Podcasts about Lapeer

  An armed defender in Lapeer, Michigan was convicted of murder for shooting a man who was attacking him with a crowbar. It turns out, the shooter actually left the scene of the initial confrontation and came back. Also, evidence suggests the defender drew his pistol before the attack, making him the first aggressor. Don West and Steve Moses join Shawn Vincent to explore the lessons for concealed carriers.

5/4/24 Morgan Carr is found dead, his body lying in the road. BUT there is no sign of a motor vehicle accident. His death is a mystery, and his family is hoping for answers 5/4/25 A public event is being held at Pueblo Viejo Restaurant in Lapeer, MI, from 2 to 6 p.m. I plan on attending, arriving around 4 p.m. I hope to see you there. Show some love to Morgan's family and friends.   Written and researched by Charity Dodd. Audio production by Bill Bert 

Recorded on a Wednesday and Bomb Burgers in Lapeer, thanks to them for being awesome host and having awesome food!  The slider challenge seems almost impossible, but the big burger is conquered!  

There comes a point when suffering hardens into resolve. Job has reached it. He's done entertaining the shallow wisdom of his friends, done listening to their misguided attempts to defend God at his expense. He turns to them with cutting words: “You are worthless physicians, all of you.” He doesn't just reject their counsel—he calls them out as frauds. Then, he does something even bolder. He shifts his focus to God, he demands an audience, insisting on answers to this perceived injustice. But as the chapter unfolds, Job's defiance gives way to something deeper—an aching reflection on the brevity of life, the certainty of death, and the nagging question with which all men must wrestle: Is there any hope beyond the grave?    The Rev. Jared Nies, Senior Pastor of St. Paul Lutheran Church and School in Lapeer, MI, joins the Rev. Dr. Phil Booe to study Job 13 and 14.  Why do the righteous suffer? That's the burning question at the heart of the book of Job—one of the most profound and challenging books in all of Scripture. From a Lutheran perspective, Job's story isn't just about a man enduring unimaginable hardship; it's about wrestling with God's will, grappling with well-meaning but misguided advice, and ultimately finding comfort in God's grace rather than human understanding. As Job's friends offer simplistic answers, Job demands the truth, and God's response reminds us of His infinite wisdom and mercy. Through it all, we see glimpses of Christ—the truly innocent sufferer—who redeems our pain and points us to the cross, where suffering meets salvation. Join us as we journey through Job, confronting tough questions about faith, suffering, and God's mysterious ways with hope grounded in Christ alone.  Thy Strong Word, hosted by Rev. Dr. Phil Booe, pastor of St. John Lutheran Church of Luverne, MN, reveals the light of our salvation in Christ through study of God's Word, breaking our darkness with His redeeming light. Each weekday, two pastors fix our eyes on Jesus by considering Holy Scripture, verse by verse, in order to be strengthened in the Word and be equipped to faithfully serve in our daily vocations. Submit comments or questions to: thystrongword@kfuo.org.

Recorded on a Monday night from two different studios.  This one has a lot, Adam died, technical snafus, it's cold, furnaces that can't keep up, too much Pirate Water after it is found in Lapeer and Walmart and more.  We don't really talk about football, which is shocking after the weekend.  

We take a deep dive into the world of toy collecting with friend of the show Tim Williams, who owns Plastic Planet in Lapeer, MI. We talk about first realizing that you are a collector, moving to a dealer, and then opening his retail space. Tim is a close friend of the show and has been featured on our channels. He's a great guy and this is a fun listen! Follow comicsbeerscifi on YouTube, TikTok, Facebook, Instagram and X.

A Winter Weather Advisory remains in effect for Macomb, Oakland, Genesee, Lapeer, St. Clair, Livingston and Shiawassee Counties until 1 a.m. Tuesday. WWJ's Tony Ortiz has the latest from AccuWeather on the situation as he runs down the local news headlines for your Monday afternoon in Metro Detroit. (Image credit: AccuWeather)

Come spin some laps with host Bobby, and co-host JD as they talk about the about youthful distain of music and the transformation that takes place with age. Bobby offers an apology, fears of being a mixed race, and a former ICE Director tells us what deporting 11 million people actually looks like. Join us over on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/user?u=56777802 to hear the full show: We're introduced to Lapeer, a music savant that bunks with another inmate who sleeps 23 hours a day, and a reminder that gallows humor is a survival tactic and a form of emotional release. It shouldn't be any surprise when we hear how the prison treats people with serious mental issues. Last, Bobby goes for the triple crown of literary art. You can read more about Bobby and prison reform on our website: notesfromthepen.com And check out the GoFundMe to help with Bobby's new start https://www.gofundme.com/f/j3khzk-help-for-a-new-start Twitter: https://twitter.com/NotesFromThePen Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/p/CJYuOh4pKxa/?igshid=y8lo9kbdifvq Shout-out to JD and Ashely Bell for all their behind the scenes support. Intro and Outro music created just for Notes From The Pen by PJ Trofibio and Jeff Quintero and used with permission.

It wasn't long after Laura LaPeer left public accounting to climb the corporate career ladder that she encountered her first delicate challenge as a corporate controller. Just a year into her new role, her employer was acquired, and LaPeer was unexpectedly asked to explain complex working capital issues to the new owners. The head of finance for the acquired firm struggled to present the information clearly, and the new owners were becoming frustrated. LaPeer instinctively stepped in, simplifying the complex details and demonstrating her ability to distill intricate financial data while effectively reading the room.This experience, though it occurred prior to her joining Plante Moran, laid the foundation for her approach to leadership. By the time she was recruited as the controller at Plante Moran, LaPeer had already honed her ability to navigate complex situations and build relationships. The firm's collaborative culture and the promise of a CFO role within a few years aligned perfectly with her leadership ethos. Her early experience not only solidified her decision-making and communication abilities but also prepared her for the strategic demands of Plante Moran's finance function.

State Rep. Phil Green (R-Millington). Rep. Green to meet with local restaurant owners in Lapeer, discuss concerning Supreme Court ruling

Can you do better than Nate from Lapeer in today's edition of the Two Grand Slam?

Ray Malaski formally owned a residential cleaning business in Lapeer, MI, but his expertise lies in the marketing space.Ray is Agency coach at Seven Figure Agency and President at Get Cleaning ClicksTheir specialty is optimizing you're business for leads and driving traffic to your brand!How you say???Google Ads —There is no better way to get highly targeted traffic through paid marketing channels like Google AdWords, with a properly optimized funnel it's like flicking a switch to quick leads, and scaleable sales.Time Stamps:

Kenneth Carl Grondin has been in jail for 12 years charged with the murder of his girlfriend.   Recently, a new arrest was made in the murder.  Chadwick Mobley was arrested and charged with the murder of Andrea Eilber.  Police believe the two were in on it together others believe that Kenneth Carl is innocent.  Will Chadwick Mobley give information to free Kenneth Carl?  Listen in as we discuss this messed up case.Leaving you with a happy ending and on a good note, as always.  This week we are featuring Kougaran.Website:  http://kougaran.comFacebook:   https://www.facebook.com/kougaran?mibextid=ZbWKwL Youtube:  https://www.youtube.com/@KougaranOfficialReach out to Kougaran and let them know that you heard them on our podcast!Written by Your Highness Hosted by BOOT (Ron Boot)  andYOUR HIGHNESS  (Mary Boot)Brought to you by  Boot Productions and listener donations.Reach out to us, we would love to hear from you!michiganmurdersmusic@gmail.comWe are also on Instagram, Facebook and Tik Tok.Would you like to help keep us independent and commercial free?  You can support us monthly through the following link.  We like to call our supporters SUGAR MOMMA'S AND SUGAR DADDIE'S.  We love you!Subscription page:https://www.buzzsprout.com/1387693/supportSupport the showFeeling Tipsy???https://www.buymeacoffee.com/thebootsMerch:http://https://michigan-murders-music.myspreadshop.com/

Sometimes it is a struggle trusting God, taking Him at His word, and believing that what God wants is best for me. This comes from wanting to be in control. Because in control of life, one can be confident everything will happen how they want it to. We have just launched a new series, Elijah; A Man Just Like Us, reminding us how the same God Elijah served can use us to live a life of impact for His kingdom. When looking at this section of scripture, we see that God's people have lost their way and its unique and dangerous time to be a faithful follower of God. In all this, Elijah lives a life of faith, trusting God and taking him at his word. But what does this look like? What does a life of faith look like? Listen to our first message of the series, Elijah, A Life of Faith, and see how a life of faith is a life of trusting God and taking him at his word. 

In an unfolding story of crime and justice, the Michigan Attorney General's Office announced on June 30 that a man wanted for murder charges, who had managed to escape from custody, had been apprehended in Lincoln County, Montana. The suspect, identified as 42-year-old Chadwick Shane Mobley, was being transported back to Michigan, facing charges linked to a decade-old murder case. The case was re-ignited in 2022 after new DNA evidence allegedly linked Mobley to the fatal shooting of Andrea Eilber in 2011.    The murder of Andrea Eilber, who was found dead with a gunshot wound to the head at a relative's residence in Lapeer, Michigan, has been a long-standing case on the books. Despite the initial discovery of DNA evidence at the scene, the case went cold as the testing did not produce any results. However, investigators revisited the evidence in 2022, leading them to Mobley. The charges brought against him include first-degree murder, felony murder, and felony firearm.    The saga took an unexpected turn on July 9. As Mobley was being transported back to Michigan by U.S. Marshals, a stop at the Plains Town Pump gas station in Montana resulted in an audacious escape attempt. In a shocking lapse of security, Mobley somehow managed to free himself from his handcuffs and ankle shackles and disappeared from the area.    The escape prompted an immediate alert from the Sanders County Sheriff's Office, warning local residents to secure their homes and vehicles and to keep a vigilant eye out for Mobley. The alert marked the beginning of a nearly 32-hour manhunt.    Relief arrived on July 10, when at 6:08 p.m., Mobley was finally located and apprehended by the Sanders County Sheriff's Office and the Plains Police Department. Following the security lapse, officials in Sanders County announced that they would not be using a third-party service for Mobley's transport back to Michigan.    However, the capture of Mobley is only one facet of an ongoing drama. Officials are also engaged in an extensive search for Michael Burham, another inmate who made a daring escape from the Warren County Prison in Pennsylvania. Burham, who was in custody on charges of arson and burglary, is also a person of interest in a separate homicide case. Further escalating the seriousness of his escape, Burham is accused of carjacking and kidnapping a couple in a desperate bid to evade capture.    According to the Erie Times-News, Burham managed his escape by scaling the prison roof using a pull-up machine in the prison yard, and then employing sheets tied together to descend the prison walls. Pennsylvania State Police Lt. Col. George Bivens added to the chilling narrative, describing Burham as a "self-taught survivalist with military training" and "very dangerous."    As the search for Burham continues, officials believe that he may be receiving outside assistance. Authorities have reportedly discovered small stockpiles or campsites in the surrounding wooded areas, containing supplies that would assist him with a prolonged stay in the wilderness.    The separate yet interconnected stories of Mobley and Burham present a sobering view of the ongoing battles in the fight for justice. As authorities continue to close in on Burham, they hope justice will soon be served in the cold case of Andrea Eilber. Want to listen to ALL our Podcasts Ad-Free? Subscribe through Apple Podcasts, and try it for 3 days free: https://tinyurl.com/ycw626tj  Follow Our Other Cases Hidden Killers with Tony Brueski (All Cases) – https://audioboom.com/channels/5040505-hidden-killers-with-tony-brueski-breaking-news-commentary True Crime Today (All Cases)- https://audioboom.com/channels/5001260-true-crime-today-a-true-crime-podcast Chad & Lori Daybell - https://audioboom.com/channels/5098105-demise-of-the-daybells-the-lori-chad-daybell-story The Murder of Ana Walshe - https://audioboom.com/channels/5093967-finding-ana-this-disappearance-of-ana-walshe Alex Murdaugh - https://audioboom.com/channels/5097527-the-trial-of-alex-murdaugh The Idaho Murders, The Case Against Bryan Kohberger - https://audioboom.com/channels/5098223-the-idaho-murders-the-case-against-bryan-kohberger Nurse of Death: The Lucy Letby Story - https://audioboom.com/channels/5099406-nurse-of-death-the-lucy-letby-story Murder in the Morning- https://audioboom.com/channels/5078367-murder-in-the-morning-daily-true-crime-news The Case Against Kouri Richins- https://audioboom.com/channels/5107367-the-case-against-kouri-richins Justice For Harmony | The Trials of Adam Montgomery- https://audioboom.com/channels/5107366-justice-for-harmony-the-trials-of-adam-montgomery   The Murder of Madeline Kingsbury- https://audioboom.com/channels/5109276-the-murder-of-madeline-kingsbury The Murder of Stephen Smith- https://audioboom.com/channels/5099407-the-murder-of-stephen-smith Follow Tony Brueski On Twitter https://twitter.com/tonybpod

In an unfolding story of crime and justice, the Michigan Attorney General's Office announced on June 30 that a man wanted for murder charges, who had managed to escape from custody, had been apprehended in Lincoln County, Montana. The suspect, identified as 42-year-old Chadwick Shane Mobley, was being transported back to Michigan, facing charges linked to a decade-old murder case. The case was re-ignited in 2022 after new DNA evidence allegedly linked Mobley to the fatal shooting of Andrea Eilber in 2011.    The murder of Andrea Eilber, who was found dead with a gunshot wound to the head at a relative's residence in Lapeer, Michigan, has been a long-standing case on the books. Despite the initial discovery of DNA evidence at the scene, the case went cold as the testing did not produce any results. However, investigators revisited the evidence in 2022, leading them to Mobley. The charges brought against him include first-degree murder, felony murder, and felony firearm.    The saga took an unexpected turn on July 9. As Mobley was being transported back to Michigan by U.S. Marshals, a stop at the Plains Town Pump gas station in Montana resulted in an audacious escape attempt. In a shocking lapse of security, Mobley somehow managed to free himself from his handcuffs and ankle shackles and disappeared from the area.    The escape prompted an immediate alert from the Sanders County Sheriff's Office, warning local residents to secure their homes and vehicles and to keep a vigilant eye out for Mobley. The alert marked the beginning of a nearly 32-hour manhunt.    Relief arrived on July 10, when at 6:08 p.m., Mobley was finally located and apprehended by the Sanders County Sheriff's Office and the Plains Police Department. Following the security lapse, officials in Sanders County announced that they would not be using a third-party service for Mobley's transport back to Michigan.    However, the capture of Mobley is only one facet of an ongoing drama. Officials are also engaged in an extensive search for Michael Burham, another inmate who made a daring escape from the Warren County Prison in Pennsylvania. Burham, who was in custody on charges of arson and burglary, is also a person of interest in a separate homicide case. Further escalating the seriousness of his escape, Burham is accused of carjacking and kidnapping a couple in a desperate bid to evade capture.    According to the Erie Times-News, Burham managed his escape by scaling the prison roof using a pull-up machine in the prison yard, and then employing sheets tied together to descend the prison walls. Pennsylvania State Police Lt. Col. George Bivens added to the chilling narrative, describing Burham as a "self-taught survivalist with military training" and "very dangerous."    As the search for Burham continues, officials believe that he may be receiving outside assistance. Authorities have reportedly discovered small stockpiles or campsites in the surrounding wooded areas, containing supplies that would assist him with a prolonged stay in the wilderness.    The separate yet interconnected stories of Mobley and Burham present a sobering view of the ongoing battles in the fight for justice. As authorities continue to close in on Burham, they hope justice will soon be served in the cold case of Andrea Eilber. Want to listen to ALL our Podcasts Ad-Free? Subscribe through Apple Podcasts, and try it for 3 days free: https://tinyurl.com/ycw626tj  Follow Our Other Cases   Hidden Killers with Tony Brueski (All Cases) – https://audioboom.com/channels/5040505-hidden-killers-with-tony-brueski-breaking-news-commentary True Crime Today (All Cases)- https://audioboom.com/channels/5001260-true-crime-today-a-true-crime-podcast Chad & Lori Daybell - https://audioboom.com/channels/5098105-demise-of-the-daybells-the-lori-chad-daybell-story The Murder of Ana Walshe - https://audioboom.com/channels/5093967-finding-ana-this-disappearance-of-ana-walshe Alex Murdaugh - https://audioboom.com/channels/5097527-the-trial-of-alex-murdaugh The Idaho Murders, The Case Against Bryan Kohberger - https://audioboom.com/channels/5098223-the-idaho-murders-the-case-against-bryan-kohberger Nurse of Death: The Lucy Letby Story - https://audioboom.com/channels/5099406-nurse-of-death-the-lucy-letby-story Murder in the Morning- https://audioboom.com/channels/5078367-murder-in-the-morning-daily-true-crime-news The Case Against Kouri Richins- https://audioboom.com/channels/5107367-the-case-against-kouri-richins Justice For Harmony | The Trials of Adam Montgomery- https://audioboom.com/channels/5107366-justice-for-harmony-the-trials-of-adam-montgomery   The Murder of Madeline Kingsbury- https://audioboom.com/channels/5109276-the-murder-of-madeline-kingsbury The Murder of Stephen Smith- https://audioboom.com/channels/5099407-the-murder-of-stephen-smith Follow Tony Brueski On Twitter https://twitter.com/tonybpod

We prepare for tests, parties, job interviews, house projects, and difficult conversations. Preparation is a part of our lives. But how often do we think about preparing for paradise? In Revelation: All Things New, we'll discover a glorious description of the end of all things and the great kingdom to come. We concluded our study by examining the final defeat of sin and death, culminating with the New Heaven and New Earth where God dwells with his people forever. In paradise. If this is truly the destiny for all those who believe in Jesus, then how should we live today? How should we prepare for it? Listen to our newest message of the series, The Great Return, and choose to live in anticipation of Jesus' return! 

We all love a good story! Maybe even more specifically, one with a hero and a happy ending! It's the classic adventure we sometimes relate and reflect within our own lives—we face antagonists, weakness, trial or even death—and then we come out of the abyss victorious, resurrected, changed. It's the hopeful outcome of the human soul! We love stories that illustrate this because we all are asking the same question – are we going to make it?  In Revelation: All Things New, we'll discover a glorious description of the end of all things and the great kingdom to come. We find the magnificent conclusion of Christ's work in Revelation Chapter 2, which reveals to us that through Christ, God will bring restoration to all! That's the undeniable truth, regardless of what it looks like today. We are going to make it and we will have a happy ending! Listen to our newest message of the series, All Things New, and trust that God is making all things new!

If someone were to ask you what the word “father” means to you, your answer may be vastly different than the person next to you. In fact, everyone may have a slightly different view based on your relationship with your father or if you are a father. Our world has deeply impacted our view, but has that somehow impacted our view of our Heavenly Father? In a special message for Father's Day, we unpack verses from Psalm 103 to answer the question; how does God care for his children? Listen to our newest message of the series, Looking Up to Our Father, and see that God shows us how a father cares for his children.

Who gets the last word? In so many aspects, we see that the last word comes from a place of authority. In a court case, the jury makes the decision. At work, your boss makes the final decision. In a game, the referee makes the call. At church, we learn that God is the ultimate power and authority over all. So, we may wonder, how does God deal with the forces of evil? Will He get the final verdict? In Revelation: All Things New, we'll discover a glorious description of the end of all things and the great kingdom to come. In order for God to renew the world, he must rid the world of what's ruined it. The forces of evil have wrought tragedy after tragedy after tragedy throughout our history. Listen to our newest message of the series, The End of Evil, and trust that God gets the final word on sin and evil!

For many Christians worldwide, the threat of persecution is a constant reality in their following of Jesus. While we do not have those same experiences in the West, it is important to remember what our brothers and sisters face in other parts of the world. Imagine waking up daily under the threat of persecution. What might you long for or place your hope? What vision might motivate you to pursue faithfulness in life and mission amidst the pressure and persecution you face? In Revelation: All Things New, we'll discover a glorious description of the end of all things and the great kingdom to come. The Apostle John shares a revelation he received while a prisoner to encourage churches facing increasing pressure and persecution from their surrounding Roman culture. These churches were tempted to abandon the way of Christ as they faced rejection, martyrdom, cultural influence, spiritual enemies, etc. And yet, John writes to encourage them to overcome by providing them a vision of what is and what will ultimately come when God makes all things new. What might also motivate us towards faithfulness in life and mission? Listen to our newest message of the series, Welcome to the New Millennium, and see how John seeks to encourage His audience by showing them how Christ will reign in a millennial kingdom! 

What will it be like when Jesus returns at his second coming? Have you ever thought about that? What's the impact of his return, and what should our response be? Today we continue our message series! In Revelation: All Things New, we'll discover a glorious description of the end of all things and the great kingdom to come. There is debate surrounding this section of Revelation about certain details and when certain events happen. We want to focus on what everyone does agree upon – one day, Jesus is coming back again! Does what we believe about the return of Christ impact how we live today? Listen to our newest message of the series, The Return of the King, and rejoice that Jesus will defeat God's enemies! 

