KALAMAZOO (AP) — Western Michigan fired basketball coach Steve Hawkins on Wednesday. Hawkins spent 17 seasons as head coach of the Broncos, who went 13-19 this season and were eliminated by Toledo in the Mid-American Conference Tournament on Monday. “We appreciate all the contributions he ...
(AP) — Eric Dickerson from SMU, Heisman Trophy winner Eric Crouch from Nebraska and the late Steve McNair from Alcorn State are among 17 players selected for induction into the College Football Hall of Fame. The other inductees announced Wednesday by the National Football Foundation include ...
By NOAH TRISTER AP Baseball Writer Few players have been as consistently excellent at the plate as Miguel Cabrera in his prime. That seems like a long time ago now. Cabrera hit only 12 home runs last season and has just 31 over the past three years. He’ll turn 37 in April, and there are ...
By DAN GELSTON AP Sports Writer PHILADELPHIA — Joel Embiid swished a 3 from the top of the arc and stretched his arms toward a wildly cheering crowd. The roar of the fans in another 76ers’ victory has been muted, and the NBA is on hold after it suspended its season “until further ...
By NOAH TRISTER AP Sports Writer DETROIT — Justin Williams scored a tiebreaking goal 1:38 into the final period, and Sebastian Aho added two goals later in the third to give the Carolina Hurricanes a 5-2 win over the Detroit Red Wings on Tuesday night. Morgan Geekie and Nino Niederreiter ...
ANN ARBOR (AP) — A man who played football at the University of Michigan sued the school and its board of regents on Monday, alleging the late Dr. Robert E. Anderson sexually abused him. The lawsuit in U.S. District Court in Detroit is seeking certification to be class action and aims to ...
ALLEN PARK (AP) — The Detroit Lions announced their coaching staff for the 2020 season Monday, including five new hires. Tyrone McKenzie is taking over as linebackers coach after spending the 2018-19 seasons as inside linebackers coach for the Tennessee Titans. Tony Carter has been hired as ...
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Houston Astros ace Justin Verlander is expected to miss opening day after he strained a back muscle during a spring training start against the New York Mets. Verlander said it would “probably take a miracle” for him to pitch in the Astros’ opener against ...
ROSEMONT, Ill. (AP) — Iowa center Luka Garza is the Big Ten Player of the Year after emerging as one of the nation’s best players this season, while Wisconsin’s Greg Gard took Coach of the Year honors in voting announced Monday. Garza leads the Big Ten in scoring and ranks fifth in the ...
By NOAH TRISTER AP Sports Writer DETROIT — Robby Fabbri scored the winning goal in a shootout to lift the Detroit Red Wings over Tampa Bay 5-4 on Sunday, snapping a 16-game losing streak against the Lightning in the regular season. Fabbri opened the scoring in similar fashion, beating ...
By DAVID GINSBURG AP Sports Writer COLLEGE PARK, Md. — Each member of the Maryland basketball team took turns gripping the trophy awarded to the Big Ten Conference champions. They wore bright red hats boasting their accomplishment, and they proudly cut down the nets on each side of the ...
By LARRY LAGE AP Sports Writer EAST LANSING — Cassius Winston kissed Michigan State’s logo in the middle of its basketball court, following the school’s quarter-century long tradition toward the end of his last game at the Breslin Center. The senior scored 27 points to help the ...
By BRIAN MAHONEY AP Basketball Writer NEW YORK — Julius Randle had 22 points and 12 rebounds, and the New York Knicks pulled away in the fourth quarter for a 96-84 victory over the Detroit Pistons on Sunday night. The Knicks led by only one after three quarters but then limited Detroit to ...
By LARRY LAGE AP Hockey Writer DETROIT — Tyler Bertuzzi and Robby Fabbri scored to give the Detroit Red Wings a two-goal lead and they held on to beat the Chicago Blackhawks 2-1 on Friday night. Jonathan Bernier stopped 32 shots for the Red Wings, They have an NHL-low 37 points and trail ...
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Karissa McLaughlin scored 17 points, Ae’Rianna Harris and Fatou Diagne posted double-doubles and ninth-seeded Purdue defeated eighth-seeded Michigan State 72-63 on Thursday in the second round of the Big Ten Conference tournament. Harris scored 15 points, grabbed 10 ...
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Amy Dilk scored 22 points, Naz Hillmon added 20 and seventh-seeded Michigan used a strong third quarter to defeat 10th-seeded Nebraska 81-75 on Thursday night in the second round of the Big Ten tournament. Leigha Brown and Isabelle Bourne combined for 22 points to put ...
By The Associated Press Chris Sale tried to make the best of the latest diagnosis on his left elbow. The Boston Red Sox star won’t need Tommy John surgery — for now, anyway. Sale felt discomfort Monday, a day after throwing his first batting practice of spring training. He had an MRI that ...
By NOAH TRISTER AP Sports Writer ANN ARBOR — Zavier Simpson and Jon Teske got a nice surprise for their final home game at Michigan. Former coach John Beilein was in the crowd. “I did not know Coach Beilein was going to be here. I wanted to bring him down after the game because I knew ...
By LARRY LAGE, DAVID EGGERT and KATHLEEN FOODY Associated Press YPSILANTI — More men came forward Thursday with allegations of sexual abuse by a late doctor at the University of Michigan, as the state’s attorney general insisted that the school must commit to cooperating with her office ...
By NOAH TRISTER AP Sports Writer DETROIT — Danilo Gallinari made a crucial 3-pointer in the final minute, and the Oklahoma City Thunder beat the Detroit Pistons 114-107 on Wednesday night despite blowing a 16-point second-half lead. The depleted Pistons rallied in the fourth quarter and ...