Driven To Win

Scroll down to see exclusive photographs of the Driven to win exhibit at the Henry Ford Museum.

     "Driven to win: Racing in America presented by General Motors" is an exhibit currently taking place at the Henry Ford Museum.  The display features 22 race cars spanning 125 years of auto racing.  The exhibit covers Drag Racing, Stock Car Racing, Indy Car Series, and much more.  The Henry Ford Museum is located at 20900 Oakwood Blvd, in Dearborn.  Scroll down to see exclusive photographs of "Driven to win: Racing in America presented by General Motors".  

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The display features 22 race cars spanning 125 years of auto racing.

The exhibit covers Drag Racing, Stock Car Racing, Indy Car Series, and much more.

The Henry Ford Museum is located at 20900 Oakwood Blvd, in Dearborn. 

The Driven to win exhibit features a "Sports Car Performance Center".

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-  The Driven to win exhibit is a permanent fixture at the Henry Ford Museum.   

-  Hill Climb Racing, Land Speed Racing, and Sports Car Racing are also featured at the Driven to win exhibit.

-  The Driven to win exhibit also features a "Sports Car Performance Center". 

-  The Mitten State Sports Report posted "Motor Muster 2021" on 6/25/2021.  

For more information about The Henry Ford click on  https://www.thehenryford.org 

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Gold In Grand Rapids

     The Grand Rapids Gold will compete in the 2021-2022 NBA G-League season as an affiliate of the Denver Nuggets.  The Gold were formerly known as the Grand Rapids Drive, and an affiliate of the Detroit Pistons.  The Grand Rapids Gold roster has not been unveiled yet, but the 2021 Denver Nuggets Summer League roster could provide some clues for who makes the team.  The Grand Rapids Gold is scheduled to play their home games at DeltaPlex Arena in Grand Rapids, Michigan.  

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-  Former Detroit Pistons All-Star Ben Wallace is the President of the Grand Rapids Gold.  

-  Ben Wallace is also a minority owner of the Grand Rapids Gold.

-  Former NBA star Jason Terry is the Head Coach of the Grand Rapids Gold. 

-  Some of the rookies on the 2021 Denver Nuggets Summer League roster included Giorgi Bezhanishvili (Illinois), Chudier Bile (Georgetown), and Matur Maker (Zlatorog Lasko).  

-  Bol Bol, Semaj Christon, and Marcus Howard were also on the 2021 Denver Nuggets Summer League roster. 

-  Bol Bol is the son of former NBA star Manute Bol. 

-  The new NBA G-League affiliate of the Detroit Pistons is the Motor City Cruise.

-  The Mitten State Sports Report posted "G-League Team In Detroit" on 11/3/2020. 

-  The Mitten State Sports Report posted "Teske Wins With Lakeland" on 3/13/2021.

For more information about the Grand Rapids Gold click on  https://grandrapids.gleague.nba.com  

For more information about the NBA G-League click on  https://gleague.nba.com  

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Taylor In Williamsport

 

     Taylor North Little League is representing the state of Michigan, and the Great Lakes Region in the 2021 Little League World Series.  Taylor North Little League is scheduled to play today at 3:00 p.m. against Martin County North Little League (Palm City, Florida) in their first game of the 2021 Little League World Series.  Today's game will be broadcast live on ESPN.  All 2021 Little League World Series games can be seen live on ABC, ESPN, and ESPN2.  The Little League World Series is played in Williamsport, Pennsylvania. 

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-  Taylor North Little League has a home field located at 6750 Pardee Road, in Taylor, Michigan.

-  Taylor North Little League defeated Roosevelt Park Little League (Muskegon) 9-2 to win the Michigan Little League State Championship. 

-  Taylor North Little League defeated Hamilton West Side Little League (Hamilton, Ohio) 9-1 to win the Little League Great Lakes Regional Championship.

-  The 2021 Little League World Series Championship Game is scheduled to take place on Sunday, August 29th, at 3:00 p.m.  The game will be broadcast live on ABC.  

-  The 2021 Little League World Series only features teams from the United States.    

For more info about Taylor North Little League click on  https://www.taylornorthlittleleague.com 

For more info about the 2021 Little League World Series click on  https://www.littleleague.org

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Will Pittman Make The Cut?

     #57 Anthony Pittman is trying to make the Detroit Lions 53 man active roster as a linebacker for the 2021-2022 NFL (National Football League) season.  Pittman spent much of the last two seasons on the Lions practice squad, but Pittman was activated for one Lions regular season game in 2019.  Anthony Pittman played his college football career at Wayne State University.  Pittman also played high school football at Birmingham Groves High School.  Anthony Pittman went undrafted in the 2019 NFL Draft.