It's a special Make-A-Wish episode of the Truthcast. The boys celebrate Truthcast super fan Dennis the Cthulhu with another round of This is Your Life!In real life, it was Dennis the Cthulhu's alter ego Dennis Burdziak's birthday when we recorded this. Dennis does in fact like the Truthcast a lot, but more importantly, Mike Bobbitt aka Dickie Rickets loves Dennis.Dennis's D&D buddies were portrayed by his real life D&D buddies Andrew Droz and Scott Ostrom. Scott is one half of the team behind the music podcast Are You Listening.Andy's wife Laurel was played by Andy's wife Laurel. Laurel is one of the many people who makes the Pix Theatre in Lapeer, Michigan work. You should definitely check out any of the wonderful shows there. Sam the Cthulhu comedian was played by Sam Rager the human comedian, who also regularly plays Paul Starr on this very podcast!HP Lovecraft was played by Daniel Graves from the regular Truthcast contributing comedy show Ants in the Hall which performs weekly at Ant Hall in Hamtramck, Michigan.Thomas Luge was played by Alex Bozinovic. Check out Alex's other podcasts The Burt Selleck Podcast and Lunchpilled Podcast.Harry Hamilton Hamilton was played by Tim Den Otter.Lil Dickie was played by Mike Bobbitt. You can listen to his other podcast You Made Me Watch .Check out TRUTHCAST Youtube site for great Truthcast Bunkercast videos produced by Tim Den Otter, as well as animated shorts from the podcast produced by Mike Bobbitt. www.youtube.com/thetruthcastHere's the central hub for all your TRUTH needs: http://truheroism.com/Art by Mark Rudolph: http://markrudolph.com/This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Chartable - https://chartable.com/privacyPodcorn - https://podcorn.com/privacy

In recent years, Christianity has faced some of its biggest challenges in the Western world. Churches are in decline. Personal evangelism is a thing of the past. Sin is rampant. Our current “scientific” and secular culture has shown the foolishness of faith, and on and on it goes. So, how can Christians find the motivation necessary to overcome the challenges of our modern culture and continue the mission that God has called us to? By remembering the end of the story! Today we begin our newest message series! In Revelation: All Things New, we'll discover a glorious description of the end of all things and the great kingdom to come. As truth floods our hearts and magnificent images fill our imaginations, it is here that we find motivation for our present challenges. Listen to our first message of the series, Praise Our God, and be encouraged that our Family Mission is to Spread the Praise of God among our Neighbors and the Nations! 

Tom Henson is the owner of T&T Services in Lapeer, Michigan along with his business partner and bowling partner, Tonya.  I found Tom and Tonya's ad on Craigslist and was immediately drawn to it because of the ad for wasp removal.  It was apparent that Tom was offering a suite of services that anyone in the world of farming would already have much of the equipment for, and I wanted to interview him to show other people what was possible. It turns out that Tom has a very interesting story beyond his business.  He retired from Ford Motor Company where he spent a large part of his career hand building engines for Shelby Cobra's.  He is also a professional bowler with an average of 232!  Tom has bowled in professional tournaments, is in four leagues and averages 50 games per week! I had a fascinating time learning about the Ford engines and the bowling.  Eventually we got into the business....

What happens after we die? This is one of the biggest mysterious and curiosities spanning all humankind. There is so little knowledge about what happens to us after we die, there is all sorts of cultural intrigue around this question. We all want to know, because we're all unsure, and we're all going to die. Today we conclude our series called The Essentials: Why Truth Matters. In this series we are going to seek to lay down and identify the essential truths, the basic doctrines of the Christian faith growing through together one of the oldest affirmed creeds of the Christian church, The Apostles' Creed. As we read 1 Thessalonians, we support the statement “I believe… in the resurrection of the body, and the life everlasting. Amen.” The church in Thessalonica was also concerned over this same question; what happens after we die? Paul is going to offer further instruction related to the resurrection and how it impacts our lives today. Join us for our last message of the series, I Believe in the Resurrection of the Body, and celebrate that Resurrection is coming!

Isn't it interesting how we naturally want mercy and forgiveness for ourselves when we mess up but want swift justice for anyone that harms us? This is the tension that we live in daily and it's a tension that we navigate unfairly every day. The only person that perfectly balances forgiveness and justice is Jesus. Today we continue our series called The Essentials: Why Truth Matters. In this series we are going to seek to lay down and identify the essential truths, the basic doctrines of the Christian faith growing through together one of the oldest affirmed creeds of the Christian church, The Apostle's Creed. Through a deeper look into the book of John, we are looking at the truth that we “believe in the forgiveness of sins”. Having our sins forgiven is a foundational need of everyone. In our text today we are going to see Jesus perfectly balance justice and mercy without promoting sin or condemning sinners. Here, let's answer the question; What does forgiveness look like? Join us for our newest message of the series, I Believe in the Forgiveness of Sins, and celebrate together that Jesus forgives sins! 

Why do you do the things that you do? Think about it. Is it because someone you respect taught you? Are you wearing something you thought looked good on someone else? Have you started taking on hobbies your friends have? It's pretty common, we become the people we surround ourselves with regularly. The same thing happens within the church! We don't stay stagnant individuals. But what is actually happening? What is the important of the church? What does God do in the church? Today we continue our series called The Essentials: Why Truth Matters. In this series we are going to seek to lay down and identify the essential truths, the basic doctrines of the Christian faith growing through together one of the oldest affirmed creeds of the Christian church, The Apostles' Creed. Through an investigation into Ephesians, we see how scripture enforces the statement “I believe in… the holy catholic Church, the communion of saints” and teaches us about the role of church. When those who follow Jesus as Lord come together, we start to grow in specific ways. Join us for our newest message of the series, I Believe in the holy Universal Church, and learn how God's church is where God's people grow in God's image. 

We hope you are ready for episode 151 “Still Living The Dream” with Chris Jeffrey. Chris was one of the youngest pros in BMX and has been riding for over 5 decades. Chris will be joining us on the Danger Snacks Satellite Video LineOur open song is brought to you by the Boogie Man. Check him out on Spotify by clicking the link below.https://open.spotify.com/artist/3APaaouPhrNFJHQ25v6KC7?si=9nk-_qFZQWGOYFVl5ENffQ&dl_branch=1Our Michigan studio is brought to you by Desoto BMX “Under The Big Top” https://www.facebook.com/desototxbmxChris Jeffrey Contact Infohttps://www.facebook.com/chris.jeffrey.165Crank Cycle & Fitness 1985 W Genesee St, Lapeer, MI, United States, Michiganhttps://www.facebook.com/crankcycle(810) 471-4200Crankcycleandfitness@gmail.comLIGHTNING ROUNDhttps://www.brandedpopups.com954-594-2690sales@brandedpopups.comBMX Newsmakers is brought to you by 110% Nutrition. You can find them at www.110nutrition.com Where Is The Captainhttps://www.facebook.com/nicholas.long.5817https://www.instagram.com/niclong64Charlotte BMX State Race Punta Gorda, Florida https://charlottebmx.net/2023-fl-state-qualifierFrom The Gate To The Finish Line Coming for both days? Use this linkhttps://checkout.square.site/buy/NE4WKOIUQO75O7DOZSLRB4BICan only make one day? Use this link https://checkout.square.site/buy/KIA2LRHTX633AITPYTCTI3C4Worker Bee Dayhttps://www.facebook.com/events/8942208899182932?ref=newsfeedNext Week's Show: Join us next week on March 22nd when we welcome Shannon Polk & Everett Robinson from Real BMX Racing The Podcast to the ATB show. BMX Showcase Links Dirty Knobs Podcasthttps://youtu.be/CVoS8lci2xsMom's Talk BMX Podcastwww.facebook.com/MomsTalkBMXBeer Budget BMX Showhttps://www.facebook.com/BeerBudgetBMXLane 8 Podcasthttps://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/lane-8-bmx-podcast/id1609887717The BMX In Our Blood 

After Monday's horrific school shooting in Nashville, TN, Cheyna Roth takes a look at the effectiveness of red flag laws with Bridge Michigan's Ron French. They discuss the misconceptions people have about Michigan gun owners and their stances on gun safety laws. Plus, French reviews a library book controversy in Lapeer, and questions over Attorney General Dana Nessel's decision to keep documents from high profile cases private for the time being.

After Monday's horrific school shooting in Nashville, TN, Cheyna Roth takes a look at the effectiveness of red flag laws with Bridge Michigan's Ron French. They discuss the misconceptions people have about Michigan gun owners and their stances on gun safety laws. Plus, French reviews a library book controversy in Lapeer, and questions over Attorney General Dana Nessel's decision to keep documents from high profile cases private for the time being.

Artificial intelligence -- A I -- is all the rage. It's more than a tool for school kids to get help with papers, or pass the bar exam without breaking a sweat. But it can be a dangerous new tool for manipulating elections by unscrupulous campaigns, hostile foreign governments ... or Tucker Carlson. No longer can we say with certainty that “hearing or seeing is believing.” While what sounds or looks real could all be a deception created on a computer. Helping us wade through this new technology and the threats it portends is Dennis Kennedy, Director of the Center for Law, Technology and Innovation at MSU's School of Law.  He is currently President of Dennis Kennedy Advisory Services where he focuses on legal technology, innovation, speaking, writing, and coaching. He also chairs the board of the American Bar Association's Legal Technology Resource Center. Dennis is a graduate of Georgetown Law School. =========================== This week's podcast is underwritten in part by EPIC-MRAEPIC ▪ MRA is a full service survey research firm with expertise in: • Public Opinion Surveys • Market Research Studies • Live Telephone Surveys • On-Line and Automated Surveys • Focus Group Research • Bond Proposals - Millage Campaigns • Political Campaigns & Consulting • Ballot Proposals - Issue Advocacy Research • Community - Media Relations • Issue - Image Management • Database Development & List Management =========================== Links to Stories We're Watching This Week Generative AI is a legal minefield - Axios Biden-Trump fake audio argument - TikTok Could Michigan's GOP split into two? - WLNS 6 News In Senate bid, Slotkin betting voters are fed up with school shootings Michigan Senate OK's gun safety proposals on background checks, more - Detroit Free Press Gov. Whitmer Signs Bipartisan Legislation Expanding Rights and Freedoms for LGBTQ+ Michiganders - Governor's Office1 SBE President Pugh Considering Senate Run - Detroit News “CSI” Actor Hill Harper Readying a Senate Run - Puck Lansing Mayor Andy Schor won't run for 7th Congressional seat Michigan voter roll maintenance means removing nearly 100,000 registrations - Bridge Michigan Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis visiting Michigan in April The war on drag shows - Popular Information Experts cast doubt that Lapeer librarian can be charged over LGBTQ book - Bridge Michigan The fate of ‘Gender Queer' now in the hands of Lapeer librarian - Bridge Michigan Hate crimes in the U.S. increased by 11.6% in 2021 from the previous year, per a new FBI report - The Recount   

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Clearing the field for Slotkin, a battle over worker rights (including a potential petition drive) and a homeless GOP. That tops the conversation this week. Mark and Jeff focus, however, on the drive in Lansing to finally do something about the epidemic of mass shootings. Joining the conversation is pollster Richard Czuba of the Glengariff Group. His recent polling shows overwhelming bipartisan public support for a wide variety of gun safety measures.Czuba has been conducting survey research since 1983. After serving as the advisor to Michigan's Governor for Research and Planning, overseeing a new brand campaign for the state of Mchigan, and being extensively involved in both political and policy campaigns, he took his extensive experience in public surveying and policy and founded the Glengariff Group, Inc. in 1998. He brings more than three decades of expertise in survey and focus group research, issue management, and strategic planning with all levels of government and public sector organizations. Also talking about gun safety this week: President Joe Biden. President Biden announces an Executive Order designed to expand federal expansion of background checks for gun purchases. =========================== This week's podcast is underwritten in part by EPIC-MRAEPIC ▪ MRA is a full service survey research firm with expertise in: • Public Opinion Surveys • Market Research Studies • Live Telephone Surveys • On-Line and Automated Surveys • Focus Group Research • Bond Proposals - Millage Campaigns • Political Campaigns & Consulting • Ballot Proposals - Issue Advocacy Research • Community - Media Relations • Issue - Image Management • Database Development & List Management =========================== Links to Stories We're Following This Week Biden Announces Executive Order Bolstering Gun Safety Measures - The New York Times Biden announces new order on gun violence, but options are limited - The Washington Post Inside the Gun Safety Package Michigan Lawmakers Want to Pass - Time Democrats push Michigan gun reforms. Here's what the laws are now - Bridge Michigan Michigan voters support lifetime firearms ban for some crimes, poll says - Detroit News Insider: Voters in poll see gun laws as priority for Michigan Legislature - Detroit News Gun rights group calls for recall effort against lawmakers who vote for reform - Fox47 Lansing Michigan man who threatened Dems charged with gun crime - WLNS 6 News New Statewide Voter Poll -  the Economy, Future Direction; Pronounced Partisan Differences Continue - Detroit Regional Chamber How Democrats disarmed a brewing Senate battle in Michigan - POLITICO Michigan Senate repeals right-to-work law, restores prevailing wage - Detroit. News Whitmer plans to sign right-to-work repeal despite referendum promise- Detroit News Michigan Right-to-Work backers plot ballot proposal as Dems pursue repeal - Bridge Michigan What is Michigan Right-to-Work: How law impacted wages, jobs, unions - Bridge Michigan Democrats pitch tax credit for union dues, other pro-labor measures Insider: Michigan GOP chair says she's 'decentralizing' operations Wayne State creates plan guaranteeing free tuition to half of its students - Detroit News Wayne State to offer free tuition to certain Michigan students - Detroit Free Press Michigan prosecutor mulls charging Lapeer library over LGBTQ book - Bridge Michigan President's Budget | OMB | The White House House conservatives issue new spending demands in debt ceiling debate - The Washington Post February job growth tempered but strong - The Washington Post

