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Allyssa DeHaan had 22 points and 13 rebounds to help No. 21 Michigan State beat eighth-ranked Xavier 66-53 Wednesday night.
We saw MSU a few weeks ago at Van Andel against Western Michigan. Definitely not one of DeHaan’s better games. Nice to see her rack some up against a top team.
Wow. What a drive into work this morning.
Someone told me that Rush Limbaugh is calling this “Blizzard Al Gore” because big blizzards need names just like tropical storms.
Inches of it. The Kent District Library is closed today due to it.
Though Michiblogger is currently on hiatus, technical issues have forced me to upgrade to Wordpress. Things will be a little weird for a while.
MORE HOT DOGS: A while back I noted Grading West Michigan’s hot dog joints. For those that can’t get enough of the things, be sure to check out Five Hot Dogs That Will Kill You.
The title is an exaggeration. Barely.
NEW WARSHIP ON LAKE MICHIGAN: Freedom (LCS 1) Begins Builder’s Sea Trials
Freedom (LCS 1), put to sea for the first time, marking the beginning of Builder’s Sea Trials for the first-in-class coastal surface combatant.
The agile 378-foot Freedom, designed and built by a Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT]-led industry team, is conducting Builder’s Sea Trials in Lake Michigan. The trials - which are a coordinated effort between the U.S. Navy and the Lockheed Martin team - will include operational testing of the vessel’s propulsion, communications, navigation and mission systems, as well as all related support systems.
LIONS SCREWED AGAIN: Army orders Lions draft pick Campbell to withdraw
Caleb Campbell will not get a chance to play for the Detroit Lions because of a change in military policy.
Campbell was a seventh-round draft pick for the Lions in April. At the time, Army policy would have allowed the West Point graduate to serve as a recruiter if he made the team.
But a subsequent Department of Defense policy has superseded the 2005 Army policy.
Not that this is really a serious blow to the Lions. Campbell wasn’t projected to have a major impact on the team. But it’s just another example of things going from bad to worse for the struggling team.
15 KILOMETERS OF FUN: 2008 Meijer Festival of Races 15K at the Cherry Festival in Traverse City this past weekend:
I ran the race and it was hot and humid. Near the race’s midpoint, on McKinley Street, is a massive hill that doesn’t seem to end. Once you get to the top, it’s even steeper going down the backside. They call that stretch “Mt. McKinley”, and for good reason.
VERY COOL: Download Free PBS Programs from Kent District Library. The price is right.
