DUNEDIN, Fla. (AP) — Tarik Skubal struck out seven in 4 2/3 innings for the Detroit Tigers in a 6-1 spring training game win over the Toronto Blue Jays on Saturday rather than make a second start for the United States at the World Baseball Classic. Winner of the last two AL Cy Young Awards, ...
By JAY COHEN AP Sports Writer CHICAGO (AP) — Yaxel Lendeborg made a tiebreaking 3-pointer with 0.4 seconds remaining, and No. 3 Michigan beat Nick Boyd and No. 23 Wisconsin 68-65 on Saturday to advance to the Big Ten Tournament championship. Aday Mara scored 16 points and Elliot Cadeau ...
By JAY COHEN AP Sports Writer CHICAGO (AP) — Yaxel Lendeborg yelled and pumped his right arm in celebration before he was mobbed by the rest of his Michigan teammates. The 6-foot-9 forward turned a halftime message from coach Dusty May into one of his best moments in a huge ...
By ANDREW SELIGMAN AP Sports Writer CHICAGO (AP) — Donovan Dent had 23 points and 12 assists, Trent Perry added 22 points and UCLA held off No. 8 Michigan State 88-84 in the Big Ten Tournament quarterfinals on Friday night despite losing star Tyler Bilodeau to a leg injury. Bilodeau had ...
By JAY COHEN AP Sports Writer CHICAGO (AP) — Aday Mara scored 13 of his 17 points in the second half, helping No. 3 Michigan hold off Bruce Thornton and Ohio State for a 71-67 victory Friday in the Big Ten Tournament quarterfinals. Elliot Cadeau had 15 points, seven assists and three ...
By JAY COHEN AP Sports Writer CHICAGO (AP) — Michigan coach Dusty May leaned on Elliot Cadeau in the final minutes, and freshman Trey McKenney also stepped up at times. It's a group effort for the Wolverines when it comes to replacing L.J. Cason. Cadeau and McKenney helped No. 3 ...
By DAVE HOGG Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — Duncan Robinson scored 19 points and the Eastern Conference-leading Detroit Pistons beat the Philadelphia 76ers 131-109 on Thursday night for their second straight victory after a season-worst four-game losing streak. Javonte Green added 17 ...
By ADRY TORRES Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Jalen Duren scored 26 points, Cade Cunningham had 21 points and 15 assists, and the Detroit Pistons snapped a season-worst four-game skid, beating the Brooklyn Nets 138-100 on Tuesday night. Duren shot 9 of 10 from the field and Cunningham ...
SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — Carter Verhaeghe scored two goals in the final 90 seconds to rally the Florida Panthers to a 4-3 victory over the Detroit Red Wings on Tuesday night. With Florida goalie Daniil Tarasov on the bench, Verhaeghe scored with 1:30 remaining to make it 3-all. Then, with 15 ...
By KRISTIE RIEKEN AP Sports Writer HOUSTON (AP) — Tarik Skubal didn't get a lot of sleep the last two nights as he mulled whether to pitch again for the United States in the World Baseball Classic. In the end, the Detroit Tigers ace and reigning two-time AL Cy Young Award winner decided ...
By ANDREW SELIGMAN AP Sports Writer CHICAGO (AP) — No. 3 Michigan comes into the Big Ten Tournament this week with its sights set on a repeat and bigger goals on the horizon. The Wolverines (29-2, 19-1) would love nothing more than to secure a No. 1 seed in the NCAA and take aim at the ...
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — John Gibson and Cam Talbot combined to make 31 saves, Dominik Shine scored his first NHL goal and the Detroit Red Wings beat the New Jersey Devils 3-0 on Sunday night. Opening a four-game trip, Detroit ended a two-game losing streak and stopped the Devils' winning streak ...
By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer MIAMI (AP) — Tyler Herro scored 25 points, Bam Adebayo had 24 to go over the 10,000-point mark for his career, and the Miami Heat beat Detroit 121-110 on Sunday night to extend the Pistons' season-worst losing streak to four games. Jaime Jaquez Jr. ...
By LARRY LAGE AP Sports Writer ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — Yaxel Lendeborg scored 19 of his 27 points in the first half and Morez Johnson Jr. finished with 18 points, leading No. 3 Michigan in a 90-80 win over No. 8 Michigan State on Sunday to give the Big Ten champions a 15th straight ...
HOUSTON (AP) — Tarik Skubal is thinking about pitching again for the United States in the World Baseball Classic after the Detroit Tigers ace had previously planned to make just one start. His mindset changed after he started for the U.S. in a 9-1 win over Britain on Saturday night. "I ...
By DANA GAURUDER Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — Matthew Tkachuk had his sixth career hat trick and the Florida Panthers beat the Detroit Red Wings 3-1 on Friday night to snap a four-game losing streak. Eight points behind Boston for the final wild-card spot in the East, two-time ...
By LARRY LAGE AP Sports Writer ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — Former Michigan football coach Sherrone Moore pleaded no contest to two misdemeanors Friday in a deal to resolve a felony criminal case that arose immediately after he was fired for having an inappropriate relationship with his ...
DETROIT (AP) — Detroit Lions offensive tackle Taylor Decker asked the team to release him after saying late last month he plans to return for an 11th season rather than retire. Decker posted Friday on Instagram that he is "opting for a clean and amicable close" to a "beautiful 10 years" with ...
By DANA GAURUDER Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — Tomas Hertl scored a power-play goal with 2:49 remaining in overtime and the Vegas Golden Knights rallied from a two-goal, third-period deficit to edge the Detroit Red Wings 4-3 on Wednesday night. Hertl scored in front off a pass from ...
By TOM WITHERS Associated Press CLEVELAND (AP) — Jaylon Tyson scored 22 points, James Harden added 18 and the Cleveland Cavaliers avenged a recent loss in Detroit by beating the East-leading Pistons 113-109 on Tuesday night despite playing without injured star Donovan Mitchell. Evan ...