By DICK SCANLON Associated Press ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Harold Castro hit his first home run of the year with two outs in the ninth inning, a tiebreaking shot that sent the Detroit Tigers past the Tampa Bay Rays 3-2 on Monday night for their season-best fourth straight victory. “I know ...
By ANDREW SELIGMAN AP Sports Writer CHICAGO — The Orlando Magic won the NBA draft lottery Tuesday night and landed the No. 1 overall pick for the first time since they got Dwight Howard in 2004. It’s the fourth time lottery luck struck for the Magic, who won in back-to-back years in 1992 ...
By BRIAN MAHONEY AP Basketball Writer Time for the NBA draft lottery, where some team will get a nice reward for a miserable season. Not the Los Angeles Lakers, though. Their misery is set to make a good year even better for the New Orleans Pelicans. The Pelicans are the lone playoff team ...
By DANA GAURUDER Associated Press DETROIT — Miguel Cabrera blasted his 505th career home run, Tarik Skubal equaled his career high with 11 strikeouts, and the Detroit Tigers completed their first series sweep this season by defeating the Baltimore Orioles 5-1 on Sunday. Cabrera had two ...
By DAVE HOGG Associated Press DETROIT — Tigers starter Michael Pineda exited early after a line drive broke a finger on his pitching hand and the Detroit bullpen dominated the rest of the way, teaming on a four-hitter to beat the Baltimore Orioles 3-0 Saturday. Pineda retired all four ...
ALLEN PARK (AP) — The Detroit Lions signed defensive end Aidan Hutchinson to a $35.7 million, four-year contract with a team option for a fifth season on Friday. Hutchinson’s fully guaranteed deal includes a $23.15 million signing bonus, according to his agent, Mike McCartney. Detroit ...
DETROIT (AP) — A Michigan court has reinstated a lawsuit by a former college gymnastics coach who claims he was defamed on Twitter by an ESPN reporter linking him to disgraced sports doctor Larry Nassar and a controversial coach. The 3-0 decision by the state appeals court means the case ...
By DANA GAURUDER Associated Press DETROIT — Zach Logue pitched seven sharp innings in his second major league start and the Oakland Athletics spoiled the debut of Joey Wentz by thumping the floundering Detroit Tigers 9-0 on Wednesday night. Sean Murphy and Kevin Smith each drove in two ...
"We had a bad start and a bad finish to the game, but we did show some life in the middle. It’s just another way to lose." — A.J. Hinch, Detroit Tigers manager, on Thursday’s loss ------------------ By DAVE HOGG Associated Press DETROIT — Seth Brown hit a tiebreaking, two-run ...
By DAVE HOGG Associated Press DETROIT — Tarik Skubal was planning to head to the mound for the day’s first pitch. Then he realized the Detroit Tigers were the visiting team at Comerica Park and Oakland’s Frankie Montas would be on the rubber. “Thank God someone mentioned it before ...
(AP) — The Montreal Canadiens are not only hosting the NHL draft in July, they’ll have a chance to be the headliners after winning the draft lottery on Tuesday night. The Canadiens followed a turbulent season in which they finished last in the overall standings by retaining the right to ...
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Adreian Payne, a former Michigan State basketball standout and NBA player, has died in a shooting. He was 31. The Orange County Sheriff’s Office said deputies responded to a shooting at 1:34 a.m. Monday when Payne was identified and taken to a hospital where he was ...
Trotz facts: • Stanley Cup winner with Washington Capitals, 2018 • Coached New York Islanders to Eastern Conference finals each of the last 2 years • Coached Nashville Predators for their first 15 seasons, making playoffs 7 times • 914 regular-season wins 3rd most in ...
By JORDAN GODWIN Associated Press HOUSTON — Aledmys Diaz hit a grand slam, Jake Odorizzi threw five innings of one-hit ball and the Houston Astros beat the Detroit Tigers 5-0 on Sunday for a four-game sweep and their seventh straight win. Diaz’s second home run of the season came in the ...
By KRISTIE RIEKEN AP Sports Writer HOUSTON — Jose Altuve homered early, and Michael Brantley tripled in a two-run eighth to help the Houston Astros run their winning streak to a season-best six games with a 3-2 victory over the Detroit Tigers on Saturday. This was the third straight day the ...
By DAVE HOGG Associated Press DETROIT — Bryan Reynolds doubled in Pittsburgh’s two-run seventh inning, and the Pirates beat the Detroit Tigers 7-2 to split Wednesday’s doubleheader. The Tigers won the first game 3-2 with the help of two key errors by the Pirates. After pitching 4 2/3 ...
DETROIT (AP) — Tuesday’s game between the Pittsburgh Pirates and Tigers in Detroit was rained out, and will be made up as part of a doubleheader today. The postponement was announced several hours before the game was supposed to begin, and will be made up at 1:10 p.m. today in a straight ...
By BOB TRIPI Associated Press ALLEN PARK — The Detroit Lions continued to make big investments on defense in the NFL draft and are hoping that they result in immediate rewards to a franchise that has struggled in recent seasons. “We definitely felt like we got better as an organization ...
By LARRY LAGE AP Hockey Writer The Detroit Red Wings celebrated the return of Steve Yzerman three years ago, expecting one of their all-time greats to turn around the franchise as general manager. It hasn’t happened yet. Looking to shake up the rebuild, Yzerman fired coach Jeff Blashill ...
LOS ANGELES — Walker Buehler pitched five scoreless innings and the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Detroit Tigers 6-3 on Sunday, overcoming Miguel Cabrera’s 503rd career home run and his first this season. Cabrera hit a two-run homer off reliever Phil Bickford in the eighth inning to help ...