Bacon on playoffs: “Old school hockey” is back for Red Wings; Pistons tough...
It’s playoff time for a pair of Michigan sports teams as the Detroit Red Wings and the Detroit Pistons have kicked off their respective post seasons. The Wings emerged from the weekend trailing the...
View ArticleBacon: Despite getting swept, Pistons have more upside than Red Wings
It has been a rough week for Detroit sports over the last week. The Pistons and the Red Wings both had their seasons come to an end in the first round of their respective playoffs. The Tigers were...
View ArticleCommunity leaders consider Pistons boycott over lackluster support of black...
The Detroit Pistons are under fire for a lack of diversity in the NBA franchise's spending. The Detroit Association of Black Organizations Inc. is considering a boycott of the Pistons and the NBA. The...
View ArticleDetroit Pistons also moving in to new downtown Red Wings stadium
Detroit’s professional basketball team, The Pistons, is saying goodbye to its stadium at The Palace of Auburn Hills and relocating to downtown Detroit. Little Caesars Arena is still under construction...
View ArticleLessenberry on the Pistons' move and newspaper buyouts
The Detroit Pistons are coming back to ... well, Detroit. This Week in Michigan Politics , Morning Edition host Doug Tribou and senior news analyst Jack Lessenberry talk about who stands to win and who...
View ArticleDetroit's downtown rebounds, but neighborhoods lag behind
DETROIT (AP) - The return of professional basketball to downtown Detroit adds another piece to the city's fast-paced economic rebound two years out of bankruptcy, but some say all neighborhoods have to...
View ArticleBacon: The building was ugly, but the hockey was beautiful
It is the end of multiple eras for sports fans in Michigan and specifically metro Detroit. Last night, the Detroit Red Wings played their final game at Joe Louis Arena, a place they have called home...
View ArticleLessenberry on school closures and Detroit sports teams moving to Little...
Hundreds of Detroit parents angered by school closure threats are having their kids opt out of the state's M-STEP test . They say the standardized tests are used to justify closures.
View ArticleLawsuit seeks to block funding for Little Caesars Arena
A federal lawsuit seeks to block some public funding of Little Caesars Arena in Detroit and a new Detroit Pistons headquarters without a vote from city residents. The lawsuit Thursday says Michigan law...
View ArticleFederal judge won't step in now to block Detroit Pistons' move downtown
A federal judge has knocked down an initial effort to stop the Detroit Pistons from moving to a new downtown arena unless there’s a public vote on financing the project. On Monday, U.S. District Judge...
View ArticleDetroit City Council approves $34.5 million in bonds for Detroit Pistons to...
The Detroit Pistons are one step closer to playing downtown again. Despite backlash from some residents, Detroit city council has approved $34.5 million in bonds so the Pistons can move into the Little...
View ArticleShould $34.5 million of taxpayer money be used to reimburse billionaires for...
Can $34.5 million of public money be used to reimburse two billionaires building a sports arena? That’s what a federal lawsuit will try to answer.
View ArticleDetroiters should have a say on whether their school tax money gets used on...
Let me start out by saying that Robert Davis, usually referred to as a Highland Park activist, is a man easy to despise. He has won a reputation as a gadfly who is constantly filing lawsuits demanding...
View Article$2 million donated to Flint Promise college scholarship program
Starting in 2018, Flint high school students will get some help to pay for college. The Consumers Energy Foundation and Detroit Pistons owner Tom Gores are pledging $1 million each to start of Flint...
View ArticleIt's go time for Little Caesar's Arena and "District Detroit"
Gov. Snyder, Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan, and others joined the Ilitch family to cut the ribbon on the new Little Caesar’s Arena complex on Tuesday. Both the Detroit Red Wings and Pistons will play home...
View ArticleBacon: Harbaugh considers QB change, calls for higher medical standards in...
Today is the day for Stateside ’s weekly sports roundup with John U. Bacon , Michigan Radio’s sports commentator.
View ArticleBacon: If you like mediocrity in sports, Detroit was your city in 2017
To sum up the year in sports, Michigan Radio’s sports commentator John U. Bacon said this: “If you like mediocrity, I mean really like it, Motown is the place for you.” He sat down with Stateside host...
View ArticlePistons acquire Blake Griffin in six-player trade with Clippers
The Detroit Pistons have a new star on their roster. The Pistons and Los Angeles Clippers have completed a trade that will bring five-time NBA All-Star Blake Griffin and two other players to Detroit....
View ArticleBacon: In crucial moment of Super Bowl LII, two former Wolverines mattered most
With Super Bowl LII officially in the books, former Michigan quarterback Tom Brady is still at just five Super Bowl wins. John U. Bacon , Michigan Radio’s sports commentator, joined Stateside today to...
View ArticleThis spring, Detroit sports fans won't have much to look forward to
This is the Season of Our Discontent. Or it would be, if you attached your happiness to Detroit’s professional sports teams. Let’s start with the Pistons. When Bill Davidson bought the team in 1974,...
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