Author Archives: Ken Delaney
Verlander fuels speculation on possible return to Detroit
DETROIT, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Don't rule out Justin Verlander pitching in a Detroit Tigers uniform again. The former Tigers great told the Detroit Free Press he could see a scenario where he returns to w...
Jun 28, 2021 Roger DeWitt / CC
Former Piston Billups reportedly agrees to coaching deal for Portland
PORTLAND, OR (WKZO AM/FM) - Former NBA star and current Los Angeles Clippers assistant coach Chauncey Billups is headed to the Pacific Northwest. According to multiple reports, Billups has agreed to b...
Jun 28, 2021 Los Angeles Clippers assistant coach and former Detroit Pistons player Chauncey Billups has been hired to coach the Portland Trailblazers (courtesy of NBA/Portland Trailblazers)
Sandbags being handed out in Kalamazoo
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The City of Kalamazoo has opened a sandbag pick-up location to help residents and business owners protect their homes in the event of severe flooding. The pick-up station ...
Jun 26, 2021 City of Kalamazoo logo
Tigers play two Saturday against Astros because of Friday rain out
DETROIT, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Even the red hot Houston Astros can't beat Mother Nature. Friday's scheduled game between the Detroit Tigers and the Astros at Comerica Park was rained out. The game will be...
Jun 26, 2021 Detroit Tigers pitcher Casey Mize (courtesy of MLB/Detroit Tigers)
State health department is recommending masks in schools this fall
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Even though it isn't a mandate, the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) Friday released their new recommendations for schools this fall, which includes ...
Jun 25, 2021 Jill Carlson (jillcarlson.org) / CC
Jose Urena gets rocked early as Tigers fall to the Astros Thursday
DETROIT, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Houston Astros picked up 18 hits in a 12-3 win over the Detroit Tigers at Comerica Park Thursday night. Myles Straw had three hits, Carlos Correa had three hits and thre...
Jun 25, 2021 Detroit Tigers Jose Urena pitches against Houston June 24, 2021 (courtesy of MLB/Detroit Tigers)
MSU to face Butler, U of M plays Seton Hall in 2021 Gavitt Tipoff Games
INDIANAPOLIS, IN (WKZO AM/FM) - The Michigan State University men's basketball team will be on the road for a 2021 Gavitt Tipoff Games contest against Butler. This is the sixth year of the games, name...
Jun 25, 2021 2021 Gavitt Tipoff Games logo (coutesy of the Big Ten)
Michigan State launches EverGreen to equip student-athletes in NIL era
EAST LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Michigan State University is looking to help student-athletes with possible changes in name, image and likeness rules. The school announced the EverGreen program, which...
Jun 25, 2021 Michigan State University Evergreen logo (courtesy of Michigan State University)
Fundraising underway for new $20 million Special Olympics Michigan complex in Grand Rapids
GRAND RAPIDS, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Special Olympics Michigan Thursday announced their Building Tomorrow's Champions campaign, a multi-million-dollar fundraising effort to renovate and transform the forme...
Jun 24, 2021 The former Grand Rapids South Christian High School will be the new site of the Michigan Special Olympics Unified Sports and Inclusion Center (courtesy of Special Olympics of Michigan)
WMU approves tuition rate increase that's below Senate and Governor's cap
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -The Western Michigan University Board of Trustees approved a tuition and required fee increase Thursday, but college official say it falls well below the tuition-increase r...
Jun 24, 2021 Bronco statue on the campus of Western Michigan University (Photo by John McNeil)
