By DAVE HOGG Associated Press DETROIT — The Detroit Lions, for all the mistakes they had made Thursday against the Chicago Bears, still had one chance to pick up their first win of the season. Detroit led 14-13, but the Bears had driven to the Lions 16 with 1:54 to play. It was ...
By LARRY LAGE AP Sports Writer ANN ARBOR — The Game is going to be a game again, or at least that appears to the case before No. 2 Ohio State plays No. 6 Michigan. The Buckeyes (10-1, 8-0 Big Ten, No. 2 CFP) are favored to win today at the Big House by about a touchdown, according to ...
By AARON BEARD AP Basketball Writer PARADISE ISLAND, Bahamas — James Akinjo held the MVP trophy as he danced on the court in a crowd of his new Baylor teammates. Around him bounced talented freshmen and multiple guys thriving in larger roles. The sixth-ranked Bears have a different look ...
By DANA GAURUDER Associated Press Michigan State quarterback Payton Thorne relived his team’s outing at Ohio State three times on film. The team’s nightmarish performance will be hard to forget. “It was tough to watch and see the things that happened,” he said of the 56-7 road loss ...
By JOHN MARSHALL AP Basketball Writer LAS VEGAS — Christian Koloko’s mother flew from Cameroon to see her son play for Arizona for the first time. He didn’t disappoint, dominating at both ends. His team looked pretty good, too, dominating No. 4 Michigan 80-62 Sunday night in the Roman ...
By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer LeBron James of the Los Angeles Lakers has been suspended for one game and Detroit’s Isaiah Stewart was suspended two games for their roles in an ugly incident during Sunday’s Lakers-Pistons game. The NBA announced the suspensions Monday, and both ...
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Eli Brooks scored 22 points, including four 3-pointers, to help No. 4 Michigan to a 74-61 win over UNLV on Friday night. Moussa Diabate had 14 points and seven rebounds for the Wolverines (2-1), and Hunter Dickinson added 13 points and seven rebounds. Bryce Hamilton led the ...
EAST LANSING (AP) — Marcus Bingham Jr. had 19 points, 12 rebounds and four blocks as Michigan State battled past Eastern Michigan 83-59 on Saturday despite shooting a season-low 44% from the field. The Spartans (3-1) needed a 7-0 run to end the first half with a 49-31 lead en route to its ...
By TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer CLEVELAND — A change at quarterback did nothing, and the Detroit Lions were plagued by many of the same problems they’ve had all season. Once again, close. Once again, losers. Unable to get one more big play down the stretch and thwarted by coach Dan ...
By NOAH TRISTER AP Sports Writer COLLEGE PARK, Md. — By the time the fourth quarter began, it was OK for Cade McNamara and Michigan to look ahead. McNamara threw for two touchdowns, Hassan Haskins ran for two, and the No. 8 Wolverines did their part to raise the stakes of next weekend’s ...
By MITCH STACY AP Sports Writer COLUMBUS, Ohio — C.J. Stroud lit up No. 7 Michigan State early and gave his coach the rare luxury of being able to let his mind wander to next week’s showdown with Michigan. Stroud tied a school record with six touchdown passes — all in the first half ...
By TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer CLEVELAND — The starting quarterback is injured and won’t be close to 100% — even if the No. 1 overall pick plays. The passing game isn’t producing nearly enough big plays or points and the season has grown desperate. And you thought the winless ...
By NOAH TRISTER AP Sports Writer COLLEGE PARK, Md. — Even Maryland coach Michael Locksley seems to understand that No. 8 Michigan has bigger games on the horizon than this weekend’s matchup with his Terrapins. Perhaps the Terps can use that to their advantage when they host the ...
By DAVE HOGG Associated Press DETROIT — Jera mi Grant scored 19 points, Cory Joseph added 18 and the Detroit Pistons rallied to beat the Indiana Pacers 97-89 on Wednesday night. “This is the way we have to play,” Grant said. “We have a lot of length in our lineup, and we need ...
MUNCIE, Ind. (AP) — Lew Nichols III ran for three scores and 219 yards and Central Michigan piled up 567 yards of offense and beat Ball State 37-17 on Wednesday night. Nichols topped 2,000-career rushing yards when he ran for 131 yards in the first half against the Cardinals. After a 7-7 ...
By MITCH STACY AP Sports Writer COLUMBUS, Ohio — When Mel Tucker took the coaching job at Michigan State, he promised his players they would play for championships. The second-year coach has the Spartans knocking at the door already. “I meant that,” Tucker said of his pronouncement in ...
BATTLE CREEK (AP) — The Battle Creek Bombers baseball team is dissolving after 15 years and will be replaced by a new team with a new name. The franchise had been owned by the Northwoods League, but now will have local ownership, the Battle Creek Enquirer reported Wednesday. Former Bombers ...
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Gabe Brown scored 19 points, freshman Max Christie added 18 and Michigan State beat Butler 73-52 on Wednesday night in the Gavitt Tipoff. Michigan State jumped out to a 22-8 lead behind nine points from Christie. A 10-0 run, opened and closed by Christie, early in the ...
By LARRY LAGE AP Sports Writer ANN ARBOR — Michigan and men’s basketball coach Juwan Howard have agreed to a five-year extension totaling over $16.9 million that keeps him under contract through the 2025-26 season. The announcement was made by athletic director Warde Manuel on Tuesday ...
By LARRY LAGE AP Sports Writer ANN ARBOR — Seton Hall pulled off one of its biggest wins in school history and coach Kevin Willard simply shrugged his shoulders because he was not surprised by the result. Jared Rhoden scored 16 points, helping the Pirates rally to beat No. 4 Michigan 67-65 ...