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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...
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
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
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
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
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.