DETROIT (AP) — Detroit Edison’s Rickea Jackson has been named The Associated Press Division 2 girls Player of the Year for 2019 in Michigan. The 6-foot-2 senior led Edison to a third straight state championship, earning the title of Miss Basketball. She then competed in the McDonald’s ...
By WILL GRAVES AP Sports Writer PITTSBURGH — So much for the slow start. The seemingly endless string of injuries to bold-faced names, to the ones that left the Pittsburgh Penguins drifting aimlessly for long stretches. Then March came. April, too. And the Penguins did what they always ...
By NOAH TRISTER AP Baseball Writer DETROIT — With only four previous starts in the major leagues, Spencer Turnbull was easily the least experienced member of Detroit’s starting rotation. That made him an interesting choice to start the home opener — but the 26-year-old right-hander was ...
By LARRY LAGE AP Sports Writer EAST LANSING — Tom Izzo struggled with tears of joy as Michigan State knocked off top-seeded Duke to reach the Final Four. He was emotional again only a few hours later when fans packed the Breslin Center to welcome the gritty Spartans back to campus. This ...
By JAKE SEINER AP Sports Writer NEW YORK — The Yankees swung over slider after slider from Matthew Boyd, setting a franchise swing-and-miss record. Even when New York connected, the damage mostly blew back in the wrong direction. Boyd junk-balled through afternoon shadows for a ...
By LARRY LAGE AP Sports Writer EAST LANSING — Cassius Winston is already in elite company. The crafty point guard is among a handful of Michigan State players to win Big Ten player of the year honors and earn a spot on The Associated Press All-America team. And if he can help the Spartans ...
By NOAH TRISTER AP Sports Writer DETROIT (AP) — Blake Griffin made it through almost the whole season without a significant injury. Now, as the Detroit Pistons try to hold on to a playoff spot, their star’s health is a concern again. Griffin missed a third straight game Wednesday, and ...
By JOHN MARSHALL AP Basketball Writer The season did not end as Zion Williamson and RJ Barrett intended. The fabulous freshmen came to Duke to win a national championship and their bid came up short with a loss to Michigan State in the Elite Eight. Williamson and Barrett still managed to ...
By PAUL HARRIS Associated Press DETROIT — The Pittsburgh Penguins came up empty when they tried to clinch a playoff spot on Tuesday night. Tyler Bertuzzi led the way for the Detroit Red Wings once again. Bertuzzi had two goals and an assist, and Detroit beat Pittsburgh 4-1 for its sixth ...
By MIKE FITZPATRICK AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK — Dustin Peterson’s parents were right there in the Yankee Stadium stands to see his first major league hit — a tiebreaking rocket off one of baseball’s best closers. Hard to dream up any better scenario. Peterson laced a go-ahead ...
(AP) — Michigan State’s dramatic NCAA Tournament victory over Duke drew a 10.5 television rating, the highest for a late Sunday regional final in 14 years. CBS Sports and Turner Sports say Nielsen ratings for the entire tournament are up 8% from last year at 6.7, heading into Saturday’s ...
By MICHAEL MAROT AP Sports Writer INDIANAPOLIS — Myles Turner and Domantas Sabonis gave the Indiana Pacers exactly what they needed Monday night. They fought for position, repeatedly challenged Andre Drummond in the middle and made big play after big play. Indiana’s two tallest players ...
By JOHN MARSHALL AP Basketball Writer Tom Izzo drew up the perfect play at the perfect moment, sending Michigan State past mighty Duke for a spot in the Final Four. The trip is always emotional, but Izzo has done it before. This will be his eighth Final Four and a chance for a second ...
By RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK — Giancarlo Stanton and Miguel Andujar had already joined the Yankees’ long injured list when Aaron Judge sprinted into right-center field and made a spectacular, sprawling grab on Niko Goodrum’s hard-hit liner to preserve a two-run lead in the ...
DETROIT — The Detroit Red Wings are playing their best hockey of the season while perhaps hurting their chances of winning the NHL draft lottery. Anthony Mantha scored three goals for his first NHL hat trick, lifting Detroit to a 6-3 win over the Boston Bruins on Sunday night. Jimmy Howard ...
By IAN HARRISON Associated Press TORONTO — Nicholas Castellanos singled home the go-ahead run in the 11th inning, Jeimer Candelario had five hits and the Detroit Tigers beat the Toronto Blue Jays 4-3 on Sunday after blowing a late lead. Castellanos drove in Grayson Greiner, and the Tigers ...
By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Sports Writer WASHINGTON — Cassius Winston missed an open jump shot but was right there for the rebound. Without hesitating, he stepped back and swished a 3-pointer. “Now is not the time to doubt yourself,” Winston said. “Now’s not the time to shy away from ...
By MARK LUDWICZAK Associated Press BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — The playoffs may be well beyond reach, but the Detroit Red Wings are showing some fight at the end of another disappointing season. Tyler Bertuzzi and Dylan Larkin each had two goals to lead the Red Wings to a 5-4 overtime win over ...
By DAVE HOGG Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — Journeyman shooter Wayne Ellington didn't get much attention after he signed a free-agent deal with the Detroit Pistons in early February. Thursday, he showed why Pistons coach Dwane Casey was thrilled by the move. Ellington scored 17 of his 25 ...
By IAN HARRISON Associated Press TORONTO (AP) — Jordan Zimmermann was in peak form on opening day. The right-hander took a perfect game into the seventh inning, Christin Stewart hit a two-run homer in the 10th and the Detroit Tigers beat the Toronto Blue Jays 2-0 Thursday. "One of those ...