ANN ARBOR (AP) — Naz Hillmon had 31 points and seven rebounds, Leigha Brown added 20 points, five rebounds and four assists, and No. 11 Michigan beat rival Michigan State 86-82 on Tuesday. Hillmon and Brown combined for a 7-0 run to give Michigan a 79-69 lead with 3:09 remaining. The duo ...
By LARRY LAGE AP Sports Writer DETROIT — The Detroit Pistons are taking another step in their rebuilding process, planning to part ways with Blake Griffin. Detroit plans to keep the star forward out of the lineup while he and the organization work out a decision on his future, a clear sign ...
By STEVE MEGARGEE AP Sports Writer MADISON, Wis. — Michigan only needed 20 minutes or so to shake off the rust from a three-week layoff. Isaiah Livers scored 20 points, Hunter Dickinson had 11 points and 15 rebounds, and the third-ranked Wolverines rallied from a 14-point deficit to beat ...
By NOAH TRISTER AP Sports Writer ANN ARBOR — A three-week hiatus did little to diminish Michigan’s impressive resume: The Wolverines are still on top of the Big Ten, and they even moved up four spots in the AP Top 25 poll while idle. The big question now is how they will look when they ...
By LARRY LAGE AP Sports Writer EAST LANSING — Michigan State coach Tom Izzo bowed his head and pressed his palms over his masked face as a simple situation resulted in yet another turnover during a recent game. Sitting in a chair on the socially distanced sideline, the Hall of Fame coach ...
ALLEN PARK (AP) — The Detroit Lions have added assistant special teams coach Jett Modkins to Dan Campbell’s staff. The Lions also announced Wednesday that DeOn’tae Pannell will join the organization with its William Clay Ford minority coaching assistantship. Modkins assisted the Denver ...
By PAUL GEREFFI Associated Press SUNRISE, Fla. — Sergei Bobrovsky made 31 saves and Patric Hornqvist was credited with the eventual winning goal when a teammate’s shot bounced off his shoulder and into the net as the Florida Panthers beat the Detroit Red Wings 2-1 on Tuesday ...
By NOAH TRISTER AP Sports Writer DETROIT — Jerami Grant equaled a career high with 32 points and the Detroit Pistons took advantage of Kevin Durant’s absence, beating the Brooklyn Nets 122-111 on Tuesday night. Detroit snapped a four-game losing streak and showed the same type of spirit ...
EAST LANSING (AP) — Aaron Henry scored 20 points and Joey Hauser added 11 off the bench to help lead Michigan State to a 60-58 win over Penn State on Tuesday night. Marcus Bingham made a pair of foul shots for Michigan State with 78 seconds left to cap the scoring. Michigan State guard Josh ...
EAST LANSING (AP) — Michigan State said Thursday that former Spartans basketball player Mat Ishbia has committed to donating a record $32 million to the athletic department. Ishbia was a walk-on guard for the Spartans for their 2000 national championship team under coach Tom Izzo. He ...
GRAND RAPIDS (AP) — High schools are anticipating a shortage of men and women who blow the whistle as basketball returns to Michigan gyms after a timeout for the coronavirus. Registration of referees is down 25% from a year ago, and the risk of COVID-19 is a “contributing factor,” said ...
LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — Kansas dropped out of The Associated Press men’s college basketball poll for the first time in 12 years on Monday, ending the Jayhawks’ record streak of 231 consecutive weeks ranked. Gonzaga and Baylor held down the top two spots, just as they have all season. ...
By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES — LeBron James scored eight of his 33 points in the second overtime, Anthony Davis added 30 points and the Los Angeles Lakers narrowly avenged a loss in Detroit last month with a 135-129 victory over the undermanned Pistons on Saturday ...
By BILL WHITEHEAD Associated Press SUNRISE, Fla. — Givani Smith had a goal and an assist as Detroit won for the first time in nine games, beating the Florida Panthers 4-1 on Sunday. Marc Staal scored for the first time with the Red Wings, Robby Fabbri and Vladislav Namestnikov added goals ...
By LARRY LAGE AP Sports Writer EAST LANSING — Joshua Langford had a season-high 18 points and Aaron Henry scored 16 points to help Michigan State beat Nebraska 66-56 Saturday night. The Spartans (9-7, 3-7 Big Ten) ended a four-game losing streak, their longest since 2017. The skid led to ...
NEW YORK (AP) — Derrick Rose is reuniting with Tom Thibodeau after a trade that brings him back to New York. The Knicks agreed to acquire the former NBA MVP from the Detroit Pistons on Sunday, a person with knowledge of the details said. The Knicks will send Dennis Smith Jr. and a ...
By LARRY LAGE AP Sports Writer ANN ARBOR — Playing college sports during the pandemic has potentially become more problematic as more contagious variants of the coronavirus start to show up across the U.S., including one that prompted the University of Michigan to shut down its athletics ...
The Detroit Red Wings’ Vladislav Namestnikov, center, watches his shot on goal sail by Tampa Bay Lightning goalie Andrei Vasilevskiy, left, and Luke Schenn on Friday in Tampa, Fla. The Lightning prevailed 3-1, scoring an insurance goal on an empty netter by Barclay Goodrow, who finished with ...
By Journal Sports Staff LANSING — The Michigan High School Athletic Association confirmed Thursday that member schools may begin full practice activities in those sports on Monday with precautions outlined by the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services, which includes social ...
ALLEN PARK (AP) — The Detroit Lions have hired defensive line coach Todd Walsh, adding another veteran assistant to new coach Dan Campbell’s staff. Walsh was with the Jacksonville Jaguars the previous eight years. He also was an assistant in Seattle and Tampa Bay during his 15-year ...