Phillies outlast Tigers 3-2 in 15 innings
DETROIT (AP) - Brad Miller charged the ball in left field. Nicholas Castellanos rounded third and kept on running. "What is it, midnight or whatever?" Miller said. "You've got to send him. ... Luckily it was hit directly at me." Miller threw Castellanos out at the plate in the 14th inning, forcing Philadelphia and Detroit to play a little longer, and the Phillies...
DETROIT (AP) - Brad Miller charged the ball in left field. Nicholas Castellanos rounded third and kept on running. "What is it, midnight or whatever?" Miller said. "You've got to send him. ... Luckily it was hit directly at me." Miller threw Castellanos out at the plate in the 14th inning, forcing Philadelphia and Detroit to play a little longer, and the Phillies...
WATCH: Miller goes one-on-one with Rod Wood
FOX 2's Sports Director Dan Miller caught up with Lions' President Rod Wood on the eve of players showing up at training camp.
FOX 2's Sports Director Dan Miller caught up with Lions' President Rod Wood on the eve of players showing up at training camp.
Boxer Dadashev dies after suffering brain injury in ring
MOSCOW (AP) - Boxer Maxim Dadashev has died after suffering a brain injury in a fight in Maryland. He was 28. The Russian Boxing Federation said Tuesday that Dadashev died "as a result of the injuries he sustained" in Friday's light-welterweight fight with Subriel Matias at the Theater at MGM National Harbor in Oxon Hill, Maryland.
MOSCOW (AP) - Boxer Maxim Dadashev has died after suffering a brain injury in a fight in Maryland. He was 28. The Russian Boxing Federation said Tuesday that Dadashev died "as a result of the injuries he sustained" in Friday's light-welterweight fight with Subriel Matias at the Theater at MGM National Harbor in Oxon Hill, Maryland.
Tigers play the Phillies following Alexander's strong outing
Philadelphia Phillies (52-48, third in the NL East) vs.
Philadelphia Phillies (52-48, third in the NL East) vs.
Edwin Jackson agrees to minor league deal with Tigers
DETROIT (AP) - Right-hander Edwin Jackson has agreed to a minor league contract with the Detroit Tigers and will report to Triple-A Toledo. The 35-year-old was 1-5 with an 11.12 ERA this season for Toronto, his record 14th major league team over a 17-year big career. The Blue Jays released him on Friday. He was an All-Star with the Tigers a decade ago, threw a no-hitter the next year with...
DETROIT (AP) - Right-hander Edwin Jackson has agreed to a minor league contract with the Detroit Tigers and will report to Triple-A Toledo. The 35-year-old was 1-5 with an 11.12 ERA this season for Toronto, his record 14th major league team over a 17-year big career. The Blue Jays released him on Friday. He was an All-Star with the Tigers a decade ago, threw a no-hitter the next year with...
Lions put Flowers, Longa on PUP list before opening camp
ALLEN PARK, Mich. (AP) - The Detroit Lions have placed defensive end Trey Flowers and linebacker Steve Longa on the physically unable to perform list. In March, Flowers signed a five-year contract that could be worth as much as $90 million. He reportedly had shoulder surgery this offseason. The Lions signed Longa in February. He had a season-ending knee injury last year during the preseason.
ALLEN PARK, Mich. (AP) - The Detroit Lions have placed defensive end Trey Flowers and linebacker Steve Longa on the physically unable to perform list. In March, Flowers signed a five-year contract that could be worth as much as $90 million. He reportedly had shoulder surgery this offseason. The Lions signed Longa in February. He had a season-ending knee injury last year during the preseason.
Lions Training Camp Capsule
DETROIT LIONS (6-10) OPEN CAMP: July 24, Allen Park, Michigan
DETROIT LIONS (6-10) OPEN CAMP: July 24, Allen Park, Michigan
Simone Biles takes gold medal at US Classic gymnastics
Simone Biles had a lot to feel good about, even with some rare missteps that were quickly forgotten in her latest climb atop another podium.
Simone Biles had a lot to feel good about, even with some rare missteps that were quickly forgotten in her latest climb atop another podium.
SportsWorks: Dan Miller, Jamie Samuelsen & Pat Caputo
FOX 2's Sports Director Dan Miller was joined by Jamie Samuelsen & Pat Caputo on the roundtable to talk about the Tigers averaging one win a week the last few weeks and how they weren't prepared going into this season.
FOX 2's Sports Director Dan Miller was joined by Jamie Samuelsen & Pat Caputo on the roundtable to talk about the Tigers averaging one win a week the last few weeks and how they weren't prepared going into this season.
