By JIMMY GOLEN
AP Sports Writer
BOSTON — Carter Savoie scored with 14:53 gone in overtime, converting on his own rebound to lead Denver past Michigan 3-2 in the Frozen Four semifinal on Thursday night and into the NCAA championship game.
The Pioneers will play for the title Saturday night ...
WINNIPEG, Manitoba (AP) — Sam Gagner scored twice to top 500 career points, and the Detroit Red Wings beat the Winnipeg Jets 3-1 Wednesday night.
Michael Rasmussen had the tiebreaking goal at 9:11 of the third period for Detroit, Dylan Larkin had two assists and Thomas Greiss finished with ...
By BRIAN CALLOWAY
Lansing State Journal
For The Associated Press
Mason Docks may not have been in the conversation to be the state’s Mr. Basketball winner.
But the Williamston senior guard proved he was one of the state’s top talents this winter.
After a year away in Texas, Docks ...
By DOUG FERGUSON
AP Golf Writer
AUGUSTA, Ga. — Tiger Woods playing the Masters again, his shirt as pink as the azaleas at Augusta National, would have been enough reason to celebrate Thursday.
It felt that way to him, too.
Woods twirled his club after good shots, and there were enough. He ...
DETROIT (AP) — Luka Doncic has helped the Dallas Mavericks win 50 games, a relatively rare feat lately for the franchise.
The All-Star guard had 26 points, 14 assists and eight rebounds to lead Dallas in a 131-113 win over the Detroit Pistons on Wednesday night.
The Mavericks reached the ...
By JIMMY GOLEN
AP Sports Writer
BOSTON — Denver’s only other trip East this season didn’t turn out too well, with losses to Boston College and Providence before the long flight back home.
Now back for this weekend’s Frozen Four, the Pioneers don’t have to worry about the Eagles or ...
DETROIT (AP) — Jakub Vrana had a goal and an assist, Alex Nedeljkovic made a season-high 47 saves and had an assist, and the Detroit Red Wings defeated the Boston Bruins 5-3 on Tuesday night.
“It felt like the puck wasn’t going to go in,” Red Wings coach Jeff Blashill ...
(AP) — South Dakota women’s basketball coach Dawn Plitzuweit, who took the Coyotes to a surprising run in the NCAA Women’s Tournament the Sweet 16, was hired last week as coach at West Virginia.
Plitzuweit replaces Mike Carey, who retired two weeks earlier after 21 seasons.
South ...
By MARK DIDTLER
Associated Press
TAMPA, Fla. — Newly acquired Detroit Tigers outfielder Austin Meadows is expected to be ready for opening day Friday against the Chicago White Sox after recently being slowed by an oblique injury.
Meadows was set to play in a simulated game today.
Meadows, ...
By NOAH TRISTER
AP Sports Writer
Gene Shue, a two-time NBA Coach of the Year who won 784 games with the Bullets, 76ers and Clippers, has died. He was 90.
A five-time All-Star as a player for the Pistons, Shue went on to coach for more than two decades. He took the Baltimore Bullets to the ...
KALAMAZOO (AP) — Western Michigan has hired longtime Michigan State assistant Dwayne Stephens to lead its basketball program.
The school made the announcement Monday, adding the move was pending its board’s approval.
Stephens is scheduled to have his first news conference as Broncos coach ...
By STEVEN KAMINSKI
MLive.com
Brady Titus couldn’t have scripted a better ending to his high school basketball career.
Actually, the Tri-unity Christian senior guard would have been hard pressed to script a more impressive career.
The Michigan Associated Press All-State panel has voted ...
By Journal Sports Staff
EAST LANSING — With the season ending barely more than a week ago, high school basketball seasons are probably the most high-profile changes enacted when the Representative Council of the Michigan High School Athletic Association approved a number of items at its ...
By MARK AMBROGI
Associated Press
INDIANAPOLIS — Saddiq Bey scored 31 points and Fred Jackson had 19 to lead the sharpshooting Detroit Pistons past the Indiana Pacers 121-117 on Sunday.
Bey hit 11 of 18 shots, including shooting 7 of 9 on 3-pointers, in 23 minutes. The Pistons, who have won ...
OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — Josh Norris scored three goals for his first career hat trick and the Ottawa Senators completed a sweep of their home-and-home series with the Detroit Red Wings with a 5-2 win Sunday.
Artem Zub and Nikita Zaitsev also scored for the Senators, and Anton Forsberg made 30 ...
By STEVEN KAMINSKI
MLive.com
Forest Hills Central girls basketball coach Kristina Prins has called Theryn Hallock a freak athlete more than once over the past four years.
However, Hallock has continued to amaze her coach right down to the final weeks of her high school days.
“She picked ...
By DAVE HOGG
Associated Press
DETROIT — Saddiq Bey scored 10 of his 20 points in the final 4:23 as the Detroit Pistons pulled away down the stretch and beat the Philadelphia 76ers 102-94 on Thursday night.
“It is huge for us to see that we can play at this level and play well enough to ...
By DANA GAURUDER
Associated Press
DETROIT — Andrew Copp scored 1:34 into overtime and the New York Rangers extended their winning streak to four games by beating the Detroit Red Wings 5-4 on Wednesday night.
Artemi Panarin had a goal and assisted on two others, including Copp’s winner, ...
By LARRY LAGE
AP Sports Writer
DETROIT — The Detroit Tigers are suddenly on the verge of being relevant again after spending big money in free agency to jolt a franchise that has been focused on drafting and developing players in a long rebuilding process.
Detroit was 77-85 last season, ...
By DOUG DONNELLY
For The Associated Press
YPSILANTI — Mya Petticord wants to one day have her own clothing and shoe brand.
She is off to a great start.
The Ypsilanti Arbor Prep senior led the Gators to the Division 3 state championship this season and is the Michigan Associated Press ...