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Michigan Sports

Finnegan and Tigers agree to $19 million, 2-year contract

DETROIT (AP) — Right-hander Kyle Finnegan and the Detroit Tigers agreed to a $19 million, two-year contract pending a physical, a person familiar with the situation told The Associated Press on Wednesday. The person spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity because the agreement had not been ...

Prime Video averages record 19.39 million viewers for Lions’ victory

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Detroit Lions' 44-30 victory over the Dallas Cowboys on Dec. 4 averaged 19.39 million viewers, making it the most-watched "Thursday Night Football" broadcast in Amazon Prime Video's four seasons streaming those games. The previous mark for a Thursday game on the ...

Hinch sidesteps questions about Tarik Skubal

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — A.J. Hinch has mastered the art of smiling and sidestepping the one question he keeps hearing at the MLB winter meetings. The Detroit Tigers manager has no interest in discussing the possibility of losing his ace, Tarik Skubal, this winter. Instead, Hinch wants to ...

Big Ten ties record with nine teams in AP Top 25 women’s basketball poll

The Big Ten matched The Associated Press Top 25 women's basketball record with nine ranked teams as Nebraska entered at No. 24 on Monday. The conference set the mark last year on Dec. 2 and this week has three teams in the top 10 alone. UConn still is No. 1, receiving 23 first-place votes ...

Sports briefs

Kent elected to Hall of Fame ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Jeff Kent was elected to baseball's Hall of Fame on Sunday by the contemporary era committee, while steroids-tainted stars Barry Bonds and Roger Clemens were among seven players who fell short once again. Kent appeared on 14 of 16 ...

Lions improve playoff hopes, but lose Branch to injury

DETROIT (AP) — The Detroit Lions are getting a brief break. Detroit earned a desperately needed 44-30 win over the Dallas Cowboys on Thursday night, going 2-1 in a three-game stretch of home games over 12 days. "We handled our business," Lions coach Dan Campbell said. "Now, we get a ...