Tigers rookie Parker Meadows hits first career homer in ninth to beat Astros 4-1

DETROIT (AP) — Rookie Parker Meadows hit his first career homer with two out in the ninth inning, lifting the Detroit Tigers to a 4-1 win over the Houston Astros on Friday night.

Andy Ibañez homers twice in the Tigers’ 8-6 victory over the Cubs

DETROIT (AP) — Andy Ibañez had his first two-homer game to help the Detroit Tigers beat the Chicago Cubs 8-6 on Tuesday night.

Cabrera singles, Torkelson and Carpenter homer as Tigers beat Guardians 4-1

CLEVELAND (AP) — Miguel Cabrera singled in his final at-bat at Progressive Field, Spencer Torkelson and Kerry Carpenter homered, and the Detroit Tigers beat the Cleveland Guardians 4-1 on Sunday to win the season series for the first time since 2015.

Women’s World Cup: Spain wins its first title, beating England 1-0

Spain's first major international trophy made it the first European team to win the Women's World Cup since Germany in 2007.

Kerry Carpenter’s 3-run homer off rookie Tanner Bibee helps Tigers tame Guardians 4-3

VCLEVELAND (AP) — Kerry Carpenter hit a three-run homer and Javier Báez had a solo shot as the Detroit Tigers handed Cleveland rookie Tanner Bibee his first loss in more than two months with a 4-3 victory over the Guardians on Saturday night.

Jaguars beat Lions 25-7 in preseason matchup featuring backups on both teams

DETROIT (AP) — The Detroit Lions planned to play backup quarterback Teddy Bridgewater for just a few series, giving the recently signed veteran a chance to get in the flow of game speed.

Will Brennan’s 2-run double in the 8th gives the Guardians a 4-1 win over Detroit and a DH split

CLEVELAND (AP) — Will Brennan hit a tiebreaking two-run double in Cleveland’s four-run eighth inning, and the Guardians beat the Detroit Tigers 4-1 on Friday night for a doubleheader split.

Agreement central to public dispute between Michael Oher, Tuohy family being questioned

The former NFL player is accusing the Tuohy family of enriching themselves at his expense and lying to him by having him sign papers making them his conservators rather than his adoptive parents.

Everything you need to know about the 2023-24 NBA season

Teams have an average of 14 instances of back-to-back games this season, up slightly from last year’s rate of 13.3 per team. But back-to-backs involving travel are down to 9.0 on average.

USWNT coach Vlatko Andonovski resigns: AP source says

U.S. women’s national team coach Vlatko Andonovski has resigned, a person familiar with the decision told The Associated Press on Wednesday.