By The Associated Press The Oklahoma-Texas and Michigan-Ohio State rivalry games return to Fox for the second consecutive year and the network plans to launch a new pregame show with Urban Meyer and Reggie Bush this season. Fox announced Thursday times and dates for dozens of games that ...
By The Associated Press Detroit Tigers (21-32, fourth in the AL Central) vs. Atlanta Braves (30-26, second in the AL East) Atlanta; Friday, 7 p.m. EDT LINE: Braves favored by 1 1/2 runs; over/under is 9 runs BOTTOM LINE: Atlanta and Detroit will meet at SunTrust Park on Friday. The Braves ...
By LARRY LAGE AP Sports Writer ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — Juwan Howard wiped tears of joy off his cheeks as he sat with his family. Moments later, he was formally introduced as Michigan's basketball coach. Howard then got up and hugged athletic director Warde Manuel, who triggered even more ...
By TODD KARPOVICH Associated Press BALTIMORE — The Detroit Tigers had not played celebratory music in a visiting clubhouse for quite a while. So, they cranked up the stereo after picking up a rare series win on the road. Brandon Dixon hit a tiebreaking two-run homer in the ninth inning to ...
EAST LANSING (AP) — Marquette forward Joey Hauser is transferring to Michigan State. The Spartans announced the addition of Hauser on Tuesday. He averaged 9.7 points and 5.3 rebounds a game as a freshman in 2018-19. Michigan State coach Tom Izzo says the Spartans recruited Hauser out of ...
By DAVID GINSBURG AP Sports Writer BALTIMORE — For the first time in weeks, the Detroit Tigers played the game of baseball the way it’s supposed to be performed. They pitched well. They didn’t make an error. And even added to their AL-low home run total. Matthew Boyd took a ...
CLEVELAND (AP) — Cavaliers owner Dan Gilbert remains hospitalized and is “resting comfortably” after suffering a stroke. The 57-year-old was taken to a Detroit-area hospital Sunday by a friend after not feeling well, and he had the stroke while getting medical care, Quicken Loans CEO Jay ...
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The University of Wisconsin said Monday assistant men’s basketball coach Howard Moore was up and walking at a hospital after a weekend automobile wreck in Michigan that killed his wife and daughter. The school also said Moore’s son, Jerell, had been released from a ...
By DAVID GINSBURG AP Sports Writer BALTIMORE — In a matchup of struggling teams, Baltimore prevailed because of its ability to hit the long ball and its opponent made more mistakes than it did. It was a welcome change for the Orioles. Renato Nunez and Jonathan Villar homered, and ...
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Jordan Nwogu drilled a two-run double with two outs in the bottom of the ninth to push the Michigan baseball team past Illinois 5-4 on Thursday in the Big Ten Tournament. Ako Thomas also had a pair of RBIs for the Wolverines (39-17), who rallied from a 3-0 hole to solidify ...
NEW YORK (AP) — Giannis Antetokounmpo and James Harden got the most votes, and Damian Lillard and Kemba Walker also were big winners when the All-NBA teams were announced. Those guards can cash in with supermax contracts based on their selections to one of the three All-NBA teams that were ...
DETROIT — A day after hitting his first major league home run, Garrett Cooper connected again. In grand fashion, too. Cooper hit a grand slam with two outs in the ninth inning and the Miami Marlins won their sixth in a row, rallying past Detroit 5-2 Thursday to finish a terrible homestand ...
By LARRY LAGE AP Sports Writer ANN ARBOR — Juwan Howard is coming back to Michigan. The former member of the Fab Five agreed to a five-year deal, which will pay him $2 million in his first year, on Wednesday to lead the Wolverines. “As a ‘Michigan Man’ I know the place our program ...
By NOAH TRISTER AP Baseball Writer DETROIT — For the second straight night, a Miami player celebrated his first major league homer. Harold Ramirez hit his less than two weeks after his debut. Garrett Cooper had a much longer wait. Cooper hit his first big league home run in the sixth ...
By NOAH TRISTER AP Baseball Writer DETROIT — A few innings after his first major league home run, Harold Ramirez nearly made a big mistake in the field. A replay review offered the Miami outfielder a reprieve. “I just say to (teammate Rosell) Herrera: ‘I know I got it, so I know ...
By LARRY LAGE AP Sports Writer ALLEN PARK — Detroit Lions quarterback Matthew Stafford is juggling his job on the field and his role as a husband and father as his wife, Kelly, recovers from surgery to remove a brain tumor. “There’s been some long days and some tough times,” Stafford ...
By NOAH TRISTER AP Baseball Writer DETROIT — The Oakland Athletics are closing in on a 16th straight win over Detroit — but they’ll have to wait 3 1/2 months before trying to finish it off. The A’s led the Tigers 5-3 in the bottom of the seventh inning Sunday when the game was ...
By DAVE HOGG Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — Tired after a long trip, the Oakland Athletics felt a little sluggish. But once they hit Comerica Park, they again turned sluggerish. Jurickson Profar launched his first career grand slam and the A's routed Detroit 17-3 Thursday for their 13th ...
NEW YORK (AP) — Magic Johnson and Larry Bird, whose coast-to-coast rivalry in the 1980s propelled the NBA to a new level of popularity, will be honored with the Lifetime Achievement Award. The Hall of Famers and 1992 U.S. Olympic teammates will receive the award on June 24 at the NBA Awards, ...
By ANDREW SELIGMAN AP Sports Writer CHICAGO — Whether it was the right time to leave Michigan for the Cleveland Cavaliers, John Beilein wasn’t sure. One thing he had no doubt about was this: It was the right move to make. Beilein decided it was time to jump to the NBA and see if he can ...