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Red Wings 2 points out of playoff race

NEW YORK (AP) — Rick Tocchet understood the stakes, so the Philadelphia coach didn't want to make his players nervous before stepping onto the ice. "They know," Tocchet said. "They see the standings." The standings in the Eastern Conference look a lot different than they did in late ...

NMU hires Ganz to lead men’s basketball

MARQUETTE — The new men’s basketball coach at Northern Michigan University has quite an act to follow after previous head man Matt Majkrzak built the Wildcats into a conference power and a force to be reckoned with on the national stage. But the new coach, Keil Ganz, knows exactly who he ...

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Bucks' Porter has surgery MILWAUKEE (AP) — Milwaukee Bucks guard Kevin Porter Jr. has undergone arthroscopic surgery on his right knee and will miss the rest of the season. The Bucks announced that Porter had undergone the procedure Tuesday in Vail, Colorado. Dr. Tom Hackett at The ...

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Red Wings fall to Wild DETROIT (AP) — Kirill Kaprizov completed the sixth hat trick of his NHL career on the power play with 1:51 remaining to lead the Minnesota Wild to a 5-4 win over the Detroit Red Wings on Sunday. The Wild led 4-1 before allowing Detroit to score three times in the ...

Michigan overpowers Arizona 91-73 to reach title game

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Michigan overpowered Arizona early and humbled the 'Cats all night long, turning the Final Four meeting billed as the Game of the Year into a 91-73 Wolverines highlight reel Saturday night. Junior center Aday Mara scored a career-high 26 points and had nine rebounds, a ...

Tigers get 4-0 win over Cardinals

DETROIT (AP) — Dillon Dingler homered, Framber Valdez pitched six shutout innings and the Detroit Tigers ended a four-game losing streak with a 4-0 win over the St. Louis Cardinals in their home opener on Friday. Detroit has a .667 regular-season winning percentage (34-17) against the ...