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Tigers place right-hander Flaherty on 15-day IL

CHICAGO (AP) — The Detroit Tigers placed right-hander Jack Flaherty on the 15-day injured list on Tuesday with right flexor inflammation. Flaherty pitched four innings in Monday night's 8-6 victory at the Chicago Cubs. He allowed three runs and four hits. The 30-year-old Flaherty is ...

Angels get by Tigers 3-2 to end skid

ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Ryan Johnson struck out five and allowed one run in five solid innings, Jorge Soler and Zach Neto delivered RBI hits and the Los Angeles Angels snapped a four-game skid with a 3-2 win over the Detroit Tigers on Sunday. Johnson (2-4) allowed two hits and walked ...

GB’s Parsons, McKinney voted among NFL’s best

Myles Garrett has been the NFL's dominant defensive player for years, leading to his record-setting campaign with 23 sacks last season before being traded in June from Cleveland to the Los Angeles Rams. Garrett's performance helped him earn the honor of being named the top off-ball ...

Lions’ Sewell voted NFL’s top tackle

Penei Sewell has long been known as perhaps the top run-blocking tackle in the NFL. Once his work in pass protection took a step up, he moved himself into a different category. The improvement in pass protection by Sewell last season, when he was named an All-Pro for the third straight ...

Bickerstaff named USA Basketball assistant coach

Oklahoma City coach Mark Daigneault's only previous experience with USA Basketball was a couple of stints as a video coordinator for younger-division teams more than a decade ago. And Detroit coach J.B. Bickerstaff has never been part of the national program. That's all about to change. ...

Yzerman steps down as Red Wings GM

Steve Yzerman abruptly stepped down as general manager of the Detroit Red Wings on Wednesday, a stunning midsummer change by a franchise great leaving the job after seven seasons and zero playoff appearances. Yzerman's transition to an advisory role to owner and CEO Chris Ilitch comes ...