This week we sit down with Michigan based, professional gravel racer, Paige Onweller. Paige, a former runner, had her ups and downs throughout the 2022 season, but ended it with a bang with a victory at Big Sugar Gravel in October. She is looking forward to doubling down on her efforts for the 2023 season. Support the Podcast Join The Ridership  Automated Transcription, please excuse the typos: [00:00:00] Craig Dalton: Hello, and welcome to the gravel ride podcast, where we go deep on the sport of gravel cycling through in-depth interviews with product designers, event organizers and athletes. Who are pioneering the sport I'm your host, Craig Dalton, a lifelong cyclist who discovered gravel cycling back in 2016 and made all the mistakes you don't need to make. I approach each episode as a beginner down, unlock all the knowledge you need to become a great gravel cyclist. This week on the broadcast. We welcome page on Weller. Uh, gravel racer from grand rapids, Michigan. Paige participated in the inaugural lifetime grand Prix in 2022. And has been selected for the grand Prix. Again in 2023, she finished the season with a big victory at big sugar gravel in Bentonville, Arkansas this year, and is really excited to be able to dedicate more time to the sport. Pages and other one of those amazing female athletes who discovered the sport after a career, as a runner. Only a few years ago, she was riding a trainer and figuring out how to ride a bike outdoors. Pedro we'll get into how she got into the sport of cycling, what our journey's been over the last couple of years. And what our experience has been joining the lifetime grand Prix and racing throughout the year with all the best female athletes in the gravel cycling world. With that said let's jump right into my conversation with Paige. Paige, welcome to the show. [00:01:26] Paige Onweller: Thanks, Craig. Glad I'm here [00:01:28] Craig Dalton: Good to see you. Yeah, it sounded like you had a busy day in the er, so I'm pleased you're making time for us this evening, [00:01:34] Paige Onweller: Yeah. Yeah. I was a little, a little late to this meeting, so thank you for being flexible. The ER is a little busy these days. [00:01:40] Craig Dalton: Yeah, no, of course. My pleasure. Hey, I always love to start off Paige by getting to know you a little bit about your background, like where did you grow up? [00:01:48] Paige Onweller: So I grew up in kind of a smaller town called Lapeer. Uh, it's in Michigan, kind of in the thumb area. Uh, maybe like an hour north of Ann Arbor, uh, if people know that as a reference point. Um, yeah. And then I went to undergrad at Fair State University up in Big Rapids, also in Michigan, and then, uh, grad school in Grand Rapids. And I've been settled in Grand Rapids for the last, about 10. [00:02:11] Craig Dalton: Got it. And were you a, were you a sporty young lady? [00:02:14] Paige Onweller: Uh, kind of, my parents kind of made us get into sports. Like I think they wanted to keep us out of trouble and keep us busy. And so, um, yeah, I did like, uh, swimming and diving and softball, volleyball track, cross country. Um, I was a big runner. Uh, I actually got a scholarship to, to run at Ferris and that's, you know, cross country and track. So I did running. Many years of my life and was a very dedicated runner, even after college on some post collegiate elite teams. Um, that's kind of where most of my athletic background was. [00:02:46] Craig Dalton: what was that journey like as a, as a runner would, did you sort of materialize in high school that you had a good endurance endurance engine or. Wear of a sprinter at that point. [00:02:55] Paige Onweller: I was more middle distance. To be honest. I never really, I kind of wasn't all around her. Like I, I definitely wasn't a sprinter, but I kind of excelled at. 400 meters and anything up to two mile, uh, at least in high school. Uh, but more focused on like the mile and 800. And then in college was similar. I was more middle distance, uh, 1500 meter, um, was kind of my specialty in, in track. And then in cross country it's just a six K for uh, ncaa. Um, so that was kind of my specialty overall. Um, but I got injured a lot and. , I think, you know, I could have done much better, like in the 10 K or 5k, I think would've suited me more. Um, but I think I was just always injured that we kind of kept doing the middle distance, shorter volume, you know, or, or less volume. Uh, but then after college is kind of when I started to hit my stride a bit in the endurance events, um, like I did at Ultra-Marathon in Grand Canyon. and that was like 55 miles, um, like rim to rim, to rim it's called. Um, and started doing like more half marathons and those longer distance events. And that's when I, like, I was beating all of my college times and just really excelling. So I think after college, once I was healthy and not getting injured as much, I was able to kind of, you know, consistency really helps with endurance . So if you're not getting injured and you can keep running, then you're gonna do. [00:04:15] Craig Dalton: That's quite a huge journey from where you started out as a runner to doing ultra-marathons, as you progressively grabbed hold of longer distance events. Was that, did it feel sort of more comfortable and more what you were built for? [00:04:30] Paige Onweller: I don't know. I, I mean, I was still running similar mileage throughout the week, but a lot of it was like power hiking up hills and like getting used to like the vertical gain because in running, like. Ultra-marathons are very, um, there's a lot more climbing and descending, and you have to get your quads ready for like that descending load, um, and the, the EENT changes that occur. And so I feel like. It was similar but yet very different. The volume was similar, but the intensity was much lower. Um, and I think that probably helped. Um, but honestly, like I just love being outside and being outdoors and I just like working out . And so, um, yeah, I mean, I think the little longer stuff was. Was fun to me and obviously more challenging just in a different way though, like, you know, a half marathon and 10 miles, like what I loved. And those are like, you know, hour, hour and 20 minute all out efforts, um, relative to like an endurance ultra marathon, which is like the whole day. So just kind of a different type of pain, I guess, , but I enjoyed the process for both and, and how you train for. [00:05:38] Craig Dalton: Yeah. They're so distinctly different as running disciplines. I've done a little bit of ultra marathoning myself and I I hear you like it's this descending that really adds up. But for me, the interesting thing was it was a complete mentality shift, right? Because you'll, you're running in the woods, you come up to a big hill and the 10 K in, you wants to run hard over everything. But every ultra-marathon and coach or colleague or friend is gonna tell. Just shift into another gear and walk up this hill. Yeah, to power hike up the [00:06:08] Paige Onweller: yeah, no, for sure. And it's, it's funny you say that, like the, the mental change is, you know, more than anything, and I've been a coach for many years and when I was coaching ultra marathoners, like one of the primary focus, you know, in, in the season was focusing and developing why they wanted to do that race. And cuz there was studies and research to show. Having an emotional bond to those longer events gets you through it versus like, you know, an hour and a half. So that's like a whole different way to train and it's like more mental training than the shorter distances. And I always thought that was fun. And you know, my medical background kind of makes me a little bit more intrigued into that as well. [00:06:45] Craig Dalton: Yeah, a hundred percent. Like you just have to believe and you have to always put a foot forward. And I think, I'm sure we'll get into this later, just how the, the parallels with gravel racing, particularly the long stuff, you just, you gotta keep going and know that your body's capable of much more than you probably think it is capable of. [00:07:02] Paige Onweller: Yeah, for sure. [00:07:03] Craig Dalton: So did you discover cycling at any point in that journey so far? [00:07:08] Paige Onweller: Um, I mean, you know, I would hop on a spin bike when I was injured, right? But it was always dreadful. I'm like, oh, I'd rather be running and I'm here in spin class. This is lame. Um, but you know, it was like, I didn't know any of the numbers meant, and it was always kind of a punishment for me. So, I had no idea what, you know, it was always like, What I had to do to stay in shape for running. Every time I was injured, I'd go on the bike. Um, and it was usually a stationary bike or a spin bike, but it wasn't until the pandemic, uh, so about two years ago is when I started biking outside. Um, and that was terrifying, like the clipping in for the first time. And I was like, what am I doing? You know, I'm like, this is horrendous. I'm gonna a crash. Um, let's see my, see my colleagues at the medical clinic. Um, but yeah, I think. For me, that's kind of when I first started, but it was still because I wanted to get better at running. So what I was doing is I was running like 40 to 50 miles a week, and then I would be trying to hit like, five to six hours on the bike a week as well. Um, and then I started biking more and realizing like, well, this is actually a lot of fun. And I started, you know, getting Strava kms and I was like, oh, well I'm beating these cyclists like maybe I'm, you know, pretty good at it. And I just think I started to enjoy it. But it wasn't a competitive, um, component for me. It was like just simply to get in more of. Aerobic training and cardiovascular training did benefit my running. And I did the ultra-marathon that fall. Um, and that was, so that would've been 2020 and did the ultra-marathon. So I kind of stopped biking for a little while to help with the legs. And then that, that winter I was like, okay, I'm gonna get whiffed and I'm gonna have an indoor setup because I liked biking this summer and I can do that throughout the winter. So I signed up for Zift and then, you know, a couple of local friends were like, you should do this with Community League. And I was like, oh, that sounds fun. do the community races. So I do started doing those first. When I signed up, it was like all out from the gate, um, swift, I think I dropped hard, like finished near the back and I was like, well, this is hard Um, and I was like, what am I doing? And eventually I just kept showing up and learning, you know, the tactics within thew world and then started winning the community events and that, that's kind of how I got recruited to my first pro team, um, was for eSports on Zift because of you. Essentially my raw power. Um, yeah. And that's when I first started to realize like, I'm just a competitive person and so you put me in a situation where I have the potential to win. I'm like, oh yeah, I wanna do that again, . So, uh, that's when I was like, oh, maybe I should race bikes, you know, like that, that could be fun. Um, so that's when that transition. Transition started, um, and I actually did sign up for a triathlon. I did, um, St. George, uh, 70.3 as my first, uh, triathlon. And then that was the last one I ever did, , cuz I realized biking is way better, [00:10:00] Craig Dalton: I don't wanna glance over something that I think every athlete goes through. You were also building a, another career in the background post-college. So do you wanna talk about what you've been doing professionally that has been effectively financing some of your racing endeavors in the running world, at least to date? [00:10:17] Paige Onweller: Yeah. Yeah. Well, I end up finding a lot of my cycling stuff too. Um, which, you know, I don't, we, it's a whole nother topic right there, but I don't think people understand that as much, you know, when you race pro, like they assume you have all the support. Uh, but we can get into that later. But yeah, so I work as a physician assistant. Uh, I've been a PA now eight years, and I've. Worked and practice all in acute care. Uh, so either urgent care or emergency medicine. Um, and I work for an emergency medicine group right now. Um, and I've had various roles, uh, very career driven, you know, I'm just an eager, motivated person, and so I've had. department lead roles where I'm help managing and more of an administrative role in the department. Um, so yeah, I've been a PA eight years and just a very busy person. Um, and it's, it's a great job, but medicine has changed a lot. If you talk to any medical provider, particularly some, someone that works in the ER or the urgent care, um, they will say medicine has definitely changed over the last few, few years, and part of that is covid, but we live in a very, Demanding world. And that floats over to medicine as well where patients are, uh, coming in and it's, it's not like they're always asking for medical advice, which is what we're trained to give, um, and use evidence-based medicine. It's more like demands and that can sometimes be a little exhausting. Um, cuz you know, we're there to help people and use science and, um, you know, there's a lot of stuff on the internet that patients come in and. you know, talk to us about. Um, but it's a, it's a hard job. Uh, it's very rewarding. But, you know, I've had to tell patients they have, you know, a new mask that's likely cancer. Um, you know, just today I had to tell a woman she's mis discouraging and telling her what I saw on her exam and. , you know, just helping patients process and essentially my job is if someone comes in, they have a problem and I'm supposed to fix it and make sure they're not dying. So, uh, it's rewarding, but it's also very mentally exhausting and it is, it's a hard job. [00:12:17] Craig Dalton: Yeah, I wanted to make sure to highlight that. Cause I know like many athletes as you, as you said before, like there's this aura that your name is inve and you must be having a full ride with your sponsors and all you do is train. But I think you'll probably attest that, you know, probably 90% of the pro Peloton has other jobs behind them allowing them to do these things. [00:12:40] Paige Onweller: Yeah. And you know, it's best. And I also, um, you know, I own a coaching business and I coach, um, and that has allowed me to have work that's more mobile and, you know, a little bit more relaxing work, I should say. Not as mentally demanding or physically demanding too. Cuz right now, like, I don't know if people understand, like this last year, like I still had to work my weekend requirement, which is every other weekend. or every third weekend depending on which job I was at. And so, you know, basically I would like stack my hours in the ER and urgent care work, crazy amount of hours, like 56, 50, 60 hours, you know, in a week or a little over a week. And then I'd fly to a race, race bikes for a week, come back, work in the er, urgent care. So it was like this constant yo-yo of two lives. And I knew it wasn't sustainable for too long, but I knew I could do it for one year. Like anything's tolerable. Like if you have an end. Um, and I also knew, like I had so much potential in cycling, I just hadn't had the opportunity to get the support that I needed. Um, and you have to earn that. Like, there, I never expected to have, you know, to only be able to race bikes. Like I was thinking it'd be a five year process for me to get financial support. Um, but yeah, I mean, it's, it's. very hard. And I do think, you know, for example, social media is a good example. We're posting all the positives and, and that's a good thing. We want to do that. Um, but at the end of the day, the reality is like, it's not always as glamorous as people may, you know, assume that it is. [00:14:06] Craig Dalton: Yeah, so you were just touching on your journey. You got identified as, uh, a strong athlete via the zw kind of experience. Fast forward. When did you start racing outside on a bike, you know, kind of formally. And then let's jump into how the heck you got selected for the 2022 Lifetime Grand Prix. [00:14:30] Paige Onweller: yeah, yeah. So, , I think like, and I'm sorry, I'm gonna mute my, I'm not sure if you're getting notified. Um, I apologize. I just wanna make sure that you're not getting, are you hearing the dinging on your [00:14:43] Craig Dalton: No, no, [00:14:44] Paige Onweller: Oh, you are? Okay, cool. Yeah, won't worry about that then. Um, yeah, so I first started racing bikes, um, . So I basically did, started Swift the winter of 2020 to 2021 and then I was racing the premier leg ands with, after doing all the validation testing and making sure that like, you know, I was legit and not weight doping and, and power doping and all that stuff. Um, and then so my first like main, you know, race was, um, , you know, I did some time trials, so I got an coach coaches' exception to race U s a Pro Road Nationals in 2021. So that was one of my first like main races. I did a local, uh, time trial, Willow tt, uh, before that, but really like that was one of my first outdoor races, which is, Somewhat terrifying to show up at like Pro Road Nationals and like barely riding your bike outside. Um, I didn't know how to do a U-turn. Like I just really was afraid to ride the disc. Um, had no idea what I was doing to be, to be honest. Um, and it was kind of a disappointing, I think I was 11th there, which honestly is not that bad. Um, my, my power was really good, but again, like I lost so much time in the U-turns and I really wasn't maintaining an arrow position because I think. Guarded. And you know, if you barely know how to ride a bike and then you put an 80 mill up front, a disc on the back and then tell someone to get a really aggressive TT position, you're probably not gonna hold that . So, um, I kind of, you know, I was a little jaded after that experience because I had a coach at the time that kind of. Kind of dropped me, uh, I think because I had a disappointing, um, uh, race according to them and the team that I was previously on. And that honestly like little fire under my ass, uh, pardon of my language. Um, and so I was kind of told like, well, you don't need a coach. Like you just need to learn how to ride your bike. And in my mind I'm like, well, that's why I need a coach. And so I went and hired my own coach, paid my own money. Um, and then I signed up for the biggest mass dark gravel race that I could find. And I said, gravel doesn't have all these rules, like with road. I was working a lot of weekends and I live in the Midwest. There's not access to road races to do all the category upgrades, and it just didn't make sense for me. And Gravel seemed like a good way to like try to prove myself, um, and have the opportunity to race against the guys and really show like I was strong. So sign Up for Gravel Worlds. That was August of last year. That was my very. Mass start, bike race. Um, my very first ever bike race was the March bef, uh, so the march that, uh, March in 2021, but they did Covid wave, so I really don't count that as a mass start race. Um, so I would say, yeah, August, 2021 Gravel Worlds was my first mass start race, and I kind of told myself like, okay. Don't die because I like had barely rid it in a pack before. I didn't know what I was doing. And that race also starts in a dark, so it's like dark. There's like gravel flying everywhere. You're in a pack. I'm like, I'm gonna die. Like what am I doing? Um, But I didn't die. Uh, I definitely did. Okay. I was fifth. Um, but I remember thinking like, a, I had fun. B I did decently well relative to like, my experience. And I was like dangling off the Peloton, right? Like I wasn't in the middle. I didn't know how to draft. And so there's just all these things where I was like, okay, I think there's something here. Um, and again, more importantly, like I had fun. The community was great. That event is very inclusive, and so it was just a really good. First experience. Um, and so then I signed up and I did Barry Rebe that fall, and I ended up getting second there. Um, and yeah, I kind of thought to myself, you know, maybe I have a, have a future in this. I did iceman, you know, I barely rid a mountain bike. Borrowed a mountain bike from a local guy. His name's Peter. He had messaged me. He is like, you should do this. And I'm like, what? Single track? No way. Um, so yeah, last year was kind of like my first experience without all that. And then when I heard about the lifetime Grand pr. I kind, I applied thinking like, there's no way I'll get in, but [00:18:31] Craig Dalton: And was your, was your application sort. , Hey, I was this, this runner. I had this career in running and I've transitioned. I've shown these sort of glimmers of potential already kind of thing. [00:18:43] Paige Onweller: Yeah, and I, I had just highlighted and said like, I need more opportunity to show how strong I am and I need help with that. Like, I didn't even know about race centuries. You have to register and get into the lotteries. Like, before I even knew, I didn't even know what S B T was like, I was that new. People don't understand, like I have no idea even what these races are like. And so I didn't know there was a lottery. I had never even heard of the race before now. And so yeah, I kind of entered and my application was mostly. Hey, like, I think I'm strong, but I haven't had the opportunity. I've had bad experiences. Um, I've been put down and I'm a female and, and I feel like I have an opportunity to prove myself. So I kind of, I think I framed it in that way. Um, honestly, it was like a year ago. I'm not exactly sure what I put, um, but I do remember saying like, I'm not an influencer. I barely, I think I had like, I don't know, 800, you know, Instagram followers. So I told them. I'm not here to influence. Um, I don't know if social media's important to you, but I think I'm strong. And if you look at my story, I was fifth at gravel worlds against all these people. And uh, I was second at Barry Rebe and I was top 10 at Iceman. I think there's something there, like, please give me a chance. Um, and I didn't have any expectations. Of course you want to get in, but I was out on a training ride with a friend. I remember checking my email and I, I remember getting in and being like, oh no, I gotta buy a mountain bike. No. Like I was, you know, what did I get myself into? Um, so that was like very, very scary, if I'm being honest. Uh, and I was also working, um, and so I was worried about fitting everything in. Um, I was on a gravel. for this last year. So I did not have any mountain bike support. I had to source my own bike, pay for my own bike, uh, you know, all of that stuff. So yeah, I was like very excited I got in, but I was also scared and recognizing like I had to fund the mountain bike portion of my season. Um, but I also knew like worst case scenario, I would just really get experience in learning and I just am so new that I needed that experience. So of course I was gonna give it a whirl, [00:20:47] Craig Dalton: Yeah. Amazing. And obviously the Lifetime Grand Prix is a variety of different races, as you noted, both mountain bike and gravel cycling. How did you feel sort of at Sea Otter kicking off the year? There's a bunch of single track there. You have to get pretty aggressive to sort of do well in a race like that to get out and get, get out in front and be able to stay out in front [00:21:09] Paige Onweller: Yeah. And Sea Otter was horrible if I'm being totally transparent. Uh, so to put things into perspective, uh, my very first time riding a mountain bike was that fall, like that October, 2021. And then I live in Michigan, so I have no mountains here to train. We have the winters and so sea otter's in April and our trails like, really aren't that rideable. Um, and so I went to see ot. with like very minimal experience. Um, and I remember going there on a pre ride, um, and I literally crashed, I think it was like four, three or four times on the one pre ride and I broke my fork. Um, thankfully the guys at Fox replaced it for me. It was incredible. Um, but the reality is like, I remember crying on the sideline of the trail thinking. what am I doing? Like, I, I can't do this. Like, I can't even pre ride and stay upright. There's no way I can race in, in this course. immediately, I had to change perspective and say like, I can't view this as a race. I'm a very competitive person. If I view this as a race, like I will be competitive. So in my mind, I said, Seattle's gonna be my wash race. I'm just gonna do this as a skills day. Like literally view it as a skills day. Stay upright. Don't ruin your whole season. And then drop the race and you'll be fine. And so, um, yeah, I'm not gonna lie, I hated it. It was not a fun race for me because like, I just, you know, the descending, like the climbs, gimme a climb any, any day I will climb my heart out. I love climbing. My power to weight ratio is great. So climbs I excel at. But the reality is like you climb, you pass a bunch of people and those same people are passing you, not pedaling, doesn't make you feel the greatest. And [00:22:47] Craig Dalton: Yeah. I feel like many people who are listening may not be mountain bikers or have mountain bike racing experience, and it is definitely different being out there on the single track. And it's amazing, you know, if you're just not comfortable with the single, with the flow of the single track, or going fast through single track on the descents, make you nervous. [00:23:06] Paige Onweller: Right, [00:23:06] Craig Dalton: is like, you know, minutes and tens of minutes of time that can be lost versus someone who's just has the experience to be comfortable and, and let the bike flow. [00:23:15] Paige Onweller: For sure, for sure. And I don't think people realize like the type of mountain biking definitely changes. Like I was used to like tacky dirt in the Midwest, um, on our trails in the woods in sc Otter, it's like rock with like kitty litter and like you can't corner the same way you would in the Midwest. And so. , I think like pros that have been writing many years and have all these experiences across different terrains, like really have that knowledge. Um, and for me, like that was the first time I'm like, why am I going down? Like I know I'm cornering the right body position. Like I studied this. Um, and then I'm just like, oh, well it's totally different terrain. It's, you know, then someone said, oh, you're writing on kitty litter. I'd never heard that term before. Um, and I was like, yeah, that, that makes a lot of sense. [00:23:56] Craig Dalton: Yeah, I always, I thought that was interesting when the Lifetime Grand Prix came up and, and I understood the type of racing they were gonna have the athletes do, because it really does require that you've got a full bag of tricks. So it's interesting, you know, and I, I'm interested as we fast forward through this conversation at the end of 22, like, you know, how your skillsets have evolved and your comfort level, and as we go into 23, what that means for. Potential in these races. But so you start off at Sea Otter, have some ups and downs there, and then I forget what's next in the calendar. But why don't you quickly walk us through some of the other racing through the [00:24:31] Paige Onweller: Yeah. Yeah. So Seattle Oter. Um, and then unfortunately after Seattle Oter, uh, I was really gunning for Unbound. Unbound suits me very well, that course profile and like my power strengths and how I ride. Um, so Unbound was like the big priority of the race. Um, and I had like set a goal to podium at Unbound, um, top three. And so I was like, okay, like this is gonna be a good year, unbounds of my race. This is right up my skillset. And I was out on a training ride back in April and ended up crashing. Um, a cross wind kind of took me out in a really loose section. It was not ideal. Ended up having to have, uh, surgery to remove, uh, like a surgical debridement of my left knee cuz of all the gravel debris. Um, and that really set me back. I had like a month of like minimal to no riding and that my leg was immobilized and non-weightbearing. And so, Yeah, going into Unbound, I had been off the bike for like, literally a whole month and I started riding like, uh, three weeks, three or four weeks before Unbound. And so I was really trying to say like, I just need to not do Unbound. Um, but I also knew, like I have very little experience with Mass Start races and I know Unbound is very chaotic in the beginning, and so I kind of told myself, do the. Go all out, like you would act like you're in shape, behave like you're in shape, race, like you're in shape, knowing that I probably will blow up and that's fine, but I, I wanted that experience and then I would just, you know, maybe a miracle would happen and I'd pull it together. But, um, I mostly did it because I knew I needed the experience with a ma start. So, uh, showed up with very, very, very little fitness. Um, and then also a little bit like scared because after you have a crash with a surgery like. You know, you're very, you're a little bit more timid and I'm already timid at that point, So that was a challenge in itself just to show up and race. So, ended up getting through and I, I did fairly well. I started off a little bit more conservatively, then I started checking it off people, but then I totally bonked. Um, and it was like so painful, a painful death. And then I ended up crashing, like. at mile one 30 and hurt the knee. That, and so anyways, I, I ended up DN Fing at Unbound and I had never DN FD a race before. Um, so that was Unbound and then, then I was like, okay, crusher's next and starting to get fitness back. Um, then I got covid like two weeks before, um, crusher and I have asthma. I did not do well with Covid. I got very sick. that derailed, trailing or training yet again. So I showed up to Crusher, was like, do I do this? Do I not do this? You know, I was like, do it for the experience. Uh, ended up, you know, not doing very well there. I think I was like 15 through 18th or something like that. And so at that point my season just was not going very well and I was racing pretty poorly. I was like, do I even finish out the Grand Prix series? Like. , this is costing money for me. Like a time, like I'm taking all this time off of work to go to these events and travel. Um, and I was just struggling mentally, like just really wasn't happy with where I was at. Um, and so I actually kind of did something different and I went and did a ran nearing event and ran nearing is basically, um, , I don't know if you're familiar with it or not, but it's not a race. It's like ultra endurance cycling where you show up and the camaraderie is the main goal of the event, not competition. And a close friend of mine in training partner was doing a 750 miler. So basically we you ride from New York up to Montreal, then back to New York again. And so. . I was like, this seems kind of wild, but I just needed something different to remove, like the disappointment of having a poor season. And so I ended up doing that for him, just thinking it'd be a good mental reset, get me in shape, you know, for the rest of the year. But it was like 10 days before Leadville. So uh, I had like a 33 hour week, uh, leading into to Leadville. Not an ideal taper. Uh, you know, I joke and I call that the anti taper. Um, but it really was the mental reset that I needed. And I think too many times people set a calendar at the beginning of the year, especially pro riders because there's a lot on the line for us. The sponsors need to know, you know, there's, we plan our whole year around this and I think there needs to be some flexibility because you don't know what's gonna happen in eight months, six months, or whatever case may be. And for me, I knew my mental, where I was at mentally. Is going to impact where I finished in a race more than what people I think recognize. And so for me that mental reset at that event was really, really important. I showed up to Leadville with the anti taper as I talk about, and ended up doing really well. I was seventh there. And then, um, s B T was a bit of a struggle, I think just because of all the subsequent fatigue, uh, in the earlier weeks, and then ended up getting fourth, that lead boat. Um, and that's when I started to feel like my normal self again. I said, okay. Performance is getting back to where I think it should be. And, uh, I was starting to feel like I was racing again. Leadville was hard just because of the descending, and I'm not used to that. Um, and I've never raced a altitude either, so that was like a whole nother animal in itself. Um, yeah, so that was kind of through the summer and then, Schwa again, was after that, and Schwa again was a Med Fest. I've barely, I've barely ridden in any mud. You know, I've, there's a lot of racing, uh, that I haven't done, um, in a variety of conditions, but I felt like I always joke and say, schwa again was my very first CY Lacrosse race. And that's what it felt like to me. I was like, if I were to ever do cycl cost, this is what I would imagine it'd be like, except on skinnier tires. Um, ended up crashing at Schwam again, no surprise there because it was so muddy and I don't have that experience. Um, but I, I fought my way back, you know, fell off the group and then time trialed my way back and motor mooted through, you know, the chorus as much as I can and got seventh there. Um, so still a respectable finish [00:30:16] Craig Dalton: Yeah, very much so. Even on the ones that you said were, you know, like, oh, I, you know, didn't do that well or went in with a light mentality like you were consistently performing, you know, you weren't maybe knocking on the door of the podium on any of these yet. [00:30:28] Paige Onweller: Right. [00:30:29] Craig Dalton: but you, you were up there. [00:30:30] Paige Onweller: Yeah. Yeah. And I was kind of like, that's why I always joke, you know, before big sugar, you know, I did that, uh, news article with Vela News that I was kind of the dark horse because I was kind of like there under the radar. And you know, the unfortunate part with this sport and with any support is that like you really don't get the attention unless you're winning. Right. Um, and you know, there's some exceptions to that and there's, there's nothing wrong with that. Um, but I do think there's a lot of really strong athletes that are like consistent. , you know, performing quite well. Um, but they might not get the spotlight as as much. Um, and so for me, like, you know, I was. Okay. You know, I just, you know, this is something I'm always struggling with too, is just to be happy with what you have that day. Um, because I'm always, I'm always wanting more. Right. Um, and some of that is knowing what I'm capable of. And part of that is like wanting to prove, like, Who I am and what I, what my worth is in this sport. Mostly because I had, I had some rejection last year. My very first, you know, year in the sport, I was rejected by, you know, someone that I respected and I looked up to, and that was my coach. And then, you know, so I think like that kind of always had stayed with me a bit. Um, you know, and I admit that, you know, And I don't know if I should admit that, but I think there is some truth to that. And, and as an athlete, you need to assess like where the drive is coming from and you need to make sure it's from a healthy place. Um, so I did a lot of that this year in making sure that like, I wanna win because it's for me. Um, and not having anything to prove either. And I say that like I had had to prove myself, had to prove myself. I think I'm at a place now. I know what I'm capable of and other