By BRIAN CALLOWAY Lansing State Journal Aaliyah Nye didn’t have any specific aspirations when she arrived in the East Lansing girls basketball program as a freshman. All she cared about then was just being on the court and playing. But a sophomore year when Nye emerged as a standout while ...
By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer Denver’s players, if they’re so willing, have the same assignment each day: Go to their phone or tablet, launch an app and view their individualized daily workout plan that was created by the Nuggets’ strength and conditioning staff. For now, it’s ...
EAST LANSING (AP) — Michigan State athletic director Bill Beekman defended basketball coach Tom Izzo on Thursday after Izzo was accused in an ESPN report of contacting a witness who was part of a 2017 criminal sexual conduct investigation involving one of his players. According to a police ...
By AARON BEARD AP Basketball Writer RALEIGH, N.C. — Gonzaga and Michigan stood out in a study that seeded men’s and women’s NCAA Tournament brackets based on graduation rates, academic success and diversity in the head-coaching ranks. The Zags were a No. 1 seed in both brackets ...
WEST POINT, N.Y. (AP) — Army has hired Tenarius “Tank” Wright as defensive line coach. Wright joins the Black Knights after serving as associate director of football strength and conditioning at Michigan the past two seasons. He helped coach and mentor two first-round draft picks, two ...
During her four prep years at Detroit Edison Public School Academy, Gabrielle Elliott helped the Pioneers win three state championships and go 95-7 overall. Elliott, a 5-foot-10 senior wing, also had the Pioneers primed to make another run at the Division 2 state title in 2020. They were 23-0 ...
By JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer Roger Penske, at 83 and considered high risk for the coronavirus as a 2017 kidney transplant recipient, still makes the daily three-minute commute to his suburban Detroit office in Bloomfield Hills. He works 12 or more hours a day from his conference room ...
By BRIAN CALLOWAY Lansing State Journal and Journal Sports Staff Before her arrival in high school, Hannah Spitzley used to spend her time at the top of the bleachers as part of the film crew for the Pewamo-Westphalia girls basketball program. Spitzley knew then, while closely watching her ...
SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) — Former Syracuse University head football coach Frank Maloney, who succeeded the winningest coach in school history when the program was in decline, has died. He was 79. Maloney died Monday at his home in Chicago, his family confirmed, with the cause listed as metastic ...
ENGLEWOOD, Colorado (AP) — The Denver Broncos have finalized a three-year, $7 million deal with free agent punter Sam Martin, the third former Detroit Lions player signed by general manager John Elway this month. Martin joins former Detroit teammates Graham Glasgow and Jeff Driskel in ...
KALAMAZOO (AP) — Western Michigan promoted Clayton Bates to be its basketball coach Saturday, with its athletic director saying the coronavirus crisis impacted the school’s search. Bates was previously an associate head coach for WMU. He replaces Steve Hawkins, whose tenure ended this ...
ANN ARBOR (AP) — Michigan forward Isaiah Livers is applying for early entry into the NBA draft. The school said Livers is not hiring an agent and would work with the Michigan coaching staff during the evaluation and pre-draft processes. Even if a player does use an agent during the ...
By DAVE SKRETTA AP Basketball Writer After Michigan lost to Ohio State in the semifinals of the women’s Big Ten Tournament, coach Kim Barnes Arico and her staff immediately hit the road. They intended to take advantage of a full week off before the NCAA Tournament by making visiting as many ...
By GREG WICKLIFFE Ann Arbor News and Journal Sports Staff It was clear from the moment Bree Salenbien played her first high school basketball game that she was a phenom in the making. Now, the question is where Salenbien will rank among the state’s all-time great players when she ...
ALLEN PARK (AP) — The Detroit Lions agreed to terms with wide receiver Geronimo Allison. The Lions announced the move Sunday. The 26-year-old Allison comes to Detroit from division rival Green Bay. He caught 34 passes for 287 yards and two touchdowns last season. Allison played the past ...
By DAVE SKRETTA AP Basketball Writer The most famous timeout called in the history of the NCAA Tournament has been variously called the biggest mistake, the biggest choke, the most embarrassing gaffe, all because that timeout didn’t actually exist. Eric Montross calls it a perfectly ...
By STEVE MEGARGEE AP Sports Writer Athletic trainers across the country are changing their routines and joining the fight against the coronavirus pandemic. The National Athletic Trainers Association has partnered with the Go4Ellis platform on an app aimed at helping trainers assist ...
By NOAH TRISTER AP Sports Writer DETROIT (AP) — The Detroit Lions have agreed to contracts with linebackers Reggie Ragland and Elijah Lee. The Lions confirmed the deals Friday. Ragland started 32 games over the past three seasons with the Kansas City Chiefs. He was drafted by the Buffalo ...
By LARRY LAGE AP Sports Writer ANN ARBOR — The NFL hosted a virtual meeting for current and former players along with their significant others to share financial advice and answer questions in the wake of the new coronavirus pandemic. About 200 people participated in the hour-long webinar ...
(AP) — Emoni Bates of Michigan, Evan Mobley of California and Cade Cunningham of Texas were named the finalists Thursday for Gatorade’s national player of the year in high school basketball. Bates, a sophomore from Ypsilanti Lincoln High School, is regarded as one of the top prep ...