Antetokounpo leads Bucks past Pistons for 2-0 series lead

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

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

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

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...

Michigan State's Tom Izzo signs star guard Mark Watts

Michigan State's Tom Izzo signs star guard Mark Watts

EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) - Michigan State has signed 6-foot-3 guard Mark "Rocket" Watts. The school announced Wednesday it received a letter of intent from Watts, who attends SPIRE Academy in Ohio and is from Detroit. He joins 6-foot-8 forward Malik Hall in Tom Izzo's recruiting class.

EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) - Michigan State has signed 6-foot-3 guard Mark "Rocket" Watts. The school announced Wednesday it received a letter of intent from Watts, who attends SPIRE Academy in Ohio and is from Detroit. He joins 6-foot-8 forward Malik Hall in Tom Izzo's recruiting class.

WATCH: Gardenhire, Boyd, Beckham & Stewart after 5-3 loss to Pirates

WATCH: Gardenhire, Boyd, Beckham & Stewart after 5-3 loss to Pirates

DETROIT (AP) - Starling Marte dropped down a sacrifice bunt in the fifth inning of Pittsburgh's game against Detroit. Not exactly the norm for the slugging outfielder - but a sign of how much he's struggled early this season. Later, with the score tied in the 10th, it was time to swing away. Marte's two-run homer lifted the Pirates to a 5-3 victory over the Tigers on Tuesday night....

DETROIT (AP) - Starling Marte dropped down a sacrifice bunt in the fifth inning of Pittsburgh's game against Detroit. Not exactly the norm for the slugging outfielder - but a sign of how much he's struggled early this season. Later, with the score tied in the 10th, it was time to swing away. Marte's two-run homer lifted the Pirates to a 5-3 victory over the Tigers on Tuesday night....

Lions QB Stafford sits out workout as wife has brain tumor

Lions QB Stafford sits out workout as wife has brain tumor

ALLEN PARK, Mich. (AP) - Detroit Lions quarterback Matthew Stafford did not join his teammates at voluntary workouts Tuesday. Stafford's wife, Kelly, announced earlier this month she plans to have surgery to remove a brain tumor . She posted on Instagram two days later, thanking everyone for an outpouring of support . "It's a really tough time for him and his family," center...

ALLEN PARK, Mich. (AP) - Detroit Lions quarterback Matthew Stafford did not join his teammates at voluntary workouts Tuesday. Stafford's wife, Kelly, announced earlier this month she plans to have surgery to remove a brain tumor . She posted on Instagram two days later, thanking everyone for an outpouring of support . "It's a really tough time for him and his family," center...

SportsWorks: Woody Woodriffe, John Niyo & Will Burchfield

SportsWorks: Woody Woodriffe, John Niyo & Will Burchfield

FOX 2's Woody Woodriffe was joined by John Niyo & Will Burchfield on the roundtable to talk about the Pistons getting blown out in game one by the Bucks.

FOX 2's Woody Woodriffe was joined by John Niyo & Will Burchfield on the roundtable to talk about the Pistons getting blown out in game one by the Bucks.

WATCH: Hammond with Drummond, Jackson, Kennard & Ellington after game one loss to Bucks

WATCH: Hammond with Drummond, Jackson, Kennard & Ellington after game one loss to Bucks

MILWAUKEE (AP) - Giannis Antetokounmpo had 24 points and 17 rebounds in just 24 minutes, and the top-seeded Milwaukee Bucks showed they were serious about making a playoff run with a 121-86 rout of the Detroit Pistons in Game 1 on Sunday night.

MILWAUKEE (AP) - Giannis Antetokounmpo had 24 points and 17 rebounds in just 24 minutes, and the top-seeded Milwaukee Bucks showed they were serious about making a playoff run with a 121-86 rout of the Detroit Pistons in Game 1 on Sunday night.

Berrios sharp, Hildenberger clutch as Twins beat Tigers 6-4

Berrios sharp, Hildenberger clutch as Twins beat Tigers 6-4

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Jose Berrios calls himself "a normal guy," and his teammates describe him as "humble." "I'm feeling proud, but not like the way, 'Oh, I'm the guy,'" Berrios said. Two standing ovations in two home games suggest he very much is "the guy."

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Jose Berrios calls himself "a normal guy," and his teammates describe him as "humble." "I'm feeling proud, but not like the way, 'Oh, I'm the guy,'" Berrios said. Two standing ovations in two home games suggest he very much is "the guy."

Tiger's Journey: 11 years that felt like several lifetimes

Tiger's Journey: 11 years that felt like several lifetimes

AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) - The sex scandal. The mugshot. The debilitating injuries. Tiger Woods certainly didn't plan it this way. That only made his 15th major title all the more rewarding. Or, as Tiger put it not long after tapping in a gimme putt Sunday for a one-stroke victory at the Masters: "Overwhelming." For so much of his life, the outline that Woods and his hard-driving father,...

AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) - The sex scandal. The mugshot. The debilitating injuries. Tiger Woods certainly didn't plan it this way. That only made his 15th major title all the more rewarding. Or, as Tiger put it not long after tapping in a gimme putt Sunday for a one-stroke victory at the Masters: "Overwhelming." For so much of his life, the outline that Woods and his hard-driving father,...