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How are Lions fans feeling after Bears’ thrilling win vs. Packers?

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2 weeks ago

January 11, 2026

How are Lions fans feeling after Bears’ thrilling win vs. Packers?

The NFL showed on Saturday why they’re the best league in professional American sports. Both Wild Card games were phenomenal, and the dramatic finishes in each game were jaw-dropping. But let’s put aside the thrilling Rams vs. Panthers finish, because the nightcap was far more interesting to Detroit Lions fans.

The Chicago Bears somehow mounted yet another fourth-quarter comeback against the Green Bay Packers in what is already a defining moment in Ben Johnson’s career as the Bears head coach. I got a sense from most Lions fans that they were rooting against Johnson and the Bears for obvious reasons: It’s tough to watch your offensive coordinator go out there and win the division and beat the Packers in the playoffs in his first year.

But there was also a strong contingent of Lions fans out there after Saturday’s outstanding drama reminding people that the Packers remain enemy No. 1—a sentiment I happen to agree with.

So today’s Question of the Day is:

How are you feeling after the Bears’ wild win over the Packers?

My answer: I was definitely among the people rooting against the Bears on Saturday night. For me, it was less about Ben Johnson and more about the Bears being exposed as somewhat fraudulent. Their defense is bad and over-reliant on turnovers, and the last-second comebacks are completely unsustainable. In both of those senses, Saturday was a miserable failure for those narratives. I mean, this statistic is absolutely ridiculous:

And as much as I hate to do it, I have to give the Bears defense credit for changing up their gameplan out of the half, making Jordan Love look uncomfortable for the final two quarters, and holding Green Bay to just six second-half points without even forcing a turnover. As for the comebacks, they can’t keep getting away with it, right???

All of that said, I was still grinning ear-to-ear after the game. For one, I just love dramatic, entertaining football. I’ll take that result any day over the Packers beating the Bears 42-0.

Additionally, the Packers just had their hearts ripped out. One of the most pompous and smug franchises in all of sports now has to sit there and come to terms with blowing an 11-point lead in the final five minutes to their biggest rival. They have to marinate in a 1-4 record in their last five playoff games. And now they have to seriously consider whether their coach—once billed as one of the winningest coaches in NFL history—is the right guy to lead them into the future.

So I’m still brimming with schadenfreude this wonderful Sunday morning, and no amount of “did you write this article from Cancun?” comments will hurt me.

What are your thoughts on the game and the NFC North? Scroll down to the comment section and sound off!

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Supreme Court to decide whether MSU misled Detroit College of Law retirees

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12 hours ago

January 22, 2026

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Supreme Court to decide whether MSU misled Detroit College of Law retirees

LANSING – Michigan Supreme Court justices quizzed attorneys on Jan. 21 about whether Michigan State University failed to uphold contractual obligations made by the former Detroit College of Law after the schools merged was filed soon enough.

Elizabeth Watza, assistant general counsel for MSU, argued that the claim came outside of the statute of limitations, or in other words, wasn’t filed in time.

Mark Cousens, an attorney for a married couple who are both former employees of the Detroit College of Law and believe contractual obligations are owed to them, argued the university misled the couple about its obligations through the merger. And he noted MSU only shared a transfer agreement with the couple after their two-year window to bring a claim expired.

Amy and Robert McCormick filed the lawsuit against MSU in the fall of 2022 after learning of the terms of the merger between the university and the Detroit College of Law, which included terms that MSU would be responsible for paying and performing certain liabilities and obligations. The McCormicks have argued, including successfully in a 2-1 Michigan Court of Appeals decision, that MSU committed an act of fraudulent concealment by not notifying them sooner of the impact of the merger on them.

The McCormicks were both tenured faculty members at the Detroit College of Law before it merged with MSU in the summer of 2020. In 2013, they both agreed to resign from their positions with the law school “in exchange for certain contractual guarantees.” Robert McCormick retired in exchange for benefits, and Amy McCormick continued teaching as an emeritus professor, teaching one class per academic year while maintaining the healthcare coverage she received as a tenured faculty member.

As the merger developed, the couple had concerns about the Detroit College of Law, in whatever future form it took, honoring contractual obligations to them. They received mixed messages from officials, according to their lawsuit.

Amy McCormick was told by a Detroit College of Law dean that the integration would be done through a sale of assets rather than a merger, meaning MSU would not be responsible for any of the DCL’s responsibilities. And an attorney for MSU told Amy McCormick that any contract claims the couple had would have to be made against the Detroit College of Law.

The McCormicks initially pursued a claim against the Detroit College of Law. Then, in May of 2022, MSU notified the couple of the existence of a transfer agreement. Four months later, the couple filed the lawsuit the Supreme Court is hearing.

The McCormicks are arguing that MSU essentially tried to conceal the agreement.

Supreme Court Justice Elizabeth Welch asked Watza whether she believed the clock should reset for any legal filings if fraudulent concealment was found in a case. Watza acknowledged resetting the clock would be appropriate in that instance.

