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Griffins Championship Rally Set For Wednesday Night

Wendy Reed — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 11:49:58 +0000

The Grand Rapids Griffins are the 2013 Calder Cup Champs! And they want you to celebrate with them Wednesday night at Van Andel Arena. The party will start at 6:00 p.m., with the doors opening at 5:00 p.m., and the first 3,000 fans will get a free Griffins Championship T-shirt. The Griffins are now selling [...]

Grand Rapids Griffins Win The Calder Cup Championship

Steven Bohner — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 02:17:52 +0000

The Grand Rapids Griffins have won their first Calder Cup ever. They defeated the Syracuse Crunch 5-2 in the 6th game of the 7 game series. The game was scoreless for most of the first until the Crunch broke the silence with a goal late in the period. The Griffins came back in the second [...]

Syracuse Mayor Issues Challenge To Grand Rapids Mayor

Shaffee — Mon, 17 Jun 2013 16:24:46 +0000

On June 14th, Syracuse Mayor Stephanie A. Miner issued a challenge to Grand Rapids Mayor George Heartwell. She was willing to bet that the Syracuse Crunch would defeat the Grand Rapids Griffins in the American Hockey League’s Calder Cup Finals, despite the fact that her Crunch were down 3 games to none in the series [...]

Grand Rapids Griffins One Game Away From Calder Cup Championship

Matt Milhouse — Thu, 13 Jun 2013 15:22:59 +0000

With 5:00 remaining in Game 3 of the Calder Cup Finals the Grand Rapids Griffins and Syracuse Crunch were tied 2-2. Grand Rapids took a 3-2 lead with 4:49 left, then added another to secure a 4-2 win and a commanding 3-0 lead in the best of seven series. The Griffins are just one game [...]

The Detroit Tigers Receive Their 11th Sports Illustrated Cover

Steven Bohner — Wed, 12 Jun 2013 15:16:04 +0000

On June 17th the Tigers will receive their 11th Sports Illustrated cover. Prince Fielder and Miguel Cabrera will grace the cover of the legendary sporting magazine. The duo are featured as the "Bash Bros - The swing-from-the-heels power and awesomeness of Miguel Cabrera and Prince Fielder - Baseball's 21st-century version of Mantle and Maris." Those are some pretty big words guys... Better not let us down this season!

Chad Johnson Slapping His Lawyer's Butt [Video]

Joe Knight — Tue, 11 Jun 2013 12:52:19 +0000

I am sure most have heard by now that Chad Johnson, formerly Chad Ochocinco aka Ochostinko and so on, was sentenced to 30 days in jail for slapping his Lawyer on the butt in court. This after he already worked out a plea deal for violating probation on a domestic violence charge by the same [...]

College Baseball Fan Shaves School Letters Into His Chest Hair

Joe Student — Mon, 10 Jun 2013 14:00:29 +0000

College baseball doesn't get the hype that college football and basketball receive. Maybe this is why: an LSU baseball fan showed up with the school's letters shaved vertically into his chest hair at the team's Super Regional game against Oklahoma in Baton Rouge, Lou. on Saturday night. Of course, the guy was captured on national TV.

ESPN's cameras caught the LSU fan rooting on the Tigers, who eventually went

5 Professional Wrestlers Who Use MMA Moves In The Ring

Jameson LaMarca — Fri, 07 Jun 2013 18:00:25 +0000

Another MMA fighter is leaving the Octagon in favor of pro wrestlings’ squared circle (and a circular cage, too). Quinton ‘Rampage’ Jackson, former UFC Light Heavyweight champion, has signed with TNA Wrestling and Bellator MMA. We hope Rampage has greater success in his new MMA home than former Strikeforce star King Mo did in his [...]

Grand Rapids Griffins Advance To Calder Cup Finals

Matt Milhouse — Thu, 06 Jun 2013 02:54:49 +0000

The Grand Rapids Griffins earned a thrilling 5-4 victory at Van Andel Arena Wednesday night to gain a birth in the Calder Cup Finals! The Grand Rapids Griffins and the Oklahoma City Barons met in Game 7 of the Western Conference Finals on Wednesday night in Grand Rapids. The game was tied 3-3 at the [...]

UFC Fan Uses Guillotine Choke To Stop Carjacking

Joe Student — Sun, 02 Jun 2013 03:12:05 +0000

The rise of UFC has had an impact on the American sports landscape, but it also might help fight crime. Need proof? Ask Shron Antoine Jones, an alleged carjacker in Stockton, Caliornia who wound up in a guillotine choke hold when he tried to steal the SUV of UFC fan Abel Simmons.

