From: Detroit Free Press on Mon, Aug 16 2010 2:57 PM

By MANDI WRIGHTDFP--The BMX track at Waterford Oaks Park is alive and jumping and biking and BMXing for all skill levels is available. For more info. check out

From: Detroit Free Press on Mon, Aug 16 2010 2:57 PM

Jimmie Johnson says he has come close to winning and has high hopes at Michigan International Speedway, where he is 0-for-17 for his Sprint Cup career.

From: Detroit Free Press on Mon, Aug 09 2010 10:52 PM

By MANDI WRIGHT//DFP--As summer winds down football is cranking up. We take a peek at the first day of high school football workouts.

From: Detroit Free Press on Sun, Aug 08 2010 10:52 PM

There’s a reason that fly-in lakes have good fishing. It's because most of them see fewer anglers in a summer than many lakes see in a day, and Granite Hill Lake in Ontario is no exception.

From: Detroit Free Press on Mon, Aug 02 2010 10:46 PM

Capt. Steve Jones explains why Lake St. Clair near Detroit has become the primier muskellunge fishery in North America, and why he thinks it will finally produce a true 50-pound muskie.

From: Detroit Free Press on Sat, Jul 31 2010 10:45 PM

Terrell Owens talks after his first practice about the trail to signing with the Bengals. Producer: Stacy Doose.

From: Detroit Free Press on Thu, Jul 29 2010 10:45 PM

The buzz around Training Camp is all about TO. Producer: Stacy Doose.

From: Detroit Free Press on Tue, Jul 27 2010 10:45 PM

MANDI WRIGHT//DFP--Chicks with Sticks is a hockey organization for women beginner players. Championship games will be played Thursday July 29, 2010 at Viking Arena in Hazel Park. For more information go to the Chicks With Sticks Facebook page.

From: Detroit Free Press on Mon, Jul 19 2010 10:15 PM

Football enthusiast ages 8-14 take the field at the Lions training facility in Allen Park. For more information go to www.detroitlions.com/youth-programs/youth-football.html

From: Detroit Free Press on Mon, Jul 12 2010 9:28 PM

A special presentation on the life and death of Ernie Harwell, legendary Detroit Tigers announcer.

From: Detroit Free Press on Sat, Jul 10 2010 9:22 PM

A special presentation on the life and death of Ernie Harwell, legendary Detroit Tigers announcer.

From: Detroit Free Press on Fri, Jul 09 2010 9:14 PM

Longtime Detroit Tigers broadcaster Ernie Harwell talks with the media before he thanks fans and is honored by the team tonight at Comerica Park.

From: Detroit Free Press on Wed, Jun 30 2010 8:50 PM

JULIAN H. GONZALEZ/DFP Beverly Drain from Trenton, MI took up fencing to celebate her 60th birthday at the Salle d’Etroit fencing club in Livonia, MI.

From: Detroit Free Press on Tue, Jun 29 2010 8:49 PM

Roscommon County Sheriff deputies arrested Lions president Tom Lewand for suspicion of drunken driving. The sheriff department provided to the Free Press on Monday its police report on the incident and a 20-minute video.The Lions declined comment.

From: Detroit Free Press on Sun, Jun 20 2010 8:35 PM

A look back the 60-year history of an Omaha, Neb. landmark, and what it means to those who have visited, coached and played inside its walls.

From: Detroit Free Press on Thu, Jun 17 2010 8:34 PM

LUNA PIER, Mi. — Six anglers who went fishing on Lake Erie caught a limit of walleyes. And they say spliiting the cost of a charter several times each summer is a lot cheaper than owning and maintaining a big water boat.

From: Detroit Free Press on Sat, Jun 12 2010 8:33 PM

The first World Cup to be held in Africa is a cause for celebration in host country South Africa. A look at the country and the competition venues through the magic of Google Earth.

From: Detroit Free Press on Wed, Jun 09 2010 8:32 PM

Jimmie Johnson talks about how fuel mileage usually plays a factor at Michigan International Speedway.

From: Detroit Free Press on Mon, Jun 07 2010 8:31 PM

Growing up poor — but plenty rich. Working on the farm. Listening to his father read poetry. Playing basketball with rags his mother sewed into a ball; playing baseball with a neighbor named Branch McCracken. And learning hard lessons from a first coach, a man Wooden would never forget.

From: Detroit Free Press on Sun, Jun 06 2010 8:31 PM

Tuesday morning, a Twin Cities golf pro attempted to break the world record for the fastest round of golf by one player: 27 minutes, 9 seconds.