada and Britain Accused of Cheating in Curling at Winter Olympics
Feb. 18, 2026 ~ Mike Grudzinski, membership chair and vice president of the Detroit Curling Club, joins us to unpack why curling is such a Winter Olympics favorite and how the sport is booming right h...
Feb 18, 2026
Jeremy Fears Jr. Lands on Wooden Award Top 20 After Standout Season
Photo: Nick King ~ USA TODAY NETWORKEAST LANSING ~ Michigan State redshirt sophomore guard Jeremy Fears Jr. continues to establish himself as one of college basketball's brightest young stars, earning...
Feb 18, 2026
MSU's Big Four Leads the Way in Statement Victory Against UCLA
Photo: Nick King ~ USA TODAY NETWORKEAST LANSING ~ Michigan State delivered one of its most complete performances of the season on Tuesday night, rolling past UCLA 82-59 behind a dominant defensive ef...
Feb 17, 2026
MSU Opens 2026 Season in Dominant Fashion, Takes Two of Three at Louisville
Photo: Jeff Faughender ~ USA TODAY NETWORKEAST LANSING ~ Michigan State baseball couldn't have asked for a better start to its 2026 season, taking down No.8 Louisville on the road and claiming a state...
Feb 16, 2026
Team USA Posts Key Weekend Wins as the Games Deliver Dramatic Turns
MILAN, Italy ~ The United States closed out the weekend at the Milano Cortina Winter Olympics with strong showings across multiple events, highlighted by an undefeated run through the men's hockey gro...
Feb 16, 2026 Photo: Geoff Burke ~ USA TODAY NETWORK
Wisconsin Cruises Past No. 10 Michigan State in 92-71 Statement Win
Photo: Dale Young ~ Imagn ImagesEAST LANSING ~ Wisconsin delivered a dominant performance Friday night at the Kohl Center, surging past No. 10 Michigan State in a decisive 92-71 victory. The Badgers s...
Feb 13, 2026
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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.
