John Niyo
@johnniyo.bsky.social
Sports columnist for the Detroit News. Husband to one. Father of three. Native Iowan. Proud Michigander. Email/story tips: jniyo@detroitnews.com
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The killing of Alex Pretti is a heartbreaking tragedy. It should also be a wake-up call to every American, regardless of party, that many of our core values as a nation are increasingly under assault.
January 25, 2026 at 5:39 PM
The killing of Alex Pretti is a heartbreaking tragedy. It should also be a wake-up call to every American, regardless of party, that many of our core values as a nation are increasingly under assault.
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The paradox of the current moment is that while none of this is normal, it is also not extraordinary. It is the country in which we live, and we are not going back to a previous era. www.democracydocket.com/opinion/we-c...
We cannot be nostalgic for the United States
The United States is no longer a steady ally and a trusted global power — but an unstable volcano ready to erupt.
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January 25, 2026 at 12:46 AM
The paradox of the current moment is that while none of this is normal, it is also not extraordinary. It is the country in which we live, and we are not going back to a previous era. www.democracydocket.com/opinion/we-c...
‘He was a machine': Trey Burke takes his place among Michigan basketball greats
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'He was a machine': Trey Burke takes his place among Michigan basketball greats
During halftime of Friday's Ohio State game, Trey Burke will go somewhere very few who played at Michigan have — the Crisler Center rafters.
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January 23, 2026 at 11:22 AM
‘He was a machine': Trey Burke takes his place among Michigan basketball greats
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Unwinding Kellogg: Michigan corporate shakeout suffers latest loss
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Unwinding Kellogg: Michigan corporate shakeout suffers latest loss
WK Kellogg Co. is the latest Venerable corporate name to succumb to dismantling, leaving residents in longtime company towns pondering their futures.
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January 22, 2026 at 1:22 PM
Unwinding Kellogg: Michigan corporate shakeout suffers latest loss
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Aaaaand, just FOUR days later, Trump TACO's and calls the whole thing off. Fuhgeddaboutdit -- No more trade war with Europe.
The U.S. sure taught the world a lesson!
(What was that lesson?)
The U.S. sure taught the world a lesson!
(What was that lesson?)
New tariff just dropped.
Americans set to pay an additional 10% tax on all goods from Germany, the UK, France, the Netherlands, Sweden, Norway, Denmark, and Finland.
It starts in two weeks, rising to 25% by June.
(Aside: A trade war with one EU country is a trade war with the entire EU).
Americans set to pay an additional 10% tax on all goods from Germany, the UK, France, the Netherlands, Sweden, Norway, Denmark, and Finland.
It starts in two weeks, rising to 25% by June.
(Aside: A trade war with one EU country is a trade war with the entire EU).
January 21, 2026 at 7:46 PM
Aaaaand, just FOUR days later, Trump TACO's and calls the whole thing off. Fuhgeddaboutdit -- No more trade war with Europe.
The U.S. sure taught the world a lesson!
(What was that lesson?)
The U.S. sure taught the world a lesson!
(What was that lesson?)
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My profile of Bari Weiss, who’s remaking CBS after a lifetime of being a lightning rod for controversy.
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Inside Bari Weiss’s Hostile Takeover of CBS News
The network’s new editor-in-chief has championed a press free from élite bias, while aligning herself with a billionaire class more willing than ever to indulge Donald Trump.
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January 19, 2026 at 1:23 PM
My profile of Bari Weiss, who’s remaking CBS after a lifetime of being a lightning rod for controversy.
www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
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“Trump has sent more federal agents to Minneapolis—several thousand of them—than there are police officers in the city. It’s a fight he wants, and it’s a fight he’s got.” In this week’s column, @sbg1.bsky.social writes about Trump’s escalations in Minnesota. newyorkermag.visitlink.me/rr93ry
January 16, 2026 at 7:00 PM
“Trump has sent more federal agents to Minneapolis—several thousand of them—than there are police officers in the city. It’s a fight he wants, and it’s a fight he’s got.” In this week’s column, @sbg1.bsky.social writes about Trump’s escalations in Minnesota. newyorkermag.visitlink.me/rr93ry
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ICE was holding a 5‑yr‑old autistic child on the street as bait to get a mother to leave her house.
