Grand Rapids Business Journal

EAST LANSING — Michigan State University basketball coach Tom Izzo added former Spartans guard Thomas Kelley to his staff on Friday.

The local G League affiliate of the Denver Nuggets found a new venue, following the closure of the DeltaPlex. 

A Michigan native at East Carolina University collaborated with a high-profile design studio to bring a fresh vision to basketball. 

A Black-owned training center is partnering with a national soccer club. 

An upcoming arena closure will displace Grand Rapids’ local basketball team. 

A new fitness franchise is open in Grand Rapids.

A local personal training studio launched a nonprofit during the pandemic and now is looking to open another studio to meet a community need.Brian...

The Grand Rapids Sports Hall of Fame is celebrating its 50th year as an organization. 

What started as a passion project for a West Michigan resident is now a national movement that captured the attention of a well-known marathon race.

The Seattle Kraken agreed to terms Sunday with top prospect Matty Beniers, making him the latest University of Michigan player to jump immediately to the NHL.

EAST LANSING — Danton Cole won’t return as Michigan State hockey coach after a 58-101-12 record over five seasons.

A sports championship tournament is returning to Grand Rapids.

A grant program in its third year of bringing relief to Kalamazoo microbusinesses will offer two additional rounds in 2022.

The Kalamazoo Optimist Hockey Association (KOHA) will host a hockey championship tournament.

The Grand Rapids Advanced Fencing Academy will host a tournament with multiple divisions in March.

The economic impact of sports tourism in West Michigan exceeded pre-pandemic levels in 2021. 

(As seen on WZZM TV 13) While cruise ship industry profits and stock values sank faster than a rock in water during the pandemic, Michigan's recreational boating industry not only remained afloat, but thrived with near-record sales.

With less than three minutes on the game clock in the fourth quarter, fans erupted in cheers as Grand Rapids Gold shooting guard Davon Reed knocked down a 3-pointer to give the Gold the lead and eventually the win in its home opener against the Motor City Cruise, the NBA G League affiliate of the Detroit Pistons.

A new bowling venue will open this weekend in downtown Grand Rapids.

The West Michigan Sports Commission (WMSC) chose new leaders.

Ferris State University students will return to Colorado to participate in the 2022 winter games.

(As seen on WZZM TV 13) The pandemic forced people to rethink how they would protect their health and well-being in 2021, and one of the ways they did so was by retreating to the outdoors. 

Many industries have been negatively impacted by the pandemic, but there is at least one industry that has benefited from it.

Davenport University President Richard Pappas was appointed to the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division II President Council.

Sports is proving to be vital in reviving the tourism industry in West Michigan as it emerges from the pandemic, but not just any sports.