By STEVE MEGARGEE AP Sports Writer The suspense begins to build Wednesday for teams on the NCAA Tournament bubble as more of the major conferences begin postseason play. While the Atlantic Coast Conference began its tournament Tuesday, the Big Ten, Big 12, Pac-12, Southeastern Conference and ...
ALLEN PARK (AP) — The Detroit Lions have signed Tyrell Williams, adding much-needed depth at wide receiver with a player they hope can stay healthy. The Lions made the move Tuesday. Detroit’s top receivers from last season, including Kenny Golladay, are free agents. First-year general ...
By STEVE MEGARGEE AP Sports Writer The coach of the Big Ten’s last national championship team believes the conference’s 20-year title drought could end this season. “We’ve got four or five teams that are on top that could do it,” Michigan State’s Tom Izzo said. “There’s ...
By ERIC OLSON AP Sports Writer Iowa’s Luka Garza is The Associated Press player of the year in the Big Ten Conference for the second year in a row and Michigan’s Juwan Howard is coach of the year. Garza won a split vote with Illinois’ Ayo Dosunmu after being a unanimous pick in 2020. ...
By BRIAN MAHONEY AP Basketball Writer NEW YORK — Blake Griffin is joining the collection of stars in Brooklyn. The six-time All-Star agreed to sign with the Nets, a person with knowledge of the details said Sunday. Griffin became a free agent Friday when he completed a buyout agreement ...
ALLEN PARK (AP) — The Detroit Lions have released linebacker Christian Jones and center Russell Bodine. Detroit also re-signed defensive back Mike Ford on Monday. The Lions signed Jones in 2018 and he had one year left on his contract. He started 42 games over three seasons in Detroit and ...
By LARRY LAGE AP Sports Writer EAST LANSING — Rocket Watts scored 21 points and Aaron Henry had 18 to lead Michigan State to a 70-64 victory over No. 2 Michigan on Sunday that seems to seal coach Tom Izzo’s 23rd consecutive NCAA Tournament bid. The Spartans (15-11, 9-11 Big Ten) have won ...
By BARRY WILNER AP Pro Football Writer It took Sheila Ford Hamp about one second to respond when asked about the potential for women in key roles in the NFL. “The sky is the limit for anything females want to do,” said Hamp, the principal owner of the Detroit Lions. Echoing that ...
By NOAH TRISTER AP Sports Writer DETROIT — Blake Griffin’s time in Detroit is over, another significant step in a rebuilding process that has the Pistons at the bottom of the Eastern Conference. The veteran forward and the Pistons agreed to a contract buyout. “I thank the Pistons ...
By NOAH TRISTER AP Baseball Writer DETROIT — Spencer Torkelson’s spring training began with an early setback when he cut his finger. A rookie mistake by a player who hasn’t even made his major league debut yet. “I was in charge of dinner that night, and I was making this little corn ...
EAST LANSING — High school wrestling tournaments will have a few revisions based on coronavirus concerns. The Michigan High School Athletic Association announced the revisions earlier this week in hopes of reducing the mixing of communities and spread of the virus. The two-tournament ...
By BRIAN MAHONEY AP Basketball Writer NEW YORK — Julius Randle capped his All-Star first half with 27 points, 16 rebounds and seven assists, sending the New York Knicks into the break with a winning record after a 114-104 victory over the Detroit Pistons on Thursday night. RJ Barrett added ...
By NOAH TRISTER AP Sports Writer ANN ARBOR — Franz Wagner scored 19 points, Hunter Dickinson added 14 and No. 2 Michigan wrapped up the Big Ten title with a 69-50 victory over rival Michigan State on Thursday night. The Wolverines (19-2, 14-2) had a chance to clinch the championship based ...
By AARON BEARD AP Sports Writer RALEIGH, N.C. — Jordan Staal and Jesper Fast scored a pair of goals early in the third period to help the Carolina Hurricanes take over and beat the Detroit Red Wings 5-2 on Thursday night. Staal’s goal 45 seconds into the period broke a 2-all tie, while ...
By DICK SCANLON Associated Press TAMPA, Fla. — Wayne Ellington scored 25 points and the Detroit Pistons beat the virus-depleted Toronto Raptors 129-105 on Wednesday night to snap a three-game losing streak. Ellington was 8 of 11 from 3-point range and the Pistons were 20 for 41 overall ...
By LARRY LAGE AP Sports Writer EAST LANSING — Aaron Henry had 18 of his 22 points in the second half, leading Michigan State to a 64-58 win over Indiana on Tuesday night in a matchup of teams on the bubble to play in the NCAA Tournament. “The pressure is on,” Henry said. The Spartans ...
By NOAH TRISTER AP Sports Writer ANN ARBOR — Andre Curbelo scored 11 of his 17 points in the first half as No. 4 Illinois dismantled No. 2 Michigan with a smothering defensive performance, routing the Wol verines 76-53 on Tuesday night. Playing again without injured star Ayo ...
By MITCH STACY AP Sports Writer COLUMBUS, Ohio — Joonas Korpisalo made 19 saves, Columbus scored three second-period goals, and the Blue Jackets won their first game played in front of home fans in more than a year, beating the Detroit Red Wings 4-1 on Tuesday night. Cam Atkinson had a ...
ANN ARBOR (AP) — Texas Tech quarterback Alan Bowman indicated on Twitter on Sunday that he is transferring to Michigan. Bowman, who announced in January that he was entering the transfer portal as a grad transfer, wrote "Lets get to work!! #GoBlue” and posted a picture of someone in a ...
By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer Michigan finally broke the stranglehold of Gonzaga and Baylor atop The Associated Press men’s college basketball poll on Monday, taking advantage of the Bears’ loss at Kansas to leap into the No. 2 spot behind the Bulldogs. Gonzaga continued to hold down ...