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Michigan Sports

Pistons collapse in the 4th quarter to Knicks

NEW YORK (AP) — The Detroit Pistons were a little more than nine minutes from ending the longest postseason losing streak in NBA history, playing with poise for three quarters Saturday night. A mistake-filled final quarter meant the wait will go on for the Pistons. The New York Knicks had a ...

Nido and Ibáñez homer in Tigers’ 7-3 victory over Royals

DETROIT (AP) — Tomás Nido and Andy Ibáñez hit solo homers and rookie Jackson Jobe pitched five strong innings to lead the Detroit Tigers to a 7-3 victory over the Kansas City Royals on Friday night. Spencer Torkelson delivered a two-run double in the seventh for his AL-leading 13th ...

Unfamiliar territory for Lions in draft

ALLEN PARK, Mich. (AP) — The Detroit Lions are in unfamiliar territory. Detroit has the No. 28 pick overall in the NFL draft, its latest slot in a decade. The Lions also have a lot of talent for a change and that's not cheap to keep. That's a credit to general manager Brad Holmes, and ...

Unprecedented: Pistons 1st team to triple wins from previous season

DETROIT (AP) — The Detroit Pistons hit rock bottom not long ago, suffering from the embarrassment of the longest single-season losing streak in league history and slumping to the NBA's worst record for a second straight year. Tom Gores had seen enough. The team owner responded with a ...

Pelicans tap Dumars to lead basketball operations

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The New Orleans Pelicans have hired Joe Dumars — a former NBA champion as both a player and an executive with the Detroit Pistons — as their executive vice president of basketball operations. Dumars, 61, takes over for David Griffin, who was fired on Monday after a ...