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The flooded Kalamazoo River that winds around Homer Stryker Field forced the Growlers to cancel games over the weekend. The field was inundated with water…

He was arguably America’s first sports celebrity. He paved the way for the "bad boy athlete."Tyrus Raymond Cobb spent 22 seasons with the Detroit Tigers.…

It’s another post season disappointment for the Detroit Tigers.The fall air seemed to chill the Tigers' bats Sunday and a late rally in the ninth inning…

The waning weeks of the regular baseball season have turned into a real roller-coaster ride for the Tigers and their fans.The Tigers got clobbered by the…

Backers of a plan to bring pro-baseball to downtown Jackson may make their pitch official this week.The group behind the ballpark plan isn’t saying much…

Veronica Riddle ran away from home as a teenager. She wants people to know that spending time and talking with troubled youth can be a big deal. Here's…

Last summer, I told you about Coach Mac, my little league baseball coach who believed in me, and helped me rise from the team’s worst player to become the…

You’ve heard of Babe Ruth. If he’s not the best known American athlete of the last century, he’s in the top five. He was more beloved – by Americans of…

All right, you fans of West Michigan's Whitecaps, it's your chance to decide what treat will be added to the concession menu at Fifth Third Ballpark.The…

Detroit Tigers pitcher Max Scherzer easily won the American League Cy Young Award Wednesday.The award honors the best pitcher in Major League Baseball…