By AARON BEARD
AP Basketball Writer
GREENVILLE, S.C. — Michigan State was tough enough to take back the lead in a critical moment, then fortunate enough to withstand Davidson’s desperation final charge.
“I thought it was a little bit of a roller-coaster,” Hall of Fame coach Tom Izzo ...
By MICHAEL MAROT
AP Sports Writer
INDIANAPOLIS — Eli Brooks returned for one final college season with the goal of helping Michigan reach the Final Four.
Defying expectations, the Wolverines are halfway there.
Brooks scored seven of his 23 points in the final 3 1/2 minutes and the ...
SEATTLE (AP) — Yanni Gourde scored two of Seattle’s four goals in the third period, including the winner with 6:47 remaining, and the Kraken rallied past the Detroit Red Wings 4-2 on Saturday night.
Jaden Schwartz and defenseman Adam Larsson also scored for the Kraken, who dominated much ...
ANN ARBOR — Maddy Siegrist and Villanova will try and pull off another upset when the Wildcats face Naz Hillmon and No. 4 seed Michigan in the second round of the women’s NCAA Tournament on Monday.
Siegrist averages 25.9 points and 9.5 rebounds per game and was central to No. 11 seed ...
LAKELAND, Fla. (AP) — Pitcher Michael Pineda and the Detroit Tigers reached a one-year deal Saturday, the latest move by a team that’s been active before and after the 99-day lockout.
Pineda was 9-8 with a 3.62 ERA for Minnesota last season. The 33-year-old right-hander went 5-0 with a ...
CLEVELAND (AP) — All-Star point guard Darius Garland had 24 points and 12 assists, Evan Mobley had his NBA rookie-high 20th double-double and the Cleveland Cavaliers beat the Detroit Pistons 113-109 on Saturday night.
Mobley finished with 12 points, 11 rebounds and six assists for the ...
VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — Alex Nedeljkovic made 43 saves, Pius Suter scored and the Detroit Red Wings beat the Vancouver Canucks 1-0 on Thursday night to end a six-game winless streak.
Nedeljkovic had his second shutout of the season and the fifth of his career. Suter scored midway ...
ALLEN PARK (AP) — The Detroit Lions have signed outside linebacker Charles Harris to a $13 million, two-year contract and wide receiver Kalif Raymond to a one-year deal worth nearly $1 million.
Detroit announced the moves Friday, retaining unrestricted free agents that flourished last season ...
By DICK SCANLON
Associated Press
ORLANDO, Fla. — Saddiq Bey scored a career-high 51 points and the Detroit Pistons beat the Orlando Magic 134-120 on Thursday night to end a four-game losing streak.
Bey tied the franchise record with 10 3-pointers in 14 attempts. He was 17 for 27 ...
By LARRY LAGE
AP Sports Writer
ANN ARBOR — NFL prospect David Ojabo was injured at Michigan’s Pro Day workout, wincing in pain after he went down to the turf.
The NFL Network reported Friday that the defensive end was injured in a pass-rushing drill, went down clutching his left leg and ...
DETROIT (AP) — Penn State led the team race after the opening session of the NCAA wrestling championships, with seven of its nine wrestlers moving to the second round Thursday night.
The Nittany Lions had 15.5 points, one ahead of defending national champion Iowa. Michigan was third with ...
LAKELAND, Fla. (AP) — Left-hander Andrew Chafin and the Tigers finalized a $13 million, two-year contract on Thursday, giving Detroit one of the top relief pitchers on the free agent market.
Chafin gets a $1 million signing bonus, $5.5 million this season and $6.5 million in 2023.
The ...
By AARON BEARD
AP Basketball Writer
GREENVILLE, S.C. — Mike Krzyzewski headed for the tunnel after Duke’s practice Thursday, offering a wave to the cheering fans who had gathered to watch and hopefully capture a brief moment from his final NCAA Tournament.
Moments later, another Hall of ...
By MICHAEL MAROT
AP Sports Writer
INDIANAPOLIS — Freshman Frankie Collins made a starting debut that Michigan fans won’t soon forget.
With starting point guard DeVante’ Jones stuck on campus in the concussion protocol and the Wolverines struggling with turnovers, Collins scored 14 ...
By TERESA M. WALKER
AP Pro Football Writer
Cole Beasley and Julio Jones are looking for new teams. Allen Robinson joined the reigning Super Bowl champs with a three-year deal, and DJ Chark chose filling a need in Detroit for a season over a longer deal elsewhere.
Baker Mayfield wants to be ...
EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) — Evander Kane had a pair of goals and the Edmonton Oilers ended up with a 7-5 victory over the Detroit Red Wings on Tuesday night after having an early 3-0 advantage.
“We got off to a perfect start, if you will,” Kane said. “We played the first five minutes in ...
By DICK SCANLON
Associated Press
LAKELAND, Fla. — Eduardo Rodriguez is the highest-paid and most experienced pitcher on the Detroit Tigers after signing a $77 million, five-year contract.
Yet, manager A.J. Hinch doesn’t believe in labeling someone a No. 1 starter.
“I know the players ...
By LARRY LAGE
AP Sports Writer
ANN ARBOR — Kim Barnes Arico a decade ago left her close-knit family in New York and New Jersey, as well as a stable job at St. John’s, to turn Michigan’s women’s basketball program into a consistent winner for the first time.
Barnes has pulled off the ...
ANN ARBOR (AP) — Michigan has hired Milan Bolden-Morris to be the first female graduate assistant football coach in the Big Ten.
The school said she’s also the first female GA in a Power Five football program.
Michigan announced her hire on Tuesday. The former college basketball player, ...
By LARRY LAGE
AP Sports Writer
ALLEN PARK — The Detroit Lions have signed unrestricted free agent safetu Tracy Walker to a $25 million, three-year deal and he is determined to be part of the team’s turnaround.
“Everybody just always doubts the Lions, and I hate that,” Walker said ...