POP TOPS | POPULAR TOPICS Michigan’s new marriage law raises minimum age to 18 years old https://www.freep.com/story/news/poli... Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer has signed legislation making child marriage illegal in the state, raising the minimum age to marry to 18. Previously, Michigan allowed 16- and 17-year-olds to marry with parental or guardian consent, and judges could give permission to those under 16. Child marriage is legal in most states, with 20 states having no minimum age requirement. The new bills signed by Governor Whitmer prohibit marriage of those under 18, eliminate parental and guardian consent for minor marriages, and remove the provision that considers a minor emancipated if married. Critics of the legislation include GOP lawmakers who voted against the bills. "AUDIO AUDIT" - MUSIC REVIEW Troy Ave - Dear Hater, You Lost (YouTube Music) 10 tracks - 22 minutes Song(s) that stood out: Never Did Get Along Always Say Yes “Scenes I Saw” - MOVIE/SERIES REVIEW Insidious - The Red Door (Ford-Wyoming Drive In Theater) 1 hour; 47 minutes Horror, Mystery "FROM THE STANDS" - SPORTS REVIEW NBA Chet Holmgren impresses in Thunder's Las Vegas summer league opener Chet Holmgren has taken another positive step on his surgically repaired right foot. Holmgren had 16 points and 10 rebounds Saturday, helping the Oklahoma City Thunder beat the Dallas Mavericks 91-80 in their NBA 2K24 Summer League opener Pistons and Isaiah Stewart agree on $64 million, 4-year extension Stewart averaged a career-high 11.3 points and 8.1 rebounds last season. He has averaged nine points and 7.8 rebounds over his three-year career and was entering the last year of his rookie contract. Mavericks’ Kyrie Irving signs 5-year shoe deal with Chinese sportswear company ANTA Irving was also named the Chief Creative Officer at ANTA The lucrative new shoe deal for Irving will also give him the ability to recruit/sign players and other collaborators, and bring a level of manufacturing to the United States to kickstart ANTA’s process to fully distribute in US. NBA approves in-game flopping penalty, expansion of Coach's Challenge for 2023-24 The NBA Board of Governors ruled that game officials will decide flopping penalties and that a team successful in its 1st Coach's Challenge will get a 2nd one in that game The flopping penalty will be assessed by game officials when they perceive a physical act intended to cause a foul on another player. The offending player will be charged with a non-unsportsmanlike technical foul — which means it will not count toward an ejection — and the opposing team will be awarded one free throw. Any player in the game can be designated by his coach to shoot the free throw. Referees can call the “flop” during live play or at the next neutral opportunity to assess the penalty. It is possible that a foul and a flopping violation could be called on the same play. The rule has been adopted on a one-year trial basis.