DETROIT (AP) — Earlier this week, Cade Cunningham said he had learned more in four playoff games than he had picked up in the entire regular season. Two games later, the lessons have only gotten tougher. On Tuesday, the Pistons went into Madison Square Garden for Game 5 and kept their ...

EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan State athletic director Alan Haller is leaving the school and deputy athletic director Jennifer Smith and men's basketball coach Tom Izzo will serve as co-interim ADs, university president Kevin Guskiewicz announced Thursday. Haller's last day will be May ...

ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Kenta Maeda was cut by the Detroit Tigers on Thursday to open a spot in the bullpen for hard-throwing prospect Tyler Owens. Maeda was designated for assignment after compiling a 7.88 ERA over seven relief appearances in the second season of a $24 million, two-year ...

DETROIT (AP) — Jalen Brunson made a tiebreaking 3-pointer with 4.3 seconds left and finished with 40 points to lead the New York Knicks to a 116-113 win over the Detroit Pistons on Thursday night and into the second round of the NBA playoffs. “He’s at his best when his best is needed and ...

HOUSTON (AP) — Javy Baez capped a five-run third inning with his ninth career grand slam, Detroit Tigers avoided a series sweep by beating the Houston Astros 7-4 on Wednesday. Baez’s two-out homer off AJ Blubaugh (0-1), a 24-year-old right-hander making his major league debut, put the ...

DETROIT (AP) — Two teams will have a chance to advance in the NBA playoffs tonight against franchises playing a Game 6 on their home court in each conference. All four squads will count on key players they added over the last year. The third-seeded New York Knicks will get a second shot ...