EAST LANSING — The representative council of the Michigan High School Athletic Association has approved the expansion of personal branding activities, allowing student-athletes at MHSAA member schools to benefit from such opportunities.

SOUTH LYON — The South Lyon Unified boys hockey team has put together a remarkable season and finds itself sitting in a tie at the top of the Lakes Valley Conference.

TROY — A nonprofit is celebrating more than a half-century of helping kids play ball.

SOUTHFIELD — The fifth grade girls basketball team from Southfield Christian School has gone undefeated for the last two years, and the girls attribute this success to their teamwork, faith and attitudes on and off the court.

NOVI — In the past, winter months meant the end of golf season for most metro Detroiters; however, in the modern age, that’s no longer the case.

PONTIAC — Online registration will open Feb. 1 for Oakland County’s Adaptive Recreation Experience.

TROY — Troy United’s boys hockey team has already clinched a first-place finish in the OAA White with a month left in the season as the program continues its incredible improvement.

SOUTHFIELD — After being dubbed the 2025 Detroit Lions Fans of the Year, Southfield mother-daughter duo Ninotchka Jackson-Wright and Kyla Wright are competing for the title of the Ultimate NFL Fan of the Year.

SOUTHFIELD — Southfield resident Shawn Smith has been selected to be the referee of Super Bowl LX on Feb. 8 in Santa Clara, California.

BIRMINGHAM — The Maroon Cup swim meet between Seaholm High School and the University of Detroit Jesuit returns for a second year at 11 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 31, in the Seaholm pool.

DETROIT — Potholes are rarely a selling point, but in Detroit, they’ve become part of what makes the city’s IndyCar race one of the most demanding stops on the circuit.

METRO DETROIT — Ticket sales have begun for the Professional Disc Golf Association Professional Disc Golf World Championships presented by 1st Phorm, which will take place at the end of the summer at Kensington Metropark.

UTICA — The home of the United Shore Professional Baseball League has rebranded its ballpark’s name to UWM Field, the league announced on Jan 13.

METRO DETROIT — Anyone who donates blood for the American Red Cross before Jan. 25 will automatically be entered to win a trip for two to Super Bowl LX in February in Santa Clara, California.

DETROIT — Roger Faulkner, the co-founder of the Detroit Express, of the North American Soccer League, and former president of the Michigan Soccer Association, is releasing a book, “You Can’t Get There from Here: My Soccer Journey from Derby to Detroit,” on Feb. 24.

OAKLAND COUNTY — The holiday season is over, but Oakland County Parks and Recreation is still offering a full schedule of events and activities for metro Detroiters this winter.

DETROIT — Registration is open for all four sessions of the Born in Detroit Baseball Camp that will be held at the Wayne State University athletics campus on Jan 31 and Feb 7.

DETROIT — The NCAA and the Detroit Local Organizing Committee revealed the logo for the 2027 Men’s Final Four on Friday, Dec 19, at Ford Field. The tournament games will take place at Ford Field on April 3 and April 5, 2027.

ROSEVILLE — Sometimes the Detroit Lions fumble on the field, and other times their true grit takes them to victory.

ST. CLAIR SHORES — Lakeview High School senior Vincenzo Pizzo is a 6-foot 6-inch lineman on the football team and will continue his football career at the University of Toledo next year.