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DETROIT (AP) — Pro Football Hall of Famer Calvin Johnson and Olympic gold medalist Jordyn Wieber were inducted into the Michigan Sports Hall of Fame on Friday night. Johnson, known as Megatron, starred at receiver for the Detroit Lions for nine seasons before retiring in 2016.
Opinion: History says the Supper Club fire was no accident Peter Bronson View Comments Ivory-clean Cincinnati has a dirty secret buried in the dim, forgotten past. Long ago, a Faustian bargain was made that was good for the convention business: The northern banks of the Ohio would stay clean – but south of the river, anything goes. Newport, Kentucky became an underworld kingdom, the outlaw grandfather of Las Vegas. It was “Sin City,” “Little Mexico” and “America’s most wicked city,” according to Esquire magazine in 1957. Two decades later it was on the national map again whe...
Cincinnati Magazine Photograph courtesy Peter Bronson One of the deadliest nightclub fires in U.S. history destroyed the Beverly Hills Supper Club in Southgate on May 28, 1977, killing 165 people. Former Enquirer editor and columnist Peter Bronson has published a new book, Forbidden Fruit, about the tragedy’s connections to Northern Kentucky’s long history as a gambling and organized crime hotbed. The fire was no accident, Bronson claims, but in fact flowed from 40 years of “Sin City” corruption linked to the birth of Las Vegas and even JFK’s assassination. What was the Beverly Hi...
Seafarers' wi-fi connects international sailors with loved ones in Australian-first trial WedWednesday 3 updated WedWednesday 3 Wi-fi is installed on ships docked off the Queensland coast in an Australian-first initiative. ( Print text only Cancel It is something many people take for granted, but for thousands of seafarers stuck on ships for up to 14 months at a time, internet connectivity is the only way to see their loved ones. Key points: The joint project is designed to improve the welfare and wellbeing of seafarers The idea is to expand the project to other ports and remote communities i...
Michigan Sports Dec 18, 2020 DETROIT (AP) — Calvin Johnson, Chauncey Billups, Shane Battier and Jordyn Wieber have been selected for the Michigan Sports Hall of Fame, officials said. Former Central Michigan softball coach Margo Jonker and photographer Mary Schroeder are also part of the class of standout amateurs, professionals, contributors and media members that were announced Wednesday. Former Buffalo Bills owner Ralph Wilson, Jr., ex-Albion College and Okemos High football coach Pete Schmidt and longtime Detroit Lions beat writer Tom Kowalski will be honored posthumously in the class. J...