If the Lions are truly committed to Jared Goff being their starting quarterback, it’s time for them to build around him. It’s the only way in which Goff is going to be successful during his time in Detroit, according to Pro Football Hall of Famer and NFL Network analyst Kurt Warner. “If […]
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Matthew Stafford goes to the Rams in exchange for Jared Goff and a bunch of first-round picks
Matthew Stafford has spent his entire NFL career trying to rebuild the Detroit Lions franchise — he was due for an upgrade and he just found one. In a blockbuster trade, the Lions sent Stafford to the Los Angeles Rams in exchange for the Rams’ first-round draft picks in 2022 […]
Detroit Lions agree to Matthew Stafford’s trade request, split expected
ALLEN PARK — New owner. New general manager. New head coach. New defensive coordinator. New offensive coordinator. New special teams coordinator on his way too. And, it seems, new quarterback too. Matthew Stafford approached the Detroit Lions requested a trade after the season finale, according to a league source. Stafford […]
Honors bestowed on area football players
By Scott Nason“The Game” ESPN 1400TheGameSportsShow.podbean.com The Upper Peninsula Sportswriters and Sportscasters Association has named its All-Upper Peninsula 8-Player Dream Team in high school football for the 2020 season. While the season will resuming its playoffs in January, they will not include any teams from the Eastern Upper Peninsula. Cedarville […]
Lions announce changes at head coach & GM
Detroit Lions principal owner and chairman Sheila Ford Hamp said last December that she wanted to see major improvement from her football team in 2020, and for them to play meaningful games in the month of December. Following another double-digit loss on Thanksgiving, a defeat that dropped Detroit’s record to […]
High School Sports in Michigan hopes to resume in December
By Scott Nason“The Game” ESPN 1400TheGameSportsShow.podbean.com The Representative Council of the MHSAA have approved an adjusted schedule to restart and conclude Fall Tournaments in football, girls volleyball and girls swimming & diving, and also to resume Winter sports after the three-week “pause” in activity ordered by the Michigan Department of […]
Rudyard volleyball lone EUP fall sports team left
By Scott Nason“The Game” ESPN 1400TheGameSportsShow.podbean.com The Rudyard Bulldogs volleyball team is the lone remaining fall sports team playing in the Eastern Upper Peninsula, but when they play next is anyone’s guess. The Bulldogs repeated as regional champions last Thursday night in Pellston, as they swept past Indian River Inland […]
MHSAA forces Pickford to forfeit playoff game. UPDATE: Pickford School Board issues response
The Pickford School Board has drafted a letter in response to the circumstances surrounding this article: “Pickford Public School administration became aware of three positive COVID-19 cases on Tuesday, November 10, 2020. Administrators immediately communicated directly with the Chippewa County Health Department and began the process of contact tracing, following […]
Pickford Defeats Newberry by 56
PICKFORD – Pickford and Newberry met for the first time since 1986 on Saturday afternoon for the division one regional semi-final in division one 8-man football. At halftime, the Panthers had a substantial lead of 54-0. The Indians did get on the board, but Pickford cruised to the 63-7 victory. […]
MHSAA Football Playoff pairings set
Here are the pairings for the 2020 MHSAA Football Playoffs, which begin Oct. 29-31 with District First Round games in the 11-Player Playoffs and Regional First Round Games in the 8-Player Playoffs. For the first time this season, all 11-player teams were divided into eight divisions before play began. Because of […]