EAST LANSING — The Superior Dome in Marquette won’t be holding any state championship football games this fall, the Michigan High School Athletic Association announced on Friday. That was according to a short news release sent by email from MHSAA Media & Content Coordinator Geoff ...
By NOAH TRISTER AP Sports Writer It is probably a good sign for No. 10 Indiana that its quarterback is using cliches about avoiding a letdown. “We have been having a great season so far, but the season is not over,” Michael Penix Jr. said. “We still have games that we are looking ...
By LARRY LAGE AP Sports Writer ANN ARBOR — Wisconsin’s wait is almost over. The 13th-ranked Badgers are set to play at Michigan on Saturday night, three weeks after their season-opening win. Wisconsin has been idle because it canceled two games due to a COVID-19 outbreak within the ...
By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Sports Writer The last time Alex Smith practiced as a starting quarterback, Washington wasn’t just known as “Football Team,” Jay Gruden was the coach, and the world had not been plunged into a pandemic. That was November 2018, before his right leg bent the wrong way ...
By NOAH TRISTER AP Sports Writer Mel Tucker was nothing if not thorough when discussing last weekend’s blowout loss to Iowa. The Michigan State coach’s weekly video conference with reporters went on for about 45 minutes, and he set the tone right from the start. “Last week’s game ...
By JOHN MARSHALL AP Basketball Writer Juwan Howard’s coaching acumen was never in doubt when he took over as Michigan’s coach in 2019. He played 19 NBA seasons, winning two titles with Miami, and spent six seasons as a Heat assistant under Erik Spoelstra. He clearly knows the game. The ...
DETROIT (AP) — The Detroit Tigers hired Scott Coolbaugh as hitting coach, George Lombard as bench coach and Chip Hale as third base coach. The Tigers announced the additions to new manager AJ Hinch’s staff Saturday. Coolbaugh was the assistant hitting coach for the Chicago White Sox. ...
By RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Football Writer Conventional wisdom heading into this college football season has been that there is unlikely to be much coaching turnover. Between pandemic-related revenue losses and complications of evaluating performance under such unusual circumstances, the ...
By NOAH TRISTER AP Sports Writer A week after renewing their heated rivalry, both Michigan and Michigan State fell flat. It’s hard to figure out which team should feel more disturbed. The 23rd-ranked Wolverines lost their second straight game Saturday, falling 38-21 to No. 13 Indiana. ...
By DAVE CAMPBELL AP Pro Football Writer MINNEAPOLIS — Two months after releasing their all-time rusher, the Minnesota Vikings drafted Dalvin Cook. Less than four years after leaving Adrian Peterson’s historic accomplishments in the past, the present and future of the backfield with Cook ...
By NOAH TRISTER AP Sports Writer Rocky Lombardi quickly put Michigan State’s quarterback uncertainty to rest. There’s no doubt who the Spartans’ top choice is now. It wasn’t long ago that there was a bit of mystery about who Michigan State’s starter would be in the season opener, ...
By DAVE CAMPBELL AP Pro Football Writer MINNEAPOLIS — The Minnesota Vikings have rarely shied from a ground-oriented approach on offense in seven seasons under coach Mike Zimmer, never more apparent than in their last game. Dalvin Cook has made this strong-arm strategy viable, rather than ...
DETROIT (AP) — The Detroit Tigers hired Chris Fetter as pitching coach. The Tigers announced the move Friday, along with three other picks for new manager AJ Hinch’s staff. Juan Nieves was promoted to assistant pitching coach, Josh Paul remains on the staff as a quality control coach, and ...
By MICHAEL MAROT AP Sports Writer No. 13 Indiana already has checked off two milestones this season. They ended a 33-year drought by upsetting a top-10 team in Penn State. Then they climbed to their highest poll position since 1987. Now they’re chasing a third major feat — ending a ...
By ERIC OLSON AP College Football Writer Fresh off a surprising win over its in-state rival, Michigan State heads into its game at Iowa on Saturday feeling a lot better about itself than it did two weeks ago. The Hawkeyes, on the other hand, are looking for answers after their first 0-2 ...
By NOAH TRISTER AP Sports Writer DETROIT — Everson Griffen’s debut with the Detroit Lions will come against a former team. It’s fair to say he’s ready. “I’m excited to be here,” Griffen said Thursday. “It’s going to be fun on Sunday. I’m going to come out and be a great ...
By LARRY LAGE AP Sports Writer DETROIT — Detroit Lions quarterback Matthew Stafford was placed on the Reserve/ COVID-19 list, although his wife Kelly said on social media he tested negative. It was the second straight day the team gave a player the designation. The list was created for ...
ANN ARBOR (AP) — Michigan safeties coach Bob Shoop is limited to working with the team remotely and is not assisting on the field with the 23rd-ranked Wolverines. The school’s athletic department made the announcement Monday, saying it would not provide any more details because of ...
DETROIT (AP) — The Detroit Red Wings signed forward Anthony Mantha to a four-year contract Tuesday with an average annual value of $5.7 million. Mantha, 26, has played five NHL seasons — all in Detroit. He scored 16 goals with 22 assists last season, ranking third on the team with 38 ...
By NOAH TRISTER AP Sports Writer ANN ARBOR — When Mel Tucker talked about how much a team can improve between games one and two, it felt like he was grasping at straws. What else could the Michigan State coach say after such a dismal start to the season? Then the Spartans took the field ...