By PAUL HARRIS Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — The Anaheim Ducks have ridden a hot goaltender to the franchise's third 3-0 start. Nick Ritchie scored the tiebreaking goal midway through the third period, and Anaheim beat the Detroit Red Wings 3-1 on Tuesday night. The Ducks also won their ...
CHICAGO (AP) — Robin Lopez and Frank Mason III both scored 14 points to lead the Milwaukee Bucks over the Chicago Bulls 122-112 in preseason action on Monday night. Milwaukee didn’t play most of its major contributors, including last year’s league Most Valuable Player Giannis ...
By LARRY LAGE AP Sports Writer ANN ARBOR — Jim Harbaugh insists Michigan is hitting its stride on offense, apparently seeing what observers outside the program are missing. The Wolverines were held scoreless for the final three quarters of a 10-3 win over then-No. 14 Iowa and appeared to ...
FLINT (AP) — Trash talk at a weigh-in or news conference is nothing new in boxing. This was something different entirely. Claressa Shields’ homecoming fight Saturday night was canceled because of an altercation before Friday’s weigh-in that left her opponent’s trainer hospitalized. ...
DETROIT (AP) — Anthony Mantha scored his career-high fourth goal with 53.3 seconds left, lifting the Detroit Red Wings to a 4-3 victory over the Dallas Stars on Sunday night in their home opener. Filip Hronek set up the goal with a centering pass after Dylan Larkin won a faceoff. Mantha also ...
By MITCH STACY AP Sports Writer COLUMBUS, Ohio — Justin Fields threw two touchdown passes and ran for another score, J.K. Dobbins rushed for 172 yards and a touchdown and No. 4 Ohio State overcame a sluggish start to roll over No. 25 Michigan State 34-10 on Saturday night. The Buckeyes ...
By LARRY LAGE AP Sports Writer ANN ARBOR — Zach Charbonnet ran for a 2-yard touchdown to give No. 19 Michigan an early double-digit lead and its defense did the rest against No. 14 Iowa, forcing four turnovers and tallying eight sacks in a 10-3 win Saturday. “A defensive masterpiece,” ...
By LARRY LAGE AP Hockey Writer DETROIT — Steve Yzerman is not making any promises about quickly being able to turn around the Detroit Red Wings. That’s probably a good idea. Yzerman, who earned a spot in the Hockey Hall of Fame for his play in Detroit, is entering his first season as ...
By NOAH TRISTER AP Sports Writer ALLEN PARK — Somewhere in the NFL, there are teams trying to win despite substandard quarterbacking. That must feel like just a rumor to the Detroit Lions. The Lions reached their open date this week after facing Philip Rivers, Carson Wentz and Patrick ...
By LARRY LAGE AP Sports Writer ANN ARBOR — Jim Harbaugh and the Michigan Wolverines have a chance to change the conversation. The Wolverines were humiliated at Wisconsin, giving up five touchdowns before scoring late in the lopsided game. Michigan bounced back with a feel-good win over ...
By NOAH TRISTER AP Sports Writer EAST LANSING — Forget about waiting until the stretch run in November. Michigan State will find out right now how it measures up against the Big Ten’s top teams. Ohio State, Wisconsin and Penn State — all in a row, the first two on the road. That’s ...
FRANKFORT (AP) — A Michigan high school football player who was sitting out his team’s game because of a groin injury raced to the aid of an 11-year-old spectator when he noticed her having a seizure. Seth Migda, 17, was video recording the game Friday night between Charlevoix and ...
By NOAH TRISTER AP Sports Writer ALLEN PARK — The first loss of the season for the Detroit Lions may have actually given them more legitimacy as playoff contenders. The Lions battled the Kansas City Chiefs all the way to the final minute Sunday before losing 34-30. Along the way, Detroit ...
By NOAH TRISTER AP Baseball Writer DETROIT — The most promising moment for the Detroit Tigers this year may have occurred far away from Comerica Park — or any other major league field. On April 29, Casey Mize threw a no-hitter in his debut for Double-A Erie. After narrowly avoiding ...
By NOAH TRISTER AP Sports Writer AUBURN HILLS — Blake Griffin worked so hard to lift the Detroit Pistons to the playoffs, then couldn’t contribute as much once they were there. That’s what coach Dwane Casey would like to avoid this season. “I’ve said too many times, being from ...
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) — A Michigan man has been sued, fined and jailed for violating city rules with his passion for collecting trash and sorting it for recycling in his backyard. But Bill Peterson is relentless and continues to gather garbage at his Grand Rapids home, despite the trouble ...
By NOAH TRISTER AP Sports Writer EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Matt Coghlin made a tie-breaking 21-yard field goal with 5 seconds remaining, and No. 25 Michigan State beat Indiana 40-31 on Saturday. After Coghlin's kick gave the Spartans (4-1, 2-0 Big Ten) a 34-31 lead, Indiana tried to ...
By LARRY LAGE AP Sports Writer DETROIT (AP) — Darrel Williams ran for a go-ahead, 1-yard touchdown with 23 seconds left for his second score in the fourth quarter, lifting the Kansas City Chiefs to a 34-30 win over the Detroit Lions. Detroit drove to the Kansas City 44 on the final drive ...
By LARRY LAGE AP Sports Writer ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — Shea Patterson accounted for three touchdowns in the first half and ran for a fourth score in the third quarter, setting up No. 20 Michigan to rout Rutgers 52-0 on Saturday. The Wolverines (3-1, 1-1 Big Ten) enjoyed a ...
By JOHN JACKSON Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Tim Anderson became the third Chicago White Sox player to win an American League batting title, finishing at .335 after going 0 for 2 in a season-ending 5-3 win over the worst-in-the-majors Detroit Tigers on Sunday. Anderson grounded out in ...