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During a November 14 sermon, Bart Spencer, senior pastor of the Lighthouse Baptist Church in the city of Holland, suggested parishioners contract the coronavirus to “get it over with.” “COVID, it’s all good. Several people have had COVID, none have died yet,” Spencer said at the in-person service. “It’s OK. Get it, get it over with, press on.” The church resumed indoor worship services in the spring, at the request of its congregants....

Senator Tom Barrett, 39, who represents the 24th District in Michigan’s Senate, tested positive July 31 despite saying he took “reasonable precautions” to protect himself from the virus. Barrett made the announcement August 2, saying he had received his positive test result following a routine screening by the Michigan Army National Guard, of which he is a member. The Army tested Barrett nearly two weeks after he attended a July 18 event, where he collected signatures in a petition drive meant to limit Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer’s use of emergency powers during the coronavirus pandemic....

There were dozens like that on Twitter and in conversations among college football fans and pundits. Pelini, after all, lost his job with his team 9-3. Hoke’s Wolverines are 5-7. They will not play in a bowl game. And maybe it’s just a matter of time before Hoke joins Pelini on the unemployment line. MORE: Pelini fired | 10 possible Hoke replacements | Ohio State-Wisconsin for B1G title Don’t expect Pelini to be on the dole for long....

“That’s a statement in itself that nobody has won there since 2015,” Dantonio told Sporting News on Wednesday. That last victory was against the defending national champions, and Michigan State’s last visit to Ohio Stadium ended in a 48-3 loss in 2017. The Buckeyes (5-0) have won their last 14 Big Ten home games by an average of 28 points per game, and the Spartans enter as 20-point underdogs....

It was not for contracting the coronavirus, which was detected with an antigen test Monday morning and confirmed with a PCR test later. It was for taking up the time of reporters who had to cover this significant story. Izzo has been Michigan State’s head men’s basketball coach since 1996 and has an NCAA championship and eight Final Four appearances. He has been inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame....

The Spartans raced out to a 10-0 lead on the freshmen-laden Wildcats in the first three-plus minutes, and led by 12 at halftime. But Wildcats freshman Julius Randle came alive in the second half, scoring 23 of his 27 points and tying the game at 66-all on two free throws with 4:48 left in the game. PHOTOS: Best shots from the Champions Classic But Michigan State’s work in transition, pushing the ball quickly throughout the game to create easy baskets, and some timely playmaking and shooting from Harris and Appling down the stretch kept the game in the Spartans’ favor....

Don’t get cocky, though. The reason they won’t wear the uniforms again wasn’t because of the negative response to them. PHOTOS: See adidas’ iced-out uniforms Nike approached Michigan State this summer with the concept and the idea of including the Spartans in this season’s Hyper Elite Disruption line of uniforms. It was intended to be a one-off alternate uniform concept, and not necessarily a full-time staple in MSU’s uniform rotation....

The girl was electrocuted in Monroe, south of Detroit, after touching a live electrical wire that had been brought down outside her home. Across Michigan, 630,000 have been left without power according to PowerOutage.US, including 190,000 in Wayne County which covers much of Detroit. At 7.41 p.m. on Monday emergency responders were called to reports a female had been electrocuted on Peters Street, Monroe. In a statement posted on its Facebook page the Monroe Public Safety Department said: “Emergency personnel arrived to discover that the female subject was still in contact with the energized electrical line, which fell as a result of passing thunderstorm....

The Wolverines went into State College as one-point underdogs and needed a late touchdown with 3:29 left in the game, but did enough throughout to move to 9-1 on the season. Penn State lost for the fourth time in five games. Michigan was without star running back Blake Corum, which meant the brunt of the workload fell on Hassan Haskins, who totaled 156 yards on 31 carries to go along with five catches for 45 yards....

The Santa Fe District Attorney said on Thursday that Baldwin would face charges over the accidental shooting on the set of Rust in 2021, causing the death of cinematographer Hutchins. The movie’s armorer, Hannah Gutierrez-Reed, is facing the same charges, while David Halls, Rust’s assistant director, signed a plea agreement for the charge of negligent use of a deadly weapon. He received a suspended sentence and six months of probation....

