SPORTS
Amateur players, aspiring professionals, and professional players alike will compete on the same courts to earn PPA points, medals, and money.
As student-athletes return to campus for a new academic year, they have a new team supporting them.
The privately funded stadium features a 2,500-seat home grandstand, visitor seating for up to 500, premium and chairback seating, a three-section press box, improved accessibility, and a new gameday gathering area.
This year’s event will welcome 424 athletes and 146 coaches from 38 states and the District of Columbia, including 35 from Michigan (a record high).
The Meijer State Games of Michigan is an Olympic-style sporting event for athletes of all ages and abilities, with the Summer Games offering 30+ sports for more than 6,000 athletes.
Event highlights include hot-air balloon launches, balloon glow events, food trucks and refreshments, live entertainment, family-friendly activities, and community celebrations throughout the weekend.
The complex was expanded on more than 12 acres to the south to make space for new assets.
At the 2026 MIAA Championships, he delivered a career-best javelin throw of 49.08 meters while helping Calvin capture the conference title.
This marks the first time the championship has been held in the United States since 1993, making its return a significant milestone for competitive ballooning in North America.
The completed softball field and two flexible-use fields are the latest milestones that advance the $13.5 million expansion project one step closer to its grand opening this May.
The two-day event will feature frozen games, interactive sculptures for photo ops, and over 20 commissioned ice displays from local businesses and organizations.
The three recipients say that water polo has shaped them in and out of the pool.
One of its key tenets is generating overnight stays from event visitors, which drives spending in area hotels, restaurants, and other businesses.
Game Changers offers local students in grades 6 through 8 the opportunity to hear from role models who are leading boldly and redefining success on their own terms.
The organization is launching its “Last Chance to Buy a Brick” campaign, allowing supporters to cement their place in the ballpark’s history with an engraved brick for as little as $150.
This Thanksgiving morning tradition invites families, neighbors, friends, and pets to run or walk to the finish line on November 27.
The GRPS Turkey Trot supports GRPS scholar-athletes with the goal of promoting fitness and raising funds to offset the costs of GRPS athletics.
Held during National Recovery Month, the 5K is a celebration of physical transformation, resilience, and the power of community.
The organization will debut its inaugural 5K and 1-Mile Fun Run/Walk, followed by a free, dog-friendly public event.
The 5K and 1.5-mile run/walk event has raised nearly $383,500 for the hospital's School Nurse Program, which provides vital medical support to students throughout Lakeshore communities.
The event will feature a panel of mental health professionals discussing identity, mental and emotional wellness, purpose, and passion beyond sports, as well as faith, character, and resilience for student athletes.
Athletes competing will have qualified through one of more than 35 sanctioned competitions that took place across the country.
The tournament has grown into one of the most prestigious pickleball events in the world, hosting the Major League Pickleball (MLP) Edward Jones Mid-Season Tournament.
The games are an Olympic-style sporting event for athletes of all ages and abilities, with the summer games offering more than 35 sports for over 6,000 athletes.
Detroit Lions fans will now be able to attend select away games thanks to new nonstop flights through Delta Air Lines at the Gerald R. Ford International Airport.
A multi-stage project, each phase will begin after full funding is secured.
This unique event offers walkers and runners the rare opportunity to compete on an actual airport runway.
The Hartford Nationals is the largest and longest-running national sports championship event for athletes with a physical disability, visual impairment, and/or intellectual disability.
The event will raise funds and awareness for the local Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 2114.