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Michigan Sports

Super sophomores fuel Wolverines’ tourney hopes

ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — Michigan celebrated its best women's basketball players for the first time this season, honoring Diane Dietz, Katelynn Flaherty Yates and Naz Hillmon by raising maize banners to the rafters at Crisler Center with their names and numbers in blue. Olivia Olson and ...

Michigan’s rebuild keyed by May’s new-school approach

ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — Michigan's basketball program has a shot to win its second national title, and first since 1989, thanks to a remarkable rebuild under Dusty May. Just two years ago, the Wolverines lost a school-record 24 games with former Fab Five star Juwan Howard in his fifth ...

Freshman stars picked for AP All-America first team

Duke forward Cameron Boozer, BYU star AJ Dybantsa and Darius Acuff Jr. of Arkansas arrived this season as part of what could go down as one of the most heralded freshman classes in college basketball history. They lived up to their billing, too, and were announced Tuesday as first-team AP ...

Skubal strikes out 7 for Detroit in exhibition

DUNEDIN, Fla. (AP) — Tarik Skubal struck out seven in 4 2/3 innings for the Detroit Tigers in a 6-1 spring training game win over the Toronto Blue Jays on Saturday rather than make a second start for the United States at the World Baseball Classic. Winner of the last two AL Cy Young ...

Harley’s overtime goal sinks Red Wings

DALLAS (AP) — Defenseman Thomas Harley scored 2:05 into overtime to give the streaking Dallas Stars a 3-2 win over the Detroit Red Wings on Saturday night. Wyatt Johnston had a goal and an assist, and Michael Bunting also scored for the Stars. Jake Oettinger stopped 22 of 24 shots. ...

Michigan advances to Big Ten Tournament final

CHICAGO (AP) — Yaxel Lendeborg yelled and pumped his right arm in celebration before he was mobbed by the rest of his Michigan teammates. The 6-foot-9 forward turned a halftime message from coach Dusty May into one of his best moments in a huge season. Lendeborg made a tiebreaking ...