Follow him on Twitter@tsspangler. This article originally appeared on Detroit Free Press: Biden awards Medal of Freedom to Magic Johnson, George Romney ...

SALT LAKE CITY — President Joe Biden awarded the Medal of Freedom to George Romney, the late governor of Michigan and secretary of Housing and Urban Development during the Nixon administration.

Basketball Hall of Famer Earvin "Magic" Johnson and the late George Romney, who served three two-year terms as the state's governor. The White House sent out an embargoed release about the awards ...