people know that too. Um, but in gravel it's such an unpredictable sport that you can be there, you can have the legs for the, for the win, but it doesn't mean that you're going to win. Um, [00:32:22] Craig Dalton: I think, yeah, I think as you go back to races every year the weather conditions can change. You can have a mechanical, you can have nutritional issues. There's so many things that can go wrong in these long events that it's, it's really, it's hard to keep going and cuz you always know, it's like something went wrong. I'm sure even in like a great day, winning big sugar, something still went long wrong along the way that you had to cure and keep. [00:32:46] Paige Onweller: for sure. Yeah. I think the biggest thing is, uh, you just have to be really good at losing . And, uh, I always, you know, in setting goals, I kind of tell myself I wanna be in the position to podium or the position to win. Knowing like if I tell myself, well, I wanna win, most people aren't gonna win. And even the best athletes, like, you're, you're not gonna win. Um, but if you set the goal that you wanna be in a position to win, then it's a little bit different because, . Yeah. Like I said, you have to be good at losing, and if you're not, , you're not gonna be sustainable in the sport long term. Like, I'm not here to race for one or two more years, like I'm here to race for another 10 years. And so you need to have the right mindset and be okay with those losses and, uh, be happy with what you brought to the table on those days. And, and that's not easy for someone that's competitive and. At my level, like I'm not a magical, you know, unicorn. Like we're all this way, we're all competitive, we all wanna win. And so I think the athletes that maybe have a more sustainable future in the sport, um, have a little bit better mindset or healthier mindset with, with or losing. [00:33:50] Craig Dalton: When you looked at that big sugar course in Bentonville, Arkansas, was that something you were naturally drawn to, that it was a course you could do well at? [00:33:59] Paige Onweller: Yeah, I mean, I think the rolling hills are good. Um, I had heard that course was a little scary with the off-camera descending. Um, and I actually re-wrote all of the course, uh, on the days leading up to it. Um, and I remember. You know, as I'm going through the course, um, thinking the course actually wasn't suited for me, uh, because of the descending. Uh, so looking at it on paper, I liked the climbs. I thought, you know, the course could do well with my strengths. Um, but then when I was out there pre-writing and I pre-rolled with like my, uh, friend John, and he just like bombs down, you know, the, the descents. And I'm like trailing a minute back and I'm like, oh my goodness. Like if this is how it is in a race, like there's no way I'm gonna win. So I remember kind of having some moments of panic during the pre ride. Um, so my goal and mindset completely changed in how I approached the race. Um, so I was like, well, if I know my descending is the weakness, then I wanna be at the front of all the descending so I can pick my line and people can go around me. Um, cuz it's easy to be a timid to sender and say, well, I don't wanna block anyone. I'll just, you know, enter from the back. So I don't get in any way anyone's way. But for me, I said no, like, I'm gonna push the uphills and then that way I would mitigate any losses, uh, on the time, on the descending. Um, but what I'm learning, and, and I don't know if this is relatable to other athletes, is for whatever reason, I'm a very different writer on race day and I do things on race day that I could never replicate in training. Um, or I haven't figured out how to replicate in training. And I think that's because I'm just very competitive and I do take more risk. and then you just kind of let the bike do its thing and you trust the process. And so on race day, like I really wasn't, I was descending quite well, much better than what I did on the pre rides. Um, but there's also a lot , you know, on a line too, so, [00:35:54] Craig Dalton: yeah, yeah. So, so, you know, one of the big things that weekend was that there was a forecast for heavy winds that did materialize. Did that go through your mind at any point, and did you make a calculation that that was a particularly good thing or bad thing for you? [00:36:11] Paige Onweller: Yeah, so whenever the race gets harder for a longer period of time, that will almost always benefit me, um, because I, the harder the day, the longer the day, the better. . And so, uh, when I saw the forecast and saw the wind, um, I, I liked that. I was like, yes, bring it on. Especially the headwind for the last 40 miles. I was like, uh, bring it on. Like, make it heavier winds. That's great. Um, so I, I liked that and I, I think that's important to. Have that mindset because how you think about things in a race or leading into a race will impact how you approach it. And so people that dread headwind or complain about it or maybe have a more negative mindset, um, maybe they don't do as well. I don't know. That's just my theory. Um, so I ended up making a move pretty early and it was risky, like without a doubt because I was with a pretty solid group of most of like the lead. and then I left that group to ride with one other person, one other person, one other guy came with me. And what ended up working in my favor is that we were both very strong and motivated to like keep going. And so we started picking up all these men that were falling off the league group. Um, and good strong guys like. You know, famous pro gravel guys. Um, and I just remember like the group kind of swelling and, um, that really benefited me into the, into the headwind section. So oftentimes, like if you're with a group and you leave them into a headwind, like it's a risk because you're with a smaller group, but then all the people that you just passed now catch back up to you. That's a possibility. Um, but I also knew at that point, like I was feeling pretty good. So if I had to like buckle down and just, you know, solo TT. Maybe I could have pulled that off. But the reality is like it worked out well and we started catching other men off the leads group and you know that that seemed to work well. And in gravel, like I'm sure you've maybe experienced this, like your group is really dependent on how you do and so, , sometimes you're with a group and we're all working well together and especially in wind sections, you know, having that even rotation, someone peeling off and not having this yo-yo of pace. Um, and the group I was with was doing, doing well with that and that helped. [00:38:28] Craig Dalton: yeah, yeah. Absolutely. That was huge for me that weekend as well. I just got, I happened to make a selection early on through one of the pinch points in the early port of the. And then I just happened to be with congenial, well-working simpatico people, and I was burying myself to stay with them because I knew, to your point, like if I was off by myself, it was gonna be a dramatically different day. And sort of as it turned out, I, like, I finished way ahead of where I ever would've predicted. I would've finished simply because of a, a coup couple good decisions, a decent amount of effort, but also a lot of just good luck of riding with people. [00:39:05] Paige Onweller: yeah, yeah. And like you said, like sometimes you do bury yourself and. That last hour of that race was really challenging for me, um, cuz I was at my limit. And um, I just remember thinking like, if you fall off, it's gonna suck a lot more than what it's doing. What, what is sucking right now? ? So I just remember thinking like, hang on, hang on just a little longer. Um, yeah. And I remember like Ted King kind of like made an attack, like, I don't know how many miles we were from the finish and I was just like, yep, see you later, . I was like, there's no way I'm going with any, anyone that makes any move right now. . But it's also hard cuz I didn't have any time gaps. Like I had no idea. And I remember thinking like going into the finish and I hadn't really seen a lot of media cars in the last half too. And so, . I remember thinking, I was like, is there something else in front of me? Like, do I put my hands up across the line? Like, did I really, am I really winning? Like I, I knew in my mind I was, but yeah, it's sometimes really hard cuz you're like, not thinking straight. You're working so hard. No one's told you you're in first, like, you know, an actual official or something like that. And yeah, like the lack of media and, and time gaps like sometimes. You don't really know, um, because we're not like the men where there's no other rider in front of us. There's all these men. And so it can get really confusing for the females. Um, and, and I get bummed about that sometimes. I think there's some opportunity for races to improve what that looks like. You know, a, a lead moto car for the women, right? Perfect example. Um, you know, that sort of stuff. I think there's some room for improvement there. [00:40:33] Craig Dalton: Yeah. Interesting. So when, when you crossed the finish line and someone confirms that you are indeed the first place women athlete, uh, how did you feel? I mean, you had a whole season where things weren't coming together necessarily. What was that like? [00:40:48] Paige Onweller: Yeah, I mean it felt so good. Like I, you know, I kind of like, I think I remember joking with a friend, I was like, you know, if, if I win I'll thank you for picking up my groceries or something. And you know, I think they probably chuckled like, yeah, you're not gonna win. And I just remember like, just being, I felt validating like these are things I knew I was capable of having a big win this year. Um, and you know, some of those beliefs are, things that I've learned and observed in racing, like knowing that I'm, that I'm strong and, and seeing and feeling that, but for me, like it just felt so validating to get that whim. But I also, like no one else really knew the struggles that I had during the year. I mean, some people that follow my process, but when you look at race results, you don't know, like she just had surgery a month ago, or she had covid 10 days ago. You just think they have a bad race and. , what I've learned this year is that race results do not tell the whole story. And so for me, like the wind was great and I'm sure a lot of people would be like, yeah, big breakthrough race, you know, she got lucky or good for her. But the reality is like it's so much deeper than that. And like those. , you know, feelings like are so personal and really the only people that know that are like, the people are closest to you and your family. And so I just remember being overwhelmed and like immediately wanting to call my family and talk to my sisters and my mom and dad and, and just, yeah, just felt so good. Um, and I was excited. Like I knew, like I had raced a little differently. I raced more aggressively and I came up with a plan and I stuck to it. And I wasn't afraid to like make the moves. And I think before like I was maybe more timid and more reactive to how I raced and you know, that was like eye-opening for me. So I remember thinking as I finished. I think I learned how to ride my bike today, . So, um, and what I mean by that is like just being more ballsy and when you make a move, you stick to it. Um, . So it made me really excited. Like I immediately wanted to be like, is it 2023 yet? Can I race more? You know, everyone's like tired and they want the season to be over and I'm just like getting started, you know? Um, so I remember just being, you know, validated, excited. Um, yeah, I just, I just felt really good. Um, but of course, like, you know, you get pulled away to get a drug test. I didn't have my phone, like I didn't eat after for a while and anyways. , it was a, a blur after that. Um, yeah. And then for me, it's like you win a big bike race and it's like this huge career defining moment for me to win big sugar. And then it's like immediately fly back and then go to work in the er. And you know, it's like people in the er, like they don't, they don't know what big sugar is. They don't even know that I was gone racing bikes. And so I just go back to work, see patients and blah, da da da, da, and then try to deal with all these sponsor, you know, decisions for next year. So it was like two worlds and um, yeah. , definitely an adjustment coming back home. [00:43:37] Craig Dalton: That's crazy and exciting and I'm glad I was able to witness it and I'm glad I was able to revisit it with you. Now, so you talked about your eagerness for 2023. I'm not sure exactly when this will post, but probably in January of 2023, I just saw the announcement that you've signed on board for another year of the Grand Prix. [00:43:57] Paige Onweller: Yeah. Yeah. So put my name in the hat. Uh, year two of the Lifetime Grand Prix. Um, so yeah, got accepted into that. So they upped the ante a bit with 35 athletes for the women and 35 for the men. Um, they seem to have a good lineup. And yeah, I mean that series really gave me a good opportunity and I really feel like Lifetime is trying to. make some good changes, some positive changes. Uh, it's the most competitive female, uh, pro Peloton. You know, you go to other races and you don't see the depth of women that the lifetime events are bringing. So that to me is like, if I'm racing, I wanna race against the best. Um, and I love that. So that's been awesome. They're also trying to make sure that this is a, a. Sport by doing drug testing and they're gonna be increasing that. And I very much support that. I think that's awesome. Um, and so, yeah, I just think there's so many positives that, uh, lifetime Grand Prix series is bringing in and, you know, it's not perfect. Nothing is, uh, but they're willing to listen to the athletes and get input and, you know, hopefully I can be a part of the change that's happening in American. [00:45:05] Craig Dalton: You must be happy that you did gut it out and attend all the events, so now you have at least a bit of knowledge of what those courses look like, et cetera. [00:45:14] Paige Onweller: yeah, for sure. For sure. [00:45:16] Craig Dalton: And then they have added a seventh event that they haven't announced. That's gonna be a wild card. And the fact that you can drop two events, does that meaningfully change the way you approach the season, those variables, or do you think it more is just an accommodation? That stuff happens to athletes along the way, and it's just giving a little bit more of a breathing room for, you know, getting covid, having a crash, et [00:45:39] Paige Onweller: right. Yeah. I think if you would've asked me that question last year, you know, I very much had the mindset of this is the race dropping and these are the ones I'm doing well at. But I think at this level of racing, like you better bring your A game to all seven and then like you're probably not, you're gonna get a flat or mechanical or an illness. So my mindset is to race hard, there will be races that will be more important to me personally, that I'll target. Uh, but for the most part, you know, I'll definitely, um, you know, target all of them and then, you know, just stuff just happens. Um, but you know, for example, sea Otter, like that's not gonna be an a race for me. Like, you know, I'll probably do the road event the day before. Um, that's, you know, it's just not going to be something that I'm gonna aim to win because of my lack of skillset. Now, will I do better than last, last year? Heck yeah. And I'm gonna have a skills coach that I'm working with this winter, and I'll be out in California and I pre-read the course a lot more. And there's all these things that I will prepare myself to be better than I was last year. But knowing like, you know, I only can go so far in one year, so, [00:46:43] Craig Dalton: Yeah, you talked about the rush of kind of, uh, talking to sponsors and media attention that happened after Big Sugar. I know you're not able to kind of reveal your sponsor program for 2023, but is it safe to say that it's expanded? You're gonna have more opportunities, a little bit more time and energy to focus and less stress on, uh, the rest of your life, so to speak. [00:47:07] Paige Onweller: Yeah, for sure. Like, as we talked about earlier, like I've been juggling a lot this year and it's been very difficult. Um, even though I act like I'm handling myself well, like it's been a struggle a lot of the time. So I am excited that in 2023, um, I will no longer be working as a pa. I will be racing bikes full-time and I'm extremely grateful to the, all the sponsors that I'll be bringing on board. That see my potential and wanna invest in, in what I'm potentially capable of doing. Um, cuz I am a new writer and um, you know, I think, you know, there's other people in this sport that may have the level of support that I'm going to be having, that have been doing this a very long time. And so I don't take for granted that these are sponsors that. See potential in me. Um, you can't just win one bike race and expect that, you know, you're gonna be able to race full-time and, and have that support. Um, so yeah, I'm very excited about that. Um, my last day in the ER is January 3rd, and then, yeah, I'll drive directly to California after that to escape the winter snow here in Michigan. Um, and get some big training blocking and yeah, start, uh, start learning more in 2020. [00:48:13] Craig Dalton: That's so amazing and congratulations for that all coming together. It's just gotta mean so much to just have the opportunity to kind of go after it in 23 and really see what your potential is. [00:48:25] Paige Onweller: Yeah, no, I am excited and, and I'll be doing a private tier program and I think what I love about it is that the, you get to work directly with the sponsors and, um, , you have input into products and equipment and um, you know, you feel like you have a voice and you work with people that you respect and value, and it just feels like a family. Um, it already has felt that way with me, uh, for the sponsors that I'll be working with and. I'm just excited. And the other part of that is that when you are privateering, like you have a platform for advocating for what you believe in. And, you know, I wanna race well, but I also have some goals off the bike too. And, um, I think those are important for me to start building towards in the cycling world. Um, so it's just fun to have that freedom and opportunity to, to work with brands that believe in that too. [00:49:15] Craig Dalton: Yeah. That's awesome. Well, I'll certainly be following along with you in 2023, and I think you've got a lot of new fans that wanna see. How you're gonna do out there. So best of luck. The conversation was a lot of fun. And again, I wish you all the best. [00:49:30] Paige Onweller: Thank you. Thank you. [00:49:32] Craig Dalton: That's going to do it for this week's edition of the gravel ride podcast. Big, thanks to Paige for joining us. We wish her all the best in the 2023 season as usual. The women's lifetime grand Prix is setting up to be one of the more exciting series to watch and follow throughout the year. If you're interested in connecting with me, I encourage you to join the ridership. That's www.theridership.com. That's a free global cycling community to connect with other gravel cyclists around the world. If you're able to support the podcast. Please visit, buy me a coffee.com/the gravel ride. 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NHL – National Hockey League Last Night Los Angeles Kings 5, Detroit Red Wings 4 – OT Kings 5, Red Wings 4 – OT – Danault’s overtime goal gives Kings 5-4 win over Red Wings Phillip Danault scored 1:12 into overtime for his second goal of the game, and the Los Angeles Kings handed the Detroit Red Wings their first loss with a 5-4 victory. Danault’s winning shot in front hit a defender’s skate and bounced into the net. Anze Kopitar had a goal and an assist, giving him 47 points in 42 games against Detroit. Gabriel Vilardi also scored for the Kings, and Jonathan Quick made 29 saves. Wings forward Oskar Sundqvist scored in the final minute of regulation to send the game into overtime. NHL – Red Wings’ Bertuzzi out 4 to 6 weeks with upper-body injury Detroit Red Wings forward Tyler Bertuzzi is expected to be out for four to six weeks with an upper-body injury. The team made the announcement Monday before hosting the Los Angeles Kings. Bertuzzi helped Detroit win its first two games this season, giving the rebuilding team a much-needed solid start. Bertuzzi had career highs last year with 30 goals and 62 points. The 27-year-old Bertuzzi has scored 84 goals and has 189 assists in his career. NFL – National Football League – Week 6 Yesterday Los Angeles Chargers 19, Denver Broncos 16 – OT Chargers 19, Broncos 16 – OT – Late turnover, Hopkins 4th field goal gives Chargers OT win Dustin Hopkins kicked four field goals, including a 39-yarder with 2:38 remaining in overtime, and the Los Angeles Chargers rallied for a 19-16 victory over the Denver Broncos. The Chargers have won three straight to improve to 4-2. They are tied with Kansas City atop the AFC West. The game appeared to be headed toward a tie until Denver’s Montrell Washington muffed JK Scott’s punt at the Broncos 32-yard line. It was recovered by Deane Leonard at the 28. NFL – Lions DL Levi Onwuzurike out for year after back surgery Detroit Lions defensive lineman Levi Onwuzurike is out for the season after having back surgery earlier this month. Lions coach Dan Campbell made the announcement Monday. The Lions drafted Onwuzurike with the No. 41 pick overall in 2021 and the former Washington standout had an underwhelming rookie season. Onwuzurike played in 16 games as a backup last year and had 35 tackles, including one sack. While trying to recover from a back injury this season, he did not play in a game. MLB – Major League Baseball Playoffs Last Night ALDS – Best of 5 Cleveland Guardians at New York Yankees, PPD Rain                            (Series tied 2-2) Guardians at Yankees, PPD – Guardians-Yankees rained out, to play ALDS Game 5 on Tuesday The decisive Game 5 of the AL Division Series between the Cleveland Guardians and New York Yankees has been postponed by rain after a 2 1/2-hour delay and rescheduled for Tuesday at 4:07 p.m. Both teams took batting practice ahead of the scheduled 7:07 p.m. start. Major League Baseball announced a delay at 6:20 p.m., rain started falling at 7:30 p.m. and the postponement was announced at 9:38 p.m. It was the second postponement of the series following Game 2 at Yankee Stadium being pushed back a day until last Friday. Cleveland or New York will start the AL Championship Series at Houston on Wednesday night. Today ALDS – Best of 5 Cleveland (Civale 5-6) at New York (Cortes 12-4), 4:07 p.m.                 (Series tied 2-2) NLCS – Best of 7 Philadelphia (Wheeler 12-7) at San Diego (Darvish 16-8), 8:03 p.m.       (Game 1) NBA – National Basketball Association – Regular Season Openers Tonight Philadelphia 76ers at Boston Celtics, 7:30 p.m. Los Angeles Lakers at Golden State Warriors, 10:00 p.m. NBA – NBA ’22-23: Warriors out to defend, amid tons of contenders The Golden State Warriors and Boston Celtics were the final two teams standing last season. And before this season started, both encountered some major issues. The Warriors will get their championship rings Tuesday night when the 77th NBA season opens. It’ll be the fourth time in eight years that the Warriors go into a season as defending champs. But they were rocked in the preseason by Draymond Green punching teammate Jordan Poole. They beat the Celtics in the NBA Finals and Boston has since lost coach Ime Udoka to a team-ordered suspension. If all that wasn’t enough, there are tons of contenders in both conferences to try to take the Warriors and Celtics down. NBA – Barkley, ‘Inside the NBA’ crew agree to contract extensions Charles Barkley will not be leaving TNT or the “Inside the NBA” crew for the foreseeable future. Barkley has signed a 10-year extension with Warner Bros. Discovery Sports, which owns TNT. Barkley’s agreement coincides with contract renewals for host Ernie Johnson and analysts Kenny Smith and Shaquille O’Neal. Barkley has been with TNT since retiring as a player in 2000. He had floated the idea of doing commentary for LIV Golf this past summer. NCAAMBKB – North Carolina No. 1 in preseason AP Top 25 North Carolina is No. 1 in the preseason AP Top 25 men’s basketball poll. The national runner-up from last season returns four of five starters and received 47 of 62 first-place votes. Gonzaga is No. 2, followed by Houston and Kentucky. Kansas and Baylor, the last two national champions, are tied for fifth. Duke, led by new coach Jon Scheyer, is seventh with UCLA, Creighton and Arkansas rounding out the top 10. The Big 12 and SEC lead the way with five teams apiece in the Top 25. NCAAFB – Fallout from rare Alabama loss Alabama loses so infrequently it seems to shift the shape of the season when it happens. The Crimson Tide took an L on Saturday at Tennessee that pushed the Volunteers to No. 3 in the AP Top 25. The Vols received 15 first-place votes, the most they have gotten since 1999. After falling on a field goal as time expired, the Crimson Tide slipped three spots to No. 6. Alabama is the highest ranked team that has lost. Reality Check cautions against making any grand proclamations about the Alabama dynasty’s long-term health and is fine with the Tide’s short fall. NASCAR – Wallace ignored his own mantra in Larson conflict NASCAR driver Bubba Wallace has a mantra of “Peace, Love and Understanding” that he uses to push back against the negativity so often hurled his way. There was nothing peaceful about his skirmish with Kyle Larson at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Wallace appeared to deliberately crash the reigning NASCAR champion in a dangerous retaliatory move and then he tried to fight Larson. Now NASCAR gets to decide if Wallace was out of line. He could be looking at a suspension. MCCAA – Junior College Athletics Yesterday Women’s Volleyball Lake Michigan College 3, Marian Ancilla College 0 Today Women’s Volleyball Kalamazoo Valley Community College at Southwestern Michigan College, 6:30 p.m. MHSAA – High School Sports Yesterday Volleyball St. Joseph 3, Berrien Springs 0 Buchanan 3, Our Lady of the Lake 0 Michigan Lutheran 3, Lawrence 0 Boys Soccer – Districts (Semifinals) Division 2 at Middleville Thornapple-Kellogg Gull Lake 3, Middleville Thornapple-Kellogg 0 Parma Western 5, Marshall 0 Yesterday Boys Soccer – Districts (Semifinals) Division 2 (St. Joseph) Edwardsburg vs. Sturgis, 5:00 p.m.                  at St. Joseph St. Joseph vs. Vicksburg, 7:00 p.m.                   at St. Joseph Division 3 (South Haven) Allegan at Holland Christian, 6:00 pm. Delton-Kellogg at Fennville, 6:00 p.m. Division 4 (Our Lady of the Lake) Cassopolis at Howardsville Christian, 5:00 p.m. Bridgman vs. Brandywine, 5:00 p.m.                  at Our Lady of the Lake Division 4 (Hartford) Bangor at Hartford, 5:00 p.m. Bloomingdale at Holland Black River, 5:00 p.m. Division 4 (Kalamazoo Christian) Battle Creek Academy at Kalamazoo Hackett, 7:00 p.m. Battle Creek Calhoun Christian at Schoolcraft, 7:00 p.m. Volleyball Lakeshore, Hopkins, at Dowagiac, 5:00 p.m. Our Lady of the Lake at Howardsville Christian, 7:00 p.m. Bridgman, Martin at Schoolcraft, 5:00 p.m. Otsego at Vicksburg, 6:00 p.m. South Haven, Delton-Kellogg at Lawton, 5:00 p.m. Bloomingdale at Cassopolis, 7:30 p.m. White Pigeon at Comstock, 7:30 p.m. Marcellus at Hartford, 7:30 p.m. Bangor at Lawrence, 7:30 p.m. Decatur at Mendon, 7:30 p.m. Allegan at Constantine, 5:30 p.m. Watervliet, Galesburg-Augusta at Kalamazoo Christian, 5:00 p.m. Coloma, Gobles at Parchment, 5:00 p.m. Girls Swimming and Diving St. Joseph at Portage Central, 6:00 p.m. Kalamazoo Central at Bridgman, 6:00 p.m. MHSAA – High School Football Rankings Division 1 1. Belleville (5)                                      (8-0)     50 2. Caledonia                                           (8-0)     44 3. Rockford                                            (8-0)     39 4. Macomb Dakota                                    (8-0)     37 5. Rochester Adams                                 (7-1)     28 6. West Bloomfield                                  (7-1)     24 7. Brighton                                            (8-0)     20 8. Davison                                              (7-1)     12 9. Clarkston                                          (6-2)     5 (tie) Romeo                                            (6-2)     5 Others receiving votes: Lapeer 3. Detroit Catholic Central 3. Saline 2. Detroit Cass Tech 2. Northville 1. Division 2 1. Dexter (4)                                          (8-0)     48 2. Warren De La Salle (1)                          (7-1)     46 3. Muskegon Mona Shores                         (7-1)     40 4. Grand Rapids Forest Hills Central          (8-0)     34 5. Midland                                              (7-1)     27 6. Livonia Franklin                                   (7-1)     26 7. Battle Creek Central                         (7-1)    17 8. Saginaw Heritage                                 (6-2)     12 9. South Lyon                                         (6-2)     7 (tie) East Lansing                                     (6-2)     7 Others receiving votes: Temperance Bedford 5. Birmingham Seaholm 3. Byron Center 2. Waterford Mott 1. Division 3 1. Mason (2)                                           (8-0)     36 2. Mount Pleasant (1)                              (7-1)     33 (tie) Detroit King (1)                               (5-2)     33 4. Muskegon                                           (6-2)     24 (tie) River Rouge                                     (6-2)     24 6. St. Joseph                                         (7-1)    21 7. Walled Lake Western                            (7-1)     18 8. Zeeland West                                      (7-1)     15 9. Grosse Pointe North                            (8-0)     6 10. Gibraltar Carlson                              (7-1)     4 (tie) Trenton                                          (7-1)     4 Others receiving votes: Fenton 2. Division 4 1. Grand Rapids South Christian (4)           (8-0)     40 2. Whitehall                                           (8-0)     36 3. Riverview                                           (8-0)     32 4. Redford Union                                     (8-0)     28 5. Edwardsburg                                     (7-1)    18 (tie) Freeland                                         (7-1)     18 7. Goodrich                                            (7-1)     14 (tie) Tecumseh                                        (8-0)     14 9. North Branch                                      (7-1)     8 10. Charlotte                                         (7-1)     7 Others receiving votes: Fruitport 2. Hastings 2. Dearborn Divine Child 1. Division 5 1. Grand Rapids Catholic Central (4)          (7-1)     49 2. Frankenmuth (1)                                  (8-0)     46 3. Gladwin                                             (8-0)     36 4. Corunna                                             (7-1)     35 5. Portland                                            (7-1)     30 6. Marine City                                         (7-1)     26 7. Muskegon Oakridge                              (7-1)     11 (tie) Detroit Country Day                         (5-2)     11 9. Armada                                              (7-1)     10 10. Kingsley                                           (6-2)     8 Others receiving votes: Belding 7. Berrien Springs 6. Division 6 1. Clinton (4)                                         (8-0)     47 2. Grand Rapids West Catholic (1)              (7-1)     40 (tie) Standish-Sterling                            (7-0)     40 4. Negaunee                                           (8-0)     35 5. Durand                                              (8-0)     32 6. Boyne City                                          (8-0)     23 7. Warren Michigan Collegiate                  (7-1)     15 8. Millington                                          (7-1)     12 9. Constantine                                      (7-1)    10 (tie) Madison Heights Bishop Foley             (8-0)     10 Others receiving votes: Ecorse 4. Reed City 4. Almont 2. Buchanan 1. Division 7 1. Traverse City St. Francis (4)                  (8-0)     40 2. Hudson                                              (8-0)     36 3. Detroit Central                                   (8-0)     32 4. Ithaca                                                            (7-1)     26 5. Elkton-Pigeon Bay Port Laker                (8-0)     24 6. Napoleon                                            (8-0)     21 7. North Muskegon                                  (7-1)     12 8. Jackson Lumen Christi                           (5-3)     11 (tie) Charlevoix                                      (7-1)     11 10. Union City                                         (7-1)     6 Others receiving votes: New Lothrop 1. Division 8 1. Ottawa Lake Whiteford (4)                    (8-0)     40 2. Beal City                                            (8-0)     35 3. Ubly                                                  (8-0)     33 4. Iron Mountain                                     (7-1)     27 5. Evart                                                 (7-1)     21 6. Fowler                                               (7-1)     20 7. Frankfort                                           (7-1)     15 8. Saginaw Michigan Lutheran Seminary       (7-1)     14 9. Harbor Beach                                      (7-1)     9 10. Centreville                                     (6-2)    3 Others receiving votes: St. Ignace LaSalle 2. Marine City Cardinal Mooney 1. 8-Player Division 1 1. Grand Rapids NorthPointe Christian (2)  (8-0)     29 2. Merrill (1)                                          (8-0)     26 3. Munising                                            (8-0)     23 (tie) Bridgman                                      (8-0)    23 5. Martin                                              (7-1)    18 6. Adrian Lenawee Christian                      (6-2)     12 7. Newberry                                           (7-1)     11 8. Rogers City                                        (8-0)     10 9. Kingston                                            (8-0)     7 10. Auburn Hills Oakland Christian             (7-1)     3 Others receiving votes: Norway 2. Lincoln-Alcona 1. 8-Player Division 2 1. Powers North Central (5)                     (8-0)     50 2. Colon                                               (8-0)    45 3. Marion                                               (8-0)     38 4. Climax-Scotts                                   (7-1)    37 5. Morrice                                              (7-1)     24 6. Crystal Falls Forest Park                      (7-1)     23 7. Peck                                                  (7-1)     16 8. Posen                                                 (7-1)     15 9. Au Gres-Sims                                      (7-1)     12 10. Mendon                                           (6-2)    11 Others receiving votes: Lake Linden-Hubbell 3. Gaylord St. Mary 1.1North Carolina(47)15322Gonzaga(12)14793Houston(1)14044Kentucky(2)13645Kansas1200Baylor12007Duke11688UCLA10939Creighton106010Arkansas102611Tennessee88012Texas84413Indiana74514TCU73515Auburn62316Villanova57817Arizona54318Virginia46219San Diego State39420Alabama28121Oregon26022Michigan22923Illinois21524Dayton17025Texas Tech122See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

