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Cunningham leads Pistons past Jazz

DETROIT (AP) — Cade Cunningham scored 19 of his 31 points in the fourth quarter as the Detroit Pistons won their fourth straight, beating the Utah Jazz 114-103 on Wednesday night. Jalen Duren added 22 points and 22 rebounds for the Pistons, which improved to 6-2, and Ausar Thompson added ...

Lions look for solutions to stabilize season

ALLEN PARK, Mich. (AP) — The Detroit Lions are approaching the midway point of their season after experiencing a series of highs and lows, leading to more losses than they had last season. Detroit (5-3) was expected to have a tough time matching last year's franchise-record 15-2 ...

McCarthy throws for 2 TDs as Vikings beat Lions

DETROIT (AP) — J.J. McCarthy was hailed by teammates in a jubilant locker room after leading the Minnesota Vikings to a much-needed, 27-24 win over the Detroit Lions on Sunday. "It was awesome," McCarthy said, choking up. "When you're hurt, being on IR last year, and being out for five ...

Lions aim to stay among NFC contenders

DETROIT (AP) — The Detroit Lions are rested coming off a bye week, relatively healthy and ready to roll for a 10-game stretch to improve their positioning in the NFC. Detroit (5-2) is a half-game behind Green Bay in the NFC North and a game ahead of Chicago in the division, and in a logjam ...

J.J. McCarthy, Vikings hit ‘reset button’

EAGAN, Minn. (AP) — As J.J. McCarthy worked toward completion of his recovery from a severely sprained ankle, Carson Wentz was enduring even more agony with an injury to his non-throwing shoulder. The quarterback situation, the most conspicuous part of this unexpectedly frustrating and painful season for the Minnesota Vikings, might finally be settling into place again. "There's a reset button, essentially, just being six weeks down," said McCarthy, who was cleared after a five-game absence to return as the starter Sunday when the Vikings play at the Detroit Lions. "I feel like ...