EAST LANSING — The Executive Committee of the Michigan High School Athletic Association on Thursday approved an adjusted format for this fall’s Lower Peninsula boys tennis postseason to reduce the opportunity for spread of COVID-19 while still awarding team and No. 1 singles champions in ...
By LARRY LAGE AP Sports Writer DETROIT — The Chicago Bears and Detroit Lions will kick off their seasons in the Motor City, desperately hoping to bounce back from disappointment. Chicago’s quest seems a little less challenging. The Bears did win eight games last year, but missed the ...
By STEVE OVERBEY Associated Press ST. LOUIS — Jeimer Candelario capped off a two-homer day with a two-run, bases-loaded single in the seventh inning to help the Detroit Tigers beat the St. Louis Cardinals 6-3 on Thursday for a doubleheader split. “We needed that,” Detroit manager Ron ...
DETROIT (AP) — A retired University of Michigan administrator told lawyers that he was furious to learn in the late 1970s that a doctor was sexually abusing students, though he also acknowledged that he failed to ensure that Robert Anderson was kicked off campus. Instead, Anderson in 1980 ...
By STEVE BROWNLEE Journal Sports Editor and DAVID EGGERT The Associated Press EAST LANSING — Some prominent fall high school sports, including football, have been thrown into something of a turmoil after Gov. Gretchen Whitmer issued a new executive order meant to clarify last week’s ...
By NOAH TRISTER AP Baseball Writer DETROIT — Corbin Burnes allowed one hit in seven innings in another outstanding performance, and the Milwaukee Brewers slugged their way to their highest run total in over a decade, beating the Detroit Tigers 19-0 on Wednesday. Jedd Gyorko homered twice, ...
Detroit Tigers shortstop Willi Castro throws out the Milwaukee Brewers’ Keston Hiura at first base during the first inning on Tuesday in Detroit. The Tigers won 8-3 as Jeimer Candelario hit a two-run homer and knocked in four runs. Spencer Turnbull pitched six scoreless innings of three-hit ...
NEW YORK (AP) — All Puerto Rican players will be allowed to wear No. 21 on Wednesday during Major League Baseball's Roberto Clemente Day celebration. The move to wear the number, similar to MLB's celebration of Jackie Robinson's No. 42 each April 15, started with the Pittsburgh Pirates. ...
By SAMUEL PETREQUIN AP Sports Writer The remaining Tour de France riders were cleared to continue racing ahead of Tuesday's Stage 10 after undergoing COVID-19 tests, but the Tour director tested positive and left the race. Less than two hours before the stage started, Tour organizers and ...
By DAVID GINSBURG AP Sports Writer ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — BYU coach Kalani Sitake did a fine job of keeping his players safe from COVID-19 while getting them ready to open a new football season. Ken Niumatalolo wished he could have done the same thing at Navy. Tyler Allgeier ran for 132 ...
By The Associated Press undefined LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (AP) — The game plan from Boston coach Brad Stevens was simple: Start things off with an increased effort on defense to set an immediate tone. The Celtics did exactly as he asked — and put the reigning NBA champions on the ...
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (AP) — Kawhi Leonard blocked a dunk at the rim with one finger. It was part of a defensive effort that deserved a big hand for propelling the Los Angeles Clippers down the stretch. Paul George scored 32 points, Leonard added 23 along with a big late block and the ...
By DAVE CAMPBELL AP Sports Writer MINNEAPOLIS — Ryan Jeffers hit his first major league homer to spark Minnesota’s four-run third inning, and Michael Pineda stayed sharp in his return from suspension by finishing seven innings for the Twins in a 6-2 win over the Detroit Tigers on ...
ALLEN PARK (AP) — Long snapper Don Muhlbach appears set for a 17th season with the Detroit Lions after making it through Saturday’s roster cuts. The Lions cut long snapper Steve Wirtel, paving the way for Muhlbach to keep his job. Muhlbach is second on Detroit’s career list with 244 ...
ALLEN PARK (AP) — The Detroit Lions announced the signing of Adrian Peterson on Monday. The 35-year-old running back comes to Detroit after being released by Washington. He has rushed for 14,216 yards in 13 seasons, mostly with the Minnesota Vikings. Peterson is 1,053 yards behind Lions ...
By BRIAN HALL Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS — Marwin Gonzalez singled home Willians Astudillo in the eighth inning, and the Minnesota Twins rallied to beat the Detroit Tigers 3-2 and sweep Friday’s doubleheader. Astudillo started on second base with the eighth inning considered an extra ...
GRAND RAPIDS (AP) — Greg Montgomery, the All-Pro punter who spent nine years in the NFL with Houston, Detroit and Baltimore, has died. He was 55. Montgomery died Aug. 23, according to an obituary posted by Metcalf & Jonkhoff Funeral Service in Grand Rapids. He was an All-Pro in 1993 for ...
By NOAH TRISTER AP Sports Writer DETROIT — Taylor Decker has his big new contract with the Detroit Lions. His goals extend well beyond that, though. “I feel like I’ve got a lot of good football ahead of me,” Decker said Wednesday. “One thing that I told my parents last night was, ...
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Keston Hiura and Jace Peterson homered as the Milwaukee Brewers rallied to beat Detroit 8-5 on Wednesday, snapping the Tigers’ six-game winning streak. Eric Sogard's sacrifice fly off Joe Jimenez (1-2) scored Justin Smoak with the go-ahead run in the seventh inning as the ...