By Matt Troutman The Record-Eagle TRAVERSE CITY (TNS) — Two Kalkaska men snowplowed driveways at homes before they broke into them and snatched valuables, electronics, furniture and even a stuffed bobcat in a spate of thefts across Antrim and Kalkaska counties. Kalkaska County Undersheriff Abe DeVol said investigators linked the suspects to 25 break-ins between […]
BALTIMORE — Unfortunately, Anibal Sanchez could pitch only two innings. Sanchez became the steady late-inning reliever the Detroit Tigers have been seeking when he blanked Baltimore in the sixth and seventh inning in Game 2 Friday. He turned a 6-3 lead over to Joba Chamberlain for the eighth inning. One out later, the lead and […]
DETROIT — If the Tigers fail to win the American League Central Division it will be due to games like Monday night. The Tigers were blanked, 2-0 by the White Sox, in front of an announced crowd of 30,758 at Comerica Park. The Tigers fell to 8-9 against the White Sox this season. Lefty Kyle […]
DETROIT — Every move the Detroit Lions made this offseason came with their quarterback in mind, from hiring an offensive-minded head coach to spending top-of-the-market money on a receiver in free agency, to using a first-round pick on a tight end. And Monday night, in another electric atmosphere at Ford Field, Matthew Stafford made their […]
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Other than perfection, one couldn’t have asked David Price for more than what he gave in his first start against his former team. The Detroit Tigers lefty pitched his first career one-hitter and retired the final 23 batters he faced, after the Tampa Bay Rays scored an unearned run in the […]
Nick Fairley said he has gained seven pounds since the start of training camp and, after nearly two weeks in a backup role, the big defensive tackle is hopeful that he’ll regain his starting job with the Detroit Lions by preseason’s end. “Really, what I plan on doing is just continue to get better as […]
ST. PETERSBURG, FLA. — Justin Verlander threw for about 10 minutes from about 60 feet out on the field at Tropicana Field on Tuesday afternoon and said afterward he was encouraged by how his arm felt. “Definitely felt a whole lot better,” Verlander said. “There wasn’t that can’t-get-loose feeling. Arm felt loose and felt good. […]
Michigan coach Brady Hoke dismissed receiver Csont’e York from the program Monday night. York, a sophomore receiver, had been suspended indefinitely since the start of training camp for a July 18 incident outside Scorekeepers bar in Ann Arbor that led to three misdemeanor assault charges. He is alleged to have thrown a punch at one […]
TORONTO — Back-to-back home runs by Nick Castellanos and Eugenio Suarez in the ninth inning propelled the Tigers to victory. Castellanos hit a two-run home run to left with one out in the ninth. Suarez, who missed the previous three games with a knee injury, followed with a home run to center. The Tigers went […]
NEW YORK — Six runs in four games won’t win many series. Not surprisingly, it didn’t here at Yankee Stadium, where the Tigers lost three of four and the series finale Thursday, 1-0. The offensive output for the four-game set went: one run, four runs, one run, zero runs. Manager Brad Ausmus said Wednesday night’s […]
