EAST LANSING (AP) — Kenneth Walker III took a peek in the rear-view mirror on his first Michigan State carry last Friday, a 75-yard touchdown dash at Northwestern. But the Wake Forest transfer is done looking back at a nation’s-best, 264-yard, four-touchdown rushing performance in a 38-21 ...
By ALAN SAUNDERS Associated Press PITTSBURGH — Miguel Cabrera and Robbie Grossman each had four hits, and the Detroit Tigers avoided a sweep by beating the Pittsburgh Pirates 5-1 Wednesday night. Cabrera was 4 for 4 with a double and three RBIs. He doubled off the Clemente Wall in right ...
By ED WHITE Associated Press DETROIT — A suburban Detroit mortgage company led by a former Michigan State walk-on will pay $500 a month to all football players and members of the men’s basketball team. The sponsorship by Mat Ishbia and United Wholesale Mortgage will provide more than 130 ...
ALLEN PARK (AP) — The Detroit Lions have one of the youngest defenses in the NFL, and they’ll have their hands full in Week 1 against a San Francisco offense that promises to be unpredictable. One of the biggest challenges facing first-time head coach Dan Campbell is preparing for San ...
By LARRY LAGE AP Sports Writer ANN ARBOR — Michigan Stadium was silent when Ronnie Bell went down with an injury in the season opener as more than 100,000 fans feared the worst. It was almost as if they knew what was coming. Two days later, coach Jim Harbaugh confirmed that Bell is out ...
DETROIT (AP) — The Detroit Red Wings signed Filip Hronek to a three-year, $13.2 million Friday. The Czech defenseman will count $4.4 million against the salary cap through the 2023-24 season. Hronek has 16 goals and 64 assists for 80 points through his first 167 regular-season NHL games. ...
By LARRY LAGE AP Sports Writer ANN ARBOR — Michigan will soon get a chance to accomplish something it failed to do last season. The Wolverines were winless at home during the pandemic-shortened season. They finished 2020 with two wins, four losses and three games canceled due to a COVID-19 ...
By STEVE KORNACKI Associated Press DETROIT — Jed Lowrie hit a three-run homer in the first inning to start Oakland’s eight-run rally with two outs against Matt Manning in the A’s 8-6 victory over the Tigers on Thursday. Mark Canha followed Lowrie’s shot with another homer for 4-0 ...
DETROIT (AP) — Miguel Cabrera hit a two-run homer, No. 502 of his career, and drove in the go-ahead run with a single in the seventh inning as the Detroit Tigers snapped a four-game skid with an 8-6 win over the Oakland Athletics on Wednesday night. Akil Baddoo and Harold Castro homered and ...
By LARRY LAGE AP Sports Writer DETROIT — The Detroit Lions made a lot of changes in the offseason by bringing in a new general manager, coach and quarterback. The franchise with one playoff victory since winning the NFL title in 1957 is coming off three straight double-digit loss ...
By LARRY LAGE AP Sports Writer DETROIT — Matt Chapman made plays with his bat, glove and arm to lift the Oakland Athletics to their latest win in a push to make the playoffs. Chapman hit a tiebreaking, two-run homer in the third inning, cleared the fences again in the ninth and turned a ...
LANSING (AP) — A federal judge on Tuesday blocked Western Michigan University from enforcing a COVID-19 vaccine requirement against four female soccer players, ruling they are likely to prevail on claims it violates their constitutional religious rights. District Judge Paul Maloney in Grand ...
By ARNIE STAPLETON AP Pro Football Writer ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — Longshot wide receiver Trinity Benson achieved his lifelong goal Tuesday, finally making the 53-man roster on his third try after spending two years toiling on Denver’s practice squad. He had to fly 1,200 miles to take that ...
By LARRY LAGE AP Sports Writer EAST LANSING — Mel Tucker would not budge. Michigan State’s second-year football coach was asked various questions in an attempt to find out who he’s starting at quarterback Friday night at Northwestern. Tucker had no interest in helping the Wildcats ...
ALLEN PARK (AP) — Detroit Lions backup quarterback Tim Boyle broke his right thumb in the team’s preseason finale and needs surgery. Lions coach Dan Campbell made the announcement Monday, adding the team is hopeful it was not a season-ending injury. Boyle was hurt in Friday night’s loss ...
By DAVE HOGG Associated Press DETROIT — Bailey Ober pitched six solid innings and Josh Donaldson’s two-run homer helped the Minnesota Twins beat the Detroit Tigers 3-2 on Monday. “We are very, very pleased with the way Bailey is throwing the ball,” Twins manager Rocco Baldelli said. ...
By LARRY LAGE AP Sports Writer ANN ARBOR — Jim Harbaugh and the Michigan Wolverines are looking forward to a fresh start. They need one. College football’s winningest program is coming off a rough season, even by pandemic standards. Michigan won just two games, lost four and had three ...
By DAVID EGGERT Associated Press LANSING — Four female soccer players at Western Michigan University challenged the school’s COVID-19 vaccine requirement for athletes Monday, saying it violates their Christian beliefs. The lawsuit came days after a Michigan State University employee sued ...
By ANDREW DESTIN Associated Press SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. — Twice, Jackson Surma walked to the plate with runners in scoring position in the biggest game of his young life. Both times he delivered. Jackson drove in four runs and Ethan Van Belle struck out eight as Michigan beat Ohio 5-2 on ...
By LARRY LAGE AP Sports Writer DETROIT — The Indianapolis Colts’ depth chart at quarterback took another hit. Rookie Sam Ehlinger was knocked out of the preseason finale with a knee injury in a 27-17 win over the Detroit Lions on Friday night. With Carson Wentz recovering from foot ...