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Meijer and 97.9 WGRD are saluting greater Grand Rapids' and West Michigan's outstanding student-athletes and their achievements by feting them as Meijer-97.9 WGRD High School Athlete of the Week during the 2014-2015 academic year. However, we need your help to help us identify these outstanding student-athletes.

The lineup for the 2014 Rockstar Energy Drink Uproar Festival tour has been announced and it features Godsmack, Seether, Skillet, Buckcherry and more.

Mötley Crüe is kicking off The Final Tour TONIGHT with Alice Cooper at Van Andel Arena! Share your pics from The Crue's concert with 97.9 WGRD. Just use the hashtag #RIPMotleyCrue to get your photos in our 97.9 'GRD Rocks gallery!

Tonight, Mötley Crüe opens its The Final Tour -- its farewell tour -- with Alice Cooper at Van Andel Arena! A YouTube user has mixed some U.S. Navy heritage with some Mötley Crüe. The results just "Kickstart My Heart," and in the nick of time for the Fourth of July.

Alice Cooper has a radio show and a documentary about him was just released. But Cooper, who was born in Detroit, continues to rock after more than four decades performing! From his first solo album, 1975′s "Welcome to My Nightmare" through releases such as 1994′s "The Last Temptation" and 2000′s "Brutal Planet," themed releases have been Cooper's specialty. Drawing f

You know all about these guys, right? Mötley Crüe. The Los Angeles heavy metal band was founded in 1981 by bass guitarist Nikki Sixx and drummer Tommy Lee, and were later joined by lead guitarist Mick Mars and lead singer Vince Neil. Tonight, The Crüe opens its The Final Tour -- its farewell tour -- with Alice Cooper at Van Andel Arena, The Van! Here's some Mötley music and highlights to get you c

After 19 years in the local news business, including the last eleven at WZZM-13, Morning Anchor Derek Francis is leaving to join a well-known public relations firm in Grand Rapids. His last day was today. Among those wishing him well were Free Beer, Hot Wings and Eric Zane of "The Free Beer & Hot Wings Morning Show," which broadcasts from the studios of 97.9 WGRD.

University of Michigan men's basketball players Glenn Robinson III and Nik Stauskas are forgoing their last two years of eligibility to enter the NBA Draft. Michigan Coach John Beilein announced their decisions in a news conference Tuesday. Both are sophomores, with Robinson from St. John, Ind., and Stauskas from Mississauga, Ontario.

The NBA Development League today announced that SSJ Group, LLC, led by Steve Jbara, has purchased the Springfield Armor and is relocating the Massachusetts club to Grand Rapids for the 2014-15 season with a direct affiliation with the NBA's Detroit Pistons. The announcement was made this afternoon at The DeltaPlex Arena & Conference Center.

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Keri Hilson is hot. From her fierce videos like 'Energy' and 'The Way You Love Me' to her skin-baring, curve-hugging outfits on the red carpet, she embraces her assets and isn't afraid to show them off.

Today's Babe of the Day is a 19-year-old Nebraska woman who likes to push the envelope.