WATCH: Howard makes 42 saves, Red Wings beat Kings 3-1
DETROIT (AP) - Jimmy Howard spent the third period fending off shot after shot, but the Detroit Red Wings never seemed in much danger of losing. They were already comfortably ahead by that point. "It's nice to be able to go out there tonight and play with the lead," Howard said. "We bent but we didn't break."
DETROIT (AP) - Jimmy Howard spent the third period fending off shot after shot, but the Detroit Red Wings never seemed in much danger of losing. They were already comfortably ahead by that point. "It's nice to be able to go out there tonight and play with the lead," Howard said. "We bent but we didn't break."
Embiid powers Sixers past slumping Pistons, 116-102
PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Joel Embiid hasn't been feeling like himself for a while and felt sick a day earlier. Nothing like playing the Pistons to help him snap out of it. Embiid scored 24 points in his return to the lineup after a one-game absence, Ben Simmons and Furkan Korkmaz added 18 points apiece, and the Philadelphia 76ers beat Detroit for the second time in four days, winning 116-102 on...
PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Joel Embiid hasn't been feeling like himself for a while and felt sick a day earlier. Nothing like playing the Pistons to help him snap out of it. Embiid scored 24 points in his return to the lineup after a one-game absence, Ben Simmons and Furkan Korkmaz added 18 points apiece, and the Philadelphia 76ers beat Detroit for the second time in four days, winning 116-102 on...
RHP Tyson Ross, Tigers agree on 1-year deal
LAS VEGAS (AP) - Free agent right-hander Tyson Ross and the Detroit Tigers have reached a one-year deal for $5.75 million. The agreement came Monday at the winter meetings. Ross went a combined 8-9 with a 4.15 ERA for San Diego and St. Louis last season. He made 22 starts for the Padres, was claimed off waivers by the Cardinals in early August and pitched nine times for them, eight in relief....
LAS VEGAS (AP) - Free agent right-hander Tyson Ross and the Detroit Tigers have reached a one-year deal for $5.75 million. The agreement came Monday at the winter meetings. Ross went a combined 8-9 with a 4.15 ERA for San Diego and St. Louis last season. He made 22 starts for the Padres, was claimed off waivers by the Cardinals in early August and pitched nine times for them, eight in relief....
WATCH: Miller goes one-on-one with Matthew Stafford
FOX 2's Sports Director Dan Miller caught up with Lions' quarterback Matthew Stafford following their win against the Cardinals.
FOX 2's Sports Director Dan Miller caught up with Lions' quarterback Matthew Stafford following their win against the Cardinals.
Michigan No. 5, MSU No. 9 in latest AP Top 25 poll
Kansas is back where it started the season. The preseason No. 1, the Jayhawks are again the top-ranked in The Associated Press Top 25 despite struggling to get past New Mexico State at home. Kansas received 57 first-place votes from a 65-person media panel in the poll released Monday, sliding into the top spot after previous No. 1 Gonzaga lost to Tennessee.
Kansas is back where it started the season. The preseason No. 1, the Jayhawks are again the top-ranked in The Associated Press Top 25 despite struggling to get past New Mexico State at home. Kansas received 57 first-place votes from a 65-person media panel in the poll released Monday, sliding into the top spot after previous No. 1 Gonzaga lost to Tennessee.
SportsWorks: Woody Woodriffe, Bob Wojnowski & Pat Caputo
FOX 2's Woody Woodriffe was joined by Bob Wojnowski & Pat Caputo on the roundtable as they talked about the Lions win in Arizona over the Cardinals.
FOX 2's Woody Woodriffe was joined by Bob Wojnowski & Pat Caputo on the roundtable as they talked about the Lions win in Arizona over the Cardinals.
Slay returns interception for TD, Lions beat Arizona 17-3
GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) - It's an NFL cliche, the crafty cornerback fooling the rookie quarterback. That's exactly what happened in the biggest play of Detroit's 17-3 victory over the Arizona Cardinals on Sunday. Darius Slay, who tied for the lead in the NFL with eight interceptions last season, stepped in front of intended receiver Trent Sherfield, picked off Rosen's pass and...
GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) - It's an NFL cliche, the crafty cornerback fooling the rookie quarterback. That's exactly what happened in the biggest play of Detroit's 17-3 victory over the Arizona Cardinals on Sunday. Darius Slay, who tied for the lead in the NFL with eight interceptions last season, stepped in front of intended receiver Trent Sherfield, picked off Rosen's pass and...
WATCH: Holiday scores 37 points, Pelicans beat slumping Pistons
DETROIT (AP) - Alvin Gentry knew he needed Anthony Davis. The New Orleans Pelicans coach didn't get his star at 100 percent. It was still enough. Davis left with a right hip injury after a first-quarter collision with Detroit Pistons star Blake Griffin and missed the rest of the first half.
