What if every person you meet, including those you’ve yet to cross paths with, is quietly tethered to you by a single thread you can't even see? That's the premise of the invisible string theory. The ...

Before he became one of the biggest stars in bluegrass and country music, Billy Strings grew up in Muir, a small community located between Lansing and Grand Rapids. The Grammy Award-winning artist is ...

Lakers point guard Luka Dončić was the top vote-getter among fans for the 2026 All-Star Game. Katelyn Mulcahy / Getty Images Just one year after making major changes to its All-Star Game format, the ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — West Michigan’s Billy Strings won a third Grammy Award on Sunday night. The Muir native took home Best Bluegrass Album for “Highway Prayers,” which was released in ...

IONIA COUNTY, MI — Two week after teasing an Ionia County homecoming, bluegrass phenom Billy Strings made it official. Strings, born William Apostol, announced Tuesday, Jan. 27, that he would be ...

Nate Ruess always dreamed about deafening, distorted guitars. So, in early 2023, he went out and bought a Gibson SG and began writing capital-R rock songs. Never mind that he’d largely opted out of ...

For many fans, last week’s announcement that NASCAR was returning to a modernized version of The Chase marked a welcome pivot for the sport. The previous elimination-style playoff system provided ...

Kyle Larson won the final championship in NASCAR's playoff era, lifting his second Cup Series title in November. Mark J. Rebilas-Imagn Images No one has ever driven a DeLorean in a NASCAR event, but ...

Billy Strings paid tribute to Bob Weir following news of the Grateful Dead guitarist’s death Saturday at the age of 78. “We are all completely devastated but I also can’t help but feel like he is at ...

Learning to play guitar as a young boy growing up in Michigan, Billy Strings never saw it as a viable career path. Instead, he assumed he’d eventually “wither away in prison” or end up a drug addict.

Back in 2020, the NFL introduced a new playoff format focused on two key areas — more teams and an expanded wild-card round. Here's everything you need to know about the NFL postseason format: ...