However, Watza told justices that the McCormicks weren’t diligent in their inquiry with university officials about who might be responsible for claims.

Cousens argued MSU is responsible for fraudulently concealing the deal, citing an email from a university lawyer telling the couple the now-defunct entity of the DCL would be solely responsible for any contractual obligations.

“Michigan State hid its liability,” Cousens argued. “Now, this court should not endorse the ability of a defendant to hide behind lies and misrepresentations … the whole point here is Michigan State, deliberately or not deliberately misled the plaintiffs (the McCormicks), and as a result, the plaintiffs could not have known that they should have sued Michigan State, and when they learned, that’s when they filed suit.”

The court is expected to rule in the case at a later date.

Contact Karly Graham at kgraham@lsj.com. Follow her on X at @KarlyGrahamJrn.

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Detroit Red Wings complete sweep of Maple Leafs with 2-1 win in OT

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January 21, 2026

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Detroit Red Wings complete sweep of Maple Leafs with 2-1 win in OT

TORONTO — The Detroit Red Wings and Toronto Maple Leafs played what has become a typical Atlantic Division outing: A three-point game.

Dylan Larkin ensured it would be the Wings celebrating a two-point gain in the standings when he scored at 4:07 of overtime to settle the game on Wednesday, Jan. 21, at 2-1. It was a pretty finish after Moritz Seider knocked down the Leafs’ defender to get Larkin a one-on-one chance at the net.

Simon Edvinsson scored in the first period for the Wings’ only other goal.

The Wings (31-16-4, second in division because the Tampa Bay Lightning have games in hand) came into the night having won the first three meetings against the Leafs this season, with Cam Talbot stealing the first outing at Scotiabank Arena, back in October. In the second appearance in Toronto, John Gibson was in peak form, finishing with 29 saves. The Wings had 41 shots on net, including six in overtime.

Gibson delivered to the standard he’s set since Thanksgiving in the first period, making, among his 11 saves, one on John Tavares as he barreled to the crease in an attempt to stuff the puck across the goal line. The only puck that did cross Gibson’s net was when Scott Laughton was left unattended, giving him time and space to redirect Calle Jarnkrok’s pass into the net for a 1-0 lead five minutes into the game.

The Wings had a couple quality chances during a power play a minute later, but they didn’t break Joseph Woll until the final minute of the first period. Lucas Raymond transported the puck up ice, briefly passing it to Dylan Larkin before getting it back. As Raymond skated backwards towards the goal line, he fired a pass out front that Edvinsson turned into his sixth goal of the season, with 17.7 seconds on the clock, one of 15 shots on net by the Wings in the first period.

The rapid back-and-forth continued in the second period, with Gibson making five saves just while Jacob Bernard-Docker served a penalty for tripping. He made another three when James van Riemsdyk was also called for tripping.

The Wings were called for a third penalty in the second period when officials deemed Edvinsson hooked Laughton on a breakaway, leading to a penalty shot, at 16:41. But Laughton – who has 15 goals and 22 points in his last 21 games against the Wings – fumbled the chance, with the puck slipping off his stick as he approached the net and sliding softly into the paint and into Gibson’s hands. The period ended with a scrum, as the Wings took offense to Simon Benoit knocking over Lucas Raymond.

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What’s Cooking? Metro Detroit Dining News for January 2026

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2 days ago

January 21, 2026

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What’s Cooking? Metro Detroit Dining News for January 2026

A rendering of the first level of Rock & Brews, set to open this spring in downtown Royal Oak. // Rendering courtesy of Rock & Brews

Coming to the Table

Rock & Brews

Where: Royal Oak
Slated to Open: Spring

Rock & Brews — the national restaurant concept founded by KISS’ Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley — plans to make its Michigan debut in downtown Royal Oak this spring in the former HopCat space. As Simmons is fond of saying, “I like being part of a rock and roll band, but I love being part of a rock and roll brand.”

The restaurant will feature three levels: a first-floor dining room; second floor bar with a live concert stage; and third floor open-air rooftop sky lounge with DJing. Beers, “rocktails,” and American fare will make up the menu. Notably, several locations serve a dish named after a Detroit native: Alice Cooper’s Poison Burger. KISS itself has numerous ties to Detroit and Michigan. “Detroit really embraced us before any other city,” Stanley told Howard Stern in 2023, when explaining the inspiration behind the band’s 1976 hit “Detroit Rock City.” 208 West Fifth Ave., Royal Oak; rockandbrews.com

Cardoon

Where: Sylvan Lake
Slated to Open: Spring

From the team behind Sylvan Table comes an all-in-one European-inspired bakery, all-day café, deli, and provisions market highlighting local and seasonal ingredients. Cardoon is designed to be “a place where you can grab everything needed for your upcoming dinner party and also enjoy a glass of wine and bowl of pasta before hurrying home after work,” according to a statement from the business.

