DETROIT (AP) — The Detroit Red Wings followed their new game plan perfectly. » Full Story

ANN ARBOR (AP) — Winning is a great deodorant and Michigan needs a victory for its funk. » Full Story

ALLEN PARK (AP) — Detroit Lions running back Kevin Smith returned to practice Thursday after sitting out the previous day with a shoulder injury. » Full Story

TORONTO (AP) — A second-quarter surge and a big night by Andrea Bargnani gave the Toronto Raptors a rare victory over the Detroit Piston. » Full Story

DETROIT (AP) — The Detroit Red Wings have dry-erase boards in the dressing room, nestled between the showers and training room, that show how they stack up. » Full Story

EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan State coach Mark Dantonio sees plenty of reasons to get ready for Western Michigan this week. His team has either three or four games left this seaso. » Full Story

DETROIT (AP) — Chris Osgood reached one milestone and approached another one as he helped the Detroit Red Wings blank the Boston Bruins 2-0 Tuesday night. » Full Story

AUBURN HILLS, Mich. (AP) — The Detroit Pistons realized in the preseason that they might have found something in the small, speedy guard combination of Ben Gordon, Rodney Stuckey and Will Bynum. » Full Story

ALLEN PARK (AP) — Jim Schwartz doesn’t want his Detroit Lions to play an overly conservative offense.

Without Calvin Johnson, he doesn’t think he has much of a choic. » Full Story

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — With Eric Decker down, Adam Weber and the rest of Minnesota’s sputtering offense took a big step up. » Full Story