The best game on this week's Big Ten schedule is a nonconference matchup tonight featuring No. 20 Southern California and No. 13 Notre Dame. USC will follow up its 31-13 victory over Michigan by trying to devastate Notre Dame's College Football Playoff hopes. Michigan will try to bounce back ...

NEW YORK (AP) — The one-game suspension of Detroit Lions safety Brian Branch was upheld Wednesday by a hearing officer appointed by the NFL and the NFL Players' Association. Jordy Nelson, the hearing officer, denied the appeal by Branch, who was suspended for a game without pay by the league ...

DETROIT (AP) — Detroit Pistons guard Jaden Ivey had surgery on his right knee and will be out for at least a month, a setback for the fourth-year pro after he broke his left leg last season. "The procedure and discomfort are unrelated to the fibula injury suffered last season," the team said ...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — A long, frustrating night for the Detroit Lions inside Arrowhead Stadium ended with Brian Branch delivering a punch to Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster, setting off a brief fistfight among players from both teams. It was about as much fight as the ...

DETROIT (AP) — Detroit Tigers general manager Scott Harris said he extended manager A.J. Hinch's contract during the 2025 season and insisted ownership will provide the resources necessary to sign ace Tarik Skubal to a long-term deal. Harris and Hinch had a news conference Monday morning, ...

TORONTO (AP) — Mason Appleton scored the winner with 44.1 seconds left in regulation and Cam Talbot made 38 saves as the Detroit Red Wings survived a blown two-goal lead in the third period to defeat the Toronto Maple Leafs 3-2 on Monday. Dylan Larkin and James van Riemsdyk had the other ...