The café will serve coffee, beer, wine, and cocktails all day. In the morning, it will feature breakfast plates and pastries. Its full-service deli will have sliced-to-order meats and cheeses. The food menu will include schiacciata and panuozzo sandwiches, fresh pastas, pizzas, rustic breads, and viennoiserie. Other selections include porchetta schiacciata, a Danish-style hot dog, mortadella and pesto panuozzo, Swedish cardamom buns, as well as house-made sausages and cured-in-house charcuterie. Cardoon will be owned by Sylvan Table owners Nicole and Tim Ryan and helmed by Scott Martinelli, the opening executive sous chef at Sylvan Table. 2190 Orchard Lake Road, Sylvan Lake; (website coming soon).

Hunã Bar

Where: Ann Arbor
Slated to Open: February

A new tiki bar is coming to the space below Echelon Kitchen & Bar with eats and drinks from the same staff. Hunã Bar will feature tiki drinks and pu pus prepared by Chef Joseph VanWagner. Additionally, memberships to the bar will be available offering perks like access to events, members-only days, priority reservations, merchandise, and more. 200 S Main St, Ann Arbor; huna.bar
For a list of more openings, see our article Metro Detroit Restaurants on Our Radar for 2026

New Metro Detroit Restaurants, Bars, and Cafés

Lola’s Taco Bar

Where: Grosse Pointe Woods

The interior of Lola’s Taco Bar in Grosse Pointe Woods was designed by Colin Tury. // Photo by Gerard + Belevender

Lola’s Taco Bar celebrated its grand opening on Monday, Jan. 12. It serves tacos, burritos, bowls, queso, rotisserie chicken, margaritas, beers and more in a fast-casual setting. One of its owners, Brandon McRill, founded Rebelle, a Michelin star-winning restaurant in New York City. 20195 Mack Ave., Grosse Pointe Woods; lolastacobar.com
Read our full article on Lola’s Taco Bar here.
Medusa Cucina Siciliana

This Sicily-inspired eatery is the second Detroit restaurant from SheWolf chef-owner Anthony Lombardo — a two-time James Beard Award semifinalist. Medusa officially debuted on Thursday, Jan. 15 in Midtown Detroit. The menu features wine, cocktails, Sicilian street food, pastas, couscous, and small seafood bites like Insalata di Mare (grilled octopus, shrimp, calamari, banana pepper, potato, caper dressing). 644 Selden St., Detroit; medusa-detroit.com
Read our full article on Medusa here.
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Slows Bar BQ Berkley

Founded in Corktown, Slows Bar BQ is known for staples like brisket, pulled pork, ribs, mac ’n cheese, and signature sandwiches like The Yardbird. Its new Berkley location finally opened in late December inside the former Berkley Common building. Weeks before that, it opened another location in downtown Ann Arbor. 3087 12 Mile Rd., Berkley; slowsbarbq.com
Recent Food & Beverage Headlines

Motor City Brewing Works is pausing operations on Feb. 8

Photograph courtesy of Motor City Brewing Works

A Cass Corridor staple for pizzas and house-brewed beers is taking a leave of absence, WXYZ reports. Motor City Brewing Works is the oldest operating microbrewery in Michigan The brewery’s steam line (which operates on Detroit’s 100-year-old thermal steam grid) has corroded, making brewing an impossibility, owner John Linardos tells WXYZ. While closed, the brewery will look for solutions to become independent from the grid and options for the future of the location.
Hygrade Deli has closed and is currently in receivership

The future of a historic deli on Michigan Avenue in Detroit remains uncertain. Hygrade Deli closed in late December and is in receivership after defaulting on two business loans, the Detroit Free Press reports. Hygrade first opened in 1955, over 70 years ago.
Upcoming Dining and Drinks Events

The Fed Community Wine Dinner

When: Wednesday, Jan. 28

Where: The Fed, Clarkston

Cost: Starts at $185 per ticket, available on Tock.

An exclusive wine dinner is happening in The Gold Bar, a “speakeasy”-style bar in the basement of The Fed. The event is open to current and prospective wine locker holders, or simply those who are interested in experiencing a multi-course meal with wine pairings. The evening will feature an afterglow with music from John Arnold.
Vodka Fest 2026

Sample vodkas and meet brand ambassadors from all over the world, who can provide insight on their products. Food is available for purchase, and the evening will feature DJs and dancing. Proceeds from the evening will benefit K9 Charities.
Galentine Night’s Out

Sip champagne and enjoy strolling bites at the hotel’s third annual Galentine Night’s Out Celebration. The night will include a cash bar, live DJ, DIY bath salt making station, bingo, and shopping booths from local vendors.
Super Bowl Sunday Brunch

When: Feb. 8

Where: Grey Ghost, Detroit

Cost: $55 per guest, reserve on Resy.

Get ready for the big game with a multi-course brunch of Super Bowl-inspired fare, with drinks available at additional cost.