The Biden administration’s ineptitude resulted in the death of 13 brave American service members during the disastrous retreat from Afghanistan. Every week we are reminded of this glaring mistake. On Sunday, the brother of one of those 13 killed himself near a memorial for the fallen heroes. Last week, we learned that the Taliban is so firmly back in charge in Afghanistan that a top al-Qaeda leader thought he could safely meander out in the open in Kabul....

Jean-Pierre said during a Tuesday press briefing that the White House “received word” that a flight carrying migrants may be heading to Delaware following reports of a suspected flight earlier Tuesday. “We are coordinating closely with state officials and local service providers who are prepared to welcome these families in an orderly manner as they pursue their asylum claims,” Jean-Pierre said. She described the unannounced transport of migrants from Texas as a “political stunt” by Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, who last week flew two planes containing migrants from Texas to Martha’s Vineyard in Massachusetts....

It’s the third ace the 51-year-old hit this season. He surpassed Colin Montgomerie’s record of nine European Tour hole-in-ones after he made his tee shot from 148 yards at the par-3 No. 2. Jimenez is also the first player to hit two holes-in-one at the BMW PGA Championship.

On Wednesday, Shiffrin missed a gate just five seconds into her slalom race, giving her a DNF for the run—meaning she does not qualify to go beyond her first run in that discipline. This happened two days after she crashed only 11 seconds into her giant slalom race, in which she was the defending Olympic gold medalist. After she missed the first gate on Wednesday for her most recent disqualification, Shiffrin sat alone in dejection on the side of that hill in China....

Congratulations, Brendan Shanahan: Your $50 million decision brought immediate results. MORE: Smartest money Leafs could spend | Livid in Buffalo | New future in Detroit Mike Babcock was introduced to the media in the Canadian epicenter of hockey on Thursday. Words from the Leafs’ new coach came at a ceremony that was as much coronation as information. Why the Leafs? “It was trying to figure out what was best for Mike Babcock and his family for the next 10 years,” Babcock said....

The Mets starting pitcher called out an MLB.com reporter Wednesday after Stroman threw five innings and took the loss in New York’s 6-3 defeat to the Boston Red Sox on Tuesday. Stroman, who turned 30 on May 1, has been the Mets’ de facto ace since Jacob deGrom went on the injured list with a forearm injury in July, and has been their best pitcher aside from deGrom this season....

Williams’ missed tackle attempt on Vikings wide receiver Stefon Diggs allowed Diggs to race to the end zone for a game-winning touchdown with no time remaining in the teams’ NFC divisional-round playoff game. STEELE: Diggs has always been capable of big plays The rookie safety was seen sobbing on the field after the play, but he composed himself in the locker room afterward and addressed the play directly with the media....

Speculation that the Russian world No. 7, a five-time Grand Slam champion, would retire was fuelled when it was revealed that she would make a major announcement Monday. PHOTOS: Maria Sharapova through the years But the former world No. 1 stated at a media conference in Los Angeles that she had been notified by the International Tennis Federation of a failed test during the first major of the year in Melbourne....

“I said to Joy Behar during the break, ‘Why are you doing this? I’m a liberal,’” Williamson told The Hollywood Reporter. “She [Joy] said, ‘What are you talking about? I’ve always been good to you.’ I said, ‘Until today you have been.’ I don’t understand it.” Much of her appearance on The View centered on her confusing stance on vaccinations, something she calls a “self-inflicted wound.” But then elaborates that the visit on a whole was tense....

Like the Angels each of the two previous winters, the Mariners made the biggest noise of the offseason, zooming out of nowhere to sign the top free agent. Robinson Cano in Seattle? After nine years with the Yankees? Believe it — to the tune of a Jay-Z orchestrated $240 million, 10-year deal. Now, the Mariners must parlay their enormous pickup into on-field success, unlike the Angels, who spent $440 million combined on Albert Pujols, Josh Hamilton and C....