Blake Griffin returns for Pistons in Game 3 against Bucks
DETROIT (AP) - Blake Griffin started for the Detroit Pistons in Game 3 against the Milwaukee Bucks on Saturday night after missing four of the final six regular-season games and the first two of the playoff series because of a right knee injury. The Bucks lead the series 2-0, averaging a 28-point margin of victory. Griffin led the Pistons in scoring during the regular season, averaging 24.5...
DETROIT (AP) - Blake Griffin started for the Detroit Pistons in Game 3 against the Milwaukee Bucks on Saturday night after missing four of the final six regular-season games and the first two of the playoff series because of a right knee injury. The Bucks lead the series 2-0, averaging a 28-point margin of victory. Griffin led the Pistons in scoring during the regular season, averaging 24.5...
White Sox, Tigers rained out; doubleheader on Aug. 6
DETROIT (AP) - The game between the Detroit Tigers and Chicago White Sox has been postponed because of rain and rescheduled as part of a doubleheader on Aug. 6. The teams will wrap up the series on Sunday with a different approach to pitching. The Tigers will bump left-hander Daniel Norris (0-0, 4.32 ERA) to Sunday, while the White Sox will skip right-hander Ervin Santana (0-1, 10.38) in favor...
DETROIT (AP) - The game between the Detroit Tigers and Chicago White Sox has been postponed because of rain and rescheduled as part of a doubleheader on Aug. 6. The teams will wrap up the series on Sunday with a different approach to pitching. The Tigers will bump left-hander Daniel Norris (0-0, 4.32 ERA) to Sunday, while the White Sox will skip right-hander Ervin Santana (0-1, 10.38) in favor...
Moncada hits long homer as White Sox beat Tigers 7-3
DETROIT (AP) - It was a big night for the bench coaches at Comerica Park. With both managers gone because of a suspension and an ejection, Joe McEwing and Steve Liddle guided their teams through the late innings Friday night. McEwing's Chicago White Sox ultimately won, beating Liddle's Detroit Tigers 7-3. "It was a real good team win, all the way around," McEwing said,...
DETROIT (AP) - It was a big night for the bench coaches at Comerica Park. With both managers gone because of a suspension and an ejection, Joe McEwing and Steve Liddle guided their teams through the late innings Friday night. McEwing's Chicago White Sox ultimately won, beating Liddle's Detroit Tigers 7-3. "It was a real good team win, all the way around," McEwing said,...
WATCH: Casey, Jackson & Drummond as they prepare for game three with Blake update
Little Caesars Arena in Detroit will finally host its first playoff game - in what is probably the last chance the Pistons have to make their series against Milwaukee competitive.
Little Caesars Arena in Detroit will finally host its first playoff game - in what is probably the last chance the Pistons have to make their series against Milwaukee competitive.
Michigan State's Winston staying in school, Ward leaving
EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) - All-America guard Cassius Winston wants to accomplish more at Michigan State. He is coming back for his senior season. "It will always be my goal to play in the NBA, but that's a dream that can wait a year," Winston said Friday. Teammate Nick Ward said he is entering the draft and plans to sign with an agent and end his college career.
EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) - All-America guard Cassius Winston wants to accomplish more at Michigan State. He is coming back for his senior season. "It will always be my goal to play in the NBA, but that's a dream that can wait a year," Winston said Friday. Teammate Nick Ward said he is entering the draft and plans to sign with an agent and end his college career.
WATCH: Quinn 'the draft is a blend of need and best available' and much more
The Detroit Lions were the laughingstock of the league when they drafted wide receivers in the first round three straight years from 2003 to 2005, and none of them panned out for the franchise.
The Detroit Lions were the laughingstock of the league when they drafted wide receivers in the first round three straight years from 2003 to 2005, and none of them panned out for the franchise.
WATCH: Gardenhire, Harrison, Hardy & Ross after 9-7 win over the White Sox
DETROIT (AP) - Ron Gardenhire called a team meeting Thursday morning and gave his Detroit Tigers a simple message. "Have some fun," the manager told them. "When you get into a losing streak, it gets hard to do that, but you aren't going to play good baseball if you aren't enjoying yourself." The message worked as the Tigers ended a five-game losing streak with a 9-7...
