By LARRY LAGE AP Sports Writer DETROIT — Matthew Boyd watched his third pitch get sent into the left-field seats. The Los Angeles Angels didn’t get much accomplished against Detroit’s left-hander after the game-opening blast and failed to prevent a second-year player from having his ...
EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) — The Edmonton Oilers hired longtime Detroit Red Wings executive Ken Holland as their new general manager and president of hockey operations Tuesday. Holland takes over the struggling team from interim GM Keith Gretzky and one of his first tasks will be finding a new ...
By LARRY LAGE AP Sports Writer DETROIT — Shohei Ohtani looked so eager to make an impact in his highly anticipated season debut that he swung so hard his helmet flew off his head more than once. He finished 0 for 4 with an RBI groundout and walked once as the Los Angeles Angels beat the ...
(AP) — The Detroit Red Wings have hired Pat Verbeek as assistant general manager to work with Steve Yzerman. Verbeek joins Yzerman, the longtime Red Wings captain who was recently named GM, after working for him with the Tampa Bay Lightning. Yzerman stepped down as Lightning GM before the ...
By DAVE HOGG Associated Press DETROIT — After being humiliated by the Kansas City Royals a day earlier, the Detroit Tigers were focused on redemption Sunday. It came via one of the lesser-known members of the roster. Journeyman Brandon Dixon, only in the majors due to a series of ...
By NOAH TRISTER AP Sports Writer ALLEN PARK, Mich. (AP) — Kerryon Johnson's rookie season was one of few bright spots for the Detroit Lions in 2018. And even that ended sooner than the young running back would have liked. Johnson was limited to 10 games last season, and after the Lions ...
TORONTO (AP) — Hockey Hall of Famer Red Kelly packed several careers into his lifetime — sometimes at the same time. But hockey was always at the heart of the things for the smooth-skating Kelly. Kelly won eight Stanley Cups during a stellar 20-season playing career, moonlighting as a ...
By ROB MAADDI AP Sports Writer PHILADELPHIA — Maikel Franco keeps producing like a cleanup hitter from the bottom of the lineup. Franco hit a bases-clearing double in the seventh, Rhys Hoskins homered and the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Detroit Tigers 7-3 on Wednesday night. Aaron Nola ...
By AARON BRACY Associated Press PHILADELPHIA — The Tigers have dedicated a special container for Miguel Cabrera’s milestone baseballs, and the Detroit slugger added another one to the crowded bucket. Cabrera had an RBI single to move into a tie for 68th all-time with 2,705 career hits, ...
ALTOONA, Pa. (AP) — Detroit Tigers No. 1 draft pick Casey Mize pitched a no-hitter for the Erie SeaWolves in his Double-A debut Monday night. Mize threw 98 pitches while overpowering the Altoona Curve. He hit the first batter of the game but got a groundball double play. He struck out seven ...
By JOHN JACKSON Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Reynaldo Lopez struck out a career-high 14 and allowed two hits in six innings to lead the Chicago White Sox to a 4-1 victory over the Detroit Tigers on Sunday for a sweep of an abbreviated two-game series. Welington Castillo went 2 for 4 ...
DETROIT (AP) — Blake Griffin had surgery arthroscopic surgery on his left knee, an injury that forced him to miss the first two games of the playoffs. The Pistons say the procedure Wednesday in Los Angeles was to address the issue that caused soreness in the knee across the last two weeks of ...
By NOAH TRISTER AP Sports Writer DETROIT (AP) — The Detroit Pistons haven't made the playoffs much in the last decade — and when they have, their stay has been a short one. So after being swept by top-seeded Milwaukee this year, the Pistons hope this is just a start. "It was exciting. ...
By KEN POWTAK Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — J.D. Martinez had three hits and Eduardo Rodriguez pitched six strong innings as the Boston Red Sox rebounded from a doubleheader sweep by Detroit and beat the Tigers 11-4 Wednesday night. The defending World Series champion Red Sox avoided ...
By DOUG ALDEN Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Chris Sale remained winless after five starts but struck out a season-high 10 in five innings as the Detroit Tigers beat the Boston Red Sox 7-4 Tuesday to start their first doubleheader sweep at Fenway Park since August 1965. Spencer Turnbull ...
By NOAH TRISTER AP Sports Writer DETROIT (AP) — Giannis Antetokounmpo drove to the basket and drew yet another foul, this one a hard hack on the arm by Blake Griffin. Griffin fouled out and headed to the bench, and the home crowd gave him a standing ovation. Then many fans headed toward ...
DETROIT (AP) — Dustin Johnson, Rickie Fowler and Bubba Watson have committed to play in the inaugural Rocket Mortgage Classic. The announcement was made Thursday, two-plus months before Detroit-based Quicken Loans brings a PGA Tour event to the Motor City for the first time. Johnson is ...
By LARRY LAGE AP Sports Writer ALLEN PARK — The Detroit Lions were the laughingstock of the league when they drafted wide receivers in the first round three straight years from 2003 to 2005, and none of them panned out for the franchise. Detroit drafted tight ends in the first round twice ...
By DAVE HOGG Associated Press DETROIT — Ron Gardenhire called a team meeting Thursday morning and gave his Detroit Tigers a simple message. “Have some fun,” the manager told them. “When you get into a losing streak, it gets hard to do that, but you aren’t going to play good ...
EAST LANSING (AP) — Michigan State has signed 6-foot-3 guard Mark “Rocket” Watts. The school announced Wednesday it received a letter of intent from Watts, who attends SPIRE Academy in Ohio and is from Detroit. He joins 6-foot-8 forward Malik Hall in Tom Izzo’s recruiting class. Watts ...