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Natasha Bagdasarian, MDHHS chief medical executive, said in a statement on Friday that people should consult their medical care provider except in cases of life-threatening emergencies. “In addition to getting vaccinated, it is important to maintain your routine medical care so that any potential illness gets detected early and can be much more manageable,” Bagdasarian said in the statement. “We urge Michiganders to continue seeking medical care but avoid emergency departments unless they have a life-threatening condition....

The 28-year-old victim, of Lowell, was flown to Spectrum Butterworth Hospital in Grand Rapids in a “serious but stable” condition after being wounded by his 29-year-old sibling, of Saranac, during a hunting trip, Ionia County Sheriff’s Office confirmed in a media release yesterday. Deputies responded to a field in Boston Township at roughly 5:30 p.m. after receiving a report about an accidental shooting, WZZM reported. The call indicated a man had been shot with a muzzle loading rifle at the location, which was close to the intersection of Bell Road and Grand River Avenue....

Michigan’s Board of State Canvassers met remotely on Monday afternoon to certify the results of the presidential race. The board, comprising two Democrats and two Republicans, voted 3 to 0 with one abstention to certify the results. At the time of the vote, Biden was ahead in the Wolverine State by 154,000 votes—roughly 15 times President Donald Trump’s narrow margin of victory over Hillary Clinton in the state during the 2016 election....

That’s the third straight game where Wolverines opponents have taken away Stauskas, and two of them ended in Michigan losses. Stauskas has scored just 25 points in the last three games, an average of 8.3, compared to the 18.4 he averaged in the first 19 games of the season. "I blame myself for that,” Stauskas told reporters, including MLive's Brendan F. Quinn. “I think I haven’t done my part offensively....

Tom Izzo says Friday that guard Bryn Forbes is transferring to become a Spartan after averaging 15.6 points for Cleveland State last season as a sophomore. Izzo was impressed that Forbes scored 22 points against Kentucky last season, a game in which he made seven 3-pointers. Forbes will be eligible to play in the 2015-16 season along with another transfer, former West Virginia high-scoring guard Eron Harris, after both sit out next season....

No. 2 Michigan State escaped a close one, winning 24-21 over a Purdue team that gave the Spartans a scare for the second straight season. MORE: Saturday’s best snapshots | SN Power Poll The Boilermakers had a chance to win the game late, only a field goal down and driving with less than two minutes remaining. They turned the ball over on downs after failing to convert a fourth-and-9. Michigan State had already given Purdue a second chance after a pass interference penalty on fourth-and-10 before....

Forbes is a transfer from Cleveland State, a move that normally would have prevented him from playing this season under NCAA regulations. However, he was cleared without the standard one-year wait and gets to play right away. A 6-3 shooting guard, Forbes received approval because his transfer was because of family hardships involving family illness and a young child, the university said. He has two years of eligibility. Forbes is from Lansing, Mich....

While Michigan left adidas to align with Nike and its Michael Jordan-inspired brand, the school also paid tribute to Willis Ward, the second black player to play football at Michigan. Ward, who wore No. 61 at Michigan, was a teammate of former president Gerald Ford, whose number was 48. MORE: Ranking the top 40 college players | Tennessee safety to honor slain player When Georgia Tech said it wouldn’t play Michigan in 1934 if Willis were to suit up, Michigan decided to sit Ward and play without him....

No. 1 Michigan meets No. 4 Florida State in the East Region semifinal on Sunday in the highest-seeded matchup of the third round. Tip-off is scheduled for 5 p.m. at Bankers Life Fieldhouse in Indianapolis. The game will be televised on CBS. Michigan (22-4) is the lone Big Ten team remaining in the field. The Wolverines have adjusted without Isaiah Livers, who suffered a season-ending stress fracture in his right foot at the Big Ten tournament....

Competition continues with foursomes in action. MORE: Leaderboard | Commentary | Teams: USA | Europe | Images from Gleneagles Three rookies played a huge part in the U.S. resurgence. In the morning’s last match, Phil Mickelson and Keegan Bradley won the final hole to beat McIlroy and Sergio Garcia 1 up to put the U.S. ahead for the first time. Mickelson, who made a short birdie putt on the 18th, and Bradley have won four fourball matches in a row together....

