Finlandia The Finlandia University baseball team has added another recruit. Infielder James Dawson from Mount Horeb, Wisconsin becomes the 21st member of this year’s class. MLB Training camps for major league baseball teams opened over the weekend. Pictures from Detroit show players working out, assisted by coaches and staff members …
Read More »MHSAA Cautiously Plans for Fall Sports – Thursday Sports Wrap
High School The Michigan High School Athletic Association says that, at this point, it plans to play all scheduled fall sports this fall. Michigan’s “Return to School Roadmap” released by Governor Gretchen Whitmer Wednesday assigns the task of establishing plans, procedures and safety protocols for high school sports to the …
Read More »State: “High School Sports Possible This Fall” – Wednesday Sports Wrap
High School High school sports events will be allowed in our area this fall – if there’s no increase in COVID-19 infections. Governor Gretchen Whitmer unveiled the “MI Safe Schools Road Map” yesterday. As long as the Upper Peninsula remains in COVID-19 Recovery Stage Five, students will be able to …
Read More »Wings to Forgo Traverse City Training Camp – Tuesday Sports Wrap
NHL While most of the teams in the National Hockey League prepare to finish the 2019-2020 season, the Detroit Red Wings are beginning preparations for the 2020-2021 campaign. The club has canceled its usual preseason training camp and related activities in Traverse City. General manager Steve Yzerman says training camp …
Read More »Wings Fall to Fourth in NHL Lottery – Monday Sports Wrap
NHL The worst the Detroit Red Wings could have done in Friday’s National Hockey League draft lottery was wind up with the fourth overall pick – and that’s what happened. It was the fourth straight year in which Lady Luck failed the Wings, and they wound up lower in the …
Read More »NHL Draft Lottery Tonight – Friday Sports Wrap
Finlandia Finlandia University was the runner-up in the 2019-20 American Collegiate Athletic Association President’s Cup standings. The President’s Cup is calculated using a formula that awards points based on finishes in ACAA Championships, and strength of schedule ratings. UC Santa Cruz easily won the overall title, with first-place finishes for …
Read More »Canal Run Goes Virtual – Thursday Sports Wrap
Finlandia The Finlandia University women’s hockey team has added another recruit. Kayla Savoie-Penton is a goaltender from Calgary. She’s transferring in from Liberty University, where she played on their ACHA hockey team. MLB Even as Major League Baseball begins to prepare for competition, more reports of COVID-19 infections are coming …
Read More »MLB Season to Begin in One Month – Wednesday Sports Wrap
MLB Major League Baseball is set to begin its shortened season on July 23rd or 24th. The plan announced yesterday will include 60 regular-season games over a 66-day stretch, plus playoffs. To limit travel, teams will play 40 of those games against their regular division opponents, and the other 20 …
Read More »MLB Season Could Begin July 24 – Tuesday Sports Wrap
MLB Major League Baseball team owners have voted unanimously to proceed with a regular season. The decision was made under the terms set out in an agreement made between the league and the players union in March. Players will receive prorated pay based on their full salaries. Commissioner Rob Manfred …
Read More »Baseball Vote Delayed by COVID-19 Outbreak – Monday Sports Wrap
MLB There’s still no agreement on a Major League baseball season. The latest reports indicate the players still want a 70-game regular season. The owners have offered 60 games. The executive committee of the players’ association was expected to reject the owners’ proposal yesterday, but the vote was delayed after …
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