DETROIT (AP) — Pistons rookie guard Killian Hayes has a torn labrum in his right hip and will continue to be evaluated by the team’s medical staff. The team announced Hayes’ condition Wednesday but did not give a timeline for his expected recovery. He had an MRI on Tuesday. Detroit ...
DETROIT (AP) — The Detroit Tigers have signed outfielder Robbie Grossman to a $10 million, two-year contract that includes performance bonuses. Grossman, 31, spent the past two seasons with the Oakland Athletics. He hit .241 with eight home runs and 23 RBIs in 51 games in the shortened 2020 ...
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 43 points and the Milwaukee Bucks defeated the Detroit Pistons 125-115 on Monday night to move above the .500 mark for the first time this season. The reigning two-time MVP scored 30 points by halftime, shot 17 of 24 from the floor overall and ...
By LARRY LAGE AP Hockey Writer The Detroit Red Wings have spent half a decade rebuilding. And, this still might not be the year a once-proud franchise with 11 Stanley Cups breaks through and makes the playoffs. Detroit had the NHL’s worst record last season with 23 fewer points than any ...
By LARRY LAGE AP Sports Writer DETROIT — The previous time the Detroit Lions went into an offseason with a rebuilding project this large, they were coming off a winless season and drafted quarterback Matthew Stafford with the No. 1 overall pick in 2009. Detroit’s new general manager and ...
By LARRY LAGE AP Sports Writer DETROIT — Kirk Cousins danced in the end zone after running for a go-ahead touchdown early in the fourth quarter and the Minnesota Vikings went on to celebrate the end of a disappointing season with a 37-35 win over the lowly Detroit Lions on Sunday. “We ...
By ERIC OLSON AP Sports Writer LINCOLN, Neb. — Aaron Henry scored a career-high 27 points and No. 17 Michigan State ended a three-game losing streak with a 84-77 victory over Nebraska on Saturday night. The Spartans (7-3, 1-3 Big Ten) bounced back from a 25-point loss at Minnesota last ...
Northwestern’s Pete Nance, left, defends Michigan’s Franz Wagner in the first half of their Big Ten game at Crisler Center in Ann Arbor on Sunday. The Wolverines won 85-66 after leading 43-29 at halftime. U-M (9-0 overall, 4-0 Big 10) was led by Hunter Dickinson with 19 points, while ...
By DAVE HOGG Associated Press DETROIT — Jeremi Grant scored 24 points and Derrick Rose added 17 as the Detroit Pistons won their first game of the season, beating the Boston Celtics 96-93 on Friday night. Rookie Saddiq Bey added 17 points for the Pistons, who had lost four straight to ...
By NOAH TRISTER AP Sports Writer DETROIT — This season will end like so many others for Matthew Stafford: His Detroit Lions have a losing record and won’t be in the postseason. What’s different now is that there are real questions about Stafford’s future with the Lions. “I’m not ...
By DAVID GINSBURG AP Sports Writer COLLEGE PARK, Md. — There’s one big reason why No. 16 Michigan is the lone unbeaten team in Big Ten play: Hunter Dickinson. The 7-foot-1 freshman has played only eight games, yet it’s become increasingly clear that he’s going to be a force in the ...
By Journal Sports Staff LANSING — Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed legislation today allowing student athletes to use their own name, image, likeness and reputation for financial compensation, according to a news release from Whitmer’s office. It was said that this marks the first time in ...
YPSILANTI (AP) — Travon Broadway Jr. matched his career high with 21 points as Central Michigan easily defeated Eastern Michigan 87-60 on Tuesday night. Meikkel Murray had 18 points and seven rebounds for Central Michigan (5-4, 1-1 Mid-American Conference). Matt Beachler added 13 points. ...
By DAVE CAMPBELL AP Sports Writer MINNEAPOLIS — Three days after surging back to beat Iowa in overtime behind a stream of 3-pointers, Minnesota followed with a decisive victory over Michigan State on the strength of a stifling defense. The Gophers have made their case to be included in the ...
By Journal Sports Staff EAST LANSING — Remaining teams in the Michigan High School Athletic Association volleyball and girls swimming and diving tournaments can restart practice Monday with state finals events scheduled to end on Jan. 16. That’s according to a sports news release from the ...
By NOAH TRISTER AP Sports Writer DETROIT — Stephen Curry scored 31 points and Andrew Wiggins added 27 to lift the Golden State Warriors to a 116-106 victory over the winless Detroit Pistons on Tuesday. The injury-plagued Warriors have won two in a row after dropping their first two games ...
Detroit Pistons forward Josh Jackson, left, shoots against the Hawks during the first half Monday in Atlanta. The Hawks prevailed 128-120 despite 27 points from Jackson and teammate Jerami Grant. Atlanta countered with Trae Young scoring 29. (AP photo)
By LARRY LAGE AP Sports Writer Detroit Lions interim coach Darrell Bevell said he felt helpless watching his team from home. And the Lions looked helpless in a 47-7 loss to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Bevell is back from quarantine after being a close contact of someone who tested positive ...
By BRIAN CALLOWAY Lansing State Journal and Journal Sports Staff Tyler Holtz knew what was at stake. The junior quarterback figured the DeWitt football program had an opportunity to put together another special season after back-to-back state semifinal appearances. Holtz was driven to be a ...
By DAVE HOGG Associated Press DETROIT — When a team loses 47-7, it is difficult to pick out one play that could have changed things. The Detroit Lions, though, can at least consider it. On the Tampa Bay Buccaneers’ first possession, they faced third-and-9 from their 19. Linebacker ...