By JOHN MARSHALL AP Basketball Writer LAHAINA, Hawaii — Cassius Winston’s voice, already measured and low-key, has been tinged with melancholy these past weeks. A glint of sadness has been evident behind droopy eyelids. His game, until a recent outburst at the Maui Invitational, lacked ...
By AARON BEARD AP Basketball Writer PARADISE ISLAND, Bahamas — Eli Brooks and his Michigan teammates kept rolling off screens, whipping the ball past defenders and burying shots with ease against a flummoxed highly ranked opponent. “Share the game,” first-year coach Juwan Howard calls ...
By LARRY LAGE AP Sports Writer DETROIT — Mitchell Trubisky started and closed strong to overcome some shaky decisions and plays in between to keep the Chicago Bears in the NFC playoff picture. Trubisky threw a go-ahead, 3-yard touchdown pass to David Montgomery with 2:17 left, lifting ...
By MITCH STACY AP Sports Writer COLUMBUS, Ohio — While being led to the Ohio Stadium visitors dressing room through a crowd of Ohio State fans raining abuse on him, Shea Patterson looked up and retorted. “We’ve got you next year at our place,” the Michigan quarterback shouted before ...
By JOHN MARSHALL AP Basketball Writer LAHAINA, Hawaii — Cassius Winston sat in the Lahaina Civic Center locker room, the tears forming a puddle by his feet as his teammates warmed up on the court below. It’s been less than three weeks since his brother’s death and Winston’s pain is ...
By LARRY LAGE AP Sports Writer ANN ARBOR — Jim Harbaugh’s job is safe at Michigan whether his team finally beats Ohio State or he falls to 0-5 in what has become a one-sided series. But a victory over Ohio State on Saturday at the Big House would sure provide a boost for Harbaugh and ...
By JOHN MARSHALL AP Basketball Writer LAHAINA, Hawaii — Landers Nolley II peeled off a screen and, without hesitation, let a 3-pointer fly from the wing. The ball dropped, giving Virginia Tech the cushion it needed to hold off No. 3 Michigan State. One big shot, one massive victory for the ...
EAST LANSING (AP) — Henry Bullough, a former NFL coach and a guard on Michigan State’s national title team in 1952, has died. He was 85. The university Monday announced his death but did not provide details. Son Chuck Bullough is an assistant coach for the Spartans. Henry Bullough also ...
By NOAH TRISTER AP Sports Writer ALLEN PARK — The Detroit Lions can only hope this is rock bottom for 2019. Amid mounting injuries, the Lions lost 19-16 on Sunday to a Washington team that had only one previous victory this season — and hadn’t won at home in around 13 months. The ...
By NOAH TRISTER AP Sports Writer DETROIT — Dwane Casey had an easy time identifying when and how his team won this game. “I think our defense was exceptional in the second half,” the Detroit coach said. Casey shouldn’t get much argument from the Orlando Magic about that. They were ...
DETROIT (AP) — James Reimer made 19 saves to earn his 22nd career shutout as Carolina beat the Detroit Red Wings 2-0 on Sunday night. Reimer had to make 11 saves in the first period, making a point-blank stop on Valtteri Filppula a little under five minutes in, denying Tyler Bertuzzi — who ...
LAHAINA, Hawaii (AP) — Michigan State opened the season with a loss to Kentucky at Madison Square Garden. Kansas had a similar start on the same bill, losing to Duke. Three weeks later, the No. 3 Spartans and No. 4 Jayhawks are in paradise, headlining another strong Maui Invitational ...
LANDOVER, Md. (AP) — The loss of Matthew Stafford to injury continues to take a toll on the Detroit Lions, and the losses on the field keep adding up. Backup quarterback Jeff Driskel threw three interceptions in the latest defeat, 19-16 to the Washington Redskins on Sunday, and embattled ...
By MICHAEL MAROT AP Sports Writer Quarterback Peyton Ramsey started this season as the backup. He said and did all the right things and when he got another chance the two-year starter didn’t disappoint. To day, the newly-minted captain will close out the Hoosiers’ home slate as ...
By MATT SCHOCH Associated Press ANN ARBOR — Isaiah Livers scored 24 points, one of five Michigan players to set a career high, and the Wolverines defeated Houston Baptist 111-68 on Friday night. Zavier Simpson scored 22 points and had a career-high 14 assists. Simpson, who entered Friday ...
By TOM CANAVAN AP Sports Writer PISCATAWAY, N.J. — If Michigan State wants to go to a bowl, it is going to have to win its final two regular-season games. It looks easy enough on paper: A game at Rutgers (2-8, 0-7 Big Ten) on Saturday and then at home against Maryland (3-7, 1-6) next ...
By NOAH TRISTER AP Sports Writer DETROIT — Andre Drummond had 23 points and 15 rebounds, helping Detroit to a 128-103 win over the Atlanta Hawks on Friday night that included the Pistons’ highest-scoring first half since 1983. Detroit led 76-57 at halftime, and the Pistons reached 100 ...
By MITCH STACY AP Sports Writer COLUMBUS, Ohio — Boone Jenner, alone in the right corner, collected a long pass from Oliver Bjorkstrand from just below the blue line and snapped off the prettiest shot of the night during a third-period rally Thursday night. Jenner’s snipe under the bar ...
By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Sports Writer LANDOVER, Md. — Tom Brady thought it was ridiculous how many opposing fans there were at the Washington Redskins’ home stadium. Sam Darnold said his road game at Washington almost felt like a home game. The Redskins haven’t had much of a home-field ...
By JOHN JACKSON Associated Press CHICAGO — After struggling with his shot for weeks, Lauri Markkanen said busting out of a slump Wednesday night was as simple as seeing the ball go through the basket. “The shot’s been feeling good the whole time,î” he said. ì”That’s why it was ...