Mark Styninger, the coroner of Washington County in southern Illinois, said an elderly man and his sister were killed around noon CT when a tornado hit their home in the rural community of New Minden. MORE: Frightening images from Soldier Field as storm hits In central Illinois, the town of Washington appeared particularly hard-hit, with one resident saying his neighborhood was wiped out in a matter of seconds by a tornado....

The worker, who came to Taiwan from the Philippines on November 13, reportedly stepped out of his hotel room in Kaohsiung City to give something to a friend next door. Hotel staff caught the migrant worker leaving his hotel room on November 19, during his mandatory 14-day quarantine period, the Kaohsiung Department of Health said in a Sunday press conference, reported on by Taiwan News. Per Taiwan’s regulations, people in quarantine are not allowed to leave their room under any circumstance....

Widely linked with a move to Europe ahead of Saturday’s MLS Cup, Almiron closed the season, and perhaps his MLS career, with yet another star performance. The Premier League may come calling in the coming weeks and, if Saturday was any indication, he’s more than ready. Everything Almiron brings to the table was on full display. There were sequences where he embarrassed those in front of him using his unique combination of skill and pace to help lead the Atlanta United attack....

Jimenez is famous for his laid-back personality on the course, and his taste for fine wines and cigars off it. The 51-year-old Spanish golfer recorded his European Tour-tying ninth hole-in-one Friday at the Spanish Open, and put on a show afterwards — twice. The ace won Jimenez 288 bottles of beer (which is par for the course), a prize he might cherish more than the shot itself. It’s the second time Jimenez has won such a prize; he got 100 bottles of beer a few years ago on a hole-in-one in Portugal....

After three seasons under three different coaches, the club roped in former Real Madrid man Miguel Angel Portugal in the summer of 2017. What transpired was a disappointing and frustrating season for the club. The Lions finished eighth in the league with 19 points from 18 matches and later endured an early exit in the Super Cup against bottom-placed I-League side Churchill Brothers. Miguel Angel Portugal and the club parted ways at the end of the season and the Spanish coach took charge at La Liga 2 club Granada CF....

“I’m running for president to defeat Donald Trump and rebuild America,” Bloomberg, 77, said in a tweet. “I believe my unique set of experiences in business, government, and philanthropy will enable me to win and lead.” He shared a video about his ascent from a middle class family to a business executive to the mayor who led New York City in rebuilding after 9/11. The clip shows a shot of Trump Tower while the narrator states that Bloomberg will make the U....

Chip Kelly is one of the few current coaches to take a chance on Tebow, and one former Hall of Fame coach would take a chance as well. That coach is legendary Bears icon Mike Ditka. MORE: Snapshots of Tim Tebow’s career | Ranking NFL’s best coaches; where’s Kelly? Ditka appeared on 97.5 FM The Fanatic Thursday morning and discussed the upcoming Eagles season. The conversation naturally shifted to Tebow and Ditka gave high praise to the quarterback....

During ESPN’s NFL Monday Night Countdown, an odd noise — one often associated with flatulence — interrupted Cris Carter during his prediction of the Monday Night Football game between the Eagles and Giants. Mike Ditka, the man sitting to Carter’s left, smiled coyly, a noncommittal acceptance that he both smelt it and dealt it. MORE: Let’s laugh at the NFL | Week 6 NFL Hate Index It’s a ridiculous topic....

On Thursday, Sharapova awaited word from the International Tennis Federation on how long she would be suspended. Results from this week’s ITF hearing held in London could take several weeks to be made public. MORE: Who replaced Sharapova? | Ugly truths emerge | Must-see Sharapova images Sharapova, 29, a two-time champion at Roland Garros, remains out of action after testing positive for a banned substance at the Australian Open. She was among athletes using meldonium, which was banned beginning this year as a performance-enhancing drug....

“Five seconds of truth can wash away the dirt of weeks of propaganda,” wrote human rights activist and opposition politician Lev Schlosberg on VKontakte, one of the few social media platforms in Russia not yet restricted by the authorities. He was one of many on the service praising Ovsyannikova for storming the set of a Channel 1 newscast on Monday to hold up a placard that read “Stop the war” and “Here they lie to you....