NFL – National Football League – Week 5 Last Night Kansas City Chiefs 30, Las Vegas Raiders 29 Chiefs 30, Raiders 29 – Chiefs hold on for wild 30-29 victory over rival Raiders Patrick Mahomes threw four touchdown passes to Travis Kelce, the Chiefs overcame an early 17-point deficit along with a dubious roughing-the-passer penalty, and Kansas City extended its mastery of the Las Vegas Raiders, holding on for a 30-29 victory. The Raiders had a chance to march for the winning field goal, but a pass to Davante Adams that was ruled a catch was overturned by replay, which showed him stepping out of bounds. That brought up fourth down in the closing seconds, and Derek Carr’s final pass fell incomplete to allow Kansas City to hold on. NFL – Roughing-the-passer call prompts officiating scrutiny A controversial roughing-the-passer penalty just before halftime of the Las Vegas Raiders’ game against the Kansas City Chiefs on Monday night delivered another blow to the NFL and its beleaguered officiating crew. The Chiefs had just scored to trim their deficit to 17-7 just before halftime when Chris Jones stripped Derek Carr from behind. The Pro Bowl defensive tackle landed on the Raiders quarterback while also coming away with the ball, and replays showed it was clearly loose and that Jones clearly recovered, but referee Carl Cheffers threw a flag for roughing the passer. The call came one day after referee Jerome Boger was panned for a roughing call on Tom Brady that helped the Buccaneers seal their win over Atlanta. NFL – Panthers fire Matt Rhule after 1-4 start; Wilks takes over The Carolina Panthers have fired coach Matt Rhule, ending the former Baylor coach’s tenure five games into his third losing season. Rhule is the first NFL coach to be fired this season. He went 11-27 with Carolina and leaves with roughly $40 million left on the seven-year, guaranteed $62 million contract he signed in 2020. Defensive pass game coordinator and secondary coach Steve Wilks will serve as interim coach for the rest of the season. The Panthers also fired two of Rhule’s longtime assistants, defensive coordinator Phil Snow and assistant special teams coach Ed Foley. MLB – Major League Baseball Playoffs – Divisional Series – Best of Five Today Philadelphia (Suárez 10-7) at Atlanta (Fried 14-7), 1:07 p.m. Seattle (Gilbert 13-6) at Houston (Verlander 18-4), 3:37 p.m. Cleveland (Quantrill 15-5) at New York (Cole 13-8), 7:37 p.m. San Diego (Clevinger 7-7) at Los Angeles (Urías 17-7), 9:37 p.m. MLB – MLB Playoffs: Judge, Verlander join fray as 8 teams remain Major League Baseball’s first foray into a best-of-three wild-card round provided its share of memorable moments. A 15-inning, 432-pitch game. A seven-run comeback win. Joe Musgrove’s ears. Now it’s on to the division series, which is business as usual with a best-of-five format. The four matchups are Braves-Phillies, Padres-Dodgers, Mariners-Astros and Guardians-Yankees and all of them begin Tuesday. The Astros, Yankees, Braves and Dodgers got to rest and watch the wild-card drama round from home, thanks to superior regular season records. MLB – Giants hire Pete Putila as new general manager The San Francisco Giants have hired Houston assistant general manager Pete Putila as their new GM. President of Baseball Operations Farhan Zaidi announced that Putila will replace Scott Harris, who was hired as GM for the Detroit Tigers last month. The 33-year-old Putila was in his 12th season with the Astros and third as assistant general manager. Houston has advanced to the postseason in each of Putila’s three seasons as assistant GM, reaching the World Series last season and the American League Championship Series in 2020. MLB – Cubs’ Hoyer planning more ‘intelligent spending’ this winter Chicago Cubs President of Baseball Operations Jed Hoyer says he is encouraged by how the team finished the franchise’s second straight losing season. But he says the organization is focused on the short and long term when it comes to its offseason plans. Hoyer is staying with the ambiguous concept of “intelligent spending” — which could price the big-market club out of the massive contracts at the top end of the free-agent market. While Hoyer left himself miles of wiggle room when it comes to the team’s offseason plans, he did confirm the club would make a qualifying offer to All-Star catcher Willson Contreras. NHL – National Hockey League – Regular Season Start Tonight Tampa Bay Lightning at New York Rangers, 7:30 p.m. Vegas Golden Knights at Los Angeles Kings, 10:00 p.m. -Blackhawks open up on Wednesday at Colorado at 9:00 p.m. -Red Wings open up on Friday vs. Montreal at 7:00 p.m. NHL – Blackhawks claim D Jarred Tinordi off waivers from Rangers The Chicago Blackhawks have claimed defenseman Jarred Tinordi off waivers from the New York Rangers. The 30-year-old Tinordi scored a goal in seven games with New York last season. He was selected by Montreal in the first round of the 2010 draft. The Blackhawks open the regular season on Wednesday night at Colorado. NBA – National Basketball Association – Preseason Tonight Oklahoma City Thunder at Detroit Pistons, 7:00 p.m. Milwaukee Bucks at Chicago Bulls, 8:00 p.m. NCAAFB – Wisconsin’s Mellusi hurts wrist, won’t play against Spartans Wisconsin running back Chez Mellusi will miss at least one game after injuring his right wrist in the Badgers’ 42-7 victory over Northwestern. Mellusi has rushed for 223 yards and one touchdown on 56 carries this season. Wisconsin announced Monday that Mellusi wouldn’t be available when the Badgers visit Michigan State on Saturday. Badgers interim head coach Jim Leonhard said it was uncertain just how much time Mellusi would miss. Mellusi rushed for 815 yards and five touchdowns in nine games with Wisconsin last year before a torn left anterior cruciate ligament knocked him out for the remainder of the season. Golf – LIV – Johnson has $30 million year and growing in LIV Golf Dustin Johnson already is assured of a $30 million year with Saudi-funded LIV Golf. Johnson finished out of the top 10 for the first time in six events last week in Bangkok. But because Branden Grace had to withdraw because of injury, Johnson is assured of claiming the points race. He has a 42-point lead over Grace. Johnson has won about $12.7 million in earnings, with $3 million of that coming from the team competition. Winning the season points title comes with an $18 million bonus. Johnson still has two events left this year. NWSL – NWSL players call for owner to sell Chicago franchise The fallout is continuing after the release of a report into misconduct in the National Women’s Soccer League. Chicago Red Stars players are calling for owner Arnim Whisler to sell the team. Alaska Airline says it’s diverting Thorns and Timbers sponsorship dollars this quarter to an NWSL Players Association emergency fund to protect players. The NWSL has also dismissed the coach of the Orlando Pride and an assistant following an investigation into retaliatory behavior. Gymnastics – USA Gymnastics expands mental health services for athletes USA Gymnastics is expanding its mental health coverage for athletes and coaches. The organization will provide financial assistance for up to eight visits a year to mental health providers for eligible national team members across all disciplines. The new plan also allows for four visits to mental health providers for eligible coaches. USA Gymnastics will reimburse athletes/coaches up to $125 per visit. Coaches and athletes may use whatever health care provider they would like if the provider has “appropriate training and licensure in sport psychology or mental health.” Funding for the program was provided in part by the organization’s sponsorship deal with apparel provider GK Elite. MCCAA – Junior College Athletics Tonight Women’s Volleyball Glen Oaks Community College at Lake Michigan College, 6:30 p.m. MHSAA – High School Sports Last Night Boys Soccer St. Joseph 2, Vicksburg 1 Lakeshore 9, Niles 1 Edwardsburg 7, Dowagiac 2 Cassopolis 6, Berrien Springs 1 Schoolcraft 2, South Haven 0 Bloomingdale 5, New Buffalo 1 Holland Black River 7, Bridgman 0 Watervliet 5, Lawton 4 Coloma 4, Parchment 4 – TIE Brandywine 2, Constantine 1 Allegan 8, Saugatuck 0 Fennville 3, Kalamazoo Hackett 2 Otsego 2, GR Ottawa Hills 1 Delton-Kellogg 3, Kalamazoo Christian 3 – TIE Volleyball Edwardsburg 3, Lakeshore 0 Buchanan 3, St. Joseph 1 Our Lady of the Lake 3, Lawrence 0 Bridgman 3, South Haven 0 Cassopolis 3, Bangor 0 Today Volleyball Bloomingdale at Centreville, 7:30 p.m. Mendon at Hartford, 7:30 p.m. Paw Paw at Comstock, 6:00 p.m. River Valley at Howardsville Christian, 6:00 p.m. Fennville at Allegan, 6:30 p.m. Watervliet at Coloma, 6:30 p.m. Delton-Kellogg, Kalamazoo Christian, Parchment at Galesburg-Augusta, 6:30 p.m. MHSAA – High School Football AP Rankings Division 1 1. Belleville (5)                                      (7-0)     50 2. Caledonia                                           (7-0)     44 3. Rockford                                            (7-0)     39 4. Macomb Dakota                                    (7-0)     37 5. Rochester Adams                                 (6-1)     26 6. West Bloomfield                                  (6-1)     23 7. Lapeer                                                (7-0)     17 8. Brighton                                            (7-0)     16 9. Davison                                              (6-1)     10 10. Saline                                              (6-1)     4 Others receiving votes: Romeo 3. Southfield 2. Detroit Catholic Central 2. Clinton Township Chippewa Valley 2. Division 2 1. Dexter (4)                                          (7-0)     49 2. Warren De La Salle (1)                          (6-1)     46 3. Livonia Franklin                                   (7-0)     37 4. Muskegon Mona Shores                         (6-1)     36 5. Grand Rapids Forest Hills Central          (7-0)     32 6. South Lyon                                         (6-1)     23 7. Midland                                              (6-1)     17 (tie) East Lansing                                     (6-1)     17 9. Birmingham Seaholm                             (7-0)     9 10. Battle Creek Central                       (6-1)    5 Others receiving votes: Saginaw Heritage 2. Swartz Creek 1. Temperance Bedford 1. Division 3 1. Detroit King (5)                                  (5-1)     50 2. Mason                                                 (7-0)     44 3. Muskegon                                           (5-2)     36 4. River Rouge                                        (5-1)     33 5. Mount Pleasant                                   (6-1)     31 6. St. Joseph                                         (6-1)    26 7. Walled Lake Western                            (6-1)     21 8. Zeeland West                                      (6-1)     19 9. Grosse Pointe North                            (7-0)     9 10. Trenton                                           (6-1)     3 (tie) Cadillac                                          (5-2)     3 Others receiving votes: none. Division 4 1. Grand Rapids South Christian (4)           (7-0)     49 2. Whitehall (1)                                      (7-0)     46 3. Riverview                                           (7-0)     40 4. Redford Union                                     (7-0)     35 5. Freeland                                            (6-1)     30 6. Edwardsburg                                    (6-1)    20 7. Croswell-Lexington                             (6-1)     17 8. Goodrich                                            (6-1)     13 8. Tecumseh                                            (7-0)     13 10. Fruitport                                          (5-2)     4 Others receiving votes: Chelsea 3. Hudsonville Unity Christian 2. North Branch 2. Charlotte 1. Division 5 1. Grand Rapids Catholic Central (3)          (6-1)     48 2. Frankenmuth (2)                                  (7-0)     47 3. Detroit Country Day                            (5-1)     40 4. Gladwin                                             (7-0)     33 5. Corunna                                             (6-1)     28 6. Portland                                            (6-1)     26 7. Marine City                                         (6-1)     16 8. Muskegon Oakridge                              (6-1)     13 9. Belding                                              (6-1)     8 10. Olivet                                              (6-1)     5 Others receiving votes: Armada 3. Berrien Springs 3. Kingsley 3. Flint Hamady 2. Division 6 1. Clinton (4)                                         (7-0)     49 2. Standish-Sterling                               (7-0)     42 3. Negaunee                                           (7-0)     40 4. Grand Rapids West Catholic (1)              (6-1)     32 5. Durand                                              (7-0)     28 6. Boyne City                                          (7-0)     23 7. Millington                                          (6-1)     15 (tie) Warren Michigan Collegiate               (6-1)     15 9. Constantine                                      (6-1)    9 (tie) Madison Heights Bishop Foley             (7-0)     9 Others receiving votes: Ecorse 5. Reed City 5. Almont 2. Buchanan 1. Division 7 1. Traverse City St. Francis (4)                  (7-0)     40 2. Hudson                                              (7-0)     36 3. Detroit Central                                   (7-0)     32 4. Ithaca                                                            (6-1)     25 5. Elkton-Pigeon Bay Port Laker                (7-0)     23 6. Napoleon                                            (7-0)     20 7. North Muskegon                                  (6-1)     14 8. Charlevoix                                          (6-1)     8 9. New Lothrop                                       (6-1)     7 (tie) Jackson Lumen Christi                       (4-3)     7 (tie) Lawton                                         (6-1)    7 Others receiving votes: Union City 1. Division 8 1. Ottawa Lake Whiteford (4)                    (7-0)     40 2. Beal City                                            (7-0)     36 3. Ubly                                                  (7-0)     32 4. Iron Mountain                                     (6-1)     28 5. Evart                                                 (6-1)     22 6. Centreville                                       (6-1)    15 7. Fowler                                               (6-1)     12 8. Frankfort                                           (6-1)     10 9. Reading                                              (6-1)     9 (tie) Saginaw Michigan Lutheran Seminary   (6-1)     9 Others receiving votes: Harbor Beach 4. St. Ignace LaSalle 3. 8-Player Division 1 1. Grand Rapids NorthPointe Christian (4)  (7-0)     48 2. Adrian Lenawee Christian                      (6-1)     41 (tie) Merrill (1)                                      (7-0)     41 4. Munising                                            (7-0)     33 5. Martin                                              (6-1)    31 6. Bridgman                                          (7-0)    26 7. Rogers City                                        (7-0)     12 8. Kingston                                            (7-0)     11 9. Newberry                                           (6-1)     10 10. Farwell                                            (7-0)     5 Others receiving votes: Brown City 4. Norway 4. Mesick 4. Auburn Hills Oakland Christian 3. Lincoln-Alcona 2. 8-Player Division 2 1. Powers North Central (4)                     (7-0)     40 2. Colon                                               (7-0)    36 3. Marion                                               (7-0)     30 4. Climax-Scotts                                   (6-1)    24 5. Morrice                                              (6-1)     20 6. Crystal Falls Forest Park                      (6-1)     18 7. Peck                                                  (6-1)     15 8. Posen                                                (6-1)     14 9. Au Gres-Sims                                      (6-1)     11 10. Mendon                                           (5-2)    9 Others receiving votes: Lake Linden-Hubbell 3.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Salt + Light | Karl Lapeer | by Oakland Church

