The Battle of Thermopylae, fought in 480 BCE during the Greco-Persian Wars, remains one of the most well-known conflicts in ...

SPARTA, Mich. — After being diagnosed with cancer 11 months ago, 16-year-old Sparta basketball player Griffin Gullekson is now in remission and crediting the sport he loves for helping him recover.

SPARTA, Wis. (WKBT) -- The Sparta Fire Department responded to three fire calls Tuesday. According to Fire Chief Mike Arnold, the first call came around 11:30 a.m. for a reported forest fire on ...

SPARTA, Mich. — A high school athlete from Sparta is being recognized at the state level for far more than his game on the basketball court. Griffin Gullekson, a student at Sparta High School, has ...

CARTHAGE, Mo. — Carthage faced a 5-point deficit after one quarter of play on Friday night when Sparta came to town. The Tigers were trailing by 5 at halftime as well, 22-17. They never got any closer ...

Nigel Hasselbaink scored a crucial brace to help Excelsior win 3-2 at Sparta Rotterdam. Hasselbaink's 48th minute winner moved Excelsior out of the Eredivisie relegation play-off zone at the expense ...

Sparta Girls Basketball picked up a 46-31 win at Logan Friday night to end a five game MVC losing streak. Defense set the tone early, with both sides forcing the opposition to turn the ball over. The ...

KENT COUNTY, MI -- Multiple fire crews responded to the scene of an industrial fire Thursday at Cascade Die Casting Group in Sparta. The fire was reported through the fire alarm Thursday, June 1 about ...