By DAVE CAMPBELL AP Pro Football Writer MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Detroit Lions became division champions for the first time in 30 years late last season with a clinching win at Minnesota. They departed this time with another memorable and resilient performance — plus a big boost in their ...
By BOB TRIPI Associated Press EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Jonathan Kim kicked a school-record six field goals and Aidan Chiles threw for 256 yards and a touchdown to lead Michigan State to a 32-20 victory over Iowa on Saturday night. Chiles also ran for 51 yards for the Spartans (4-3, ...
By STEVE STEIN Associated Press CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) — Luke Altmyer threw for a touchdown and ran for another, leading No. 22 Illinois to a 21-7 victory over No. 24 Michigan on Saturday. The Illini wore 1924 throwback uniforms to commemorate the 100th anniversary of Red Grange's ...
By SCHUYLER DIXON AP Pro Football Writer ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Dan Campbell can always count the way he enjoys the closest thing he has to a homecoming when he visits the Dallas Cowboys. The Detroit coach and Texas native might add a wink and a nod for this return, about nine months ...
By LARRY LAGE AP Sports Writer DETROIT (AP) — Riley Greene and Spencer Torkelson each drove in a run, and six pitchers combined to lift the Detroit Tigers to a 3-0 win over Cleveland Guardians on Wednesday and a 2-1 lead in their AL Division Series. The Tigers, baseball's hottest team ...
DETROIT (AP) — Greg Landry, the former Detroit Lions quarterback and assistant coach, has died. He was 77. The Lions announced Landry's death on social media Friday. No cause of death was given. "We join the NFL community in mourning the loss of former Lions quarterback and coach Greg ...
By DAVE HOGG Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — Dan Campbell strongly believes the Detroit Lions still have the strong defense they showed in the first three games of the season. He admits, though, it didn't show up in Monday night's 42-29 win over the Seattle Seahawks. "I don't believe ...
By KRISTIE RIEKEN AP Sports Writer HOUSTON (AP) — Tarik Skubal kept up his stellar season with a sensational playoff debut and the Detroit Tigers got to Framber Valdez early in a 3-1 win over the Houston Astros in their AL Wild Card Series opener on Tuesday. The Tigers, swept in the ...
By ROB MAADDI AP Pro Football Writer On Football analyzes the biggest topics in the NFL from week to week. For more On Football analysis, head here. ___ Jared Goff's perfect game is so rare for an NFL quarterback that only one other player ever threw double-digit passes without an ...
By MARK ANDERSON AP Sports Writer LAS VEGAS (AP) — The Tigers didn't act like a franchise poised to make a playoff run when the trade deadline arrived. Detroit dealt pitcher Jack Flaherty to the Los Angeles Dodgers, outfielder Mark Canha to San Francisco reliever Andrew Chafin and ...
By DAVE HOGG Associated Press ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — Kalel Mullings rushed for 111 yards and two touchdowns in his first start at running back as No. 12 Michigan held on to the Little Brown Jug with a 27-24 win in the rain against Minnesota on Saturday. "Coach told me I was starting ...
By DAVE HOGG Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — The Chicago White Sox lost their post-1900s, major league-record 121st game Friday night, falling 4-1 to the Detroit Tigers. The White Sox broke the mark of 120 set by the New York Mets in 1962 in their first season. The Cleveland Spiders ...
By LARRY LAGE AP Sports Writer ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — Michigan welcomed Southern California to the Big Ten with a heavy dose of smashmouth football. Kalel Mullings surged 2 yards for a touchdown run on fourth-and-goal with 37 seconds left, lifting the 18th-ranked Wolverines to a 27-24 ...
By LARRY LAGE AP Sports Writer ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — Michigan's Sherrone Moore might have made a rookie mistake. When Moore was asked at his weekly news conference if Alex Orji would start for the 18th-ranked Wolverines, the first-year coach said the junior quarterback would take the ...
BY LARRY LAGE AP Sports Writer DETROIT (AP) — Baker Mayfield had an 11-yard touchdown run late in the third quarter, and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers beat the Detroit Lions 20-16 on Sunday in a playoff rematch. Tampa Bay (2-0) fell behind only once in the closely contested game, and it ...
By LARRY LAGE AP Sports Writer ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — Michigan looks like it has a problem at quarterback. Kalel Mullings ran for a career-high 153 yards and two touchdowns to help the 17th-ranked Wolverines overcome Davis Warren's three interceptions in a 28-18 win over Arkansas State ...
By ERIC HE Associated Press OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Trey Sweeney had four hits, including a home run, Ty Madden struck out seven and the Detroit Tigers beat the Oakland Athletics 9-1 on Sunday. The Tigers, looking to make a late rally in the AL Wild Card race, took two out of three in ...
By MITCH STACY AP Sports Writer COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Quinshon Judkins rushed for 108 yards and two touchdowns, freshman Jeremiah Smith had 119 receiving yards and a touchdown, and No. 2 Ohio State scored 35 points in the first half on the way to a 56-0 rout of Western Michigan on ...
By TODD KARPOVICH Associated Press COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) — Jonathan Kim converted a 37-yard field goal with one second left to give Michigan State a 27-24 victory over Maryland in the Big Ten opener for both teams on Saturday. Spartans quarterback Aidan Chiles, a transfer from Oregon ...
By ERIC HE Associated Press OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Brant Hurter pitched 5 1/3 innings of one-run ball, and the Detroit Tigers beat the Oakland Athletics 2-1 on Saturday. Detroit moved back over .500 after losing three of its previous four games. The Tigers (72-71) haven't had a winning ...