MLB – La Russa steps down as White Sox manager over health issues Tony La Russa stepped down as manager of the Chicago White Sox because of a pair of health issues. The announcement ends a disappointing two-year run in the same spot where the Hall of Famer got his first job as a big league skipper. La Russa is a three-time World Series champion who turns 78 on Tuesday. He left the team on Aug. 30 because of issues with a pacemaker that was implanted in February. La Russa says a different, previously diagnosed health problem led to his departure. La Russa directed Chicago to the AL Central title last year, but the team fell short of expectations this season. MLB – Major League Baseball Last Night Detroit Tigers 4, Seattle Mariners 3 Chicago White Sox 3, Minnesota Twins 2 Cincinnati Reds 3, Chicago Cubs 1 Tigers 4, Mariners 3 – Mariners to start playoffs on road after 4-3 loss to Tigers The Seattle Mariners will start their first playoff trip in two decades on the road after a costly 4-3 loss to the Detroit Tigers, who got a two-run homer from Javier Báez. Sam Haggerty singled with two outs in the ninth inning and hurt his left groin while sliding into second base on a successful steal. He needed assistance to leave the field, an arm draped over manager Scott Servais and an athletic trainer. Haggerty is scheduled for an MRI on Tuesday. Andrew Chafin struck out Carlos Santana for his third save. Seattle will open a best-of-three series at Toronto or Cleveland on Friday. White Sox 3, Twins 2 – Cueto helps White Sox beat Twins after La Russa steps down The Chicago White Sox watched manager Tony La Russa announce he was leaving his position, and then beat the Minnesota Twins 3-2 behind Johnny Cueto’s seven effective innings. La Russa stepped down because of a pair of health issues, punctuating a disappointing season for the Hall of Famer in the same spot where he got his first job as a big league skipper. Josh Harrison hit a two-run homer in Chicago’s fourth win in five games. Minnesota dropped to 9-19 in its last 28 games. Gio Urshela hit a two-run homer, and Bailey Ober pitched five innings of two-hit ball. Reds 3, Cubs 1 – Reds avoid 100th loss, beat Cubs 3-1 behind Hunter Greene Hunter Greene pitched six scoreless innings and the Cincinnati Reds remained at 99 losses, beating the Chicago Cubs 3-1. The Reds are 61-99 this season. They snapped a six-game skid and can avoid losing at least 100 games for the second time in franchise history if they sweep the three-game series against Chicago. Cincinnati finished 61-101 in 1982. Greene and relievers Derek Law, Buck Farmer and Alexis Diaz combined on a two-hitter to stop the Cubs’ winning streak at seven games. Chicago only got one runner past second base before scoring in the ninth against Diaz, who picked up his 10th save. Tonight Detroit (Rodriguez 5-5) at Seattle (Gonzales 10-15), 6:10 p.m. – Game 1       WSJM/WCSY 5:50 Detroit (TBD) at Seattle (Flexen 8-9), 9:40 p.m. – Game 2                              WSJM/WCSY Chicago Cubs (Assad 2-2) at Cincinnati (Cessa 4-4), 6:40 p.m. Minnesota (Winder 4-5) at Chicago White Sox (Giolito 10-9), 8:10 p.m. NFL – National Football League – Week 4 Last Night San Francisco 49ers 24, Los Angeles Rams 9 49ers 24, Rams 9 – 49ers use defense, Deebo Samuel to beat Rams 24-9 Deebo Samuel turned a short catch into an electric 57-yard touchdown, Talanoa Hufanga returned an interception for a score and the San Francisco 49ers beat the Los Angeles Rams 24-9. Jeff Wilson Jr. also scored on a 32-yard run that gave the Niners their seventh straight regular-season win over their in-state rivals. The Rams won the matchup that meant most in last season’s NFC championship game on the way to a Super Bowl title, but this meeting looked more like their recent regular-season meetings. San Francisco used a relentless defense to slow down coach Sean McVay’s offense and got enough big plays for the win. NHL – National Hockey League – Preseason Last Night Pittsburgh Penguins 3, Detroit Red Wings 2 NBA – National Basketball Association – Preseason Tonight Detroit Pistons at New York Knicks, 7:00 p.m. New Orleans Pelicans at Chicago Bulls, 9:30 p.m. WNBA – Russian court sets Brittney Griner appeal date for Oct. 25 A Russian court has set a date for American basketball star Brittney Griner’s appeal against her nine-year prison sentence for drug possession. It has been scheduled for Oct. 25. Griner is an eight-time all-star center with the WNBA’s Phoenix Mercury and a two-time Olympic gold medalist. She was convicted Aug. 4 after police said they found vape canisters containing cannabis oil in her luggage at Moscow’s Sheremetyevo Airport. The Moscow region court said Monday it will hear her appeal. Griner’s lawyers argued after the conviction that the punishment was excessive. NWSL – Abuse in women’s pro soccer league was systemic, report says An independent investigation into the scandals that erupted in the National Women’s Soccer League found emotional abuse and sexual misconduct were systemic in the sport, impacting multiple teams, coaches and players. U.S. Soccer commissioned the investigation by former acting U.S. Attorney General Sally Yates and a law firm after former NWSL players Sinead Farrelly and Mana Shim came forward with allegations of harassment and sexual coercion dating back a decade. But it was clear the problems were widespread. Five of the 10 head coaches in the league last season either were fired or stepped down amid allegations of misconduct. Running – Man, 36, dies after running in London Marathon Organizers of the London Marathon say a 36-year-old man died after running in the race on Sunday. London Marathon Events says the man collapsed between miles 23 and 24 of the race. He received immediate medical treatment and an ambulance arrived within three minutes. He died in a hospital in London. The organizers expressed their “sincere condolences” to the man’s friends and family. The cause of death has yet to be established. Fishing – Authorities probing report of scandal at fishing tournament Prosecutors in Cleveland are investigating an apparent cheating scandal during a lucrative walleye fishing tournament over the weekend on Lake Erie. A Twitter video shows Jason Fischer, tournament director for the Lake Erie Walleye Trail event, on Friday cutting open walleye and finding lead weights and prepared fish filets inside the winning catch of five fish to bolster their weight. Anglers Jacob Runyan and Chase Cominsky were disqualified. Messages seeking comment were left Monday with Runyan, Cominsky and Fischer. A spokesperson for the Ohio Department of Natural Resources says ODNR officers gathered evidence. Cuyahoga County Prosecutor Michael O’Malley in a statement said “these individuals will be held accountable.” Olympics – Publishing executive charged in Tokyo Olympic bribes scandal A top executive at a major Japanese publisher has been charged with bribing a former Tokyo Olympics organizing committee member. The charges against Tsuguhiko Kadokawa, a major figure in Japan’s movie and entertainment industry, are the latest in the unfolding corruption scandal related to last year’s Tokyo Summer Games. Kadokawa was arrested Sept. 14 on suspicion of bribing Haruyuki Takahashi with 69 million yen, or $480,000. Takahashi is a former executive at advertising company Dentsu who had great influence in arranging Olympic sponsorships. Kadokawa issued a statement saying he would quit as chairman. MCCAA – Junior College Athletics Today Volleyball Lake Michigan College at Southwestern Michigan College, 6:30 p.m. MHSAA – High School Sports Last Night Boys Soccer Our Lady of the Lake 1, New Buffalo 1 – TIE Michigan Lutheran 3, Brandywine 2 Wyoming Lee 8, Berrien Springs 0 Allegan 3, Bridgman 0 Covert 2, Bloomingdale 1 Buchanan 2, Constantine 0 Watervliet 3, Kalamazoo Christian 1 Kalamazoo Hackett 7, Coloma 0 South Haven 3, Lawton 0 Edwardsburg 1, Vicksburg 0 Wyoming Potter’s House 3, Hartford 2 Paw Paw 2, Otsego 0 Plainwell 6, Niles 0 Sturgis 4, Three Rivers 1 Olivet 8, Comstock 0 Fennville 4, Delton-Kellogg 2 Saugatuck 7, Parchment 0 Schoolcraft 6, Holland Black River 3 Boys Tennis Kalamazoo Hackett 7, Paw Paw 1 Tonight Boys Soccer SMAC Tournament – Gold Division 4 Mattawan at 1 Gull Lake, 6:30 p.m. 3 Portage Central at 2 St. Joseph, 6:30 p.m. SMAC Tournament – Silver Division 8 Lakeshore at 5 Battle Creek Lakeview, 6:30 p.m. 7 Kalamazoo Central at 6 Portage Northern, 6:30 SMAC Tournament – Bronze Division 10 Battle Creek Central at 9 Kalamazoo Loy Norrix, 6:30 p.m.                 SMAC 9th place game Volleyball Coloma at Bridgman, 6:30 p.m. South Haven at Fennville, 6:30 p.m. Watervliet at Allegan, 6:30 p.m. Martin at Gobles, 6:30 p.m. Schoolcraft at Lawton, 6:30 p.m. Parchment at Kalamazoo Christian, 6:30 p.m. Constantine at Kalamazoo Hackett, 6:30 p.m. Galesburg-Augusta at Saugatuck, 6:30 p.m. Holland Black River at Delton-Kellogg, 6:30 p.m. Comstock at Bangor, 7:30 p.m. Decatur at Centreville, 7:30 p.m. Cassopolis at Hartford, 7:30 p.m. Bloomingdale at Lawrence, 7:30 p.m. White Pigeon at Mendon, 7:30 p.m. Girls Golf – Regionals Division 2 at Middleville Thornapple Kellogg, 10:00 a.m.   (Yankee Springs GC, Wayland) St. Joseph, Lakeshore, Harper Creek, Byron Center, Holland, Mattawan, Middleville Thornapple Kellogg, Plainwell, Portage Northern, Gull Lake, Sturgis, Zeeland East, Zeeland West Division 4 at Kent City, 10:00 a.m.   (Moss Ridge GC, Ravenna) Michigan Lutheran, Cassopolis, Comstock, GR Northpointe, GR West Catholic, Calvin Christian, Holton, Kalamazoo Christian, Kalamazoo Hackett, Kent City, Lawrence, Montague, Muskegon West MI Chr., Newaygo, North Muskegon, Schoolcraft MHSAA – High School Football AP Rankings Division 1 1. Belleville (5)                                     (6-0)     50 2. Caledonia                                           (6-0)     42 3. Rockford                                           (6-0)     40 4. Macomb Dakota                                   (6-0)     38 5. Rochester Adams                                (5-1)     25 6. West Bloomfield                                 (5-1)     23 7. Clinton Township Chippewa Valley        (5-1)     19 8. Lapeer                                                (6-0)     13 9. Brighton                                            (6-0)     11 (tie) Saline                                            (6-0)     11 Others receiving votes: Davison 2. Det. Catholic Central 1. Division 2 1. Dexter (4)                                          (6-0)     49 2. Warren De La Salle (1)                        (5-1)     46 3. Muskegon Mona Shores                       (5-1)     36 (tie) Livonia Franklin                              (6-0)     36 5. Grand Rapids Forest Hills Central       (6-0)     33 6. South Lyon                                        (5-1)     24 7. East Lansing                                       (5-1)     17 8. Muskegon Reeths-Puffer                     (5-1)     12 9. Midland                                             (5-1)     10 10. Birmingham Seaholm                          (6-0)     7 Others receiving votes: Battle Creek Central 2. Port Huron Northern 2. South Lyon East 1. Division 3 1. Detroit King (5)                                 (4-1)     50 2. Mason                                                (6-0)     42 3. Muskegon                                           (4-2)     38 4. River Rouge                                       (4-1)     35 5. Mount Pleasant                                  (5-1)     28 6. St. Joseph                                         (5-1)    24 7. Walled Lake Western                          (5-1)     21 (tie) Zeeland West                                 (5-1)     21 9. Grosse Pointe North                           (6-0)     9 10. Linden                                              (5-1)     4 Others receiving votes: Cadillac 2. Trenton 1. Division 4 1. Grand Rapids South Christian (5)        (6-0)     50 2. Whitehall                                          (6-0)     45 3. Riverview                                           (6-0)     40 4. Redford Union                                    (6-0)     34 5. Chelsea                                             (5-1)     27 6. Freeland                                            (5-1)     21 7. North Branch                                     (6-0)     16 8. Edwardsburg                                    (5-1)    15 9. Croswell-Lexington                            (5-1)     10 10. Goodrich                                          (5-1)     8 Others receiving votes: Charlotte 5. GR Forest Hills Eastern 2. Ludington 2. Division 5 1. Frankenmuth (3)                                 (6-0)     48 2. Grand Rapids Catholic Central (2)       (5-1)     46 3. Detroit Country Day                           (4-1)     38 4. Belding                                              (6-0)     31 (tie) Gladwin                                         (6-0)     31 6. Corunna                                            (5-1)     23 (tie) Portland                                        (5-1)     23 8. Muskegon Oakridge                             (5-1)     12 9. Marine City                                        (5-1)     7 (tie) Williamston                                    (5-1)     7 Others receiving votes: Olivet 2. Pontiac Notre Dame Prep 2. Berrien Springs 2. Howard City Tri-County 2. Armada 1. Division 6 1. Grand Rapids West Catholic (5)           (6-0)     50 2. Clinton                                              (6-0)     44 3. Standish-Sterling                               (6-0)     39 4. Negaunee                                           (6-0)     34 5. Durand                                              (6-0)     29 6. Boyne City                                         (6-0)     19 7. Kent City                                           (6-0)     15 8. Gladstone                                          (5-1)     14 (tie) Millington                                      (5-1)     14 10. Warren Michigan Collegiate               (5-1)     6 (tie) Madison Heights Bishop Foley          (6-0)     6 Others receiving votes: Ecorse 3. Constantine 2. Division 7 1. Traverse City St. Francis (5)               (6-0)     50 2. Hudson                                              (6-0)     44 3. New Lothrop                                       (6-0)     40 4. Detroit Central                                  (6-0)     35 5. Ithaca                                               (5-1)     28 6. Elkton-Pigeon Bay Port Laker              (6-0)     27 7. Napoleon                                            (6-0)     21 8. Charlevoix                                         (5-1)     10 9. Ravenna                                             (5-1)     6 10. Erie-Mason                                       (5-1)     3 (tie) Jackson Lumen Christi                      (3-3)     3 Others receiving votes: Schoolcraft 2. North Muskegon 2. Union City 2. Pewamo-Westphalia 1. Lawton 1. Division 8 1. Ottawa Lake Whiteford (5)                  (6-0)     50 2. Beal City                                            (6-0)     43 3. Fowler                                               (6-0)     39 4. Ubly                                                  (6-0)     35 5. Saginaw Michigan Lutheran Seminary    (6-0)     33 6. Iron Mountain                                    (5-1)     24 7. Evart                                                 (5-1)     17 8. Centreville                                       (5-1)    16 9. Frankfort                                           (5-1)     12 10. Reading                                            (5-1)     6 Others receiving votes: none. 8-Man Division 1 1. Grand Rapids NorthPointe Chr. (4)      (6-0)     48 2. Adrian Lenawee Christian                    (5-1)     42 (tie) Merrill (1)                                     (6-0)     42 4. Munising                                            (6-0)     32 5. Martin                                              (5-1)    28 6. Bridgman                                          (6-0)    27 7. Norway                                              (6-0)     21 8. Lincoln-Alcona                                   (6-0)     11 9. Kingston                                            (6-0)     8 10. Rogers City                                      (6-0)     7 Others receiving votes: Newberry 3. Farwell 3. Auburn Hills Oakland Christian 2. Breckenridge 1. 8-Man Division 2 1. Powers North Central (5)                   (6-0)     50 2. Colon                                               (6-0)    45 3. Marion                                               (6-0)     38 4. Climax-Scotts                                  (5-1)    25 (tie) Morrice                                          (5-1)     25 6. Crystal Falls Forest Park                    (5-1)     24 7. Peck                                                  (5-1)     21 8. Posen                                                (5-1)     16 (tie) Au Gres-Sims                                  (5-1)     16 10. Cedarville                                        (5-1)     6 Others receiving votes: Mendon 5. Lake Linden-Hubbell 3. Gaylord St. Mary 1.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

