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Grand Rapids nets Detroit Pistons minor league team
The minor league basketball team for the Detroit Pistons will soon be shooting around Grand Rapids.
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Worldplay Sport: inspiring kids one donation at a time
The buy-one, donate-one model for equipment is gaining steam.
A lakeshore-based company is promoting athletics and charitable giving through its business model.
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Outdoor-lifestyle retailer remodels space
A national outdoor-lifestyle retailer has remodeled one of its stores in the region.
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Whitecaps take advantage of opportunity
Most years, Lew Chamberlin likes to scout his team in Florida during spring training.
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Start Garden invests $20K more in golf instruction
A mobile platform for golf instruction has secured $20,000 more in funding from Start Garden.
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Sports apparel chain enters market
A national sports apparel retailer in entering the market at a major shopping center in the region.
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CityHub Cyclery opens in Muskegon
Women-friendly shop is a place to rediscover the joy of biking.
(As seen on WZZM TV 13) A downtown Muskegon shop looks to become a hub for bike fans.
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Final Five hockey teams face-off
Although the Grand Rapids Griffins are out of town, there will still be hockey at Van Andel Arena this weekend.
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Griffins drop puck for cancer research
The defending Calder Cup champions will don purple jerseys and play for cancer research Friday night at Van Andel Arena.
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Business and sports require mental toughness
The Whitecaps need an extra dose of it this winter.
Eddie O’Connor, a sport psychologist and founder of the Performance Excellence Center at Mary Free Bed Rehabilitation Hospital in Grand Rapids, has made 300 presentations to groups and media on mental toughness — the kind that helps both athletes and business executives overcome the slumps and challenges that can lead to failure.
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