PAXIS can help in this situation with clear instructions of what to do and what not to do— help fund it here: gofund.me/f7c8e7424 and get it into the hands of millions.
PAXIS can help in this situation with clear instructions of what to do and what not to do— help fund it here: gofund.me/f7c8e7424 and get it into the hands of millions.
January 15, 2026 at 2:08 AM
ICE was holding a 5‑yr‑old autistic child on the street as bait to get a mother to leave her house.
PAXIS can help in this situation with clear instructions of what to do and what not to do— help fund it here: gofund.me/f7c8e7424 and get it into the hands of millions.
PAXIS can help in this situation with clear instructions of what to do and what not to do— help fund it here: gofund.me/f7c8e7424 and get it into the hands of millions.
Niyo: With Fears setting pace, MSU ready to make a run
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Niyo: With Fears setting pace, MSU ready to make a run
After a full summer of work, it’s obvious Fears is “feeling like my old self again,” as he put it Tuesday night.
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January 14, 2026 at 7:32 PM
Niyo: With Fears setting pace, MSU ready to make a run
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A few months ago, ICE hired me
I didn't sign and submit any paperwork. I almost certainly failed the drug test. I'm real outspoken about my opposition to the Trump administration, and I am extremely googlable
And yet, there it was, in plain English. "Welcome to ICE!"
My latest for Slate
I didn't sign and submit any paperwork. I almost certainly failed the drug test. I'm real outspoken about my opposition to the Trump administration, and I am extremely googlable
And yet, there it was, in plain English. "Welcome to ICE!"
My latest for Slate
You’ve Heard About Who ICE Is Recruiting. The Truth Is Far Worse. I’m the Proof.
What happens when you do minimal screening before hiring agents, arming them, and sending them into the streets? We're all finding out.
slate.com
January 13, 2026 at 2:11 PM
A few months ago, ICE hired me
I didn't sign and submit any paperwork. I almost certainly failed the drug test. I'm real outspoken about my opposition to the Trump administration, and I am extremely googlable
And yet, there it was, in plain English. "Welcome to ICE!"
My latest for Slate
I didn't sign and submit any paperwork. I almost certainly failed the drug test. I'm real outspoken about my opposition to the Trump administration, and I am extremely googlable
And yet, there it was, in plain English. "Welcome to ICE!"
My latest for Slate
Syracuse University leader tapped as next UM president
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UM regents to hold special meeting to vote on next president
Kent Syverud, a chancellor of Syracuse University, reportedly is to face a vote as the 16th president of UM.
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January 11, 2026 at 11:21 PM
Syracuse University leader tapped as next UM president
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Renee Nicole Good was killed by an ICE officer in Minneapolis—now her family has to cope not only with their loss “but with a campaign designed to justify her killing,” Adam Serwer argues:
First the Shooting. Then the Lies.
The Trump administration has perfected the smear campaign.
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January 9, 2026 at 1:30 PM
Renee Nicole Good was killed by an ICE officer in Minneapolis—now her family has to cope not only with their loss “but with a campaign designed to justify her killing,” Adam Serwer argues:
Took a trip down memory lane with Sergei Fedorov over the holidays, talking about his Red Wings career, his regrets - leaving Detroit is one - and how rewarding it’ll be to finally see his No. 91 join the retired jerseys in the rafters Monday night at LCA:
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January 9, 2026 at 1:19 PM
Took a trip down memory lane with Sergei Fedorov over the holidays, talking about his Red Wings career, his regrets - leaving Detroit is one - and how rewarding it’ll be to finally see his No. 91 join the retired jerseys in the rafters Monday night at LCA:
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Niyo: Wings take flight with 'chance to do special things' in their sights
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Niyo: Wings take flight with 'chance to do special things' in their sights
Patrick Kane's message has been both simple and subtle as he tries to help the division-leading Red Wings keep a good thing going.
