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11/05/2025

Jack Flaherty on Tuesday exercised his option to remain with the Tigers for 2026. He will earn $20 million in his age-30 season.

11/04/2025

The Detroit Lions were quiet in the hours leading up to Tuesday's NFL trade deadline, opting to stand pat as they prepare to make a Super Bowl run in the second half of the season.

The Detroit Lions were quiet in the hours leading up to Tuesday’s NFL trade deadline, opting to stand pat as they prepare to make a Super Bowl run in the second half of the season.

11/04/2025

A day after losing starting left guard Christian Mahogany to a long-term injury, the Detroit Lions are bracing to be without offensive tackles Penei Sewell and Taylor Decker for next week’s game against the Washington Commanders at Northwest Stadium.

A day after losing starting left guard Christian Mahogany to a long-term injury, the Detroit Lions are bracing to be without offensive tackles Penei Sewell and Taylor Decker for next week’s game ag…

11/04/2025

Coming out of the bye week, Detroit Lions head coach Dan Campbell called third-down efficiency, or the offense’s lack thereof, the “most glaring” issue that needed fixing.

11/04/2025

Alan Trammell’s longtime double-play partner won’t be joining him in Cooperstown anytime soon. Lou Whitaker, the Tigers’ longtime second baseman whose career stats stack up against some of the best players of his generation, was not included on the latest veterans committee ballot for the Baseball Hall of Fame.

Alan Trammell’s longtime double-play partner won’t be joining him in Cooperstown anytime soon. Lou Whitaker, the Tigers’ longtime second baseman whose career stats stack up against some of the best…

11/04/2025

The Detroit Lions thought the bye week, and the 15-point victory over an NFC contender that preceded it, would be a jumping-off point. But it instead proved to be a tripwire, their faces bouncing off the ground in Sunday’s 27-24 loss to the Minnesota Vikings before their minds could fully register what had gotten them there.

The Detroit Lions thought the bye week, and the 15-point victory over an NFC contender that preceded it, would be a jumping-off point. But it instead proved to be a tripwire, their faces bouncing …

11/04/2025

Morez Johnson Jr. scored 20 of his career-high 24 points in a record-breaking first half and preseason All-America forward Yaxel Lendeborg finished with 12 points to help No. 7 Michigan rout Oakland 121-78 on Monday night.

Morez Johnson Jr. scored 20 of his career-high 24 points in a record-breaking first half and preseason All-America forward Yaxel Lendeborg finished with 12 points to help No. 7 Michigan rout Oaklan…

11/04/2025

Jaxon Kohler scored 16 points and grabbed 15 rebounds and Jeremy Fears Jr. added 14 points and 10 assists Monday night to lead No. 22 Michigan State to an 80-69 victory over Colgate in the season-opener for both schools.

Jaxon Kohler scored 16 points and grabbed 15 rebounds and Jeremy Fears Jr. added 14 points and 10 assists Monday night to lead No. 22 Michigan State to an 80-69 victory over Colgate in the season-o…

11/04/2025

Cade Cunningham scored 19 of his 33 points in the fourth quarter and the Detroit Pistons held off the Memphis Grizzlies 114-106 on Monday night.

11/04/2025

Clarkston captured fifth place and Midland came seventh in Saturday's D1 boys cross country state championship hosted by Michigan International Speedway in Brooklyn.

Clarkston captured fifth place and Midland came seventh in Saturday’s D1 boys cross country state championship hosted by Michigan International Speedway in Brooklyn.

11/04/2025

Boys teams from Clarkston, Milford and Royal Oak Shrine were among the county's best at the MHSAA cross country championships held at Michigan International Speedway Saturday, Nov. 1, 2025.

Boys teams from Clarkston, Milford and Royal Oak Shrine were among the county’s best at the MHSAA cross country championships held at Michigan International Speedway Saturday, Nov. 1, 2025.

11/03/2025

Nine games into the season, the conversation after Michigan’s seventh win sounded a little bit like a team coming off a loss.