By STEVE MEGARGEE AP Sports Writer Milwaukee Brewers center fielder Lorenzo Cain has no regrets about opting out of nearly the entire 2020 season but realizes his long layoff could create some obstacles now that he’s back. “Definitely the right choice, 100% it was the right choice,” ...
(AP) — The Big Ten is adding a 16th trophy game in football to honor the first Black man to play in the league. Northwestern and Michigan will meet for the George Jewett Trophy this fall, the schools announced Thursday. Jewett played football at both schools in the 1890s. Jewett was a ...
DETROIT (AP) — Pekka Rinne made 24 saves in his first shutout of the season, leading the Nashville Predators to a 2-0 victory over the Detroit Red Wings on Tuesday night. Filip Forsberg and Eeli Tolvanen scored power-play goals in the third period as Nashville improved to 2-1 on its ...
By LARRY LAGE AP Sports Writer EAST LANSING — Michigan State started its long string of NCAA Tournament appearances in the previous century by being the toughest team on the court in most games. If the Spartans can extend their streak to 23 straight tournaments next month, their win over ...
By JOHN DENTON Associated Press ORLANDO, Fla. — Not long after Saben Lee scored a career-best 21 points and helped the Detroit Pistons snap a three-game losing streak, the point guard was presented with a memento to ensure he won’t soon forget the game. Lee, a rookie out of Vanderbilt on ...
By JOHN DENTON Associated Press ORLANDO, Fla. — Nikola Vucevic had 37 points and 11 rebounds, Evan Fournier added a season-high 29 points and the Orlando Magic beat the Detroit Pistons 105-96 on Sunday night. The Magic have won three in a row, their longest winning streak since opening the ...
By NOAH TRISTER AP Sports Writer DETROIT — Mathias Brome scored his first NHL goal late in the second period, and the Detroit Red Wings held on for a 2-1 victory over the Florida Panthers on Saturday. Patrik Nemeth also scored his first goal of the season for the Red Wings, who won for ...
By MITCH STACY AP Sports Writer COLUMBUS, Ohio — In a virtually empty Value City Arena, the matchup between No. 3 Michigan and No. 4 Ohio State in February looked more like an intense NCAA Tournament game in March: good shooting, timely 3-pointers, fierce play under the rim, few mistakes ...
DETROIT (AP) — The Tigers have agreed to a minor league contract with right-hander Wily Peralta. Detroit said Friday that Peralta will receive an invite to major league spring training. The 31-year-old Peralta hasn’t pitched in the major leagues since 2019, when he was 2-4 with a 5.80 ERA ...
ANN ARBOR (AP) — The stage is set for another Michigan-Ohio State showdown — this time on the hardwood. Franz Wagner scored 20 points and Mike Smith added 12 to lift No. 3 Michigan to a 71-64 victory over Rutgers on Thursday night. Hunter Dickinson added 10 points for the Wolverines, who ...
ANN ARBOR (AP) — Michigan quarterback Joe Milton has entered the transfer portal, depleting coach Jim Harbaugh’s depth at the position. Milton made the announcement Thursday on Twitter. Milton wrote that he will have three years of eligibility remaining as a graduate transfer. He won the ...
ANN ARBOR (AP) — The University of Michigan and athletic director Warde Manuel have agreed on a five-year contract extension, shortly after the head of the department negotiated a new deal with football coach Jim Harbaugh. University of Michigan President Mark Schlissel recommended the move ...
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) — Ali Patberg scored 21 points, including the only field goal by either team in the last 3 1/2 minutes, and No. 14 Indiana made a couple key defensive plays in the final minute to defeat No. 11 Michigan 70-65 on Thursday night. Mackenzie Holmes had a key steal under ...
ALLEN PARK (AP) — The Detroit Lions have hired wide receivers coach Antwaan Randle El. Detroit coach Dan Campbell added the former NFL receiver to his staff Wednesday after he was with the Super Bowl champion Tampa Bay Buccaneers the past two seasons as an offensive assistant. Randle El was ...
Third-ranked Michigan and fourth-ranked Ohio State have found themselves atop the crowd of teams chasing unbeatens Gonzaga and Baylor. Their meeting Sunday headlines the national AP Top 25 schedule for the week, a matchup of teams contending for No. 1 seeds in the NCAA Tournament and ...
By NOAH TRISTER AP Baseball Writer DETROIT — This year, the start of spring training was meaningful in a different way for AJ Hinch. After winning a World Series and two pennants as Houston’s manager, Hinch spent last season serving a suspension in the aftermath of the Astros’ ...
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP) — Trevion Williams scored 28 points and Eric Hunter Jr. scored 15 and Purdue pulled away from Michigan State for a 75-65 win on Tuesday night. Williams, who shot 13 for 21, scored 10 of Purdue’s last 18 points in the game’s final 4:45. Gabe Brown’s 3-pointer ...
By NOAH TRISTER AP Baseball Writer DETROIT — The Detroit Tigers are considering using a six-man rotation for at least some of this season as they return to a normal schedule with a pitching staff that will likely include some of the team’s top prospects. General manager Al Avila spoke ...
By LARRY LAGE AP Hockey Writer DETROIT — Dominik Kubalik scored his second goal of the game 4:43 into overtime, and the Chicago Blackhawks beat the Detroit Red Wings 3-2 on Monday night. “It wasn’t our best, but we still found a way to win it and that’s huge,” Kubalik ...
ANN ARBOR (AP) — Naz Hillmon had 31 points and seven rebounds, Leigha Brown added 20 points, five rebounds and four assists, and No. 11 Michigan beat rival Michigan State 86-82 on Tuesday. Hillmon and Brown combined for a 7-0 run to give Michigan a 79-69 lead with 3:09 remaining. The duo ...