NFL – National Football League – Week 3 Last Night Dallas Cowboys 23, New York Giants 16 Cowboys 23, Giants 16 – Lamb’s 1-handed TD catch gives Dallas 23-16 win over Giants CeeDee Lamb made a one-handed touchdown catch with 8:30 to play to cap a go-ahead drive, and the Dallas Cowboys beat the New York Giants 23-16. Ezekiel Elliott scored on a 1-yard run to ignite a comeback from a seven-point deficit and Brett Maher kicked three field goals as the Cowboys beat the Giants for the 10th time in 11 games. Cooper Rush threw for 210 yards and a 1-yard TD in winning his second straight start. Saquon Barkley scored on a 36-yard touchdown run and Graham Gano added three field goals for the Giants. NFL – NFL ends Pro Bowl; skills competitions, flag game instead The NFL is replacing the Pro Bowl with weeklong skills competitions and a flag football game. The new event will be renamed “The Pro Bowl Games” and will feature AFC and NFC players showcasing their football and non-football skills in challenges over several days. The 2023 Games will be held in Las Vegas, and the flag football game at Allegiant Stadium is Sunday, Feb. 5. Peyton Manning and his Omaha Productions company will help shape programming and promote the event’s content throughout the week. Manning, a 14-time Pro Bowl pick during his Hall of Fame career, will provide his perspective, and will also be a part of the coaching staff for flag game. NFL – Browns’ Garrett injured in one-car accident, status unknown Cleveland Browns defensive end Myles Garrett remains under hospital care after being involved in a one-car accident following practice. The team says Garrett did not suffer life-threatening injuries but provided no further details on his condition. His agent said Garrett has remained alert and responsive while getting medical attention. The Ohio State Highway Patrol says it responded to a rollover crash around 3 p.m. Troopers found a gray Porsche 911 Turbo S on the right side of the road with rollover damage. The highway patrol said Garrett and a unidentified female passenger were both transported to a hospital. The crash is still under investigation. Garrett was the No. 1 overall pick in the 2017 NFL draft. NFL – Bucs relocating to Miami area due to potential impact of Ian The Tampa Bay Buccaneers will relocate football operations to the Miami area in preparation for next weekend’s game against the Kansas City Chiefs ahead of the potential impact of Hurricane Ian on Florida’s Gulf Coast. The Buccaneers announced Monday night that the team will leave Tampa on Tuesday and relocate in Miami-Dade County, Florida. The Buccaneers are expected to practice at the Miami Dolphins’ training complex in Miami Gardens, Florida, starting on Wednesday and continue through this week’s preparations, if necessary. MLB – Major League Baseball Last Night Tigers, Cubs, and White Sox were off Tonight Kansas City (Greinke 4-9) at Detroit (Wentz 2-2), 6:40 p.m.                 WSJM/WCSY 6:20 Chicago White Sox (Lynn 7-6) at Minnesota (Ober 1-3), 7:40 p.m. Philadelphia (Wheeler 11-7) at Chicago Cubs (Stroman 4-7), 7:40 p.m. Covid/Sports – Canada won’t require masks on planes, drops vaccine mandate The Canadian government will no longer require people to wear masks on planes. Government officials also confirmed Canada is dropping the vaccine requirement for people entering the country at the end of the month. Canada, like the United States, requires foreign nationals to be vaccinated when entering the country. No change in the mandate is expected in the U.S. in the near term. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s government has agreed to let a cabinet order enforcing mandatory COVID-19 vaccination requirements at the border expire Sept. 30. Transport Canada is also removing travel requirements and as of October 1 people won’t have to wear masks on trains and planes. NHL – National Hockey League – Preseason Tonight Detroit Red Wings at Pittsburgh Penguins, 7:00 p.m. St. Louis Blues at Chicago Blackhawks, 8:30 p.m. NBA – Pistons guard Cade Cunningham bulked up for 2nd NBA season Cade Cunningham packed on about 10 pounds of muscle in his first NBA offseason, hoping the added weight will help him lift his game and the Detroit Pistons to another level. The 6-foot-6 guard validated Detroit’s decision to draft him No. 1 overall last year. He averaged 17.4 points to lead all rookies, ranked second among first-year players with 5.6 assists a game and grabbed 5.5 rebounds after overcoming an ankle injury that slowed the start of his career. He and the rest of the Pistons are back for camp, eager to improve on last year’s finish. NBA – Bulls set sights higher, look to build on run to playoffs The Chicago Bulls have their sights set higher after making the playoffs for the first time since 2017. They led the Eastern Conference for a big portion of the season with DeMar DeRozan playing at an MVP level. The Bulls were knocked out in the first round by Milwaukee. Chicago returns with its core group of players intact. The Bulls will be without point guard Lonzo Ball for at least 4-6 weeks after left knee surgery. NBA – Turner heads into another season with Pacers, trade talk Indiana Pacers center Myles Turner has grown accustomed to the trade talk. He saw two-time All-Star Domantas Sabonis and Caris LeVert dealt away in February. He saw guard Malcolm Brogdon sent to Boston over the summer. So it’s no surprise to Turner that he’s at the center of trade rumors yet again as the longest-tenured Pacers player enters the final season of his contract. But Turner doesn’t seem to mind. For now, the 26-year-old still suits up for the team that drafted him and as long he stays in town, Turner intends to play winning basketball. NCAAFB – Texas Tech fined for field storming when Texas player shoved Texas Tech was fined $50,000 and reprimanded by the Big 12 Conference because fans stormed the field following an overtime victory against rival Texas. A video of the celebration shows one of those fans shoving a Longhorns player. Texas Tech posted on social media a still shot from the video asking for help in identifying that fan. Texas senior edge rusher Ovie Oghoufo was shoved from behind by one fan running onto the field Saturday after the Red Raiders won 37-34. Texas coach Steve Sarkisian says Oghoufo showed great poise and composure in what could have turned into an ugly situation. NCAAFB – Ga Tech fires Geoff Collins in 4th season with 10-28 mark Geoff Collins is out as Georgia Tech’s football coach. Collins was fired in the midst of his fourth season after failing to make headway with a brash plan to turn the Yellow Jackets into a national powerhouse through branding and promoting Atlanta’s big-city culture. Collins was dumped two days after a 27-10 loss to Central Florida left him with a record of 10-28. Collins finished his tenure with a winning percentage of just .263 — the lowest of 13 full-time coaches in the school’s history. Georgia Tech also fired athletic director Todd Stansbury. NASCAR – AP Exclusive: Jimmie Johnson to retire from full-time racing Seven-time NASCAR champion Jimmie Johnson tells The Associated Press that he is retiring from full-time racing and will turn his focus toward spending time with family. He figures his future schedule will include no more than 10 bucket-list events. The 47-year-old says he has no idea what his racing schedule will look like, or whether he’ll run any IndyCar races next season. He wants to do the 24 Hours of Le Mans with NASCAR and Hendrick Motorsports, and has interest in “The Double” of the Indianapolis 500 and Coca-Cola 600 on the same day. But he also wants to travel with his family and perhaps spend a year living abroad. MCCAA – Junior College Athletics Today Women’s Volleyball Lake Michigan College at Kellogg Community College, 6:30 p.m. Southwestern Michigan College at Glen Oaks Community College, 6:30 p.m. MHSAA – High School Sports Last Night Boys Soccer Berrien Springs 4, Our Lady of the Lake 2 South Haven 0, Kalamazoo Christian 0 – TIE Fennville 2, Watervliet 0 Delton-Kellogg 8, Coloma 0 Edwardsburg 3, Paw Paw 1 Vicksburg 7, Niles 1 Sturgis 3, Otsego 1 Plainwell 7, Three Rivers 2 Bangor 8, Comstock 1 Buchanan 2, Bloomingdale 0 Holland Black River 5, Lawton 4 Cassopolis 2, Kalamazoo Heritage 1 Kalamazoo Loy Norrix 1, Grand Rapids Union 1 – TIE Schoolcraft 2, Constantine 1 Volleyball St. Joseph 3, Three Rivers 2 Our Lady of the Lake 3, Berrien Springs 0 Buchanan 3, Edwardsburg 1 Tonight Boys Soccer St. Joseph at Lakeshore, 6:30 p.m. Dowagiac at Berrien Springs, 6:30 p.m. Bridgman at Parchment, 6:00 p.m. South Haven at Buchanan, 4:30 p.m. Battle Creek Central at Mattawan, 6:30 p.m. Gull Lake at Kalamazoo Central, 6:30 p.m. Portage Central at Battle Creek Lakeview, 6:30 p.m. Portage Northern at Kalamazoo Loy Norrix, 6:30 p.m. Volleyball Mishawaka (IN) at Niles, 6:30 p.m. Mendon at Centreville, 7:30 p.m. Bangor at Hartford, 7:30 p.m. Decatur at Lawrence, 6:00 p.m. Cassopolis at White Pigeon, 7:30 p.m. Gobles at Galesburg-Augusta, 6:30 p.m. Martin at Holland Black River, 6:30 p.m. Coloma, Watervliet, Kalamazoo Hackett at Lawton, 5:00 p.m. Bridgman, South Haven, Constantine at Schoolcraft, 5:00 p.m. Allegan, Kalamazoo Christian at Parchment, 5:00 p.m. Girls Swimming and Diving Bridgman Co-Op at Kalamazoo Loy Norrix, 6:00 p.m. Boys Tennis Vicksburg at St. Joseph, 4:00 p.m. South Haven at Buchanan, 4:30 p.m. MHSAA – High School Football AP Rankings Division 1 1. Belleville (5)                          (5-0)     50 2. Caledonia                               (5-0)     43 3. Macomb Dakota                        (5-0)     39 4. Rockford                                (5-0)     38 5. Rochester Adams                     (4-1)     21 6. West Bloomfield                      (4-1)     19 7. Clinton Twp. Chippewa Valley     (4-1)     18 8. Brighton                                (5-0)     13 9. Lapeer                                    (5-0)     12 (tie) Detroit Catholic Central       (4-1)     12 Others receiving votes: Saline 10. Division 2 1. Dexter (4)                              (5-0)     49 2. Warren De La Salle (1)              (4-1)     44 3. Livonia Franklin                       (5-0)     36 4. GR Forest Hills Central             (5-0)     34 5. Muskegon Mona Shores             (4-1)     33 6. South Lyon                             (4-1)     24 7. East Lansing                           (4-1)     18 8. Muskegon Reeths-Puffer           (4-1)     11 9. Midland                                  (4-1)     10 10. Birmingham Seaholm               (5-0)     7 Others receiving votes: Port Huron Northern 5. Swartz Creek 2. South Lyon East 2. Division 3 1. Detroit King (4)                      (3-1)     49 2. Mount Pleasant (1)                  (5-0)     44 3. Walled Lake Western                (5-0)     40 4. Zeeland West                          (5-0)     37 5. Mason                                    (5-0)     27 6. Muskegon                               (3-2)     20 (tie) Gibraltar Carlson                (5-0)     20 8. River Rouge                            (3-1)     17 9. DeWitt                                  (3-2)     14 10. St. Joseph                           (4-1)    6 Others receiving votes: Grosse Pointe North 1. Division 4 1. GR South Christian (5)             (5-0)     50 2. Whitehall                               (5-0)     45 3. Riverview                               (5-0)     37 4. Croswell-Lexington                 (5-0)     36 5. Redford Union                         (5-0)     30 6. Charlotte                               (5-0)     19 7. Freeland                                (4-1)     16 8. Chelsea                                  (4-1)     13 9. Edwardsburg                         (4-1)    12 10. North Branch                         (5-0)     8 Others receiving votes: Goodrich 4. Ludington 3. GR Forest Hills Eastern 2. Division 5 1. GR Catholic Central (5)             (5-0)     50 2. Frankenmuth                           (5-0)     45 3. Muskegon Oakridge                  (5-0)     38 4. Detroit Country Day                (3-1)     30 5. Gladwin                                 (5-0)     26 6. Belding                                  (5-0)     23 7. Berrien Springs                    (5-0)    17 (tie) Portland                             (4-1)     17 9. Corunna                                 (4-1)     13 10. Williamston                          (4-1)     6 Others receiving votes: Pontiac Notre Dame Prep 4. Marine City 3. Olivet 2. Armada 1. Division 6 1. GR West Catholic (5)               (5-0)     50 2. Clinton                                  (5-0)     45 3. Gladstone                              (5-0)     36 (tie) Standish-Sterling                (5-0)     36 5. Negaunee                               (5-0)     29 6. Millington                              (4-1)     20 7. Durand                                  (5-0)     18 8. Boyne City                              (5-0)     17 9. Kent City                                (5-0)     14 10. Madison Heights Bishop Foley   (5-0)     3 (tie) Ecorse                                (5-0)     3 (tie) Warren Michigan Collegiate   (4-1)     3 Others receiving votes: Constantine 1. Division 7 1. Traverse City St. Francis (5)      (5-0)     50 2. Hudson                                  (4-0)     42 (tie) New Lothrop                         (5-0)     42 4. Detroit Central                       (5-0)     35 5. Charlevoix                              (5-0)     24 6. Ithaca                                                (4-1)     23 7. Elkton-Pigeon Bay Port Laker    (5-0)     22 8. Napoleon                                (5-0)     15 9. Pewamo-Westphalia                  (3-2)     11 10. Schoolcraft                        (4-1)    6 Others receiving votes: Erie-Mason 4. Manchester 1. Division 8 1. Ottawa Lake Whiteford (5)        (5-0)     50 2. Beal City                                (5-0)     42 3. Fowler                                   (5-0)     40 4. Ubly                                      (4-0)     37 5. Saginaw MI. Lutheran Seminary  (5-0)     31 6. Iron Mountain                         (4-1)     16 7. Centreville                           (4-1)    14 8. Evart                                     (4-1)     12 9. Frankfort                               (4-1)     10 (tie) Addison                              (3-1)     10 Others receiving votes: Reading 7. Detroit Leadership Academy 4. Saginaw Nouvel 2. 8-Player Division 1 1. Adrian Lenawee Christian (1)     (4-1)     42 (tie) GR NorthPointe Christian (1) (5-0)     42 3. Martin (2)                            (5-0)    41 4. Merrill (1)                              (5-0)     37 5. Munising                                (5-0)     29 6. Bridgman                              (5-0)    22 7. Norway                                  (5-0)     20 8. Newberry                               (3-1)     8 (tie) Lincoln-Alcona                    (5-0)     8 10. Pickford                               (4-1)     7 Others receiving votes: Rogers City 6. Kingston 5. Farwell 4. Indian River-Inland Lakes 3. Breckenridge 1. 8-Player Division 2 1. Powers North Central (5)         (5-0)     50 2. Colon                                               (5-0)    44 3. Morrice                                  (5-0)     38 4. Marion                                   (5-0)     35 5. Climax-Scotts                         (5-0)     31 6. Crystal Falls Forest Park          (4-1)     22 7. Peck                                      (4-1)     13 8. Posen                                    (4-1)     11 9. Au Gres-Sims                          (4-1)     8 10. Lake Linden-Hubbell               (3-2)     7 Others receiving votes: Portland St Patrick 6. Cedarville 4. Gaylord St. Mary 3. Mendon 3.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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MLB – Tigers hire Giants GM Harris to oversee baseball operations Scott Harris was hired as the Detroit Tigers’ president of baseball operations, leaving the San Francisco Giants after three years as general manager. The 36-year-old Harris takes over for general manager Al Avila, fired on Aug. 10. The Tigers went 404-573 under Avila, who failed to take the team to the postseason during seven seasons overseeing baseball operations. Detroit started the season with high expectations but entered Monday night’s game against Baltimore last in the AL Central at 55-91. MLB – Major League Baseball Yesterday Detroit Tigers 11, Baltimore Orioles 0 Miami Marlins 10, Chicago Cubs 3 White Sox were off Tigers 11, Orioles 0 – Alexander loses no-hit bid in 7th as Tigers beat O’s 11-0 Tyler Alexander held Baltimore hitless until the seventh inning, Riley Greene and Ryan Kreidler had three RBIs apiece and the Detroit Tigers stalled the Orioles’ playoff push with an 11-0 victory. The loss on Monday night dropped Baltimore five games behind Seattle in the race for the last of three AL wild-card spots. Both teams have 16 games left, and the Mariners own the tiebreaker advantage for winning the season series. Alexander permitted only baserunners over the first six innings, both on walks, before Ryan Mountcastle led off the seventh by lofting a single in front of Greene in center field. Anthony Santander followed with another single, but both runners were stranded. Marlins 10, Cubs 3 – De La Cruz hits grand slam, Marlins beat Cubs 10-3 Bryan De La Cruz hit a grand slam in the third inning and the Miami Marlins beat the Chicago Cubs 10-3. Rookie Charles Leblanc and Jon Berti also went deep while Miguel Rojas had three hits for the Marlins. Berti also singled twice and stole two bases, giving him an NL-leading 36. Miami starter Edward Cabrera threw five innings of three-run ball. The rookie right-hander gave up three hits, walked three, struck out four and hit two batters. De La Cruz hit an opposite-field drive to right-center off Cubs starter Wade Miley, who allowed seven runs, three of them earned, in three-plus innings. Tonight Chicago Cubs (Sampson 2-5) at Miami (López 9-10), 6:40 p.m. Detroit (Wentz 1-2) at Baltimore (Voth 5-2), 7:05 p.m.     WSJM/WCSY 6:45 Cleveland (Civale 2-6) at Chicago White Sox (Cease 14-7), 8:10 p.m. NFL – National Football League – Week 2 Last Night Buffalo Bills 41, Tennessee Titans 7 Philadelphia Eagles 24, Minnesota Vikings 7 Bills 41, Titans 7 – Diggs scores 3 TDs for Bills in 41-7 rout of Titans Josh Allen threw four touchdown passes, including three to Stefon Diggs, and the Buffalo Bills rolled past Derrick Henry and the Tennessee Titans 41-7 in their home opener. The Bills followed a season-opening 31-10 rout of the Super Bowl champion Los Angeles Rams by throttling an opponent that has been their nemesis in each of the past two seasons. Fullback Reggie Gilliam and linebacker Matt Milano, with a 43-yard interception return, also scored touchdowns for Buffalo. Buffalo’s defense limited Tennessee to 182 yards of offense and 12 first downs, while registering two sacks and forcing four turnovers. The Titans fell to 0-2 for the first time since 2012. Eagles 24, Vikings 7 – Hurts, so good! Eagles QB dominant in 24-7 win over Vikings Jalen Hurts threw for 333 yards and a touchdown and he ran for 57 yards and two more scores to lead the Philadelphia Eagles to a 24-7 win over the Minnesota Vikings. Hurts had 301 total yards in the first half in the breakout game of his young career. The Eagles led 24-7 at halftime. Cornerback Darius Slay had two interceptions in the second half. The Eagles improved to 2-0. The Vikings are 1-1. Kirk Cousins and top target Justin Jefferson struggled for Minnesota. WNBA – WNBA players skipping Russia, choosing other places to play Top WNBA players are finding other places to compete this winter, not wanting to go back to Russia after the arrest and conviction of Brittney Griner on drug possession charges and the country’s invasion of Ukraine. Breanna Stewart and Jonquel Jones are going to Turkey. Courtney Vandersloot is headed to Hungary. All three were part of the same Russian super team as Griner. That club won five EuroLeague titles in the past eight seasons and has been dominant for nearly two decades with former greats DeLisha Milton Jones and Diana Taurasi playing there. Nearly a dozen WNBA players competed in Russia last winter and none of them are heading back this year. NCAAMBKB – College hoops player Emoni Bates charged with 2 felonies College basketball player Emoni Bates has been charged with two felonies related to the discovery of a gun during a traffic stop near Ann Arbor, Michigan. Bates transferred to Eastern Michigan after one season at Memphis. Authorities say Bates was pulled over after failing to stop at an intersection Sunday night. Bates was released Monday. Defense attorney Steve Haney says the vehicle and the gun didn’t belong to Bates. Bates averaged nearly 10 points a game last season as a freshman at Memphis. He missed much of the season with a back injury. Bates will return to court on Oct. 6. MILB – 2022 Midwest League Playoffs – Championship Series – Best of 3 Tonight South Bend Cubs at Lake County Captains, 7:05 p.m.                    (LC leads 1-0) *If game 3 is necessary, it will be Wednesday at Lake County MHSAA – High School Sports Last Night Boys Soccer Michigan Lutheran 0, New Buffalo 0 – TIE Watervliet 7, Coloma 0 Bangor 7, Covert 1 Bloomingdale 2, Brandywine 1 Fennville 2, South Haven 0 Kalamazoo Hackett 5, Bridgman 0 Otsego 5, Battle Creek Pennfield 0 Three Rivers 2, Buchanan 0 Hartford 5, Vicksburg 2 Allegan 10, Parchment 0 Constantine 3, Lawton 2 Delton-Kellogg 6, Saugatuck 1 Holland Black River 3, Kalamazoo Christian 1 Comstock 5, Vermontville Maple Valley 1 Volleyball Brandywine 3, Our Lady of the Lake 0 Boys Tennis Vicksburg 7, Edwardsburg 1 Today Boys Soccer St. Joseph at Gull Lake, 6:30 p.m. Lakeshore at Kalamazoo Loy Norrix, 6:30 p.m. Berrien Springs at Constantine, 5:30 p.m. Howardsville Christian at New Buffalo, 6:00 p.m. Battle Creek Lakeview at Mattawan, 6:30 p.m. Portage Central at Portage Northern, 6:30 p.m. Kalamazoo Central at Battle Creek Central, 6:30 p.m. Paw Paw at Plainwell, 6:30 p.m. Boys Tennis Buchanan at Allegan, 4:30 p.m. Girls Golf SMAC West at Kalamazoo CC, 4:15 p.m. (PN) Volleyball Howardsville Christian at New Buffalo, 6:30 p.m. Mattawan at Otsego, 6:00 p.m. Marcellus at Bangor, 7:30 p.m. Centreville at Cassopolis, 7:30 p.m. Lawrence at Mendon, 7:30 p.m. Hartford at White Pigeon, 7:30 p.m. Schoolcraft at Constantine, 6:30 p.m. Lawton at Parchment, 6:30 p.m. Kalamazoo Christian at Kalamazoo Hackett, 6:30 p.m. Bridgman, Galesburg-Augusta, Delton-Kellogg at South Haven Quad, 5:00 p.m. Watervliet, Gobles, Martin at Coloma Quad, 5:00 p.m. Allegan, Saugatuck at Fennville, 5:00 p.m. MHSAA – High School Football AP Rankings Division 1 1. Belleville (5)                                      (4-0)     50 2. West Bloomfield                                  (4-0)     40 3. Clinton Township Chippewa Valley           (4-0)     37 4. Caledonia                                           (4-0)     35 5. Rockford                                           (4-0)     34 6. Macomb Dakota                                   (4-0)     29 7. Brighton                                           (4-0)     13 8. Grandville                                         (4-0)     9 (tie) Detroit Catholic Central                   (3-1)     9 10. Saline                                             (4-0)     6 Others receiving votes: Lapeer 5. Rochester Adams 3. Romeo 2. Davison 2. Clarkston 1. Division 2 1. Dexter (4)                                         (4-0)     48 2. Warren De La Salle (1)                         (3-1)     42 3. East Lansing                                      (4-0)     38 4. Livonia Franklin                                  (4-0)     35 5. Grand Rapids Forest Hills Central          (4-0)     31 (tie) Muskegon Mona Shores                     (3-1)     31 7. South Lyon                                        (3-1)     19 8. Port Huron Northern                          (4-0)     9 9. Birmingham Seaholm                             (4-0)     8 10. Saginaw Heritage                               (3-1)     5 Others receiving votes: Muskegon Reeths-Puffer 4. Roseville 3. Midland 2. Division 3 1. Detroit King (4)                                  (2-1)     49 2. Mount Pleasant (1)                              (4-0)     43 3. Walled Lake Western                            (4-0)     40 4. Zeeland West                                      (4-0)     37 5. Muskegon                                           (3-1)     30 6. River Rouge                                        (3-0)     24 7. Mason                                                (4-0)     21 8. Gibraltar Carlson                                (4-0)     14 9. DeWitt                                              (2-2)     9 10. Birmingham Brother Rice                     (2-2)     3 Others receiving votes: Coopersville 2. Haslett 2. St. Joseph 1. Division 4 1. Grand Rapids South Christian (5)           (4-0)     50 2. Whitehall                                           (4-0)     45 3. Croswell-Lexington                             (4-0)     38 4. Freeland                                            (4-0)     34 5. Riverview                                           (4-0)     33 6. Redford Union                                     (4-0)     25 7. Charlotte                                           (4-0)     16 8. Edwardsburg                                     (3-1)    10 9. Carleton Airport                                 (4-0)     7 10. GR Forest Hills Eastern                      (4-0)     6 Others receiving votes: Chelsea 4. Ludington 3. North Branch 3. Three Rivers 1. Division 5 1. Grand Rapids Catholic Central (5)          (4-0)     50 2. Frankenmuth                                       (4-0)     44 3. Muskegon Oakridge                              (4-0)     40 4. Gladwin                                             (4-0)     25 5. Detroit Country Day                            (3-1)     23 6. Belding                                              (4-0)     22 (tie) Portland                                         (3-1)     22 8. Berrien Springs                                (4-0)    20 9. Corunna                                             (4-0)     12 10. Williamston                                      (3-1)     10 Others receiving votes: Olivet 2. Dundee 2. Flint Hamady 2. Armada 1. Division 6 1. Grand Rapids West Catholic (5)              (4-0)     50 2. Clinton                                              (4-0)     45 3. Millington                                          (4-0)     37 4. Standish-Sterling                               (4-0)     34 (tie) Gladstone                                       (4-0)     34 6. Negaunee                                           (4-0)     19 7. Durand                                              (4-0)     17 8. Boyne City                                          (4-0)     14 9. Kent City                                            (4-0)     8 10. Madison Heights Bishop Foley               (4-0)     5 (tie) Warren Michigan Collegiate               (3-1)     5 Others receiving votes: Ecorse 4. Constantine 3. Division 7 1. Traverse City St. Francis (4)                  (4-0)     40 2. New Lothrop                                       (4-0)     32 3. Hudson                                              (4-0)     28 4. Detroit Central                                   (4-0)     27 5. Pewamo-Westphalia                              (3-1)     25 6. Elkton-Pigeon Bay Port Laker                (4-0)     18 (tie) Ithaca                                            (3-1)     18 8. Charlevoix                                          (4-0)     16 9. Napoleon                                            (4-0)     8 10. Schoolcraft                                     (3-1)    4 Others receiving votes: Erie-Mason 3. Union City 1. Division 8 1. Ottawa Lake Whiteford (4)                    (4-0)     40 2. Beal City                                            (4-0)     36 3. Ubly                                                  (4-0)     29 (tie) Fowler                                            (4-0)     29 5. Saginaw Michigan Lutheran Seminary       (4-0)     22 6. Evart                                                 (4-0)     18 7. Iron Mountain                                     (3-1)     16 8. Centreville                                       (3-1)    8 9. Detroit Leadership Academy                   (4-0)     6 10. Bark River-Harris                               (3-1)     5 Others receiving votes: Reading 4. Addison 3. Frankfort 3. Saginaw Nouvel 1. 8-Man Division 1 1. Adrian Lenawee Christian (2)                 (3-1)     35 2. Grand Rapids NorthPointe Christian       (4-0)     34 3. Merrill (1)                                          (4-0)     30 4. Martin (1)                                        (4-0)    29 5. Norway                                              (4-0)     15 6. Munising                                            (4-0)     10 (tie) Breckenridge                                   (3-1)     10 (tie) Bridgman                                      (4-0)    10 9. Pickford                                             (4-0)     9 10. Pittsford                                          (2-2)     7 (tie) Rogers City                                     (4-0)     7 (tie) Lincoln-Alcona                                (4-0)     7 Others receiving votes: Kingston 6. Farwell 5. Gobles 3. Deckerville 1. Litchfield 1. Newberry 1. 8-Man Division 2 1. Powers North Central (3)                     (4-0)     39 2. Colon (1)                                           (4-0)     37 3. Marion                                               (4-0)     29 4. Morrice                                              (4-0)     28 5. Climax-Scotts                                     (4-0)     23 6. Lake Linden-Hubbell                             (3-1)     10 (tie) Crystal Falls Forest Park                   (3-1)     10 8. Portland St Patrick                             (3-1)     8 9. Peck                                                  (3-1)     7 10. Mio                                                  (3-1)     6 Others receiving votes: Posen 5. Athens 5. Au Gres-Sims 4. Mendon 4. Gaylord St. Mary 3. Cedarville 2.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

