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Senior Director of Content @MLive. 4x Michigan EMMY winner. Squirrel activist. Cinema enthusiast. Winter lover.

Grand Rapids
Joined May 2009
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Great reporting. Youth sports is a runaway train.
We talked to nearly 100 people about youth sports in New Jersey and found a predatory industry that is leaving parents broke, exhausted and wondering how the games of their childhood took over their adult lives. Our six-month investigation: nj.com/sports/2026/05/the-sh…
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I know a lot of you have that White Lotus Duke meme ready in the drafts rn
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'Sinners' cinematographer Autumn Durald Arkapaw makes history as the first Filipino woman and the first woman of color nominated for the cinematography Oscar. #Oscars #Oscars2026
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Sirat is the first all women Sound team nominated for an Oscar
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Before today's Lions home opener, I walked around outside Ford Field and asked fans what I should expect from my first regular-season Lions game. "Hope you’ve got some ear plugs, because there’s going to be screaming." mlive.com/lions/2025/09/its-…
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New rule: No posting stadium crowd shots until kickoff or midway through the 1Q. Judging turnout before the game in 2025 is just misleading.
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RB Makhi Frazier (McKinney) on Michigan State's opening drive: 5 carries, 45 yards. Brandon Tullis (Memorial) gets his first career TD on a 12-yard run. DFW all over this one.
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Reuters, AFP, AP and BBC News issued the following joint statement on July 24, 2025: reutersagency.com/media-cent…
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I disagree. The Shock has an incredible history. Only team in pro sports history to go from last place to winning a WNBA title the next season. Won 3 titles in a 6 year period. They deserve to have that history remembered. Detroiters loved the Shock. They need the name.
Replying to @jemelehill
That being said, I would not bring back the Shock name. It’s a new franchise with its own story now. Develop a brand new name please
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For life 💚
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Sports are supposed to be fun. I get it. And reporters going into the stands is nothing new. But if a female reporter did this, the reaction would be completely different. Let’s also realize how much this happens to women who have to go into the stands for assignments and get hit on by fans. When it happens, it’s uncomfortable and it sucks.
Shoutout to my guy @wileyballard_ setting the standard for sports reporters getting a phone number out in the wild. 10/10 work 🎥@fanduelsnbraves
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Metro, by Joan Mitchell, 1958, 📸 via @liam_mchugh
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Western Michigan is headed to the national championship with a 3-2 double overtime win over Denver! Back home in the Lawson Ice Arena in Kalamazoo, the Lunatics erupted! (Devin Anderson-Torrez | MLive )
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the guy who makes the White Lotus themes just did an interview with the NYT announcing that he's leaving the show because of how Mike White wanted the music and released the "uncut" version of the season 3 theme that includes the extension of the beat drop we all wanted lol
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📌 DotComp: Why Tre Holloman had to do this, and what’s next for Michigan State On3+ on3.com/teams/michigan-state…
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Meechie Johnson Jr. has transferred from Ohio State to South Carolina to Ohio State to South Carolina over six seasons.
Ohio State transfer Meechie Johnson --- who previously played for South Carolina --- has committed to South Carolina, per his IG page.
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Michigan State is in the building. Final Four on the line. How you feeling Spartans fans?
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"I’m not going to let Michigan State play the underdog card even though we’re No. 1 seed and they’re No. 2 seed, no, they’re Michigan State. They’re Kansas, they’re Duke, they’re North Carolina, and we’re Auburn. We know our place." - Bruce Pearl mlive.com/spartans/2025/03/t…
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There goes the first clipboard of the night in MSU's huddle.
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