Vicious Tornadoes Tear Through Oklahoma Once Again, At Least 5 Dead [UPDATED]

Drew Weisholtz — Sat, 01 Jun 2013 01:34:18 +0000

UPDATE Saturday 6:15 a.m. EST: The number of reported fatalities is at least five, with another 71 injuries caused by what authorities say are a total of 17 tornadoes ripping through the Midwest on Friday. UPDATE 10:12 p.m. EST: The Associated Press reports a mother and a baby have died due to the tornadoes. Their [...]

Former NFL Players Want A Word With Justin Bieber

Joe Knight — Tue, 28 May 2013 19:50:17 +0000

Stuff just got real for the Biebs, people much bigger then him have a problem with him. Not just people bigger then him, but people who were paid to hit others hard. Former NFL players Keyshawn Johnson and Eric Dickerson. Come to find out that the Biebs and former NFL receiver Keyshawn Johnson are neighbors, [...]

2013 Indy 500 Recap — Tony Kanaan Wins His First Indy 500

Joe Student — Sun, 26 May 2013 19:34:52 +0000

Tony Kanaan won the 2013 Indianapolis 500 on Sunday, besting the field of 33 drivers for his first victory in 12 attempts at the legendary 200-lap race.Colombia’s Carlos Munoz finished second, while American Ryan Hunter-Reay captured third. The 2013 field set a race record for most lead changes and most leaders. Kanaan, 38, of Brazil [...]

Astros Vendor Brings Snow Cones Into Bathroom Stall So Thank God No One Goes to Astros Games

Drew Weisholtz — Sat, 25 May 2013 21:00:12 +0000

The Houston Astros stink, but they don’t stink nearly as much as one of their vendors. In a sight more disturbing than their play, a fan walked into the bathroom at Minute Maid Park recently to spot a snow cone vendor doing his business in a stall…with a box of his refreshing ice creamy treats [...]

9 Awesome Tech Gifts Dad Will Love for Father's Day

Maura Chwastyk — Fri, 24 May 2013 16:00:34 +0000

Sure, your dad saidhe didn’t want anything for Father’s Day, but that might also have been a not-so-subtle hint that, thanks to the last several holidays, he has quite enough ties and golf balls, thank you. Enough of these batteries-not-required presents! Shake things up this year and give Dad a gift he’ll actually appreciate. Whether [...]

Is It Time To Bring Back The West Michigan Grand Prix To Downtown Grand Rapids? [Poll]

Matt Milhouse — Thu, 23 May 2013 14:30:41 +0000

Memorial Day weekend means the Indianapolis 500! This weekend will be the 97th running of the race. But it’s been 14 years since race cars took to the streets of downtown Grand Rapids for the West Michigan Grand Prix. Is it time to bring back the West Michigan Grand Prix? The West Michigan Grand Prix [...]

University Lost Money Selling Beer To College Kids

Joe Student — Thu, 23 May 2013 08:00:02 +0000

The Big 10 athletic conference is filled with schools like Ohio State, Michigan and Michigan State — massive public universities with excellent reputations both on and off the football field. Then there's Minnesota, a BIG 10 school that hasn't won a conference title in football since 1967 and somehow lost money while selling

The 10 Best Indy 500 Finishes of All-Time

Joe Student — Wed, 22 May 2013 20:00:40 +0000

The Indianapolis 500 is the world's largest single-day sporting event. Approximately 400,000 fans will crowd the Indianapolis Motor Speedway on the Sunday of Memorial Day weekend to watch "The Greatest Spectacle in Racing" at the 2.5-mile oval track. While drivers average speeds well in excess of 150 miles per hour, sometimes the race comes down to the final lap. Here are the 10 best Indy 500 finishes of all-time:

Guy Bails on Bike Going 230 MPH, Rolls For About a Week, Only Breaks His Foot

Wes Glinsmann — Wed, 15 May 2013 14:00:18 +0000

Riding a motorcycle at 200+ miles per hour with just a helmet and some thin racing gear as the only things between you and possible death is pretty impressive. It’s even impressive when you fall off the bike and escape with nothing more than a broken foot and an insane case of road rash. Chris [...]

Mike Tyson To Solve Mysteries With Cursing Pigeon In New Adult Swim Cartoon Show

Joe Student — Tue, 14 May 2013 20:00:18 +0000

Former heavyweight champion Mike Tyson has led an interesting life: youngest heavyweight champ of all time, a prison sentence, ear biting in the ring, ‘The Hangover’ and a reality show in which he raised pigeons. His next step: a new animated series on Adult Swim called ‘Mike Tyson Mysteries,’ which will feature Tyson solving crimes [...]