Dantonio can tie record when No. 19 Spartans host WMU
Western Michigan (1-0) at No. 19 Michigan State (1-0), Saturday at 7:40 p.m. EDT (BTN). Line: Michigan State by 16. Series record: Michigan State leads 13-2. WHAT'S AT STAKE? Michigan State coach Mark Dantonio made it clear he wasn't pleased with the offensive performance in last week's 28-7 win over Tulsa. He expects the Spartans to be ready this coming weekend. Motivation...
Western Michigan (1-0) at No. 19 Michigan State (1-0), Saturday at 7:40 p.m. EDT (BTN). Line: Michigan State by 16. Series record: Michigan State leads 13-2. WHAT'S AT STAKE? Michigan State coach Mark Dantonio made it clear he wasn't pleased with the offensive performance in last week's 28-7 win over Tulsa. He expects the Spartans to be ready this coming weekend. Motivation...
No. 7 Michigan hopes to fine tune new offense against Army
Army (1-0) at No. 7 Michigan (1-0), Saturday at noon EDT (FOX). Line: Michigan by 23. Series record: Army leads 5-4. WHAT'S AT STAKE? The Wolverines want to show their offense has more strengths than weaknesses with two weeks before its next game on Sept. 21 at No. 17 Wisconsin. The Black Knights have a chance to pull off an upset after coming close last year, losing to then-No. 5...
Army (1-0) at No. 7 Michigan (1-0), Saturday at noon EDT (FOX). Line: Michigan by 23. Series record: Army leads 5-4. WHAT'S AT STAKE? The Wolverines want to show their offense has more strengths than weaknesses with two weeks before its next game on Sept. 21 at No. 17 Wisconsin. The Black Knights have a chance to pull off an upset after coming close last year, losing to then-No. 5...
Tigers fall again in Kansas City to the Royals
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - Jorge Soler hit his 39th homer to set a Royals team record Tuesday night, and manager Ned Yost thought that might really open the floodgates for the breakout slugger. Relieved to have the record in his pocket, a relaxed Soler stretched his total to 40 with a 450-foot shot Wednesday night, and the Kansas City Royals beat the Detroit Tigers 5-4.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - Jorge Soler hit his 39th homer to set a Royals team record Tuesday night, and manager Ned Yost thought that might really open the floodgates for the breakout slugger. Relieved to have the record in his pocket, a relaxed Soler stretched his total to 40 with a 450-foot shot Wednesday night, and the Kansas City Royals beat the Detroit Tigers 5-4.
WATCH: Red Wings defenseman Niklas Kronwall retires
Red Wings defenseman Niklas Kronwall announced his retirement Tuesday following 15 NHL seasons for the Wings.
Red Wings defenseman Niklas Kronwall announced his retirement Tuesday following 15 NHL seasons for the Wings.
Royals beat Tigers on walk-off home run
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - Jorge Soler got Kansas City going with a record-breaking home run before Ryan O'Hearn ended the game with one swing of his bat. Soler eclipsed the franchise home run mark with his 39th homer of the season and O'Hearn hit a pinch-hit, game-ending home run in the bottom of the ninth to lift the Royals to a 6-5 win over the Detroit Tigers on Tuesday night.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - Jorge Soler got Kansas City going with a record-breaking home run before Ryan O'Hearn ended the game with one swing of his bat. Soler eclipsed the franchise home run mark with his 39th homer of the season and O'Hearn hit a pinch-hit, game-ending home run in the bottom of the ninth to lift the Royals to a 6-5 win over the Detroit Tigers on Tuesday night.
WATCH: Dantonio blunt about Spartans' mistakes in opener
EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) - One more win would give Mark Dantonio a share of the school record. The Michigan State coach is in no mood to celebrate. "Football is a game of effort, toughness and knowing what to do. Half of our team figured that out, half of it didn't," Dantonio said Tuesday. "We will make sure that other half gets it figured out this week."
EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) - One more win would give Mark Dantonio a share of the school record. The Michigan State coach is in no mood to celebrate. "Football is a game of effort, toughness and knowing what to do. Half of our team figured that out, half of it didn't," Dantonio said Tuesday. "We will make sure that other half gets it figured out this week."
