By PAT GRAHAM AP Sports Writer DENVER — Nathan MacKinnon doesn’t have to dig too deep to find a reason why he scores so much. “I shoot a lot of pucks,” the Colorado All-Star forward said. Shoot, it’s really not that easy. MacKinnon scored twice to reach the 30-goal mark for a ...
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Michigan coach Juwan Howard has seen enough of Iowa’s Luka Garza this season. Garza scored 33 points in Iowa’s 90-83 win over No. 19 Michigan on Friday night. Howard, the first-year coach of the Wolverines, knew nothing about Garza before the season. But after ...
By GEORGE HENRY Associated Press ATLANTA — Derrick Rose has been rolling lately, and in a good way. The 11th-year point guard, in his first season with the Detroit Pistons, is easily handling the minutes load and producing at a high clip. Rose has battled injuries through much of his ...
By LARRY LAGE AP Hockey Writer DETROIT — The Florida Panthers were thrilled to have banged-up goaltender Sergei Bobrovsky back on the ice. He was pretty happy about it, too. Bobrovsky made 27 saves, helping Florida beat the Detroit Red Wings 4-1 on Saturday night to win four straight for ...
BOSTON (AP) — The Boston Red Sox have acquired left-hander Matt Hall from Detroit for minor league catcher Jhon Nunez. The 26-year-old Hall made 16 relief appearances for the Tigers last season and five the year before, posting an 0-1 record with a 9.48 ERA in all. A sixth-round draft pick ...
By NOAH TRISTER AP Sports Writer DETROIT (AP) — Sidney Crosby scored a power-play goal 1:33 into overtime to lift the Pittsburgh Penguins over the Detroit Red Wings 2-1 Friday night. It was Crosby's third goal in three games since returning from a 28-game absence because of a core muscle ...
By LARRY LAGE AP Sports Writer EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Cassius Winston threw a lob from the right wing over the middle of the lane and Xavier Tillman dunked the basketball, breaking a record that stood for two decades. Winston had six points, and his four assists gave him the Big Ten ...
EAST LANSING — Nine schools’ student cheering sections have been selected for the semifinal round in the Battle of the Fans IX contest sponsored by the Michigan High School Athletic Association. All nine are Lower Peninsula schools — Traverse City West, Saginaw Heritage and Zeeland East ...
By BARRY WILNER AP Pro Football Writer Former NFL Commissioner Paul Tagliabue has made the Pro Football Hall of Fame in his fifth attempt. Tagliabue and former New York Giants general manager George Young made it to the hall in Canton, Ohio, as contributors. Ex-Dallas Cowboys safety Cliff ...
By KYLE HIGHTOWER AP Sports Writer BOSTON — The Pistons have been playing most of the past month without three starters. They didn’t let it stop them from finding a way to get the best of one of the East’s top teams. Rookie Sekou Doumbouya scored a season-high 24 points and Detroit ...
By ALLAN KREDA Associated Press UNIONDALE, N.Y. (AP) — The Islanders vowed to play with purpose following a rough road loss the crosstown Rangers. They did exactly that against the lowly Detroit Red Wings. Brock Nelson scored twice and six other Islanders connected as New York routed the ...
By DAVE HOGG Associated Press DETROIT — A makeshift New Orleans Pelicans lineup blew a 16-point lead in the fourth quarter on Monday. Lonzo Ball helped his teammates salvage the night. Ball scored five of his 17 points in overtime and the Pelicans beat the Detroit Pistons ...
By NOAH TRISTER AP Sports Writer DETROIT — Luke Kornet helped the Chicago Bulls to the type of start coach Jim Boylen was looking for. Kornet scored 12 of his 15 points in the first quarter and the Bulls took a big early lead and then held off Detroit at the end, beating the Pistons ...
By PATRICK DONNELLY Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS — Daniel Oturu shook off an injury and had a career game to help Minnesota take down another ranked opponent. Oturu scored a career-high 30 points and the Gophers went on a late 11-0 run to beat No. 19 Michigan 75-67 on Sunday. The ...
By MICHAEL MAROT AP Sports Writer WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Purdue’s struggling offense received all the attention the last couple weeks. Now the Boilermakers can start focusing on the raves about their seemingly unbreakable defense. Purdue held No. 8 Michigan State to its two lowest ...
By NOAH TRISTER AP Sports Writer DETROIT — Evan Rodrigues had no goals in 25 games this season. Zach Bogosian had none in 15. Those two droughts are over now. Rodrigues scored twice in the first 5:00, and the Buffalo Sabres cruised to a 5-1 victory over the Detroit Red Wings on Sunday. ...
By PAUL HARRIS Associated Press DETROIT — Dylan Larkin scored the only goal in the shootout to give the Detroit Red Wings a 3-2 win over the skidding Ottawa Senators on Friday night. Tyler Bertuzzi had a goal and an assist, and Larkin also scored in regulation for Detroit. Red Wings ...
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) — A western Michigan sheriff’s deputy was justified in fatally shooting an armed man in November, a prosecutor said Thursday. Kent County Deputy James Davis has been cleared of any misconduct in the Nov. 24 shooting of Steven Forrest Saucier, Kent County Prosecutor ...
By NICK BUCKLEY Battle Creek Enquirer AP Member Exchange BATTLE CREEK — Danielle Smith and Angela Pitcher looked like longtime friends as they sat comfortably on a couch, sharing laughter and tears, chatting for the better part of an hour. Smith, 27, was lively and candid as she ...
By LARRY LAGE AP Sports Writer EAST LANSING — Michigan State started slowly against Minnesota, looking sluggish coming off a big win over its rival. Cassius Winston made sure the Spartans made up for that. Winston scored 18 of his 27 points in the second half while Xavier Tillman finished ...