WATCH: Tigers beat Blue Jays 4-3 on Castellanos' HR in 10th
DETROIT (AP) - Nicholas Castellanos gave the Detroit Tigers a chance to enjoy the type of celebration that's been awfully rare of late at Comerica Park. Castellanos led off the bottom of the 10th inning with a home run, and Detroit snapped its six-game losing streak with a 4-3 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays on Sunday. The Tigers won for only the eighth time in their last 41 games. It...
DETROIT (AP) - Nicholas Castellanos gave the Detroit Tigers a chance to enjoy the type of celebration that's been awfully rare of late at Comerica Park. Castellanos led off the bottom of the 10th inning with a home run, and Detroit snapped its six-game losing streak with a 4-3 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays on Sunday. The Tigers won for only the eighth time in their last 41 games. It...
Guerrero's grand slam helps Blue Jays beat Tigers 7-5
DETROIT (AP) - When rookie slugger Vladimir Guerrero Jr. came to the plate with the bases loaded, there was an air of anticipation at Comerica Park. Toronto and Detroit are a combined 60 games under .500, but this was still a moment to remember.
DETROIT (AP) - When rookie slugger Vladimir Guerrero Jr. came to the plate with the bases loaded, there was an air of anticipation at Comerica Park. Toronto and Detroit are a combined 60 games under .500, but this was still a moment to remember.
Blue Jays bat around in 4th and 6th, rout Tigers 12-1
DETROIT (AP) - Danny Jansen was hitless in his first three at-bats when he tried to change his luck - by shaving his mustache. "Got a hit right after," the Toronto catcher said. "Maybe I'm a little superstitious."
DETROIT (AP) - Danny Jansen was hitless in his first three at-bats when he tried to change his luck - by shaving his mustache. "Got a hit right after," the Toronto catcher said. "Maybe I'm a little superstitious."
Big Ten's Delany says old mistakes to blame for college woes
CHICAGO (AP) - Outgoing Big Ten Commissioner Jim Delany kicked off his final Big Ten football media days Thursday by saying he thinks some serious mistakes made in the 1970s created problems today in college athletics. Delany, who is in his 31st and final year as commissioner, said the loss of the four-year scholarship, the ending of the $15 weekly "laundry" stipend for athletes and...
CHICAGO (AP) - Outgoing Big Ten Commissioner Jim Delany kicked off his final Big Ten football media days Thursday by saying he thinks some serious mistakes made in the 1970s created problems today in college athletics. Delany, who is in his 31st and final year as commissioner, said the loss of the four-year scholarship, the ending of the $15 weekly "laundry" stipend for athletes and...
Harbaugh, Michigan looking to play game outside US
CHICAGO (AP) - Michigan hasn't played a game outside the United States in more than a century but coach Jim Harbaugh said that will change soon. Asked about the possibility of playing a game in Mexico, Harbaugh tipped an upcoming international date. "We're close to announcing playing a team on foreign soil," he said Friday at Big Ten media days. "I think there's...
CHICAGO (AP) - Michigan hasn't played a game outside the United States in more than a century but coach Jim Harbaugh said that will change soon. Asked about the possibility of playing a game in Mexico, Harbaugh tipped an upcoming international date. "We're close to announcing playing a team on foreign soil," he said Friday at Big Ten media days. "I think there's...
Former Detroit Lions CEO Matt Millen recovers from heart transplant surgery
Matt Millen will be back in a broadcast booth when the coming college football season begins, new heart and all.
Matt Millen will be back in a broadcast booth when the coming college football season begins, new heart and all.
Big Ten East powers facing uncertainty
CHICAGO (AP) - The two most important spots on a football team are the coach and the quarterback. Ohio State has questions at both. The Buckeyes aren't the only powerhouse program with uncertainty in the Big Ten's East Division. Michigan and Michigan State each have a new offensive coordinator, and Penn State has to find a replacement for quarterback Trace McSorley, a sixth-round pick...
CHICAGO (AP) - The two most important spots on a football team are the coach and the quarterback. Ohio State has questions at both. The Buckeyes aren't the only powerhouse program with uncertainty in the Big Ten's East Division. Michigan and Michigan State each have a new offensive coordinator, and Penn State has to find a replacement for quarterback Trace McSorley, a sixth-round pick...
Oaklands' Brosseau goes from undrafted to middle of MLB lineup
NEW YORK (AP) - Three years ago, Mike Brosseau was a college graduate surrounded by teenagers on minor league backfields in Florida. His batting gloves were tattered, his cleats falling apart and his bank account essentially empty. This week, he was batting third at Yankee Stadium, facing a Cy Young Award winner in the thick of a postseason race. "I don't think anybody would admit...
NEW YORK (AP) - Three years ago, Mike Brosseau was a college graduate surrounded by teenagers on minor league backfields in Florida. His batting gloves were tattered, his cleats falling apart and his bank account essentially empty. This week, he was batting third at Yankee Stadium, facing a Cy Young Award winner in the thick of a postseason race. "I don't think anybody would admit...