Michigan #7, MSU #19 in latest AP Top 25
The Top 25 went 23-0 against unranked teams to open the season, leaving the rankings mostly unchanged with No. 1 Clemson and No. 2 Alabama at the top of the first regular-season AP college football poll of 2019. The Tigers received 54 first-place votes out of 62 in the media poll, up two from the preseason. The Crimson Tide received the remaining eight in the poll presented by Regions Bank.
The Top 25 went 23-0 against unranked teams to open the season, leaving the rankings mostly unchanged with No. 1 Clemson and No. 2 Alabama at the top of the first regular-season AP college football poll of 2019. The Tigers received 54 first-place votes out of 62 in the media poll, up two from the preseason. The Crimson Tide received the remaining eight in the poll presented by Regions Bank.
Freshman Charbonnet helps No. 7 Michigan clean up mistakes
ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) - With Michigan debuting its high-tempo, no-huddle "size in space" offense, a freshman helped bail the Wolverines out of an uneven performance. No. 7 Michigan was sloppy Saturday during a 40-21 victory over Middle Tennessee in the opener for offensive coordinator Josh Gattis.
ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) - With Michigan debuting its high-tempo, no-huddle "size in space" offense, a freshman helped bail the Wolverines out of an uneven performance. No. 7 Michigan was sloppy Saturday during a 40-21 victory over Middle Tennessee in the opener for offensive coordinator Josh Gattis.
WATCH: Gardenhire & Zimmermann after 4-3 loss to Twins
DETROIT (AP) - The Minnesota Twins' path to the playoffs is getting a boost on the road. Max Kepler hit a two-out, two-run single in the eighth inning and the AL Central-leading Twins topped the Detroit Tigers 4-3 on Monday. The Twins have gone 6-1 in the first seven games of a 10-game road trip. They began the day 5 1/2 games ahead of Cleveland in the division. "We are so...
DETROIT (AP) - The Minnesota Twins' path to the playoffs is getting a boost on the road. Max Kepler hit a two-out, two-run single in the eighth inning and the AL Central-leading Twins topped the Detroit Tigers 4-3 on Monday. The Twins have gone 6-1 in the first seven games of a 10-game road trip. They began the day 5 1/2 games ahead of Cleveland in the division. "We are so...
WATCH: Lions seeking better start after messing up 2018 opener
ALLEN PARK, Mich. (AP) - A better start is on everyone's mind in Detroit. The Lions open the season at Arizona, hoping to perform far better than they did last year when the New York Jets won big in Matt Patricia's debut as head coach. The roster and coaching staff have been tweaked in an effort to improve on the 6-10 record from 2018.
ALLEN PARK, Mich. (AP) - A better start is on everyone's mind in Detroit. The Lions open the season at Arizona, hoping to perform far better than they did last year when the New York Jets won big in Matt Patricia's debut as head coach. The roster and coaching staff have been tweaked in an effort to improve on the 6-10 record from 2018.
SportsWorks: Dan Miller, John Niyo & Will Burchfield
FOX 2's Sports Director Dan Miller was joined by John Niyo & Will Burchfield on the roundtable as they talked Lions and the final cuts getting to their initial 53-man roster.
FOX 2's Sports Director Dan Miller was joined by John Niyo & Will Burchfield on the roundtable as they talked Lions and the final cuts getting to their initial 53-man roster.
Homer-happy Twins win without a long ball, beat Tigers 8-3
DETROIT (AP) - The Minnesota Twins are baseball's new home-run kings, but that hasn't been the reason they've won two of three games against the Detroit Tigers this weekend. The Twins homered once in a 13-5 win on Friday, hit six in a 10-7 loss on Saturday to pass the 2018 New York Yankees' record, then won 8-3 on Sunday without hitting a ball out of Comerica Park.
DETROIT (AP) - The Minnesota Twins are baseball's new home-run kings, but that hasn't been the reason they've won two of three games against the Detroit Tigers this weekend. The Twins homered once in a 13-5 win on Friday, hit six in a 10-7 loss on Saturday to pass the 2018 New York Yankees' record, then won 8-3 on Sunday without hitting a ball out of Comerica Park.