By ANDREW SELIGMAN AP Sports Writer CHICAGO — Yoan Moncada and Jake Lamb supplied the early power. Yasmani Grandal and Tim Anderson delivered late. Lance Lynn came through with another solid start, and Hall of Fame manager Tony La Russa moved into position to make a jump on baseball’s ...
SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) — Niko Kavadas connected on two of Notre Dame’s four home runs and the Irish beat Central Michigan 10-0 on Friday to start the South Bend Regional. Kavadas hit a two-run homer in a three-run fourth and he did the same to spark a six-run sixth. Ryan Cole and David ...
ALLEN PARK (AP) — Detroit Lions defensive tackle Jashon Cornell was suspended by the NFL for the first three games of the season for violating the league’s policy and program on substances of abuse. The NFL said Thursday that Cornell can play in preseason games and participate in practices ...
DETROIT (AP) — The Detroit Pistons hired John Beilein as a senior adviser for player development Wednesday, saying the hope is that the former NBA and Michigan coach can help the young team “maximize its potential.” Owner Tom Gores credited coach Dwane Casey for the decision to add the ...
By TOM KERTSCHER Associated Press MILWAUKEE — Eric Haase and Jonathan Schoop each hit two home runs, Miguel Cabrera had three RBI and the previously light-hitting Detroit Tigers beat the Milwaukee Brewers 10-7 on Tuesday night, ending Milwaukee’s five-game winning streak. Milwaukee’s ...
MILWAUKEE — Luis Urias hit a drive that bounced over the wall and brought home Omar Narvaez with the winning run in the 10th inning as the Milwaukee Brewers edged the Detroit Tigers 3-2 on Monday. The Brewers won their fifth straight and snapped the Tigers’ three-game winning ...
By DAVE HOGG Associated Press DETROIT — Rookie Tarik Skubal pitched six shutout innings, and the Detroit Tigers beat New York 6-2 Sunday for their first home series sweep of the Yankees in 21 years. “We’ve been picking things up for a couple weeks now, but it is still great to see this ...
By NOAH TRISTER AP Baseball Writer DETROIT — The Cleveland Indians were on the right side of this no-hit bid. Shane Bieber couldn’t complete it, but his outstanding performance boosted a pitching staff that could use a lift. Bieber struck out 12 in seven one-hit innings, and the Indians ...
DETROIT (AP) — On the same day the Tigers’ general manager Al Avila criticized his team’s defense, Detroit made enough plays in the field to win a game in which it had just three hits and scored once. Niko Goodrum doubled, advanced on Jake Rogers’ bunt and scored on Robbie Grossman’s ...
By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES — Matthew Stafford says his offseason thumb surgery isn’t an impediment to anything he wants to do during his first offseason workouts with the Los Angeles Rams. Learning a new offense and getting to know every player in the Rams’ locker ...
By NOAH TRISTER AP Baseball Writer DETROIT — Terry Francona could only watch as the ball sailed toward shallow right field. Jordan Luplow was either going to make the catch and win the game for Cleveland, or Detroit was going to score a run or two. “It’s like your stomach’s in your ...
ANN ARBOR (AP) — A committee proposed that the University of Michigan remove Fielding Yost’s name from the campus ice arena after a review of his work, including his refusal to let a Black football player play a Southern school in 1934. Yost spent about 40 years in Ann Arbor as football ...
By Journal Sports Staff MARQUETTE — One day after announcing the return of the MacNaughton Cup, the CCHA did it again for another trophy on Wednesday. The newly reformed conference springing from members of the WCHA said it had secured the rights to the Mason Cup, which will be presented to ...
DETROIT (AP) — A former Michigan State University basketball star was arrested Monday in the fatal shooting of a 66-year-old man in Detroit, police said. Keith Appling, 29, was arrested in Chelsea, 60 miles west of Detroit. A gun was recovered, police said. Police said he’s accused of ...
DETROIT (AP) — Detroit police named a former Michigan State University basketball star as the suspect in a deadly shooting late Saturday. Keith Appling, 29, was wanted in connection to the shooting death of a 66-year-old man, according to a police news release. The slain man was not ...
SAULT STE. MARIE — Head coach Damon Whitten and Lake Superior State agreed to a multiyear contract extension of the head hockey coach’s contract, the university in Sault Ste. Marie announced on Thursday. Whitten agreed to terms on a six-year contract, extending his stay with the Lakers ...
By CODY FRIESEN Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Carlos Santana belted a two-run homer in the bottom of the ninth inning to give the Kansas City Royals a 3-2 victory over the Detroit Tigers on Sunday. Kansas City was held to three hits until the ninth, when Whit Merrifield led off with ...
By CHRIS TALBOTT Associated Press SEATTLE — Tarik Skubal struck out a career-high nine in his first win of the season, Harold Castro drove in three runs and the Detroit Tigers beat the Seattle Mariners 6-2 on Wednesday night. Skubal (1-6) scattered four hits over five innings, showing ...
By ED WHITE Associated Press DETROIT — A student sued the University of Michigan on Thursday to try to force changes in how the school protects the campus from sexual misconduct, the latest strike after a year of scandals involving a doctor and the chief academic officer. The class-action ...
By TIM BOOTH AP Sports Writer SEATTLE — Spencer Turnbull walked out of the bullpen Tuesday night feeling terrible, hoping a shaky pregame warmup would dissipate once he stepped on the mound. A few hours later, Turnbull was being slammed in the face with a shaving cream pie and doused in ...