By NOAH TRISTER AP Sports Writer DETROIT — In a league with so many teams either contending or rebuilding, the Detroit Pistons haven’t been doing much of either. What they did do last season was make a playoff appearance, a rarity in recent years. Now the challenge is to build on ...
By KEITH JENKINS AP Sports Writer GREEN BAY, Wis. — It took Mason Crosby 13 seasons to perform his first Lambeau Leap. The 35-year-old kicker nailed a 23-yard field goal as time expired and jumped into the crowd with a boost from long snapper Hunter Bradley after he finished off a rally ...
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Jonathan Taylor ran for two touchdowns, Wisconsin’s defense posted its fourth shutout of the season and the No. 8 Badgers cruised to a 38-0 win over Michigan State on Saturday. The Spartans’ defense limited Taylor to 80 yards on 26 carries, marking the first time ...
By TERRY TOWERY Associated Press CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — A four-touchdown lead had been whittled to three points and No. 16 Michigan needed a response to Illinois’ 25 straight points. Shea Patterson and the Wolverines put together a long touchdown drive and the Michigan defense forced two ...
By NOAH TRISTER AP Sports Writer DETROIT — Ilya Mikheyev scored in the final minute of the second period when goalie Jimmy Howard’s gamble backfired, and Toronto went on to beat the Detroit Red Wings 5-2 on Saturday night, snapping a three-game losing streak. With the game tied at 1, the ...
MONTREAL (AP) — Claude Julien feels his Montreal Canadiens have simply not been sharp enough to start the season. The Canadiens lost 4-2 to the Detroit Red Wings in their home opener on Thursday night, Montreal’s third defeat in a week. “We have to find that sharpness if we’re ...
By PAUL HARRIS Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — The Anaheim Ducks have ridden a hot goaltender to the franchise's third 3-0 start. Nick Ritchie scored the tiebreaking goal midway through the third period, and Anaheim beat the Detroit Red Wings 3-1 on Tuesday night. The Ducks also won their ...
CHICAGO (AP) — Robin Lopez and Frank Mason III both scored 14 points to lead the Milwaukee Bucks over the Chicago Bulls 122-112 in preseason action on Monday night. Milwaukee didn’t play most of its major contributors, including last year’s league Most Valuable Player Giannis ...
By LARRY LAGE AP Sports Writer ANN ARBOR — Jim Harbaugh insists Michigan is hitting its stride on offense, apparently seeing what observers outside the program are missing. The Wolverines were held scoreless for the final three quarters of a 10-3 win over then-No. 14 Iowa and appeared to ...
FLINT (AP) — Trash talk at a weigh-in or news conference is nothing new in boxing. This was something different entirely. Claressa Shields’ homecoming fight Saturday night was canceled because of an altercation before Friday’s weigh-in that left her opponent’s trainer hospitalized. ...
DETROIT (AP) — Anthony Mantha scored his career-high fourth goal with 53.3 seconds left, lifting the Detroit Red Wings to a 4-3 victory over the Dallas Stars on Sunday night in their home opener. Filip Hronek set up the goal with a centering pass after Dylan Larkin won a faceoff. Mantha also ...
By MITCH STACY AP Sports Writer COLUMBUS, Ohio — Justin Fields threw two touchdown passes and ran for another score, J.K. Dobbins rushed for 172 yards and a touchdown and No. 4 Ohio State overcame a sluggish start to roll over No. 25 Michigan State 34-10 on Saturday night. The Buckeyes ...
By LARRY LAGE AP Sports Writer ANN ARBOR — Zach Charbonnet ran for a 2-yard touchdown to give No. 19 Michigan an early double-digit lead and its defense did the rest against No. 14 Iowa, forcing four turnovers and tallying eight sacks in a 10-3 win Saturday. “A defensive masterpiece,” ...
By LARRY LAGE AP Hockey Writer DETROIT — Steve Yzerman is not making any promises about quickly being able to turn around the Detroit Red Wings. That’s probably a good idea. Yzerman, who earned a spot in the Hockey Hall of Fame for his play in Detroit, is entering his first season as ...
By NOAH TRISTER AP Sports Writer ALLEN PARK — Somewhere in the NFL, there are teams trying to win despite substandard quarterbacking. That must feel like just a rumor to the Detroit Lions. The Lions reached their open date this week after facing Philip Rivers, Carson Wentz and Patrick ...
By LARRY LAGE AP Sports Writer ANN ARBOR — Jim Harbaugh and the Michigan Wolverines have a chance to change the conversation. The Wolverines were humiliated at Wisconsin, giving up five touchdowns before scoring late in the lopsided game. Michigan bounced back with a feel-good win over ...
By NOAH TRISTER AP Sports Writer EAST LANSING — Forget about waiting until the stretch run in November. Michigan State will find out right now how it measures up against the Big Ten’s top teams. Ohio State, Wisconsin and Penn State — all in a row, the first two on the road. That’s ...
FRANKFORT (AP) — A Michigan high school football player who was sitting out his team’s game because of a groin injury raced to the aid of an 11-year-old spectator when he noticed her having a seizure. Seth Migda, 17, was video recording the game Friday night between Charlevoix and ...
By NOAH TRISTER AP Sports Writer ALLEN PARK — The first loss of the season for the Detroit Lions may have actually given them more legitimacy as playoff contenders. The Lions battled the Kansas City Chiefs all the way to the final minute Sunday before losing 34-30. Along the way, Detroit ...
By NOAH TRISTER AP Baseball Writer DETROIT — The most promising moment for the Detroit Tigers this year may have occurred far away from Comerica Park — or any other major league field. On April 29, Casey Mize threw a no-hitter in his debut for Double-A Erie. After narrowly avoiding ...