MLB – Major League Baseball Last Night Houston Astros 7, Detroit Tigers 0 Chicago Cubs 5, New York Mets 2 White Sox were off Astros 7, Tigers 0 – Valdez pitches 1st shutout, Astros blank Tigers 7-0 Framber Valdez pitched his first career shutout and the Houston Astros beat the Detroit Tigers 7-0. Valdez posted his 24th straight quality start, tying Jacob DeGrom in 2018 for the longest single-season streak. He gave up six hits and struck out eight with one walk. The Tigers were shut out for the second day in a row and club-record 21st time this season, tying them with the 1973 New York Yankees and 1976 Chicago White Sox for most by a team with a designated hitter. Jeremy Pena had three hits for the Astros and scored twice. Cubs 5, Mets 2 – Cubs hound Bassitt, beat NL East-leading Mets 5-2 Chris Bassitt had his shortest start in three months, failing to get through the fourth inning as the NL East-leading New York Mets lost to the Chicago Cubs 5-2. The Mets had won each of Bassitt’s last eight starts, a span in which he had a 2.24 ERA. But the right-hander gave up five runs in 3 2/3 innings — his quickest exit since he lasted a season-low 3 1/3 innings against San Diego on July 8. Rafael Ortega and Zach McKinstry homered for the Cubs. The Mets stranded 10 runners — including seven over the first six innings against rookie Javier Assad, who allowed five hits in earning the first victory of his career. Tonight Houston (Brown 1-0) at Detroit (Hutchison 2-7), 6:40 p.m.        WSJM/WCSY 6:20 Chicago Cubs (Sampson 1-5) at N.Y. Mets (deGrom 5-1), 7:10 p.m. Colorado (Kuhl 6-8) at Chicago White Sox (Kopech 4-9), 8:10 p.m. NFL – National Football League – Week 1 Yesterday Seattle Seahawks 17, Denver Broncos 16 Seahawks 17, Broncos 16 – Seahawks survive Wilson’s return, edge Broncos on missed FG Geno Smith threw two first-half touchdown passes, Denver fumbled twice at the 1-yard line in the second half, and the Seahawks beat the Broncos 17-16 in Russell Wilson’s return to Seattle. Brandon McManus missed a 64-yard field goal attempt with 20 seconds left and the Seahawks escaped with another wild victory involving Wilson at quarterback. Except this time Wilson was the opponent and there will be plenty of questions about Denver coach Nathaniel Hackett’s late-game clock management and decisions in his first game. Denver faced fourth-and-5 at the Seattle 46 and had three timeouts left, but the Broncos ran significant time off the clock before Hackett called timeout and decided to have McManus try the long field goal. NCAAFB – Notre Dame QB Buchner expected to miss season with injury Notre Dame quarterback Tyler Buchner is expected to miss the rest of the regular season with an injury to his nonthrowing shoulder that will need surgery. Fighting Irish coach Marcus Freeman says Buchner has a severe AC joint sprain in his left shoulder. Buchner was injured in the fourth quarter of Notre Dame’s surprising loss to Marshall on Saturday. Drew Pyne, who came off the bench after Buchner was hurt, was listed as the starter on Notre Dame’s depth chart of Saturday’s home game against California. NCAAFB – Narduzzi mum on status of injured Pitt QBs Slovis, Patti No. 23 Pittsburgh is dealing with uncertainty at quarterback as the Panthers prepare for a road trip to Western Michigan. Starter Kedon Slovis left last week’s overtime loss to Tennessee with an undisclosed injury. Backup Nick Patti injured his left leg early in the fourth quarter but had limited mobility. Head coach Pat Narduzzi offered no update on the status of either quarterback. Dartmouth transfer Derek Kyler and redshirt freshman Nate Yarnell have been competing to be third on the depth chart behind Slovis and Patti. WNBA – WNBA Playoffs – WNBA Finals (best of 5) Tonight Connecticut Sun at Las Vegas Aces, 9:00 p.m.                             (LV leads 1-0) WNBA – Sun beaming with confidence despite loss to Aces in Game 1 The Connecticut Sun might be down one game in the WNBA Finals after losing their first series opener of the postseason, but they haven’t lost confidence thanks to a stringent defensive effort in Game 1. The Sun did what they hoped to do in by holding the league’s No. 1 offense well below their season average. The top-seeded Las Vegas Aces averaged a league-best 90.4 points per game during the regular season and were scoring a playoff-best 92.3 per contest heading into the finals. Sunday, the Sun held Las Vegas to its lowest point total of the postseason in the 67-64 loss. Tennis – Carlos Alcaraz: 19, US Open champ, No. 1, unique Carlos Alcaraz is the U.S. Open champion and the No. 1-ranked player in men’s tennis at age 19. And he is exhausted. He tells The Associated Press on Monday that he is not quite sure how he managed to play and win so many tough and long matches in a row to earn his first Grand Slam title. He also says he considers himself a unique player who can hit a lot of different shots and never gives up on a ball. He grew up admiring Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer but is not interested in comparing himself to either. NBA – Wolves reprimand Edwards for homophobic social media remark The Minnesota Timberwolves have reprimanded star guard Anthony Edwards for homophobic comments he made on an Instagram video and later apologized for. Timberwolves president of basketball operations Tim Connelly says the team is “disappointed in the language and actions” Edwards displayed in an Instagram video. Edwards made a disparaging, profane comment about a group of men on a sidewalk he recorded from a vehicle he was inside. Edwards deleted the post and apologized for his remark. Nikola Jokic, Kevin Durant, Rajon Rondo and Kobe Bryant are among players who’ve been disciplined by the NBA in the past for anti-gay language. Soccer – US Soccer investigation into NWSL misconduct nearing end U.S. Soccer says an investigation into alleged abuse and misconduct in the National Women’s Soccer League is expected to be completed by early October. The investigation led by former acting U.S. Attorney General Sally Yates was initiated last fall after North Carolina Courage coach Paul Riley was accused of sexual harassment and coercion by two former players. Riley was fired and league Commissioner Lisa Baird stepped down in the wake of the players’ claims. U.S. Soccer and the NWSL and its players union announced separate investigations. Boston Marathon – Boston Marathon to welcome nonbinary athletes to 2023 race Nonbinary athletes will be able to run in next year’s Boston Marathon without having to register as members of the men’s or women’s divisions. Race organizers announced the change on Monday as registration opened for the 127th running of the prestigious race next April 17. The Boston Athletic Association says it’s been working to expand opportunities for nonbinary people — not just for the marathon but for the BAA’s other events. It says nonbinary athletes can submit entry applications if they’ve completed a marathon as a nonbinary participant during the current qualifying window. Races around the U.S. increasingly are adding nonbinary divisions and offering equal prize money. NASCAR – Hamlin chasing NASCAR driver’s title, owner’s championship Denny Hamlin the driver finds himself in the most enviable of positions heading into Saturday night’s race at Bristol. His second-place run at Kansas Speedway over the weekend nearly ensured his spot in the next round of the playoffs. Denny Hamlin the owner? He’s feeling even better. The car he was chasing down in the waning laps of Sunday’s race happened to be the No. 45 driven by Bubba Wallace for 23XI Racing, which is owned by Hamlin and Hall of Fame basketball star Michael Jordan. The victory pushed the team into the next round in the race for the lesser-known owner’s championship. MILB – 2022 Midwest League Playoffs – Best of 3 Tonight Great Lakes Loons at Lake County Captains, 7:00 p.m.        Eastern Division Final Game 1 Cedar Rapids Kernels at South Bend Cubs, 7:05 p.m.          Western Division Final Game 1 MCCAA – Junior College Athletics Today Volleyball Kellogg Community College at Southwestern Michigan College, 6:30 p.m. Kalamazoo Valley Community College at Lake Michigan College, 6:30 p.m. Glen Oaks Community College at Lansing Community College, 6:30 p.m. MHSAA – High School Sports Last Night Boys Soccer Michigan Lutheran 5, Our Lady of the Lake 0 Plainwell 1, Lakeshore 1 – TIE Edwardsburg 9, Berrien Springs 1 Watervliet 2, Saugatuck 1 Delton-Kellogg 3, Bridgman 1 Howardsville Christian 5, Covert 0 Brandywine 2, New Buffalo 2 – TIE Kalamazoo Loy Norrix 9, Niles 2 Hartford 3, Otsego 0 Sturgis 3, Three Rivers 1 Parchment 6, Comstock 1 Allegan 1, Kalamazoo Hackett 0 Holland Black River 1, Fennville 1 – TIE Kalamazoo Christian 7, Constantine 0 Volleyball Our Lady of the Lake 3, Michigan Lutheran 0 Buchanan 3, Lakeshore 0 Eau Claire defeats Benton Harbor, score n/a Boys Tennis St. Joseph 8, Battle Creek Central 0 Tonight Boys Soccer Mattawan at St. Joseph, 6:30 p.m. Battle Creek Central at Lakeshore, 6:30 p.m. Kalamazoo Loy Norrix at Gull Lake, 6:30 p.m. Battle Creek Lakeview at Portage Northern, 6:30 p.m. Portage Central at Kalamazoo Central, 6:30 p.m. Howardsville Christian at Battle Creek Academy, 5:00 p.m. Volleyball Watervleit at South Haven, 6:30 p.m. Paw Paw at Dowagiac, 6:00 p.m. Bridgman at Fennville, 6:30 p.m. oloma at Allegan, 6:30 p.m. Bridgman at Fennville, 6:30 p.m. Constantine at Kalamazoo Christian, 6:30 p.m. Kalamazoo Hackett at Lawton, 6:30 p.m. Delton-Kellogg at Martin, 6:30 p.m. Schoolcraft at Parchment, 6:30 p.m. Gobles at Saugatuck, 6:30 p.m. Otsego at Hopkins, 7:00 p.m. White Pigeon at Bangor, 7:30 p.m. Lawrence at Cassopolis, 6:00 p.m. Hartford at Centreville, 7:30 p.m. Comstock at Decatur, 7:30 p.m. Bloomingdale at Marcellus, 7:30 p.m. Boys Tennis Berrien Springs at Buchanan, 4:30 p.m. Girls Swimming and Diving Mattawan at St. Joseph, 6:00 p.m. Battle Creek Central at Bridgman/Lakeshore, 6:00 p.m. Girls Golf SMAC West at Lake Michigan Hills, 4:00 p.m. (Lakeshore hosts) MHSAA – High School Football AP Poll Division 1 1. Belleville (5)                        (3-0)       50 2. Clinton Twp Chippewa Valley    (3-0)       38 3. West Bloomfield                    (3-0)       36 4. Rockford                              (3-0)       35 5. Caledonia                             (3-0)       32 6. Macomb Dakota                      (3-0)       27 7. Romeo                                  (3-0)       15 8. Brighton                              (3-0)       10 9. Grandville                            (3-0)       9 (tie) Saline                               (3-0)       9 Others receiving votes: Detroit Catholic Central 6. Lapeer 5. Clarkston 2. Rochester Adams 1. Division 2 1. Warren De La Salle (5)            (3-0)       50 2. Dexter                                 (3-0)       42 3. Livonia Franklin                     (3-0)       34 4. East Lansing                         (3-0)       33 5. GR Forest Hills Central          (3-0)       27 6. Muskegon Mona Shores           (2-1)       26 (tie) Saginaw Heritage               (3-0)       26 8. South Lyon                           (2-1)       12 9. Birmingham Seaholm               (3-0)       11 10. Port Huron Northern            (3-0)       7 Others receiving votes: Roseville 4. Muskegon Reeths-Puffer 2. Portage Northern 1. Division 3 1. Detroit King (3)                    (1-1)       39 2. Mount Pleasant (1)                (3-0)       34 3. DeWitt                                (2-1)       30 4. Walled Lake Western              (3-0)       28 5. Zeeland West                        (3-0)       24 6. Muskegon                             (2-1)       18 (tie) Mason                               (3-0)       18 8. River Rouge                          (2-0)       15 9. Gibraltar Carlson                  (3-0)       10 10. Lowell                               (3-0)       3 Others receiving votes: Haslett 1. Division 4 1. GR South Christian (4)           (3-0)       40 2. Whitehall                             (3-0)       35 3. Croswell-Lexington               (3-0)       29 3. Freeland                              (3-0)       29 5. Riverview                             (3-0)       25 6. Redford Union                       (3-0)       14 7. Ludington                            (3-0)       11 8. Charlotte                             (3-0)       9 9. Edwardsburg                      (2-1)      7 10. Carleton Airport                 (3-0)       6 Others receiving votes: GR Forest Hills Eastern 5. Chelsea 4. North Branch 2. Hastings 2. Three Rivers 1. Fremont 1. Division 5 1. GR Catholic Central (3)          (3-0)       39 2. Frankenmuth                         (3-0)       34 3. Detroit Country Day (1)          (3-0)       31 4. Williamston                          (3-0)       23 5. Muskegon Oakridge                (3-0)       16 6. Portland                              (2-1)       15 7. Gladwin                               (3-0)       14 8. Belding                                (3-0)       12 9. Berrien Springs                  (3-0)      11 (tie) Kingsley                           (2-1)       11 Others receiving votes: Grosse Ile 6. Dundee 3. Armada 3. Olivet 1. Romulus Summit Academy 1. Division 6 1. GR West Catholic (4)             (3-0)       40 2. Clinton                                (3-0)       36 3. Millington                            (3-0)       30 4. Standish-Sterling                 (3-0)       23 5. Gladstone                            (3-0)       14 6. Durand                                (3-0)       13 7. Negaunee                             (3-0)       11 7. Warren Michigan Collegiate    (2-1)       11 9. Boyne City                            (3-0)       9 10. Constantine                      (2-1)      8 10. Kent City                            (3-0)       8 Others receiving votes: Kent City 8. Almont 7. Madison Heights Bishop Foley 6. Ecorse 2. Montague 2. Division 7 1. Traverse City St. Francis (3)    (3-0)       48 2. Hudson (1)                           (3-0)       43 3. New Lothrop (1)                     (3-0)       42 4. Detroit Central                     (3-0)       31 5. Pewamo-Westphalia                (2-1)       29 6. Ithaca                                  (2-1)       19 7. Elkton-Pigeon Bay Port Laker  (3-0)       18 8. Schoolcraft                        (3-0)      11 9. Charlevoix                            (3-0)       10 10. Montrose                           (2-1)       7 Others receiving votes: Napoleon 6. Lake City 4. Lawton 2. Bad Axe 2. Ravenna 2. Erie-Mason 1. Division 8 1. Ottawa Lake Whiteford (3)      (3-0)       45 2. Beal City (2)                         (3-0)       43 3. Fowler                                 (3-0)       37 4. Reading                                (3-0)       28 4. Ubly                                    (3-0)       28 6. Harbor Beach                        (3-0)       21 7. Saginaw MI. Lutheran Seminary (3-0)       18 8. Evart                                   (3-0)       15 9. Bark River-Harris                  (3-0)       12 10. St. Ignace LaSalle                (3-0)       8 (tie) Addison                            (2-1)       8 Others receiving votes: Ishpeming 5. Centreville 3. Frankfort 2. Iron Mountain 2. 8-Player Division 1 1. Adrian Lenawee Christian (5)   (3-0)       50 2. Martin                                (3-0)      37 3. Pickford                               (3-0)       35 4. GR NorthPointe Christian       (3-0)       33 5. Merrill                                 (3-0)       25 6. Munising                              (3-0)       16 6. Norway                                (3-0)       16 6. Rogers City                          (3-0)       16 9. Breckenridge                        (2-1)       11 10. Bridgman                          (3-0)      10 Others receiving votes: Kingston 8. Suttons Bay 7. Eau Claire 4. Fennville 3. Litchfield 3. Deckerville 1. 8-Player Division 2 1. Powers North Central (6)       (3-0)       60 2. Colon                                  (3-0)       43 3. Marion                                 (3-0)       42 4. Portland St Patrick               (3-0)       38 5. Morrice                                (3-0)       32 (tie) Crystal Falls Forest Park     (3-0)       32 7. Climax-Scotts                       (3-0)       28 8. Cedarville                            (3-0)       24 9. Gaylord St. Mary                   (2-1)       13 10. Stephenson                         (2-1)       4 (tie) Rapid River                        (2-1)       4 Others receiving votes: Peck 3. Posen 3. Wyoming Tri-unity Christian 1. Au Gres-Sims 1. Mendon 1. Mio 1.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Live—from the campus of Hillsdale College in beautiful Hillsdale Michigan— this is Scot Bertram in for Steve on the Steve Gruber Show for –Augusat 15th 2022—   —Here are 3 big things you need to know—   One — A wave of violence has been unleashed south of the border as drug cartel member attack Mexican cities along the Baja border.  Hundreds of Mexican National Guardsman were sent to Tijuana over the weekend as the city was gripped by fear.  aja officials say the cartel is demanding some members be released from prison.   Two—   Governor Whitmer has issued a state of emergency for Lapeer, Macomb, Oakland, and St. Clair counties due to a water main break on Saturday. The State Emergency Operation Center has also been activated after a 120-inch water transmission main broke, impacting 933-thousand initially, with that figure now a little over 130-thousand.     And number three— Five Americans are among at least eight people hurt following a shooting attack outside Jerusalem's Old City.  It happened early Sunday morning near the Western Wall, considered one of the holiest sites in Judaism.   Israeli police say the suspect eventually surrendered to authorities.    

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