LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Detroit Lions will kick off an NFL Saturday tripleheader on Saturday, Dec. 26. The Tampa Bay Buccaneers will visit Detroit at 1 p.m. EST followed by the San Francisco 49ers at Arizona Cardinals (4:30 p.m. EST) and Miami Dolphins at Las Vegas Raiders (8:15 p.m. ...
DURHAM, N.C. (AP) — Rocket Watts scored 20 points and Julius Marble had a career-high 12 to help No. 8 Michigan State beat No. 6 Duke 75-69 on Tuesday night in the Champions Classic. The Spartans (3-0) trailed by 10 early in the game but closed the first half with a 13-4 surge to take a ...
By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer Claressa Shields already reigns over boxing with two Olympic gold medals and professional titles in three weight classes. Her next world to conquer is mixed martial arts. The Flint native has signed with the Professional Fighters League in a quest to become ...
ANN ARBOR (AP) — Michigan’s football team did not meet in person for a second straight day after coach Jim Harbaugh said there had been an increased number of presumptive positive COVID-19 tests. Michigan (2-4) is scheduled to host Maryland (2-2) on Saturday. The Terrapins are coming off ...
By LARRY LAGE AP Sports Writer EAST LANSING — No. 11 Northwestern put itself in position to play for the Big Ten title, then it hit the road. Michigan State was ready. Matt Coghlin made a tiebreaking 48-yard field goal with 3:35 left, and the Spartans handed Northwestern its first loss of ...
By LARRY LAGE AP Sports Writer EAST LANSING — Aaron Henry withdrew from the NBA draft to work on his craft in college. Michigan State coach Tom Izzo is glad he did. Henry had 14 points, eight rebounds, four blocks and three assists to help the 13th-ranked Spartans beat Notre Dame 80-70 on ...
By LARRY LAGE AP Sports Writer ANN ARBOR — Isaiah Livers scored 22 points and Hunter Dickinson had all 19 of his points after halftime, helping No. 25 Michigan outlast Oakland 81-71 in overtime Sunday night. Dickinson, a 7-foot-1 center, scored six points early in overtime to finally give ...
By LARRY LAGE AP Sports Writer Matt Patricia opened his final postgame news conference with the Detroit Lions by thanking his wife and children for their support. Patricia probably knew what was coming. His boss, general manager Bob Quinn, might not have expected the same fate. The Lions ...
By NOAH TRISTER AP Sports Writer ANN ARBOR — In a year when everything seems so unusual and different, Penn State at Michigan felt particularly strange. No fans, no buzz — and not much to feel good about these days for either team. “We drive up to the Big House, and there’s not a car ...
By BARRY WILNER AP Pro Football Writer The college quarterbacks class is shaping up nicely, just in time to perhaps rescue some NFL teams from themselves. Right at the top are Clemson’s Trevor Lawrence, Ohio State’s Justin Fields and Florida’s Kyle Trask, depending on who (likely all) ...
By NOAH TRISTER AP Sports Writer On the 25th anniversary of Northwestern’s run to the Rose Bowl, Pat Fitzgerald is working on another remarkable story at his alma mater. This one is still in progress, however. “We’ve got a bunch of chapters left to write on this group before I’m ...
By LARRY LAGE AP Sports Writer ANN ARBOR — Michigan desperately needed a player to produce and provide an emotional lift. Cade McNamara delivered, replacing Joe Milton in the second quarter of last week’s 48-42 triple-overtime win at Rutgers. Wolverines coach Jim Harbaugh seemed to say ...
By NOAH TRISTER AP Sports Writer DETROIT — The latest debacle for the Detroit Lions began early in their Thanksgiving matchup with Houston, when they turned the ball over three times in a span of eight offensive plays. Of course, that was hardly the full extent of Detroit’s problems ...
By LARRY LAGE AP Sports Writer EAST LANSING — Tom Izzo stewed while seated instead of shouting and standing as he led No. 13 Michigan State to an 83-67 season-opening win over Eastern Michigan on Wednesday night, two-plus weeks after testing positive for COVID-19. “The only people happy ...
By NOAH TRISTER AP Sports Writer ANN ARBOR — Mike Smith started and made his presence felt right away. Chaundee Brown came off the bench and eventually led Michigan in scoring. These two transfers certainly look ready to contribute. Brown scored 18 of his 19 points in the second half and ...
DETROIT (AP) — The Detroit Pistons have traded center Tony Bradley to Philadelphia for guard Zhaire Smith. The Pistons announced the deal with the 76ers on Monday. Detroit acquired Bradley in a recent trade with Utah. Smith was a first-round draft pick in 2018 by Phoenix and was dealt to ...
By BARRY WILNER AP Pro Football Writer Peyton Manning, Charles Woodson, Jared Allen and Calvin Johnson are first-year eligible players to make the list of 25 semifinalists for the Pro Football Hall of Fame’s class of 2021. Joining them are four players who previously have been eligible, ...
By SCHUYLER DIXON AP Sports Writer Trevor Ariza is on the move for the third time this week, going to Oklahoma City from Detroit along with Dallas’ Justin Jackson in a three-team trade. Also in the deal, the Mavericks sent Delon Wright to the Pistons for James Johnson, a person with ...
By TOM CANAVAN AP Sports Writer PISCATAWAY, N.J. — Michigan had to switch quarterbacks, go three overtimes and play roughly 4 1/2 hours to avoid the football program’s worst start in 53 years. It was worth it. Hassan Haskins dove in from less than a yard out on fourth down in the third ...
By STEVE REED AP Sports Writer CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Matthew Stafford tried to sound upbeat after the Detroit Lions latest debacle, a 20-0 road loss to the Carolina Panthers. “It’s one game,” Stafford said. “It doesn’t define us as an offense, or us as a team.” Or maybe it ...