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-  Anthony Pittman is listed at 6'3, 240 lbs.  

-  Anthony Pittman made 4 solo tackles against Buffalo last week in the Lions preseason opener.   

-  Anthony Pittman also plays on special teams. 

- The Lions roster currently has 85 players.  The Lions must have the roster down to 53 by August 31st.

For more information about the Detroit Lions click on  https://www.detroitlions.com 

For more information about Wayne State University athletics click on  https://wsuathletics.com 

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Utica 4-4 Eastside

 

Scroll down to see exclusive photographs of Friday night's USPBL game.

     On Friday, August 13th, the Utica Unicorns tied the Eastside Diamond Hoppers 4-4 after 9 innings.  The conclusion of the game is supposed to resume on a later date.  The Utica Unicorns are currently in 1st place in the USPBL (United Shore Professional Baseball League) East Division standings with an overall record of 19-11.  The Eastside Diamond Hoppers are currently in 2nd place in the USPBL East Division standings with an overall record of 14-13.  

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The Unicorns tied the Diamond Hoppers 4-4 after 9 innings.

The conclusion of the game is supposed to resume on a later date.

USPBL games are played at Jimmy John's Field located at 7171 Auburn Road, in Utica, Michigan. 

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-  Eastside Diamond Hoppers Outfielder #10 Greg Vaughn Jr. hit a home run during Friday night's game.

-  Greg Vaughn Jr. is the son of former MLB star Greg Vaughn.  

-  Utica Unicorns Catcher #15 Frankie Lucska is from Garden City, Michigan. 

-  Utica Unicorns Pitcher #23 Jack Ferguson is from Livonia, Michigan.  

-  Eastside Diamond Hoppers Outfielder #25 Will Krushena is from Bloomfield Hills, Michigan.

-  Eastside Diamond Hoppers Pitcher #40 Kolby Dewhirst is from Livonia, Michigan.  

-  Eastside Diamond Hoppers Pitcher #6 Carson Ferry is from Paw Paw, Michigan. 

-  Eastside Diamond Hoppers Pitcher #13 Pierce Banks is from Sterling Heights, Michigan.  

-  Eastside Diamond Hoppers Pitcher #27 Andrew Vergrugge is from Grand Rapids, Michigan.  

For more information about the USPBL click on  https://uspbl.com  

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XFC On YouTube

 

     The XFC (Xtreme Fighting Championships) YouTube channel currently features 45 videos for fans of MMA (mixed martial arts).  Some of the videos on the XFC YouTube channel include "Free Fight: Clay French vs Thiago Meller @ XFCi 1 - February 8th, 2014 | Sao Paulo, Brazil", "Michigan XFC tryout recap!", and "#XFC43 Prelims (Full) - November 11th 2020 | Live from the Historic Tabernacle Atlanta Georgia".  

     XFC 45 took place on Friday, August 6th, at the DeltaPlex Arena in Grand Rapids.  The card featured several fighters from the state of Michigan including Austin Bashi, Daron Cruikshank, and Bobby Nash.  XFC 45 was broadcast live on FS2.  

     Many of the fighters in XFC have competed in other organizations including CES MMA (Classic Entertainment & Sports), and UFC (Ultimate Fighting Championship).  Some of the competitors in the XFC include Jessica Aguilar (Mexico), Guilherme Faria (Brazil), Kurt Holobaugh (Louisiana), and Andre Soukhamthath (Florida). 

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-  XFC was founded in 2006.

-  XFC bouts take place inside of a hexagon. 

-  Myron Molotky is the President of XFC.  Molotky is also a Farmers insurance agent in Grand Haven, Michigan. 

-  XFC has an office in Spring Lake, Michigan.     

-  Kenny Cross (Michigan), Ryan Dixon (Canada), Michael Pereira (Brazil), and Danielle Taylor (California) have also competed in XFC.  

For more information about XFC (Xtreme Fighting Championships) click on  https://xfcmma.net 

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Blog of the Month 8/8/2021

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                                                                             Blog of the Month

     Woodward Sports Network has an excellent sports blog that covers many of our local teams including the Lions, Pistons, Spartans, Tigers, and Wolverines.  Woodward Sports Network also has Podcasts on their website, and videos on their YouTube channel.  "Baligian & Bell Show" features local media personality Sean Baligian, and former Detroit Lions running back Joique Bell.  Some of the writers for Woodward Sports Network include Terry Foster, Jeff Iafrate, Andrew Jonna, Ben Sassin, and Kory Woods.

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-  Woodward Sports Network is headquartered in Birmingham, Michigan. 

-  Michael Aleksandrov, and Art Smith also write articles for Woodward Sports Network. 

