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Michigan Sports

NL Central off to strong start with 5 winning teams

CHICAGO (AP) — The NL Central has reigning NL Cy Young Award winner Paul Skenes. It has some of the majors' most promising rookies, like Sal Stewart, Konnor Griffin and JJ Wetherholt. It has young stars like Elly De La Cruz and older ones like Christian Yelich. Maybe this strong start ...

Michigan basketball reloads with 9 newcomers

ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — Michigan has reloaded, shooting to repeat as college basketball national champions with nine newcomers. Wolverines coach Dusty May announced Tuesday that three players have been added from the transfer portal and two incoming freshman are joining four high school ...

Vikings go big on defense in the NFL draft

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minnesota Vikings might not know for some time whether this rookie class will get them back on track with the NFL draft, after recent years have not yielded enough quality depth for the roster and forced them to spend big in free agency. Even if the dividends don't ...

Lions draft ‘gritty’ players

ALLEN PARK, Mich. (AP) — The sting of missing the playoffs didn't just linger in Detroit. It sharpened the edge inside the Lions' draft room. General manager Brad Holmes acknowledged Saturday that this year's preparation carried a little bit more fire, fueled by the frustration of falling ...

Harrison’s gem enables Brewers to avoid sweep

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Kyle Harrison collected a career-high 12 strikeouts and allowed just one hit and one walk in six scoreless innings as the Milwaukee Brewers avoided a sweep by beating the Pittsburgh Pirates 5-0 on Sunday. The Pirates were attempting to complete a sweep in Milwaukee for ...

Torkelson’s walk-off spills Brewers

DETROIT (AP) — Spencer Torkelson hit a walk-off home run and Riley Greene had two hits, including a two-run homer, to rally the Detroit Tigers to a 5-4 win over the Milwaukee Brewers on Thursday. He blasted the solo shot to left-center off reliever Abner Uribe (1-1). It was the second ...