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Boxer Floyd Mayweather, Jr., Stays Unbeaten, Hangs with Justin Bieber and Lil Wayne, Tweeted at by Muhammad Ali [Video]
Grand Rapids native Floyd Mayweather, Jr., remained unbeaten in professional boxing on Saturday night.
In a match against Marcos Maidana at MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Mayweather improved to 46-0 with a majority decision in the welterweight world championship unification bout.
Steely Dan Announces Summer Tour
Rock & Roll Hall of Famers Walter Becker and Donald Fagen will bring Steely Dan to the road in this summer, taking their Jamalot Ever After Tour across the U.S. and Canada.
Bachman Turner Overdrive Tribute Vid ‘Takin’ Care of Business’ Released [Video]
In honor of Bachman Turner Overdrive's induction into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame this week, Miami-based Cre8tive Works released a video of the band's 1973 mega-hit "Takin' Care of Business" performed by Della Haddock.
Wow! Detroit Tigers’ Opening Day is Monday!
Opening day arrives Monday for Major League Baseball's Detroit Tigers.
JoJo Girard Joins 98.7 WFGR as Morning Show Host
JoJo Girard has joined 98.7 WFGR as morning show host starting today, Townsquare Media Grand Rapids Operations Manager Tom Cook said.
West Michigan’s Worst Pothole Contest, Sponsored by Schneider Tire Outlet, Official Rules
WEST MICHIGAN'S WORST POTHOLE CONTEST, SPONSORED BY SCHNEIDER TIRE OUTLET OFFICIAL RULES
“West Michigan's Worst Pothole Contest Promotion”
The West Michigan’s Worst Pothole Contest (the “Contest”), Sponsored by Schneider Tire Outlet, Inc...
Sochi Winter Games: How Grand Rapids’ U.S. Paralympian Omar Bermejo Did
Omar Bermejo achieved and competed with the world's best Winter Paralympians over the past two weeks in Russia.
The 32-year-old former Marine, who had an amputation of part of a severed arm suffered in a June 2009 motorcycle accident, is from Grand Rapids resident, He took part with Team USA in two nordic skiing disciplines at the Sochi Paralympic Winter Games in Sochi, Russia.
Today is Selection Sunday for NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Tournament
Today is Selection Sunday for the NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament.
Something you should know: Michigan, Michigan State and Western Michigan are all going to be in the 68-team field.
CBS Sports airs the pairings for the NCAA Tournament at 6 p.m. EST today with its "Selection Sunday" special.
Townsquare Media Buys Kalamazoo Ribfest
Townsquare Media announced today it has reached an agreement to acquire Kalamazoo Ribfest from The Arc Community Advocates.
As part of the deal, Townsquare Media also inked a long-term partnership with The Arc to produce the event on an annual basis.
The Arc Community Advocates, a non-profit focused on helping people with intellectual and development disabilities, has operated Ribfest for the pa
Enter the Million Dollar Bracket Challenge!
It’s time to dust off that crystal ball of college basketball prognostication.
This year, 63 intense games will fill up those major college basketball championship tournament brackets. It's your job to figure out who wins each game.
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Grand Rapids’ Omar Bermejo Competes for U.S. in Sochi Paralympic Winter Games [Video]
Omar Bermejo believes.
He believes he can overcome. He believes in himself.
That steadfastness and determination has brought the 31-year-old former Marine to surmount an amputation of part of a severed arm suffered in a June 2009 motorcycle accident. It has the Grand Rapids resident at the pinnacle competing representing the U.S. in two disciplines at the Sochi Paralympic Winter Games in Russia.
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Singer Paul Rodgers Calls ‘Royal Sessions’ Recorded in Memphis as ‘Music with Feeling’
Paul Rodgers, a longtime singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist with Bad Company and the founder of Free, debuted a solo effort at No. 1 this month on the Billboard Blues albums chart with his "The Royal Sessions."
The collection of classic R&B and soul songs re-imagined by the iconic rock singer was recorded at Memphis' Royal Studios, the historic home of Willie Mitchell and H