My name is Beau Troutman. I am obsessed with British indie rock. From May 30 to June 6, I did a British music tour across Manchester, UK, London, UK and Dublin, Ireland. I saw Liam Gallagher in concert twice, and Noel Gallagher once. This is my story.

Sean Lawrence said his son wasn’t named, “Jordan” by coincidence. Walking through the basement of the Lawrence home, one will come across a personal basketball court and gym — built by the Lawrences themselves — with several posters of Bulls’ legend Michael Jordan adorning the walls.

GRAND RAPIDS — Picture him, and the universally-known look that so many basketball fans grew accustomed to in the mid-2000s comes to mind. Afro, arm bands, and the red No. 3. To many people, that is Ben Wallace. But if you wer...

GRAND RAPIDS - Charlotte Checkers' Tom McCollum skated out to his goalie crease for the start of a shootout Wednesday at Van Andel Arena, about as fitting a finish as it could get for the former Grand Rapids Griffins standout. Across the ice was Jared Coreau, a teammate for four years who looked up to him as a mentor. Only this time, McCollum was an opponent. The shootout went to the fourth round before Griffins' rookie defenseman Filip Hronek scored for a 2-1 win. McCollum wanted to get a win for his new team, but couldn't help but appreciate the moment in his first appearance against his former team. "It was exciting. It was fun," McCollum said. "Obviously I would have liked to have beaten him. Unfortunately he got the edge tonight."

At the end of his interview on the nationally syndicated Jim Rome sports radio show, Grand Valley State football standout Alton Voss wanted America to get one thing straight. “I want to clarify one thing,” Voss said on the show Thursday, Feb. 16. “I’m 6’3”, 260 lbs. I just wanted to get that out there.” “You got it!” Rome replied. “Six-three, 260. And don’t you cheat him on any of this stuff.” Listeners across the entire country heard not only Voss’s correct height and weight, but a story that’s been told time and time again in Allendale and West Michigan: the Alton Voss story.

Where he’s been since then and what he’s done to get where he is now is not lost on him. Judon, standing among future hall of famers, perennial all-stars and up-and-comers just like himself, smiles at the thought of that wiry Michigan kid trying to find his way on the football field. He never could have dreamed where that kid would end up. “You know, you really can’t envision this,” Judon said. “You have what you think it’s going to be, but it’s nothing like that. It’s a lot of work that you don’t see. You expect it, but you don’t know how hard it’s going to be. “It’s everything and more that I dreamed about.”

A record-setting Lubbers Stadium crowd of 16,889 attendees watched the Lakers win their first regular season matchup with the Bulldogs since 2011. The vast majority of the student section—which was jam-packed with students in the bleachers and on the student hill—cleared out at halftime, leaving only a handful of Laker faithful to watch the second-half drama. The Lakers were up 28-6 at the half. So, what did the students who left early miss?

Editor’s note: The Lanthorn covered a CFL game between the Hamilton Tiger-Cats and the Saskatchewan Roughriders in Hamilton, Ontario Aug. 20. Here’s an exclusive look at GVSU’s involvement in the CFL, as well as the differences between Canadian and American football. HAMILTON, Canada -- On the way to the stadium, the minute differences become more apparent. Tim Hortons coffee shops are littered throughout the city the way Starbucks is in the United States. The speed limit is 50 kilometers per hour. A tradition of the locals living in the shadow of the stadium, fans’ cars are parked in the yards of the surrounding houses, the most popular method of game-day parking. The city is adorned in black and gold team colors, but this is not Pittsburgh. Welcome to Hamilton, Ontario.

BENTON HARBOR — Colin Montgomerie stood near the 17th green, waiting for his opportunity to try and cut into Rocco Mediate’s two-stroke lead at the Senior PGA Championships. Then, Mediate hit the bunker shot that sent Harbor Shores Golf Club into a frenzy.