By ANNE M. PETERSON AP Sports Writer Bethany Balcer didn’t come to the National Women’s Soccer League by way of a powerhouse college program like North Carolina or Stanford. She didn’t have a national team history and wasn’t a draft pick. Balcer is soccer’s version of a walk-on ...
By LARRY LAGE AP Sports Writer DETROIT — Doc Redman is playing his best golf, priming him to perhaps earn his first PGA Tour victory. Redman shot a 7-under 65 on Thursday to share the first-round lead with Scott Stallings and Kevin Kisner in the Rocket Mortgage Classic. Bryson DeChambeau, ...
By LARRY LAGE AP Sports Writer DETROIT — Webb Simpson is competing on the PGA Tour again after his family had a coronavirus scare. One of Simpson’s daughters tested positive for COVID-19, leading to him withdrawing from last week’s tournament as a precaution. “The first test was ...
DETROIT (AP) — No. 1 overall draft pick Spencer Torkelson and the Detroit Tigers agreed to a minor league contract Tuesday, and the team said the infielder will join its player pool for this abbreviated season. Torkelson’s deal includes an $8,416,300 is a signing bonus, which is $1,000 ...
DETROIT (AP) — The Red Wings plan to hold their training camp for the 2020-21 NHL season at Little Caesars Arena in Detroit because of concerns about the coronavirus pandemic. Red Wings executive vice president and general manager Steve Yzerman announced the decision Monday to stay home ...
More info: Major League Baseball dates: First reporting date: Wednesday First date to play: July 23 or 24 -------------------- By NOAH TRISTER AP Baseball Writer Top prospect Wander Franco is part of the Tampa Bay Rays’ 60-man player pool, and the Detroit Tigers ...
By Journal Sports Staff EAST LANSING — The Michigan High School Athletic Association is looking for more than a few good men and women. And even a number of teens, too, for a special program. The MHSAA is accepting registration online and by mail for game officials for the coming school ...
By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Hockey Writer Alexis Lafreniere was supposed to walk on stage Friday night in Montreal as the top pick in the NHL draft. After the COVID-19 pandemic paused the hockey season and postponed that possibility, Lafreniere was supposed to find out Friday night where he’d be ...
DETROIT (AP) — The Detroit Pistons signed center Justin Patton on Friday, hoping the 2017 first-round pick can stay healthy to help the franchise’s turnaround. Patton had surgery for a broken foot in 2018 for the second straight year. The 6-foot-11 player was selected No. 16 overall three ...
ANN ARBOR (AP) — Michigan officially announced Wednesday that Mike Smith and Chaundee Brown are joining the basketball program as transfers. The school says both players have been admitted. Smith has immediate eligibility, and Michigan is assessing the potential for an NCAA waiver for ...
By LARRY LAGE AP Hockey Writer The once-proud Detroit Red Wings hope to win the NHL draft lottery, giving them a shot to select Canadian Alexis Lafreniere. Detroit desperately needs a boost after easily being the worst team in the league during the pandemic-shortened season that was put on ...
By DAVID EGGERT Associated Press LANSING — Gov. Gretchen Whitmer on Thursday allowed for the return of pro sports in Michigan as long as fans aren’t in attendance. The move followed Major League Baseball’s decision this week to set a 60-game schedule to start July 23 or July 24 in ...
By NOAH TRISTER AP Baseball Writer Ron Gardenhire and Dusty Baker are a little uneasy. Jim Crane hopes his Houston Astros can play in front of fans at some point. As baseball scrambles to start an abbreviated season, the prevailing mood is one of nervous excitement. “Is it a risk? ...
By ANDREW WELSH-HUGGINS Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio — Multiple individuals defrauded in a scheme perpetrated by an ex-Ohio State and NFL quarterback and his accomplice should receive money from the former player’s share of a national concussion settlement, an Ohio prosecutor is ...
By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Hockey Writer Like most kids growing up in Edmonton, Jarome Iginla admired Oilers legends Wayne Gretzky and Mark Messier. As a young Black hockey player, he paid particular attention when he saw someone in the NHL who looked like him in Grant Fuhr. Iginla idolized Fuhr, ...
By ED WHITE Associated Press DETROIT — A judge said Tuesday that she would order the University of Michigan to stop reaching out to alumni as part of its investigation of a doctor who is accused of molesting athletes and students for decades before his death in 2008. U.S. District Judge ...
"Sheila Hamp has become increasingly involved in team and league affairs over the past several years." — Roger Goodell, NFL commissioner, on the new Detroit Lions’ owner ------------------------ By LARRY LAGE AP Sports Writer DETROIT — Sheila Ford Hamp went to visit with ...
By NOAH TRISTER AP Sports Writer DETROIT — The timing eventually worked out for Troy Weaver and the Detroit Pistons. The Pistons introduced Weaver as their new general manager on a video conference Monday. The former Oklahoma City Thunder executive joins a Detroit team that was interested ...
By NOAH TRISTER AP Sports Writer DETROIT — The Detroit Pistons hired former Oklahoma City Thunder executive Troy Weaver as their new general manager Thursday. The 52-year-old Weaver spent the past 12 seasons with the Thunder, including three-plus years as vice president of basketball ...
By LARRY LAGE AP Sports Writer First in, last out. NFL general managers and coaches, and those who assist them, work within a highly competitive culture. Putting in extremely long hours is simply understood as part of the job. They show up early in the morning and often leave late at night ...