By NOAH TRISTER AP Sports Writer ALLEN PARK — The Detroit Lions returned from their open date with a significant injury announcement. Jamal Agnew, who earned All-Pro honors last season as a rookie punt returner, was put on injured reserve with a knee problem. The Lions announced the move ...
MONTREAL (AP) — Canadiens coach Claude Julien said it looked like Tomas Plekanec “drank from the fountain of youth” before playing in his 1,000th game Monday night. Plekanec scored in his milestone game, and Jonathan Drouin added two goals to lead Montreal to a 7-3 victory over the ...
By ANDREW SELIGMAN AP Sports Writer ROSEMONT, Ill. — Michigan State coach Tom Izzo insisted Thursday he was never part of an effort to cover up allegations of sexual misconduct within the school’s athletic department. The Hall of Famer said the idea that he would be involved ...
By LARRY LAGE AP Hockey Writer DETROIT — Auston Matthews heard the short list of NHL greats he joined by scoring nine times in the first five games of the season. Alex Ovechkin, Patrick Marleau, Mario Lemieux and Mike Bossy are the only other players in league history to pull off the ...
ALLEN PARK (AP) — The Detroit Lions have acquired cornerback Lenzy Pipkins via waivers from the Indianapolis Colts and released linebacker Marquis Flowers. The Lions announced the moves Wednesday. Pipkins spent time on the Colts’ practice squad and active roster earlier this season, ...
BOSTON (AP) — The Boston Bruins have moved up the start time of Saturday’s game against the Detroit Red Wings to 3 p.m. to avoid a conflict with the Red Sox playoff game. The hockey game had been a 7 p.m. start. Game 1 of the AL Championship Series between the Red Sox and Houston Astros is ...
DETROIT — John Wall scored 32 points, including a layup with 1:26 left, that put Washington ahead for good in a 102-97 victory over Detroit in an NBA preseason game on Wednesday. Wall finished with nine assists and Bradley Beal scored 17 points for the Wizards. Andre Drummond led the ...
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DETROIT (AP) — Tests show that a food vendor at the Detroit Tigers' home stadium who was fired after video surfaced showing him spitting on a pizza that was apparently intended for a customer doesn't have any communicable diseases. Authorities say 20-year-old Jaylon Kerley tested negative ...
EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan State coach Mark Dantonio says punter Jake Hartbarger's leg injury from last month is likely to end his season. Hartbarger hurt his lower leg Sept. 8 at Arizona State. Shortly after that, Dantonio said the fifth-year senior would be out six to eight weeks, ...
By NOAH TRISTER AP Sports Writer EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Mark Dantonio had plenty of reasons for his frustration after Michigan State's loss to Northwestern. One particular stretch stood out. Down by three in the latter half of the fourth quarter, the Spartans twice had the ball and ...
DETROIT — Reggie Bullock missed his first eight shots for Detroit, but got a layup — off an assist by Andre Drummond — to fall in the final seconds and force overtime. Drummond tried to send the game to potentially a second overtime, but missed from the left side of the lane with about 3 ...
By NOAH TRISTER AP Sports Writer ALLEN PARK — Kenny Golladay is making quite an impression on his fellow receivers in Detroit. The second-year wideout had four catches for 98 yards and a touchdown Sunday in the Lions’ 31-23 victory over Green Bay. He also had a touchdown called back ...
By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer ANAHEIM, Calif. — Although Troy Terry is only five games into his NHL career, he was already something of a shootout legend even before he arrived in Anaheim. When he got his first shootout opportunity for the Ducks on Monday night, Terry broke out the same ...
By DENNIS SEMRAU Associated Press MADISON, Wis. — Add Wisconsin safety D’Cota Dixon to the growing list of injuries in the secondary for No. 15 Wisconsin. Dixon had his right foot in a protective boot on Monday after getting hurt late in last week’s 41-24 victory over Nebraska. The ...
By MATT SCHOCH The Associated Press ANN ARBOR — No. 15 Wisconsin is coming to the Big House, and everyone is paying attention. “This is one of those games that you see on the schedule,” star linebacker Devin Bush Jr. said Monday. “You got to get those first six games out of the way, ...
By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES — Alex Iafallo scored two goals and Ilya Kovalchuk had his first two NHL assists in nearly 5 1/2 years, leading the Los Angeles Kings to a 4-2 victory over the Detroit Red Wings on Sunday night. Anthony Mantha and Dylan Larkin scored for the Red ...
By LARRY LAGE AP Sports Writer DETROIT — The Detroit Lions took advantage of some mistakes they forced Green Bay to make and were fortunate some breaks simply went their way. Matthew Stafford threw two touchdown passes and LeGarrette Blount ran for two scores, lifting the Lions to a 31-23 ...
By NOAH TRISTER AP Sports Writer EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Two years ago, Michigan State and Northwestern combined for 94 points. Last season, they threw for over 800 yards. Their next meeting is this weekend, but both teams have issues that could prevent another shootout. "I think, for ...