DURHAM, N.C. – At some point, Michigan’s youth is no longer an excuse. On Tuesday at Duke in the ACC/Big Ten Challenge, the Wolverines may have gotten there. Young teams make aggressive mistakes, but show the explosive talent to push a team like the Blue Devils. Michigan never made a serious run at the home […]
MIAMI – Brandon Jennings made two key plays down the stretch as the Pistons ended the Heat’s 10-game winning streak Tuesday night. The 107-97 victory for the Pistons is huge as they are trying to show that they should be taken seriously. A road victory against the reigning world champion should help in the regard […]
DETROIT — If the last decade can be seen as right-hander Joe Nathan’s audition to become the Detroit Tigers’ relief ace, then the audition apparently has turned out perfectly in more ways than one. Nathan has been pitching against the Tigers since 2004. He is a perfect 36-for-36 in his save chances against them with […]
DETROIT — The Detroit Red Wings have been making do without Pavel Datsyuk. Now comes the double whammy: Henrik Zetterberg will be gone for a stretch, too. General manager Ken Holland said Tuesday that Zetterberg “is out a minimum of two weeks. He has a small herniated disc.” Zetterberg estimated that he wouldn’t even be […]
EAST LANSING — Apparently, Ohio State receiver Corey “Philly” Brown isn’t big on Michigan State’s “No Fly Zone.” That’s the nickname the MSU defensive backfield gave itself before the season. On Tuesday during MSU’s press conference to preview Saturday’s Big Ten title game between the No. 2 Buckeyes and No. 10 Spartans, Brown tweeted: “No […]
By DAVE BIRKETT MCT News Service ALLEN PARK — Detroit Lions linebacker Travis Lewis has been suspended four games for violating the league’s policy on performance enhancing drugs, the NFL announced Tuesday. Lewis, a 2012 seventh-round pick whose only contributions this year have been on special teams, tested positive after using the drug Adderall, a […]
By Joe Rexrode MCT News Service EAST LANSING — The college football nation is talking about what might result from an Ohio State win over Michigan State in Saturday’s Big Ten championship game in Indianapolis. But MSU coach Mark Dantonio is not among them. “It’s about us,” he said at a packed news conference Tuesday. […]
EAST LANSING — For the second time in four years, Mark Dantonio has been named Big Ten Coach of the Year. Conference media and coaches gave Dantonio the nod, the league announced Tuesday. Michigan State has reached 11 wins for the third time in four seasons under Dantonio, and he also won Coach of the […]
DETROIT — Doug Fister arrived in the summer of 2011 in a trade. He has now departed in the winter of 2013 in a trade. The Tigers traded the right-handed starter to the Washington Nationals Monday night for infielder Steve Lombardozzi, pitcher Ian Krol and pitching prospect Robbie Ray. “We are excited to be adding […]
DETROIT — Michigan coach Brady Hoke believes in consistency. He reinforced that Monday when he said his whole coach staff will return next season, as will quarterback Devin Gardner for his fifth year. “I anticipate the staff (returning),” he said, speaking after a Ford Field event to publicize Child ID kits in a partnership between […]