By DAVE HOGG Associated Press DETROIT — Dan Campbell doesn’t like watching film when he’s angry. That’s why the Detroit Lions coach took some time before attempting to grade his 0-6 team’s performance in Sunday’s 34-11 loss to the Cincinnati Bengals. “It took a minute to step ...
By STEVE KORNACKI Associated Press DETROIT — Thomas Greiss made 40 saves to assure the lead the Detroit Red Wings took early in the second period stood up in a 3-1 victory over the Vancouver Canucks on Saturday night. Greiss, from Fussen, Germany, was acrobatic in goal and displayed a ...
By LARRY LAGE AP Sports Writer Joe Burrow was able to rest his voice on the road with a rout, quieting frustrated fans at Ford Field, a week after getting sent to the hospital after taking a hit to the throat. Burrow tied a career high with three touchdown passes and he helped the Cincinnati ...
By MICHAEL MAROT AP Sports Writer BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — Michigan State tight end Tyler Hunt delivered both times he touched the ball Saturday at Indiana. First, Hunt avoided taking a sack near midfield with a 15-yard heave to quarterback Payton Thorne. Three plays later, he caught the ...
NEW YORK (AP) — The NHL suspended Detroit Red Wings captain Dylan Larkin for a game for roughing Tampa Bay’s Mathieu Joseph. The league announced the penalty Friday, adding Larkin will give up $30,500 in pay that will go toward the Players’ Emergency Assistance Fund. Larkin will miss ...
By STEVE MEGARGEE AP Sports Writer GREEN BAY, Wis. — The Green Bay Packers aren’t striking gold as often as before whenever they get near the goal line. It’s been an entirely different story for Packers opponents. Green Bay boasted the NFL’s best red-zone offense last season, though ...
By LARRY LAGE AP Sports Writer DETROIT — The Detroit Lions and Cincinnati Bengals have been on the wrong side of NFL history so far this season. The Lions became the first team to lose two games in the same season on game-winning kicks of 50-plus yards with no time left, and they did it in ...
By LARRY LAGE AP Hockey Writer DETROIT — Ondrej Palat scored with 2:17 left in overtime, lifting the Tampa Bay Lightning to a 7-6 comeback victory over the Detroit Red Wings on Thursday night. Tyler Bertuzzi scored a career-high four goals, including three in the second period, to help the ...
By MICHAEL MAROT AP Sports Writer Indiana coach Tom Allen is staying relatively quiet this week. He’s not talking about his options at quarterback for Saturday’s home game against No. 10 Michigan State and he’s certainly not going to provide practice updates on injured starter Michael ...
ALLEN PARK (AP) — Detroit Lions coach Dan Campbell said center Frank Ragnow feels guilty about having season-ending toe surgery. Campbell said Wednesday that the surgery went well, adding Ragnow does not need to feel bad about doing the right thing for his long-term future. Ragnow was hurt ...
By LARRY LAGE AP Sports Writer DETROIT — The Detroit Pistons desperately hope Cade Cunningham is the superstar they have been searching for in their long climb back to being a contender. Detroit took the Oklahoma State star with the first pick and Cunningham looked into the history of No. ...
By LARRY LAGE AP Sports Writer The winless and banged-up Detroit Lions have taken another hit. Lions standout center Frank Ragnow has a season-ending toe injury that requires surgery, a person familiar with the situation told The Associated Press on Tuesday. The person spoke on ...
By LARRY LAGE and JOHN WAWROW AP Hockey Writers ANN ARBOR— Owen Power stood in a sea of maize-clad fans pumping pompoms and cheering on Michigan’s football team in a win over Washington this fall. Power is 6-foot-5 and has some notoriety as the No. 1 overall pick in the NHL draft, but ...
KINGSLEY (AP) — A school board in the northern Lower Peninsula plans to send a protest over sportsmanship following a soccer player’s 16-goal record-setting game against a winless team. The backlash over Kevin Hubbell’s performance continued Monday night at a meeting of the Kingsley ...
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Jake Moody hit a 39-yard field goal with 1:24 remaining to lift No. 9 Michigan over upset-minded Nebraska 32-29 on Saturday night. Moody’s fourth field goal came after Wolverines defensive back Brad Hawkins forced Cornhuskers quarterback Adrian Martinez to fumble, ...
PISCATAWAY, N.J. (AP) — Jalen Nailor caught touchdown passes of 63, 63 and 65 yards from Payton Thorne and No. 11 Michigan State used its big-play offense to remain unbeaten with a 31-13 victory over Rutgers on Saturday. Kenneth Walker, who came into the game leading all Football Bowl ...
By DAVE HOGG Associated Press DETROIT — Dan Campbell wasn’t nearly as emotional Monday afternoon as he had been after his Detroit Lions lost 19-17 to the Minnesota Vikings on another last-second field goal. He still wasn’t happy. The Lions coach choked up repeatedly during his ...
By DAVE HOGG Associated Press DETROIT — Dan Campbell wasn’t nearly as emotional Monday afternoon as he had been after his Detroit Lions lost 19-17 to the Minnesota Vikings on another last-second field goal. He still wasn’t happy. The Lions coach choked up repeatedly during his postgame ...
By MICHAEL MAROT AP Sports Writer INDIANAPOLIS — Michigan State forward Malik Hall noticed the difference during games in the height of the pandemic. Coach Tom Izzo saw issues percolating in other areas of player’s lives. In a season when athletes faced daily testing, regular isolation ...
By DAVE CAMPBELL AP Pro Football Writer EAGAN, Minn. — The Minnesota Vikings have found no more reliable remedy for their problems than the Detroit Lions, the team they have defeated far more than any other over their 60-plus years in the NFL. The Vikings need a pick-me-up this week, after ...