Satellite camp helped CB King go from Detroit to Iowa
Iowa defensive back Desmond King plays against Stanford during the Rose Bowl Jan. 1, 2016, in Pasadena, Calif. IOWA CITY – On its face, sure, the story of satellite camps is an eye roller, but it also...
View ArticleWindsor: Freshman Donnie Corley may be Michigan State’s secret weapon
At 6-feet-3 and 185 pounds, Donnie Corley has the makings to have an impact for the Spartans this season as a freshman, his teammates say. EAST LANSING – Receiver Donnie Corley has been the talk of...
View Articleisportsweb: After spring game, MSU looking to add to recruiting class
Michigan State football coach Mark Dantonio watches during the spring game Saturday, April 23, 2016, at Spartan Stadium in East Lansing. Ryan McCumber is an MSU writer for the Michigan-based sports...
View ArticleRecruiting: Michigan having success close to home, too
Oak Park offensive lineman Marquan McCall is a top recruit for 2018. The Michigan football coaching staff has taken a Midwestern approach to many of its recent recruiting moves. That might not seem...
View ArticleCoach Garrard Taylor leads Detroit Renaissance softball to the top
Detroit Renaissance softball team Coach Garrard Taylor and his Detroit Renaissance softball team is a program everyone should know. In his 22nd season at Renaissance, the Greensboro, N.C., native has...
View ArticleMSU's Blackwell glad to see NCAA 'got it right' with satellite camps
Curtis Blackwell. Of all people, Curtis Blackwell had a right to be angry. The high school football camp he founded, Sound Mind Sound Body, had its greatest selling point taken away by the NCAA...
View ArticleMcCabe: How Stoney Creek landed coach Bob Lantzy
Coach Bob Lantzy Rochester Hills Stoney Creek athletic director Rick Jakacki was having lunch with a college friend, Mike Scrivano, a few months ago — the final day applications were being accepted...
View ArticleCass Tech WR Donovan Peoples-Jones plans to commit early
247Sports lists Cass Tech’s Donovan Peoples-Jones as the top receiver in the country and top player in the state. Donovan Peoples-Jones has gone viral. Quiet by nature, the 6-foot-2 junior wide...
View ArticleRecruiting: Northeast recruits high on Michigan football
Newtown (Conn.) Sandy Hook’s Ben Mason Michigan has focused heavily on recruiting New Jersey in the Jim Harbaugh era. The Wolverines signed the state’s – and country’s – top overall player in the 2016...
View ArticleRecruiting: Wolverines stocking up on linebackers
Sandy Hook (Conn.) linebacker Ben Mason Michigan’s coaching staff has undergone a major change on the defensive side of the football, but that doesn’t mean any less of a pursuit of hard-nosed...
View ArticleMichigan State joining Sound Mind Sound Body camps around the country
From left, Urban Meyer, Mark Dantonio and Jim Harbaugh share a moment at the Sound Mind Sound Body camp. Satellite camps are back in vogue, and Michigan State football coaches are following the Sound...
View ArticleRecruiting: Michigan State interested in Livonia Churchill speedstar
One of the in-state players that is solidly on the Michigan State recruiting radar is Livonia Churchill’s Jamal Allen. The 6-foot, 196-pound prospect has a solid list of scholarship offers, mostly MAC...
View ArticleRecruiting: WL Western's Hudson likely to turn heads turning into OT
Michigan State Spartans head coach Mark Dantonio watches his team warm up before action against the University of Alabama Crimson Tide in the Good Year Cotton Bowl game Thursday, December 31, 2015 at...
View ArticleMcCabe: There’s no quit in Grand Ledge’s O’Keefe
Grand Ledge’s Pat O’Keefe, 70, had 1,203 career wins entering Thursday’s doubleheader against Okemos. “I still like dressing up and acting like a kid,” he said. If Pat O’Keefe hears the “R” question...
View ArticleKenny Demens likes Jim Harbaugh's innovations, satellite camps
Arizona Cardinals inside linebacker Kenny Demens (54) looks toward the bench during his game against the Green Bay Packers during an NFL football game, Sunday, Dec. 27, 2015, in Glendale, Ariz. (Jeff...
View ArticleRecruiting: Top five remaining Michigan targets
Football recruit Jaylen Kelly-Powell At times — especially when the Wolverines have gone on a run of commitments — it’s best to reset and take note of the top prospects remaining on the Michigan...
View ArticleRecruiting: Ohio talent key for Michigan State's class of 2017
Michigan State coach Mark Dantonio talks to fans after his team received the East Division championship trophy after beating the Penn State Nittany Lions, 55-16, on Nov. 28. Ohio has always been...
View ArticleRecruiting: Michigan State working hard at Detroit Cass Tech
Detroit Cass Tech wide receiver Donovan Peoples-Jones Over the past five years, no school in the Midwest has produced more Division I talent than Detroit Cass Tech. This year is no different as the...
View ArticleIthaca football’s undefeated ‘climb’ chronicled in documentary
Ithaca head coach Terry Hessbrook, shown here surrounded by the 2013 Yellowjackets, is the star of the documentary, “Ithaca: The Climb.” LANSING – Mason Flick, who earned his undergraduate degree from...
View ArticleBack in Div. 1, Mount Pleasant baseball eyes another title
Orchard Lake St. Mary’s baserunner Griffin Sheposh steals second against Mt. Pleasant’s Obie Ricumstrict in the baseball Div. 2 MHSAA state championship on Saturday, June 13, 2015 at McLane Baseball...
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