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Legislation to help Michigan high school athletes take advantage of name, image and likeness rights, also known as NIL, received a Senate committee hearing Wednesday. NIL rights can lead to endorsement deals or other forms of third-party compensation for student athletes.
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The Canadian Hockey League's Memorial Cup is expected to bring 17,000 people to Saginaw this summer. It's the first time the cup will be hosted east of the Mississippi River.
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It's the furthest the Scots have advanced in the NCAA Div. III playoffs in program history.
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Researchers found that male teens who reported multiple concussions within the past year were also more likely to report some suicidal behaviors. But they caution against jumping to conclusions.
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Michigan State University plans to begin selling alcoholic beverages at sporting events starting with the September 16 football game at Spartan Stadium.
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If you’ve ever tried to start a habit, say exercising, you know it’s tough. Experts say most people abandon their new year’s resolutions in less than a month. But one spring day, 50 years ago, Sandy Hulme started running, and hasn’t stopped. Since March of 1973, Hulme has run at least one mile a day. Every day. For 50 years. Rick Brewer met him at a celebration.
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Michigan’s longest dog sled race has been canceled for the first time in history.The Upper Peninsula Dog Sled Association announced today the UP200 - along with its Midnight Run and Jack Pine 30 - are all canceled due to poor weather conditions.Association President Darlene Walch said days of warm weather and rain showers last night melted too much snow on sections of the 220-mile track.
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The $7.5 million Meijer Sports Complex opened in 2014. Located in Rockford, it houses eight baseball and softball fields. There’s also a championship baseball field with covered grandstands and the Nate Hurwitz Miracle League Field where children with physical and mental disabilities can play ball.
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The University of Michigan has cut ties with embattled men's ice hockey coach Mel Pearson.
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Organizers of an ultra-endurance race along the Au Sable River are expecting record-breaking participation this weekend, but low water levels will create some challenges for participants on their 120-mile, non-stop trek to Lake Huron.