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Lapointe: For a change, the Detroit area deserved a double dose of the football spotlight

The sketchy Wolverines beat the Buckeyes while the Lions got dumped by Green Bay

By Joe Lapointe

Nov 27, 2023

Was Jim Harbaugh sending in trick plays by text message from his Ann Arbor home Saturday afternoon to his staff in Michigan Stadium? Or did the suspended Wolverines’ head football coach actually disguise himself as Brutus Buckeye, the Ohio State mascot, so he could spy on the OSU coaches and steal their signs on the sidelines?

The Detroit Lions’ Jared Goff gets tackled by the Green Bay Packers’ Rashan Gary.

Lapointe: On rape suit, Hillsdale lawyer mum; in football, Harbaugh could get sidelined

And a possible split in the Crumbley defense

By Joe Lapointe
Nov 6, 2023
Lapointe: Hockey’s LGBTQ plan is all pucked up

Imagine a rainbow above Detroit’s Winged Wheel

By Joe Lapointe
Oct 23, 2023
Lapointe: Lions’ latest win signals end of Detroit’s decade of decay in pro sports

Plus: Ringo at Masonic, gloom for gun groomers, and an overdue Tigers’ TV turnover

By Joe Lapointe
Oct 9, 2023
Lapointe: Is MSU football coach Mel Tucker the real victim here?

Detroit’s new 910AM talk radio station rebuts allegations of sexual harassment

By Joe Lapointe
Sep 15, 2023
Opinion: Hold the phone on the Mel Tucker story

Countless calls have already been made, but timeline lapses, deleted texts, and a busy signal from MSU leave us waiting to hear more

By Robert Stempkowski
Sep 14, 2023
Equestrian center planned for northwest Detroit aims to serve local youth

Detroit Horse Power hopes to break ground on the $8.1 million, 14-acre facility within the next year

By Layla McMurtrie
Sep 13, 2023
Lapointe: Time to plan the parade? Lions stun Super Bowl Champs, the Chiefs, 21-20

But for TV football, it’s now you see it, now you don’t

By Joe Lapointe
Sep 8, 2023
Ann Arbor’s Big House is now serving Olga’s Kitchen favorites

You can enjoy the local chain’s sandwiches and Snackers during games at Michigan Stadium

By Lee DeVito
Sep 7, 2023
At Hoopfest, Detroit’s Northwest Goldberg community unites

Long live the legends

By Eleanore Catolico
Aug 23, 2023
Lapointe: Like Donald Trump, Jim Harbaugh just might beat the rap

The Michigan football coach could enjoy a win-win

By Joe Lapointe
Aug 15, 2023
You can enjoy an 8-ft. pizza with your favorite sports game at Rochester Hills Social

This new sports bar experience just opened in the former Naked Burger

By Layla McMurtrie
Aug 15, 2023
Buddy’s Pizza will be served at Ann Arbor’s ‘Big House’ this fall in Michigan Athletics deal

The company also named a new CEO

By Lee DeVito
Aug 7, 2023
Lapointe: How the ‘NYT’ expanded — then disbanded — its sports section

Once upon a ‘Times’ at the ‘Paper of Record’

By Joe Lapointe
Jul 17, 2023
The Kitchen by Cooking with Que brings much-needed vegan eats to Comerica Park

Chef Que’s vegan mac n cheez, sausage, and totchos, are on deck for home games in July

By Randiah Camille Green
Jul 11, 2023
Lapointe: At midseason, flailing Tigers need more than players

Empty seats and frayed infrastructure at Comerica Park

By Joe Lapointe
Jul 3, 2023
Economists warn of Detroit Grand Prix’s financial risks to taxpayers

Event organizers say they anticipate the event will lose money

By Bruce Walker, The Center Square
May 17, 2023
Lapointe: It’s about time — baseball fast-forwards into the past

New rules are blowing through the sport like a cool breeze on a hot day

By Joe Lapointe
Apr 3, 2023
Lapointe: Metro Detroit TV picture is fuzzy for Tigers, Pistons, and Red Wings

Things could get weird if Diamond Sports Group files for bankruptcy

By Joe Lapointe
Mar 13, 2023
Detroit Pistons partner with local brand Glam-Aholic for custom handbags on 313 Day

Three Pistons-colored bags will be available

By Darlene A. White
Mar 10, 2023
Lapointe: In Ilitch Village, greed is good

Billionaire Christopher Ilitch is once again asking for money. Will Detroit say ‘no’ for a change?

By Joe Lapointe
Mar 6, 2023

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