Category Archives: WJR Sports
Moment of Reckoning: Spartans Seek Reset After Third Straight Loss
EAST LANSING, Oct. 12, 2025 ~ Michigan State head coach Jonathan Smith didn't sugarcoat the situation following his team's third straight loss. Sitting at 3-3, Smith described Sunday's team meeting as...
Oct 13, 2025 Michigan State University football coach Jonathon Smith seen Tuesday, July 29, 2025, during the first day of football practice at the Skandalaris Football Center.
Defensive Injuries, Offensive Miscues Hurt Detroit Lions' in Loss at Kansas City
DETROIT, Oct. 12, 2025 ~ The Detroit Lions (4-2) came into a Sunday Night Football matchup against the Kansas City Chiefs (3-3) without both of their outside starting cornerbacks, and it showed agains...
Oct 13, 2025 Detroit Lions head coach Dan Campbell, right, shakes hands with Kansas City Chiefs head coach Andy Reid after 30-17 loss at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri on Sunday, Oct. 12, 2025. Photo: Junfu Han / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images
Spartans Stumble on Homecoming: UCLA Rolls Past Michigan State 38-13
EAST LANSING, Oct. 11, 2025 ~ Michigan State's homecoming turned sour as the Spartans were overwhelmed by UCLA, falling 38-13 in East Lansing. The game started with promise when sophomore quarterback ...
Oct 11, 2025
Mariners Walk Off in 15-Inning Marathon to Eliminate Tigers
Photo: Stephen Brashear ~ Imagn Images DETROIT, Oct. 11, 2025 ~ In a game that felt more like a war of attrition than a baseball contest, the Seattle Mariners edged out the Detroit Tigers, 3-2, in a d...
Oct 11, 2025
Trenton High School Football Defeats Southfield Anderson by 21 to Celebrate Homecoming
Photo: Nick Lundberg ~ WJR TRENTON, Oct. 10, 2025 ~ Trenton High School football got off to an early lead and ran with it, earning a 28-7 win in the school's Homecoming game over Southgate Anderson on...
Oct 10, 2025
Momentum Meets Grit: Michigan State and UCLA Set for Noon Clash
Photo: Nick King ~ Imagn Images EAST LANSING, Oct. 9, 2025 ~ East Lansing will be buzzing Saturday as Michigan State hosts UCLA in a Big Ten clash that suddenly feels more competitive than expected. T...
Oct 09, 2025
Detroit Tigers’ Offense Reignites, Clinches Win-or-Go-Home Game 5 of ALDS in Seattle
Photo: Junfu Han ~ USA TODAY NETWORK DETROIT, Oct. 8, 2025 ~ Up until the fifth inning, tensions were at an all-time high in Comerica Park Wednesday afternoon. The Seattle Mariners had a 3-0 lead over...
Oct 08, 2025
Northville Outlasts Lake Orion in First Drive to the Game of Season
Photo: Junfu Han ~ USA TODAY NETWORKDETROIT, Aug. 28, 2025 ~ The first high school football “Drive to the Game” ended in dramatic fashion, as the Northville Mustangs survived 14-13 against...
Aug 28, 2025
Detroit Lions Trade Wide Receiver Tim Patrick to Jacksonville Jaguars
Photo: Charles LeClaire ~ IMAGN IMAGESDETROIT, Aug. 27, 2025 ~ The Detroit Lions' cleared up space in the wide receiver room as Detroit sent wide receiver Tim Patrick to the Jacksonville Jaguars in ex...
Aug 27, 2025
Michigan State Begins Year Two Under Jonathan Smith with Fresh Faces and High Hopes
Photo: Nick King ~ USA TODAY NETWORKEAST LANSING, Aug. 27, 2025 ~ With the 2025 college football season kicking off, Michigan State fans are eager to see what year two under Head Coach Jonathan Smith ...
Aug 27, 2025
SPOTLIGHT PODCAST
Dec. 12, 2025 ~ David Sowerby, the managing director and portfolio manager at Ancora Bloomfield Hills, joins Kevin Dietz to discuss how President Donald Trump and a divided board are to pick a new Fed chair.
Dec. 12, 2025 ~ U.S. Rep. Shri Thanedar (MI-13) joins Kevin Dietz to discuss the articles of impeachment against RFK and Pete Hegseth.
Dec. 12, 2025 ~ Dr. Tim Nash, senior vice president emeritus and director of the Northwood University Center for the Advancement of Free Enterprise and Entrepreneurship, joins Chris Renwick and Jamie Edmonds to discuss the monthly trade deficit falling to its lowest in five years following the imposition of sweeping global tariffs.