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December 31, 2025 at 2:33 AM
Niyo: Wings take flight with 'chance to do special things' in their sights
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Detroit's great newspaper war resumes
“Readers will be the real winners. Competition improves quality and focuses any enterprise on better serving the customers. We intend to fight for your business. And we intend to win,” Nolan Finley writes.
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“Readers will be the real winners. Competition improves quality and focuses any enterprise on better serving the customers. We intend to fight for your business. And we intend to win,” Nolan Finley writes.
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Finley: Detroit's great newspaper war resumes
As one of the last still-working veterans of Detroit's Great Newspaper War, I look forward to the resumption of hostilities.
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December 28, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Detroit's great newspaper war resumes
“Readers will be the real winners. Competition improves quality and focuses any enterprise on better serving the customers. We intend to fight for your business. And we intend to win,” Nolan Finley writes.
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“Readers will be the real winners. Competition improves quality and focuses any enterprise on better serving the customers. We intend to fight for your business. And we intend to win,” Nolan Finley writes.
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HEADLINE: The News, Free Press go head to head again as partnership ends
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December 29, 2025 at 12:45 PM
HEADLINE: The News, Free Press go head to head again as partnership ends
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Niyo: Timing isn't everything, but it brought Michigan, Whittingham together
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Niyo: Timing isn't everything, but it brought Michigan, Kyle Whittingham together
Michigan’s football program turns to Kyle Whittingham to restore some order — and credibility — in a time of crisis.
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December 27, 2025 at 4:18 AM
Niyo: Timing isn't everything, but it brought Michigan, Whittingham together
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BREAKING:
Here’s the 60 Minutes Segment Trump and CBS News Executives Don’t Want You to See
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Here’s the 60 Minutes Segment Trump and CBS News Executives Don’t Want You to See
Video (no paywall): bit.ly/4qn6Jn5
December 23, 2025 at 12:05 AM
BREAKING:
Here’s the 60 Minutes Segment Trump and CBS News Executives Don’t Want You to See
Video (no paywall): bit.ly/4qn6Jn5
Here’s the 60 Minutes Segment Trump and CBS News Executives Don’t Want You to See
Video (no paywall): bit.ly/4qn6Jn5
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NEW: The Trump administration has argued that Fed board member Lisa Cook may have committed mortgage fraud by declaring more than one primary residence on her loans.
We found that Trump once did the very thing he claimed could be a crime.
We found that Trump once did the very thing he claimed could be a crime.
Trump’s Own Mortgages Match His Description of Mortgage Fraud, Records Reveal
The Trump administration has argued that Fed board member Lisa Cook may have committed mortgage fraud by declaring more than one primary residence on her loans. We found Trump once did the very thing he called “deceitful and potentially criminal.”
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December 8, 2025 at 12:00 PM
NEW: The Trump administration has argued that Fed board member Lisa Cook may have committed mortgage fraud by declaring more than one primary residence on her loans.
We found that Trump once did the very thing he claimed could be a crime.
We found that Trump once did the very thing he claimed could be a crime.
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December 7, 2025 at 12:22 AM
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Missed this last week, but very cool to see 3 Tigers beat writers and 2 columnists who cover the team nominated for Michigan Sportswriter of the Year. Congrats to @cmccosky.bsky.social, @codystavenhagen.bsky.social, @davebirkett.bsky.social, @johnniyo.bsky.social and @jeffseidel.bsky.social.
December 2, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Missed this last week, but very cool to see 3 Tigers beat writers and 2 columnists who cover the team nominated for Michigan Sportswriter of the Year. Congrats to @cmccosky.bsky.social, @codystavenhagen.bsky.social, @davebirkett.bsky.social, @johnniyo.bsky.social and @jeffseidel.bsky.social.
Niyo: Pistons streak back to the top, with defense, depth, resolve
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Niyo: Pistons streak back to the top, with defense, depth, resolve
This current 11-game winning streak, which began before Halloween, is tied for the fourth-longest in Pistons history.
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November 21, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Niyo: Pistons streak back to the top, with defense, depth, resolve
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