Officials say New Detroit Arena Brings New Era to City
Quinn Klinefelter/WDET The owners of Detroit’s latest downtown attraction say the new arena will usher in a new era of...
Lions Make Stafford Highest-Paid Player in NFL History
Q The Detroit Lions have made quarterback Matthew Stafford the highest-paid player in the history of the National Football League....
Metro Detroit Little League Team Hits World Series Stage
Courtesy of Little League Baseball and Softball A Metro Detroit baseball team is preparing for its time on the big...
DCFC Sets High Bar for 2018 and Beyond
Detroit City Football Club has come a long way in six seasons. It started playing soccer in front of small...
NASCAR Veteran Feels More Comfortable On the Track
Have you ever wondered how NASCAR racers drive when they're not speeding around a track at 200 mph or more?...
How Significant was the 1968 World Series after the 1967 Uprising?
Walter P. Reuther Library, Archives of Labor & Urban Affairs In 1968 the Detroit Tigers won the World Series. It...
When Sports, Race, and Politics Collide
San Jose State University In fraught times, we, as human beings, often turn to a great relief from our woes...
What Does the OJ Simpson Saga Mean in the Era of Black Lives Matter?
Jake Neher, WDET OJ Simpson’s life has captivated Americans for decades. It has also become a springboard for some of...
Sailing to Mackinac Is a Collaborative Effort
Sandra Svoboda Sailboats started arriving Monday morning at the finish line of the 2017 Bayview Yacht Club sailboat race from Port Huron...
Stunned by Violence, Detroit Tigers Players Worked to Restore Peace in July 1967
Editor's note: John Farrup filed this story for WDET in 2007. In 1967, the Detroit Tigers were primed for a...
Do the Pistons Really Need $34.5 Million to Move to Detroit?
WDET Pistons owner Tom Gores spends a lot of money. For instance -- next year he will pay Pistons star Andre...
Judge Denies Request to Block Funding Tied to Little Caesars Arena
A judge has denied a request to block some public funding for Little Caesars Arena and the Detroit Pistons' move...