By STEVE MEGARGEE AP Sports Writer MADISON, Wis. — Coach Jim Harbaugh and No. 14 Michigan found a formula to shut down the Wisconsin rushing attack that had embarrassed the Wolverines the last couple of years. “Against a tough, physical team, I thought our team played really ...
By ANDREW SELIGMAN AP Sports Writer LAKE FOREST, Ill. — Coming off one of the worst performances by an offense the NFL has seen, things can only get better for the Chicago Bears this week. Right? The Bears look to pick themselves up when they host the winless Detroit Lions on Sunday in a ...
SAGINAW (AP) — A teenager running a two-mile race suffered a broken collarbone after being knocked over by a deer. “I saw the deer out of the corner of my eye,” said Madison Sylvester, who runs for White Pine Middle School in Saginaw Township. “I thought it might go behind me. When it ...
DETROIT (AP) — Robby Fabbri scored twice to help Detroit beat Buffalo 6-2 in an NHL preseason game on Thursday night. Lucas Raymond, Troy Stecher, Luke Witkowski and Jonathon Martin also scored for the Red Wings. Alex Nedeljkovic and Victor Brattstrom split time in the Detroit goal, with ...
By STEVE MEGARGEE AP Sports Writer Michigan has suffered plenty of disappointment each time it has visited Wisconsin over the last couple of decades. Wisconsin has felt similar pain whenever it has faced a ranked team lately. The frustration will end for one of these Big Ten programs ...
By ANNA LIZ NICHOLS Associated Press/ Report for America LANSING — Victims of sexual abuse and lawmakers testified Thursday in support of legislation that would give accusers more time to sue for damages and would take away immunity for governmental bodies that knew or should have ...
By LARRY LAGE AP Sports Writer EAST LANSING — Mel Tucker hugged or bumped fists with almost every Michigan State player, assistant coach and member of the team’s support staff before exiting the field at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami, where the Spartans had their signature win of the ...
CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago captain Jonathan Toews played for the first time in more than a year Wednesday night in the Blackhawks’ 4-3 shootout loss to Detroit. Toews assisted on Dominik Kubalik’s goal late in the first period in the exhibition game and opened the shootout with a goal. The ...
By LARRY LAGE AP Hockey Writer DETROIT — The Detroit Red Wings have been mired in a long, painful rebuild and the end doesn’t seem to be in sight from outside the organization. The last time they made the playoffs five years ago, Dylan Larkin was a rookie. When the captain and center ...
By DANA GAURUDER Associated Press DETROIT — Eloy Jimenez hit a two-run home run, Yasmani Grandal homered to spark a six-run fourth inning and the AL Central champion Chicago White Sox held off the Detroit Tigers in a testy 8-7 win on Monday. The benches cleared after Chicago first baseman ...
By DAVE HOGG Associated Press DETROIT — Detroit Lions coach Dan Campbell watched the film of Sunday’s 19-17 loss to the Baltimore Ravens and there was one thing he wasn’t seeing. On too many plays, including Lamar Jackson’s 36-yard pass to Sammy Watkins on fourth-and-19 in the final ...
DETROIT (AP) — Kris Bubic kept up his mastery of the Tigers, pitching seven shutout innings and leading the Kansas City Royals over Detroit 2-1 on Sunday. Bubic (6-6) gave up only two hits and a walk while striking out six. He allowed just three earned runs over 23 innings in four outings ...
By MATT SCHOCH Associated Press EAST LANSING — Michigan State coach Mel Tucker said he showed his players video highlights of special teams units around the country making game-changing plays. His 20th-ranked Spartans delivered a local adaptation on Saturday night. With the offense ...
By LARRY LAGE AP Sports Writer DETROIT — Justin Tucker ended the game as if he was starting it, backing up an extra step or two and kicking the football with every bit of force he had in his right foot. Tucker set an NFL record with a 66-yard field goal, bouncing it through off the ...
By LARRY LAGE AP Sports Writer ANN ARBOR — No. 19 Michigan found out, almost the hard way, that its running game can be slowed down. Hassan Haskins ran for touchdowns the first two times the Wolverines had the ball to help them take a 17-point lead, but the undefeated team had to hold on ...
By LARRY LAGE AP Sports Writer DETROIT — Lamar Jackson makes dynamic plays with his speedy legs and powerful right arm, lifting the Baltimore Ravens to impressive wins such as their latest one over Kansas City. Detroit Lions coach Dan Campbell said there’s one player whose skill set can ...
By LARRY LAGE AP Sports Writer ANN ARBOR — No. 19 Michigan enters Big Ten play trying to focus only on Rutgers, and yet its school-record conference championship drought is tough to ignore. The Wolverines (3-0) have not won a Big Ten title since 2004, surpassing the span they went without ...
By MIKE HOUSEHOLDER Associated Press ANN ARBOR — Protesters, including some of the hundreds of people who survived sexual abuse by a University of Michigan sports doctor, gathered outside a meeting of the school’s governing board Thursday and called for more accountability by campus ...
EAST LANSING (AP) — As the only Power Five coach with a pair of road upsets this season, Mel Tucker is happy to be home. His goal is for Michigan State’s players to forget their 3-0 start, including a Big Ten win, and a No. 20 ranking and for its fans to remember how important they can be ...
By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Hockey Writer Tyler Bertuzzi is the only unvaccinated Detroit Red Wings player going into training camp and faces the potential of missing all of his team’s games in Canada this season as a result, general manager Steve Yzerman said Wednesday. Yzerman in his ...