ATLANTA (AP) — The Atlanta Hawks have agreed to trade center Dewayne Dedmon to the Detroit Pistons for guards Tony Snell and Khyri Thomas, a person with knowledge of the situation said Thursday. The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because the trade needs ...
By STEVE REED AP Sports Writer CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Matthew Stafford has earned a reputation for being tough and playing through injuries. The Detroit Lions are going to need their franchise quarterback to be tough — and to stay on the field — if they hope to rebound from a 4-5 start and ...
By NOAH TRISTER AP Sports Writer DETROIT — If there was any doubt that new general manager Troy Weaver would be willing to shake up the Detroit Pistons, it’s obvious now. Detroit agreed to trade guard Luke Kennard to the Los Angeles Clippers in a deal that brought the No. 19 pick in ...
By TOM CANAVAN AP Sports Writer PISCATAWAY, N.J. — Rutgers has waited for the day when its football team is on the same footing with some of the big boys of the Big Ten Conference. It’s happened this year. The Scarlet Knights and Michigan are right there with each other heading into ...
By DAVID GINSBURG AP Sports Writer The Big Ten game Saturday between Maryland and Michigan State has been canceled after a COVID-19 outbreak on the Terrapins resulted in a positive test for coach Michael Locksley. It’s the second straight cancellation for Maryland, which was scheduled to face ...
By The Associated Press Anthony Edwards was taken by the Minnesota Timberwolves with the No. 1 pick Wednesday night in an NBA draft delayed multiple times because of the coronavirus pandemic. Edwards became the 11th straight one-and-done player to be the No. 1 pick, coming in a year where ...
By LARRY LAGE AP Sports Writer Michigan State’s basketball program knew it would go into the season with challenges, including playing without Cassius Winston and Xavier Tillman. The 13th-ranked Spartans were also hit with a setback no one saw coming. Tom Izzo tested positive for COVID-19 ...
By NOAH TRISTER AP Sports Writer ANN ARBOR — Juwan Howard has an experienced roster for his second season as Michigan’s coach. There may still be an adjustment period. The Wolverines enter the 2020-21 season with plenty of talented upperclassmen. Included in that group are a couple ...
By NOAH TRISTER AP Sports Writer Four games into the season, Michigan State might be back to square one at quarterback. At the very least, coach Mel Tucker has indicated that the competition is open this week. “It’s really early in the week, we haven’t even put the pads on yet. ...
DETROIT (AP) — The Detroit Pistons agreed to trade Bruce Brown to the Brooklyn Nets for Dzanan Musa and a 2021 second-round draft pick, according to a person familiar with the deal. The person spoke on condition of anonymity Monday because no announcement had been made. The 6-foot-4 ...
By LARRY LAGE AP Sports Writer ALLEN PARK — NFL players have kneeled during the national anthem and taken stands to protest social injustice across the United States. Detroit Lions guard Oday Aboushi wants to use his place in sports and society another way, by shedding light on the plight ...
It was during the Green Bay Packers’ resurgence under Brett Favre and Reggie White that the late defensive guru Fritz Shurmur dropped one of his most enduring maxims. Growing tired of all the nitpicking over a closer-than-expected victory, Shurmur interrupted the interrogation at Lambeau ...
By DAVID EGGERT Associated Press LANSING — Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s administration on Sunday ordered high schools and colleges to stop in-person classes, closed restaurants to indoor dining and suspended organized sports — including the football playoffs — in a bid to curb the ...
By LARRY LAGE AP Sports Writer DETROIT — The Detroit Lions leaned on their dynamic duo for comebacks and they came through again. Matthew Stafford directed the final drive with just 16 seconds left to set up Matt Prater’s 59-yard field goal as time expired, lifting the Lions to a 30-27 ...
By NOAH TRISTER AP Sports Writer EAST LANSING — For Ty Fryfogle and No. 10 Indiana, each game brings something new to be excited about. Fryfogle had 11 catches for 200 yards — surpassing career highs he’d set just a week earlier — and the Hoosiers handled Michigan State 24-0 on ...
By LARRY LAGE AP Sports Writer ANN ARBOR — No. 13 Wisconsin was ready, not rusty, in its first game in three weeks. Michigan, meanwhile, looked lost and lifeless in a third straight loss. Nakia Watson and Mason Stokke each scored two touchdowns in the first half, helping the Badgers build ...
By LARRY LAGE AP Sports Writer DETROIT — At first glance, it may not appear that Washington or the Detroit Lions have much at stake in their matchup because their combined record is 5-11. Both teams, though, have plenty to play for Sunday at Ford Field — and the rest of the ...
EAST LANSING — The Superior Dome in Marquette won’t be holding any state championship football games this fall, the Michigan High School Athletic Association announced on Friday. That was according to a short news release sent by email from MHSAA Media & Content Coordinator Geoff ...
By NOAH TRISTER AP Sports Writer It is probably a good sign for No. 10 Indiana that its quarterback is using cliches about avoiding a letdown. “We have been having a great season so far, but the season is not over,” Michael Penix Jr. said. “We still have games that we are looking ...
By LARRY LAGE AP Sports Writer ANN ARBOR — Wisconsin’s wait is almost over. The 13th-ranked Badgers are set to play at Michigan on Saturday night, three weeks after their season-opening win. Wisconsin has been idle because it canceled two games due to a COVID-19 outbreak within the ...