DETROIT (AP) - Ron Gardenhire called a team meeting Thursday morning and gave his Detroit Tigers a simple message. "Have some fun," the manager told them. "When you get into a losing streak, it gets hard to do that, but you aren't going to play good baseball if you aren't enjoying yourself." The message worked as the Tigers ended a five-game losing streak with a 9-7...
Dustin Johnson commits to Detroit Rocket Mortgage Classic
DETROIT (AP) - Dustin Johnson, Rickie Fowler and Bubba Watson have committed to play in the inaugural Rocket Mortgage Classic. The announcement was made Thursday, two-plus months before Detroit-based Quicken Loans brings a PGA Tour event to the Motor City for the first time. Johnson is currently the No. 1 player in the world ranking, Fowler is No. 10 and Watson ranks No. 17 in the world.
DETROIT (AP) - Dustin Johnson, Rickie Fowler and Bubba Watson have committed to play in the inaugural Rocket Mortgage Classic. The announcement was made Thursday, two-plus months before Detroit-based Quicken Loans brings a PGA Tour event to the Motor City for the first time. Johnson is currently the No. 1 player in the world ranking, Fowler is No. 10 and Watson ranks No. 17 in the world.
Tigers lose Stewart as they take 5-game losing streak into matchup with White Sox
Chicago White Sox (7-10, fourth in the AL Central) vs.
Chicago White Sox (7-10, fourth in the AL Central) vs.
Antetokounpo leads Bucks past Pistons for 2-0 series lead
MILWAUKEE (AP) - Saddled with early foul trouble and faced with an aggressive defensive scheme that kept him in check for the first two quarters, Giannis Antetokounmpo set the tone immediately in the second half. Antetokounmpo scored 13 of his 26 points in Milwaukee's big third quarter and the Bucks beat the Detroit Pistons 120-99 on Wednesday night to take a 2-0 lead in the first-round...
MILWAUKEE (AP) - Saddled with early foul trouble and faced with an aggressive defensive scheme that kept him in check for the first two quarters, Giannis Antetokounmpo set the tone immediately in the second half. Antetokounmpo scored 13 of his 26 points in Milwaukee's big third quarter and the Bucks beat the Detroit Pistons 120-99 on Wednesday night to take a 2-0 lead in the first-round...
WATCH: Gardenhire, Turnbull & Hicks after 3-2 loss to Pirates
DETROIT (AP) - At this point, Clint Hurdle is probably used to managing for more than nine innings. Colin Moran hit an RBI single in the top of the 10th, and the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Detroit Tigers 3-2 on Wednesday night. It was the second straight night Hurdle's Pirates beat Detroit in 10 innings, and it was the sixth extra-inning game already this season for Pittsburgh. Hurdle has...
DETROIT (AP) - At this point, Clint Hurdle is probably used to managing for more than nine innings. Colin Moran hit an RBI single in the top of the 10th, and the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Detroit Tigers 3-2 on Wednesday night. It was the second straight night Hurdle's Pirates beat Detroit in 10 innings, and it was the sixth extra-inning game already this season for Pittsburgh. Hurdle has...
Pistons Griffin misses Game 2 against Bucks due to sore knee
MILWAUKEE (AP) - The Detroit Pistons say Blake Griffin will be out of the lineup for the second game of the team's first round playoff series against the Milwaukee Bucks. Griffin sat out Game 1 of the series with left knee soreness. The Pistons lost the opener by 35 points.
MILWAUKEE (AP) - The Detroit Pistons say Blake Griffin will be out of the lineup for the second game of the team's first round playoff series against the Milwaukee Bucks. Griffin sat out Game 1 of the series with left knee soreness. The Pistons lost the opener by 35 points.
WATCH: Gardenhire 'This is a blow for him and our ball club' on Matt Moore missing the season
DETROIT (AP) - Detroit Tigers left-hander Matt Moore is expected to miss the rest of the season after right knee surgery. Manager Ron Gardenhire updated Moore's status Wednesday. The 29-year-old pitcher signed with the Tigers in the offseason and did not allow a run in 10 innings this year, but he hurt his knee April 6. Moore said last weekend he had a tear in his meniscus, but the severity...
DETROIT (AP) - Detroit Tigers left-hander Matt Moore is expected to miss the rest of the season after right knee surgery. Manager Ron Gardenhire updated Moore's status Wednesday. The 29-year-old pitcher signed with the Tigers in the offseason and did not allow a run in 10 innings this year, but he hurt his knee April 6. Moore said last weekend he had a tear in his meniscus, but the severity...