By LARRY LAGE AP Sports Writer ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — Sherrone Moore was being held in jail Thursday while police investigate the situation that led to his arrest hours after the once-promising coach was fired at Michigan for what the school said was an inappropriate relationship with a ...
By KRISTIE ACKERT Associated Press ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — A.J. Hinch has mastered the art of smiling and sidestepping the one question he keeps hearing at the MLB winter meetings. The Detroit Tigers manager has no interest in discussing the possibility of losing his ace, Tarik Skubal, ...
By DAVE HOGG Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — Cade Cunningham had 23 points and 12 assists and the Detroit Pistons beat Milwaukee 124-112 on Saturday night to end the Bucks' 15-game winning streak in Detroit. Milwaukee came into the season with a 13-game winning streak against the ...
ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — Morez Johnson Jr. scored 22 points on 9-of-11 shooting, and No. 3 Michigan won its fifth consecutive game by 25 or more points, beating Rutgers 101-60 on Saturday. The Wolverines scored more than 100 points for the third consecutive game, a feat last accomplished ...
DETROIT (AP) — Jalen Buckley had touchdown runs of 67 and 64 yards and Western Michigan won the MAC Championship, defeating Miami of Ohio 23-13 on Saturday. Buckley's 67-yard touchdown burst on the third play of the game gave the Broncos the early lead. Palmer Domschke added three field ...
By BOB TRIPI Associated Press EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Cameron Boozer scored 18 points, including 16 in the second half, and Caleb Foster added 12 points Saturday to help No. 4 Duke hold on for a 66-60 victory over No. 7 Michigan State in a game that had the intensity of an NCAA ...
EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan State has received a $401 million gift from Greg and Dawn Williams, supporting the university's and athletic department's fundraising initiatives with the largest donation to the school and one of the richest in college sports history. "Their investment in ...
By LARRY LAGE AP Sports Writer DETROIT (AP) — The Detroit Lions are getting a brief break. Detroit earned a desperately needed 44-30 win over the Dallas Cowboys on Thursday night, going 2-1 in a three-game stretch of home games over 12 days. "We handled our business," Lions coach Dan ...
ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — Michigan fired special teams coach JB Brown on Wednesday in the wake of the No. 18 Wolverines' loss to top-ranked Ohio State. Michigan coach Sherrone Moore did not immediately name a successor. "After thoroughly evaluating our special teams' performance throughout ...
By LARRY LAGE AP Sports Writer DETROIT (AP) — The Detroit Lions and Dallas Cowboys are the top two teams in the hunt for an NFC wild card and are still holding on to hopes of competing for division championships. Detroit (7-5) hosts Dallas (6-5-1) on Thursday night and the winner will ...
By LARRY LAGE AP Sports Writer EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Coen Carr had nine of his 15 points in the second half after Jeremy Fears Jr. scored 10 of his 14 points in the first half, helping No. 7 Michigan State remain unbeaten with a 71-52 win over Iowa on Tuesday night in the Big Ten ...
By LARRY LAGE AP Sports Writer Michigan State plans to hire former Northwestern coach Pat Fitzgerald to lead its football program, according to a person familiar with the situation. The person, who spoke to The Associated Press on Sunday on condition of anonymity because the expected ...
By LARRY LAGE AP Sports Writer ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — Ryan Day can rest easy. Julian Sayin and No. 1 Ohio State dominated The Game on Saturday. Sayin threw three touchdown passes, including a 35-yarder to Jeremiah Smith on a fourth down in the second quarter, and the Buckeyes beat No. ...
By DAVE HOGG Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — Desmond Bane scored 37 points and grabbed two crucial offensive rebounds as the Orlando Magic defeated the Detroit Pistons 112-109 on Friday night to win their NBA Cup group. Orlando went 4-0 in East Group B and advanced to the knockout ...
By DAVE HOGG Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — Last year, the Detroit Lions went 15-2 and locked up the top seed in the NFC. This season, they are lucky to be above .500. After a 5-2 start, coach Dan Campbell's Lions have lost three of five and needed a 59-yard field goal from Jake Bates ...
ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — Ohio Lt. Gov. Jim Tressel, known for sporting a red sweater-vest when he led the Ohio State football team, may be feeling blue if the Buckeyes lose to the University of Michigan on Saturday. Tressel has agreed to wear a blue vest if the Wolverines win the annual ...
By KIRK KERN Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — Yaxel Lendeborg had 20 points and 11 rebounds as No. 7 Michigan routed No. 12 Gonzaga 101-61 on Wednesday night to win the Players Era Championship. Trey McKenney added 17 points for the impressive Wolverines (7-0), who dominated every one ...
By LARRY LAGE AP Sports Writer DETROIT (AP) — Frank Ragnow has ended his retirement from the NFL after nearly six months, giving the Detroit Lions a four-time Pro Bowl selection for the stretch run of the regular season and perhaps the playoffs. The 29-year-old Ragnow was reinstated off ...
By LARRY LAGE AP Sports Writer DETROIT (AP) — When the NFL regular season wraps up in early January, the result of the Green Bay-Detroit game on Thanksgiving may prove to be pivotal. The Packers (7-3-1) are the favorites to win the NFC North and the Lions (7-4) are slightly behind them, ...
By LARRY LAGE AP Sports Writer DETROIT (AP) — Jahmyr Gibbs to the rescue. Gibbs ran for a 69-yard touchdown on the first snap of overtime and had a career-high 264 yards from scrimmage along with three scores, lifting the Detroit Lions to a much-needed 34-27 win over the New York Giants ...