By LARRY LAGE AP Sports Writer DETROIT (AP) — Xavier Booker scored a career-high 18 points, Jaden Akins had 16 and Jaxon Kohler added 14 to lead No. 20 Michigan State in a 77-58 win over Oakland on Tuesday night. The Spartans (9-2) have won four straight and seven of their last eight ...
By LARRY LAGE AP Sports Writer DETROIT (AP) — Josh Allen took a shotgun snap, moved up in the pocket and backed up, rolled left and threw right. It was just another play, a 28-yard pass to James Cook, in the latest sensational performance by the potential NFL MVP. Allen ran for two ...
By JOHN RABY AP Sports Writer MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) — New West Virginia coach Rich Rodriguez admitted Friday he made a mistake by leaving West Virginia for Michigan 17 years ago. Based on the welcome he got from the thousands of fans who attended his introductory news conference ...
ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — Former North Carolina assistant Chip Lindsey has been hired as Michigan's offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach. The Wolverines made it official Friday, bringing in Lindsey in an effort to revamp the team's struggling offense. Lindsey left UNC while the Tar ...
By The Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Payton Pritchard scored 27 points, and the Boston Celtics used a big second half to post their 20th victory and roll past the Detroit Pistons 123-99 on Thursday night. Pritchard finished with seven 3-pointers to continue to build his early case for ...
By ROB MAADDI AP Pro Football Writer Pro Picks is a weekly column where AP Pro Football Writer Rob Maaddi shares his picks for upcoming games. For all previous Pro Picks, head here. ___ A potential Super Bowl preview and the battle for Pennsylvania bragging rights highlight the NFL's ...
ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — Michigan cornerback Will Johnson has joined defensive tackle Mason Graham in the NFL draft. Johnson declared for the draft on Wednesday, one day after Graham decided he would also skip his senior season with the Wolverines. Both preseason All-America players are ...
By RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer DALLAS (AP) — The Detroit Tigers have added Alex Cobb to their rotation, agreeing to a one-year contract with the veteran right-hander. A person familiar with the negotiations confirmed the agreement to The Associated Press on Monday on condition of ...
Memphis' guard tandem of Tyrese Hunter and PJ Haggerty combined for 39 points and Memphis beat Michigan State 71-63 on Tuesday to advance to the Maui Invitational title game. The Tigers (6-0) will take on the winner of the Tuesday's late game between No. 4 Auburn and No. 12 North ...
By DAVE HOGG Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — The Detroit Lions were on the verge of their first Super Bowl appearance, but couldn't finish off the San Francisco 49ers in last season's NFC championship game. This year, they have developed a killer instinct. Entering their matchup Sunday ...
By DAN GREENSPAN Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Mikey Anderson and Tanner Jeannot scored 22 seconds apart in the first period, Adrian Kempe scored twice in the third, and the Los Angeles Kings beat the Detroit Red Wings 4-1 on Saturday night. Anderson got his third goal of the ...
ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — Nimari Burnett scored 16 points, Danny Wolf had 14 points, 14 rebounds and four assists, and Michigan beat TCU 76-64 on Friday night. Wolf gave Michigan a 53-43 lead with 12 minutes left but the Wolverines only made two field goals over the next six minutes to have ...
By PAUL NEWBERRY AP Sports Writer ATLANTA (AP) — Hunter Dickinson scored 28 points and Bill Self became the winningest coach in Kansas history as the top-ranked Jayhawks pulled away from Michigan State for a 77-69 victory in the Champions Classic on Tuesday night. Spartans forward Jaxon ...
TORONTO (AP) — Mitch Marner had a goal and an assist as the Toronto Maple Leafs beat the Detroit Red Wings 3-1 on Friday night. John Tavares scored twice, including an empty-netter with 1:30 to go, for Toronto. Morgan Rielly had two assists and Anthony Stolarz made 21 saves. Marner has a ...
By STEVE MEGARGEE AP Sports Writer GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — In their first outdoor game of the season, the Detroit Lions showed they could thrive even in lousy conditions as they took command of the NFC North. Kerby Joseph scored on a 27-yard interception return, and the Lions converted ...
By LARRY LAGE AP Sports Writer ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — In Oregon's first Big Ten season, the top-ranked Ducks have beaten the conference's traditional powers: Ohio State and Michigan. Dillon Gabriel threw a touchdown pass and ran for a score in another efficient performance from the ...
By BOB TRIPI Associated Press E EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Kurtis Rourke threw for 263 yards and four touchdowns, including two to Elijah Sarratt, and Amare Ferrell had two interceptions Saturday to lead No. 13 Indiana to a 47-10 victory over Michigan State and its first 9-0 start in ...
By STEVE MEGARGEE AP Sports Writer GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — The Detroit Lions have a big-time offense. The Green Bay Packers specialize in taking the ball away. The NFL's highest-scoring offense and the league leader in takeaways will face off Sunday when the NFC North-leading Lions ...
By LARRY LAGE AP Sports Writer DETROIT (AP) — Jared Goff threw three touchdown passes but was far from the star for the Detroit Lions in one of the highest-scoring games in franchise history. David Montgomery was the first of five Lions to score in the first half in a 52-14 rout of the ...
By TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer CLEVELAND (AP) — Donovan Mitchell and Dean Wade scored 19 points apiece and Cleveland won its home opener 113-101 on Friday night over the Detroit Pistons and former Cavaliers coach J.B. Bickerstaff. Jarrett Allen added 17 and 11 rebounds as the Cavs won ...