This teen has filled some pretty big shoes. Eric Kilburn Jr. — a 16-year-old football player at Goodrich High School in Michigan — has officially set not one but two Guinness World Records. The 6-foot-10 teen has both the largest feet and the largest hands of a living teenager. According to Guinness World Records, the … Read more
Country music star Jelly Roll has been given a special title in Flint, Michigan. Earlier this week, a radio station in Detroit shared a video of Jelly Roll being sworn in by Sheriff Christopher Swanson as a deputy with the Community Cares Task Force. On Saturday, 99.5 WYCD shared to their Instagram account the moment Jelly Roll was … Read more
A personal finance company recently published a survey on the U.S. states with the most money-worried residents – and the results may surprise you. WalletHub published its study, titled “States with the Most People in Financial Distress,” on July 17. The company said that it used nine key metrics, including credit score changes and Internet searches for … Read more
A giant, 40-foot-long slide, notorious for its bumpy rides, is back in business after being shuttered for two years amid safety concerns. The six-lane slide at Belle Isle Park in Detroit, Michigan, which went viral in 2022 after videos emerged showing riders bouncing along its ramp, reopened Friday. This time around, Michigan’s Department of Natural … Read more
Vivid Seats is the New York Post’s official ticketing partner. We may receive revenue from this partnership for sharing this content and/or when you make a purchase. Prepare for the long weekend of a lifetime. On June 20-23, the Electric Forest Festival — where neon meets nature — returns to Rothbury, MI’s Double JJ Ranch for four … Read more
They let the mystery sink in. A Michigan couple doing home renovations discovered a Prohibition-era, 20-foot-deep bootleggers’ tunnel beneath their home that was likely used for smuggling alcohol into the US. Hayley Gilmartin and her husband, Trevor, who live on Lake Huron — a body of water separating the US from Canada — uncovered the … Read more
Jenna Gibson was just 39 when she was training for a marathon five years ago — but her plans were cut short by a stroke that almost took her life. Nearly 60% of stroke deaths occur in women, according to a recent study by Mayo Clinic — and now Gibson, a Michigan mother of two, aims to help … Read more
Will the real Slim Shady please confirm he’s alive? A fake obituary for Eminem’s alter ego showed up in Monday’s issue of the Detroit Free Press newspaper as promotion for the 51-year-old rapper’s upcoming album, “The Death of Slim Shady (Coup De Grâce),” per Complex. The obituary features a picture of Eminem — who grew up … Read more
J.J. McCarthy’s fiancée Katya Kuropas said goodbye to their college life ahead of the 2024 NFL Draft on Thursday. The former Michigan quarterback, who led the Wolverines to a national title in his final season, is projected as a top-10 pick. “Extremely delayed but… Reminiscing on how amazing this past season was. An abundance of … Read more
A Michigan man stopped for his weekly burger night – and won big. The 57-year-old man from Berrien County, Michigan, wished to remain anonymous, but told the Michigan Lottery that getting a burger and buying lottery tickets was a weekly tradition. “I go to Chatterbox every week for burger night and always buy a few Club … Read more
Staffers at a Michigan restaurant were floored after finding a $10,000 tip left on a recent bill — and stunned to learn of the reason behind the generous gift. “Typically, we’ll see every now and then $100 [tips],” Tim Sweeney, the manager of Mason Jar Cafe’s manager in Benton Harbor told The Hill. “But not ever … Read more
A 29-year-old Michigan chef died last week after battling a rare fungal disease that “ravaged” his lungs. Sometime before Thanksgiving, Ian Pritchard contracted blastomycosis, a fungus-borne illness that targeted and wore out his respiratory system. “They showed us a picture of his lungs, and they literally looked like Swiss cheese,” his father, Ron Pritchard, told … Read more
One suite at NRG Stadium in Houston had plenty of hot takes and high-fives. The CFP national championship game that saw Michigan beat Washington 34-13 on Monday brought out plenty of star power with the likes of Hall of Famers Michael Jordan and Derek Jeter sharing a luxury box with rapper Travis Scott and ESPN’s … Read more
The fallout from the Michigan sign-stealing scandal has continued to cause a civil war in ESPN’s college football department. Last month, former Wolverine great Desmond Howard admonished his ESPN colleague Pete Thamel, who has driven a lot of the reporting on the scandal, for doing his “College GameDay” report from inside Michigan Stadium as opposed … Read more
If the Stoolies existed in 1963, they might’ve solved the JFK assassination. The ardent fans of Barstool Sports have identified two cases in which they believe Connor Stalions appeared in videos featuring company founder and Michigan alum Dave Portnoy. Stalions, a former marine, resigned from the Michigan football program after he was accused of being … Read more
MAYFIELD TOWNSHIP, Mich.— For Kylie Ossege, the 19-year-old college student who survived two deadly mass school shootings in Michigan — one as a senior at Oxford High School in 2021 and another 14 months later as a freshman at Michigan State University — Blaze stands as a source of comfort in a world otherwise shattered … Read more
The most fun possible identity for the shadowy Michigan booster known only by the pseudonym “Uncle T” has been ruled out. Earlier Friday, Yahoo Sports reporters Dan Wetzel and Ross Dellenger broke the news that NCAA investigators discovered that a Michigan booster nicknamed Uncle T was revealed to be at least one of the founders … Read more
ANN ARBOR, Mich. – The University of Michigan has slithered into the top spot as home to the largest snake collection in the world. Oregon State University recently gifted the UM Museum of Zoology 45,000 specimens of reptiles and amphibians. Over 30,000 of those were snakes, which almost doubled the school’s research collection and put … Read more
He’s had dates by the load in different area codes — but just can’t find “the one.” Trekking across the country twice in the hopes of finding Mrs. Right has proved to be an exercise in futility for hapless romantic Matthew Wurnig, who has proudly dated two women from each state in the US and … Read more
Vivid Seats is the New York Post’s official ticketing partner. We may receive revenue from this partnership for sharing this content and/or when you make a purchase. The Biggest Party of the Summer is headed to the Motor City. On Saturday, Aug. 5, WWE SummerSlam dropkicks its way into Detroit, MI’s Ford Field for an … Read more