-  "Terry Foster's Blog" was the Mitten State Sports Report's Blog of the Month in April of 2016.  

-  Joique Bell played college football at Wayne State University. 

For more information about Woodward Sports Network click on  https://woodwardsports.com 

 

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Best of July 2021

 

     The month of July featured 12 posts that were viewed by people throughout Southeast Michigan.  Information about Vintage Base Ball, or Historic Base Ball received several views.  Scroll down to see what everyone is clicking on.  

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                                                                                     Best of July 2021

1.  "Cornshuckers 38-7 Lah-De-Dahs"  posted 7/13/2021  

 

2.  "Lah-De-Dahs 31-13 Monitors"  posted 7/15/2021  

  

3.  "Walnut Grove Field"  posted 7/10/2021

  

                                                                                      Pic of the Month

The Pic of the Month is a photograph of Vintage Base Ball at Greenfield Village.

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For more information about Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship click on  https://www.bareknuckle.tv

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                     For more information about Away Back Gone click on  https://awaybackgone.com 

                                                                          Word or Words of the Month

                                                                  The Wizard of Westland (Eric Haase)

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-  The Mitten State Sports Report was founded in 2012.  

-  The Mitten State Sports Report has already posted 101 posts in 2021. 

-  The Mitten State Sports Report posted 210 posts in 2020. 

- The Mitten State Sports Report has received 323,116 views. 

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Nye Wins Silver

 

     Katherine Nye won a silver medal in Weightlifting at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.  Nye's silver medal came in the Women's light heavyweight classification (76 kg) on Sunday, August 1st.  Katherine Nye attended college at Oakland University, and Nye also went to high school at Rochester Adams High School.  Katherine Nye currently resides in Berkley, Michigan.    

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-  Katherine Nye was born in Bowlegs, Oklahoma. 

-  Katherine Nye also has experience as a gymnast.

-  Katherine Nye also has experience in CrossFit training.  

-  Neisi Dajomes of Ecuador won the gold medal at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games in the Women's light heavyweight class (76 kg).   

For more information about Team USA click on  https://www.teamusa.org  

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Chidester Wins Silver

 

     Catcher Amanda Chidester played a pivotal roll in helping the USA Softball Team earn a silver medal at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.  Chidester hit a walk-off two-run double against Australia in the semifinal.  Team USA lost to Japan 2-0 in the gold medal final on Tuesday, July 27th.  Amanda Chidester played college softball at the University of Michigan.  Chidester also played high school softball at St. Frances Cabrini High School.  Amanda Chidester grew up in Allen Park, Michigan.

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-  Amanda Chidester competes in NPF (National Pro Fastpitch) for the Chicago Bandits.  

-  Amanda Chidester is the reigning NPF Player of the Year.  

-  Amanda Chidester was named Big Ten Player of the Year twice in college.

-  Amanda Chidester also plays as an Infielder. 

-  Amanda Chidester was also mentioned on the Mitten State Sports Report on September 12th, 2020. 

For more information about the USA Softball Team click on  https://www.teamusa.org/USA-Softball 

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Wahoos 25-18 Lah-De-Dahs

 

Scroll down to see exclusive photographs of Vintage Base Ball at Greenfield Village.

     On Sunday, August 1st, the Wahoo Base Ball Club of Royal Oak (in gray) defeated the Greenfield Village Lah-De-Dahs Base Ball Club (in red) 25-18 in a Vintage Base Ball match that was played at Greenfield Village in Dearborn.  Vintage Base Ball, or Historic Base Ball is played by the rules of 1867.  Sunday's game was played at Walnut Grove Field.  Greenfield Village is located at 20900 Oakwood Blvd, in Dearborn.  Scroll down to see exclusive photographs of Vintage Base Ball in Dearborn.    

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On Sunday, August 1st, the Royal Oak Wahoos defeated the Lah-De-Dahs 25-18.

Vintage Base Ball, or Historic Base Ball is played by the rules of 1867.

Sunday's game was played at Walnut Grove Field.

Greenfield Village is located at 20900 Oakwood Blvd, in Dearborn.

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Click on the link below for more information about the Royal Oak Wahoos.

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-  The Lah-De-Dahs Base Ball Club is based on a team from Waterford, Michigan that played in the 1880's. 

-  The Royal Oak Wahoos play their home games at Starr Jaycee Park in Royal Oak.     

-  The Lah-De-Dahs were also featured on the Mitten State Sports Report in June, and July of 2021.

-  Greenfield Village also has another team known as the Greenfield Village Nationals Base Ball Club. 

For more information about The Henry Ford click on  https://www.thehenryford.org 

For more information about the Royal Oak Wahoos click on  https://www.wahoobaseball.com  

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