By AARON BEARD AP Sports Writer RALEIGH, N.C. — Jordan Staal and Jesper Fast scored a pair of goals early in the third period to help the Carolina Hurricanes take over and beat the Detroit Red Wings 5-2 on Thursday night. Staal’s goal 45 seconds into the period broke a 2-all tie, while ...
By DICK SCANLON Associated Press TAMPA, Fla. — Wayne Ellington scored 25 points and the Detroit Pistons beat the virus-depleted Toronto Raptors 129-105 on Wednesday night to snap a three-game losing streak. Ellington was 8 of 11 from 3-point range and the Pistons were 20 for 41 overall ...
By LARRY LAGE AP Sports Writer EAST LANSING — Aaron Henry had 18 of his 22 points in the second half, leading Michigan State to a 64-58 win over Indiana on Tuesday night in a matchup of teams on the bubble to play in the NCAA Tournament. “The pressure is on,” Henry said. The Spartans ...
By NOAH TRISTER AP Sports Writer ANN ARBOR — Andre Curbelo scored 11 of his 17 points in the first half as No. 4 Illinois dismantled No. 2 Michigan with a smothering defensive performance, routing the Wol verines 76-53 on Tuesday night. Playing again without injured star Ayo ...
By MITCH STACY AP Sports Writer COLUMBUS, Ohio — Joonas Korpisalo made 19 saves, Columbus scored three second-period goals, and the Blue Jackets won their first game played in front of home fans in more than a year, beating the Detroit Red Wings 4-1 on Tuesday night. Cam Atkinson had a ...
ANN ARBOR (AP) — Texas Tech quarterback Alan Bowman indicated on Twitter on Sunday that he is transferring to Michigan. Bowman, who announced in January that he was entering the transfer portal as a grad transfer, wrote "Lets get to work!! #GoBlue” and posted a picture of someone in a ...
By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer Michigan finally broke the stranglehold of Gonzaga and Baylor atop The Associated Press men’s college basketball poll on Monday, taking advantage of the Bears’ loss at Kansas to leap into the No. 2 spot behind the Bulldogs. Gonzaga continued to hold down ...
By JAY COHEN AP Sports Writer CHICAGO — No. 400 for Patrick Kane was just like so many others. A slick move, and then one well-placed shot. Kane scored his 400th career goal, Kevin Lankinen made a career-high 44 saves and the Chicago Blackhawks closed out a successful February with a 7-2 ...
By NOAH TRISTER AP Sports Writer DETROIT — Julius Randle scored 17 of his 25 points in the second half and the New York Knicks moved above .500 with a 109-90 victory over the Detroit Pistons on Sunday night. At 18-17, the Knicks have the fourth-best record in the Eastern Conference and ...
EAST LANSING — Due to coronavirus concerns, the MHSAA has revised its format for the high school bowling regionals and state finals tournaments. The state high school athletics governing body stated that it wants to reduce the mixing of communities, and thus, spread of COVID-19, with its ...
COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) — Eric Ayala scored 22 points and Maryland led throughout in picking up an important 73-55 win over Michigan State on Sunday. The game matched a pair of hot bubble teams with Michigan State (13-10, 7-10) coming in on a three-game win steak, including victories over No. ...
EAST LANSING — The MHSAA has delayed the start of practices for spring sports by a week to March 22 and competition to March 26 to accommodate the extension of the winter sports season. As voted on by the Representative Council, the MHSAA hopes the change will alleviate pressures on indoor ...
By NOAH TRISTER AP Sports Writer ANN ARBOR — Hunter Dickinson showed early on that he could guard Luka Garza without help. Then, when Dickinson left the game for a bit with three fouls, his teammates took control. Dickinson gave Garza fits around the basket, and Franz Wagner scored 21 ...
By LARRY LAGE AP Sports Writer EAST LANSING — Tom Izzo walked into the locker room with fists in the air and an ear-to-ear grin on his face, welcoming water getting doused on him by Michigan State’s players celebrating what clearly was not just another win. Aaron Henry had 18 points to ...
By NOAH TRISTER AP Baseball Writer DETROIT — These last few seasons have been difficult for Miguel Cabrera. Now, the Detroit slugger has a chance to remind baseball fans just how much he’s accomplished in his career. Specifically, Cabrera has an opportunity to reach two major milestones ...
(AP) — The Big Ten is adding a 16th trophy game in football to honor the first Black man to play in the league. Northwestern and Michigan will meet for the George Jewett Trophy this fall, the schools announced Thursday. Jewett played football at both schools in the 1890s. Jewett was a ...
DETROIT (AP) — Pekka Rinne made 24 saves in his first shutout of the season, leading the Nashville Predators to a 2-0 victory over the Detroit Red Wings on Tuesday night. Filip Forsberg and Eeli Tolvanen scored power-play goals in the third period as Nashville improved to 2-1 on its ...
By LARRY LAGE AP Sports Writer EAST LANSING — Michigan State started its long string of NCAA Tournament appearances in the previous century by being the toughest team on the court in most games. If the Spartans can extend their streak to 23 straight tournaments next month, their win over ...
By JOHN DENTON Associated Press ORLANDO, Fla. — Not long after Saben Lee scored a career-best 21 points and helped the Detroit Pistons snap a three-game losing streak, the point guard was presented with a memento to ensure he won’t soon forget the game. Lee, a rookie out of Vanderbilt on ...
By JOHN DENTON Associated Press ORLANDO, Fla. — Nikola Vucevic had 37 points and 11 rebounds, Evan Fournier added a season-high 29 points and the Orlando Magic beat the Detroit Pistons 105-96 on Sunday night. The Magic have won three in a row, their longest winning streak since opening the ...