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Mike Downey, Free Press sports columnist during '84 World Series, dies
Detroit Free Press via Yahoo Sports· 3 hours agoFormer Detroit Free Press sports columnist Mike Downey, whose breadth and wit brought...
How Detroit Red Wings got their name and logo: Thousands of miles, two name changes
Detroit Free Press via Yahoo Sports· 9 months agoOn Sept. 25, 1926, a group of Detroit businessmen bought the Victoria Cougars hockey club and moved...
2023 Michigan Sports Hall of Fame ballot a reminder of better days in Detroit
Detroit Free Press via Yahoo News· 1 year agoTimes weren't always so tough in Detroit sports. It has been a decade since the city last saw a team...
Detroit Free Press wins best podcast, public service awards in statewide contest
Detroit Free Press via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThe Detroit Free Press won podcast of the year, along with over 20 other staff victories in various...
Jemele Hill book excerpt: Detroit Tigers, and an unlikely friend, sparked my love for journalism
Detroit Free Press via Yahoo Sports· 2 years agoBefore she became a sports media star, before she drew the ire of former President Donald Trump, and...
Detroit Tigers Opening Day 2023: Your guide to weather, parking, things to do, more
Detroit Free Press via Yahoo Sports· 1 year agoPlay ball! While the Detroit Tigers' regular season got underway last week, Thursday marks Opening...
Free Press Flashback: Meet the women who swam 24 miles across Lake St. Clair in 1927
Detroit Free Press via Yahoo News· 10 months agoThe Detroit Women’s Aquatic Club made heroes and headlines on Aug. 13, 1927, when it hosted a...
Free Press photographers' favorite images of 2023
Detroit Free Press via Yahoo News· 6 months agoDetroit Free Press photographers take thousands of pictures each year, covering everything from breaking news events to high school sports to business...
Supercross 2023: Results and points after Detroit
NBC Sports via Yahoo Sports· 1 year agoThe focus of the Detroit Monster Energy Supercross round was on the mid-pack battle while Aaron Plessinger pulled away from the field, but when he...
Mike Downey, decorated sports writer and former Chicago Tribune columnist, dies at 72
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 5 hours agoMike Downey, a longtime sports writer who wrote the Chicago Tribune’s “In the Wake of the News” column from 2003 to 2008, died Wednesday in California at age 72. Downey suffered a heart attack ...