PHOENIX — The Tigers called on Joba Chamberlain, their most consistent pitcher, to get them out of a bind in the seventh inning. The Diamondbacks had scored five runs to chip away at a 7-0 deficit and had two on with one out with Paul Goldschmidt coming up to bat. Goldschmidt swung at the first […]
ALLEN PARK — When Eric Ebron arrived at his locker after a month away from the Detroit Lions’ practice facility, the rookie tight end was greeted by a mountain of swag. “I had about a smooth 35 pair of shoes,” Ebron said. “I had a couple systems for my house by Sonos. Those are some […]
PHOENIX — Arizona Diamondbacks manager Kirk Gibson said he has to treat the Tigers like any other club his team is facing, but he did admit to having a “soft spot” in his heart for his former team. Gibson played for the Tigers in 1979-87 and again in 1993-95. He also was a television analyst […]
The Detroit Lions are one of 16 NFL teams that take advantage of rules that allow rookies to report for training camp before veterans, and two of the team’s recent draft picks said that they hope the head start helps them make a quicker transition to the field. “It’s kind of like rookie minicamp,” receiver […]
Red Wings general manager Ken Holland understands why some are critical of decisions he made last season and this offseason. Some fans have begun to tire of Holland’s philosophy of having players be “over-ripe” before they earn regular shifts wearing the Winged Wheel. “Certainly when you’re a general manager and you make decisions, especially in […]
All three teams got something positive out of the deal. But only the Tigers are still reaping the benefits of a 2009 trade with the Arizona Diamondbacks and New York Yankees. The Diamondbacks, who are hosting the Tigers for three games this week, have been wondering what things would have been like had they not […]
Detroit’s new arena and entertainment district planned by the Ilitch family for the northern edge of downtown promises to be the city’s boldest and most significant development since the Renaissance Center of the 1970s — creating as many as 2,000 new residential units, dozens of shops, walkable European-style streets and perhaps the nation’s most innovative […]
DETROIT — Tigers reliever Al Alburquerque came within one strike of a spectacular escape: keeping the score tied by striking out the side with runners at second and third. Then, on a 1-2 pitch with two out in the seventh, Cleveland’s Jason Kipnis launched a tie-breaking three-run homer off Alburquerque. Asdrubal Cabrera, the next hitter, […]
DETROIT — After the Detroit Red Wings failed to sign one of the top-flight defensemen from this year’s free agent class, many speculated that one reason could be free agents are turned off by Mike Babcock’s hard-nosed coaching style. Babcock responded to such talk on “Ryan and Rico” on Detroit Sports 105.1 Thursday — and […]
The Detroit Tigers have as large a cushion in the American League Central Division as any team in several years, going 17-6 leading into the All-Star break. But the teams trailing them don’t view that 6 1/2-game lead as insurmountable. “Any team has a chance to do something special in the second half,” Kansas City […]