PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Tobias Harris scored 19 points, and Daniss Jenkins added 16 points and 14 assists as the Detroit Pistons beat the Philadelphia 76ers 116-93 Saturday night to clinch the top seed in the Eastern Conference playoffs. The last time the Pistons (56-21) were the top seed in the ...
By DANA GAURUDER Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — Justin Verlander's long-awaited return to Comerica Park as a member of the Detroit Tigers was put on hold Saturday. Verlander, the major league's oldest active player at 43, was placed on the 15-day injured list with left hip ...
By EDDIE PELLS AP National Writer INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — These are strange days at Michigan. The men's basketball team is at the Final Four for the first time in eight years. The men's hockey team is at the Frozen Four for the fourth time in five years. The women's basketball team made the ...
By DAVE HOGG Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — Dillon Dingler homered, Framber Valdez pitched six shutout innings and the Detroit Tigers ended a four-game losing streak with a 4-0 win over the St. Louis Cardinals in their home opener on Friday. Detroit has a .667 regular-season winning ...
By NOAH TRISTER AP Sports Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — One of Tarris Reed Jr.'s few weaknesses is free-throw shooting. With the season in the balance, the UConn big man came through at the line. Reed scored 20 points, Alex Karaban added 17, and both made pressure-packed free throws in the ...
By JAY COHEN AP Sports Writer CHICAGO (AP) — Yaxel Lendeborg had 23 points, 12 rebounds and seven assists in a dazzling all-around performance, and Michigan beat Alabama 90-77 on Friday night to advance to the Elite Eight of the NCAA Tournament for the first time in five years. Trey ...
By ANDREW DESTIN AP Sports Writer SEATTLE (AP) — Luke Raley hit his second home run in as many games as the Seattle Mariners beat the Cleveland Guardians 5-1 on Friday night for their first win of the season. Raley, who hit only four home runs last season in an injury-plagued year, ...
By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer SAN DIEGO (AP) — Kevin McGonigle got four hits and drove in two runs in his auspicious major league debut during the Detroit Tigers' 8-2 victory over the San Diego Padres on Thursday. The 21-year-old McGonigle hit a two-run double with the bases loaded on ...
By ANDREW SELIGMAN AP Sports Writer CHICAGO (AP) — Yaxel Lendeborg and his Michigan teammates were none too pleased to return to the same locker room. They still had a bitter taste in their mouths from their trip to Chicago two weeks ago. They hope this one is a little sweeter. "We ...
By MIKE COOK Associated Press ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Vladimir Tarasenko scored 3:06 into overtime and the Minnesota Wild beat the Dallas Stars 2-1 on Saturday in what could be a first-round playoff preview. Bobby Brink also scored and Filip Gustavsson made 28 saves for the Wild, ...
By JONAH BRONSTEIN Associated Press BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Coen Carr recorded his first career double-double with 21 points and 10 rebounds, and Jeremy Fears Jr. had 16 assists as Michigan State advanced to the Sweet 16 for the 17th time under coach Tom Izzo, beating Louisville 77-69 on ...
By JOHN WAWROW AP Sports Writer BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Yaxel Lendeborg punctuated his 25-point outing with a massive dunk in transition, and the Midwest Region's top-seeded Michigan advanced to the Sweet 16 with a 95-72 victory over Saint Louis in the second round of the NCAA Tournament on ...
By JONAH BRONSTEIN Associated Press BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Carson Cooper matched his career high with 20 points and grabbed 10 rebounds as Michigan State routed North Dakota State 92-67 on Thursday to reach the second round of the NCAA Tournament for the 22nd time in 28 consecutive ...
By JOHN WAWROW AP Sports Writer BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Morez Johnson Jr. had 21 points and 10 rebounds on a perfect shooting night, and No. 1 seed Michigan rode a second-half surge to a 101-81 victory over 16th-seeded Howard in the first round of the NCAA Tournament on Thursday. Towering ...
By LARRY LAGE AP Sports Writer ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — Yaxel Lendeborg has made more money than he ever dreamed was possible entering March Madness, allowing him to pay his mother's bills and buy her a new ride. Lendeborg, though, could be even richer. Michigan's 6-foot-9, 240-pound ...
By ERIC OLSON AP Sports Writer Michigan earned a No. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2021 on Sunday and will lead the Big Ten's pursuit of its first national championship in men's basketball since 2000. The Wolverines (31-3) are the third overall seed behind Duke ...
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. Harley ...
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 Awards, ...
By JAY COHEN AP Sports Writer CHICAGO (AP) — Yaxel Lendeborg made a tiebreaking 3-pointer with 0.4 seconds remaining, and No. 3 Michigan beat Nick Boyd and No. 23 Wisconsin 68-65 on Saturday to advance to the Big Ten Tournament championship. Aday Mara scored 16 points and Elliot Cadeau ...
By JAY COHEN AP Sports Writer 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 ...