DETROIT (AP) - Alvin Gentry knew he needed Anthony Davis. The New Orleans Pelicans coach didn't get his star at 100 percent. It was still enough. Davis left with a right hip injury after a first-quarter collision with Detroit Pistons star Blake Griffin and missed the rest of the first half.
Harbaugh says he's staying at Michigan, not returning to NFL
ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) - Jim Harbaugh insisted he is staying at Michigan to coach, responding to speculation he is returning to the NFL. The former San Francisco 49ers coach told ESPN he is not going anywhere .
ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) - Jim Harbaugh insisted he is staying at Michigan to coach, responding to speculation he is returning to the NFL. The former San Francisco 49ers coach told ESPN he is not going anywhere .
Islanders rally from 2-goal deficit, beat Red Wings 3-2
DETROIT (AP) - Niklas Kronwall scored to give Detroit a two-goal lead, and later in the first period, he knocked Anders Lee off his feet with a high, hard hit. After that, the New York Islanders began asserting themselves.
DETROIT (AP) - Niklas Kronwall scored to give Detroit a two-goal lead, and later in the first period, he knocked Anders Lee off his feet with a high, hard hit. After that, the New York Islanders began asserting themselves.
No. 10 Michigan State holds off Florida late, wins 63-59
GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) - Tom Izzo called Michigan State's last six games "one of the more incredible stretches" of his coaching career. He believes no one - "not even my mother" - would have expected the 10th-ranked Spartans to go 5-1 in those games, with the lone loss coming at Louisville in overtime.
GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) - Tom Izzo called Michigan State's last six games "one of the more incredible stretches" of his coaching career. He believes no one - "not even my mother" - would have expected the 10th-ranked Spartans to go 5-1 in those games, with the lone loss coming at Louisville in overtime.
No. 5 Michigan stays unbeaten, tops South Carolina 89-78
ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) - South Carolina coach Frank Martin had a simple explanation for why Michigan's Jordan Poole is so tough to defend. "He makes the easy shots, and he makes the hard shots," Martin said.
ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) - South Carolina coach Frank Martin had a simple explanation for why Michigan's Jordan Poole is so tough to defend. "He makes the easy shots, and he makes the hard shots," Martin said.
76ers rally without Embiid, beat Pistons 117-111
DETROIT (AP) - The Philadelphia 76ers gave their standout center a night off, fell behind by 15 points on the road - and then came back to beat the Detroit Pistons anyway. "This was our best win of the year under those circumstances," coach Brett Brown said.
DETROIT (AP) - The Philadelphia 76ers gave their standout center a night off, fell behind by 15 points on the road - and then came back to beat the Detroit Pistons anyway. "This was our best win of the year under those circumstances," coach Brett Brown said.
Patricia, Wilks endure tough first seasons as head coaches
GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) - Two first-year head coaches will be on the sidelines when the Detroit Lions meet the Arizona Cardinals on Sunday, and both have had a rough season. "Yeah, your first year you're going to have struggles," Detroit defensive tackle Ricky Jean Francois said. "If you don't, you lucked up." Most of the luck for these teams has been bad.
GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) - Two first-year head coaches will be on the sidelines when the Detroit Lions meet the Arizona Cardinals on Sunday, and both have had a rough season. "Yeah, your first year you're going to have struggles," Detroit defensive tackle Ricky Jean Francois said. "If you don't, you lucked up." Most of the luck for these teams has been bad.
Dylan Larkin scores in OT, Red Wings edge Maple Leafs 5-4
TORONTO (AP) - Maple Leafs coach Mike Babcock expected William Nylander to be "the freshest guy in hockey" on Thursday night. That was probably asking too much of a player making his season debut with exactly zero practice time since ending a prolonged contract impasse with Toronto just last weekend. The rest of Babcock's team, which eventually showed signs life after a poor...
TORONTO (AP) - Maple Leafs coach Mike Babcock expected William Nylander to be "the freshest guy in hockey" on Thursday night. That was probably asking too much of a player making his season debut with exactly zero practice time since ending a prolonged contract impasse with Toronto just last weekend. The rest of Babcock's team, which eventually showed signs life after a poor...
WATCH: Miller goes one-on-one with Nevin Lawson
FOX 2's Sports Director Dan Miller caught up with Lions' cornerback Nevin Lawson as they prepare to head to Arizona and play the Cardinals on Sunday.
FOX 2's Sports Director Dan Miller caught up with Lions' cornerback Nevin Lawson as they prepare to head to Arizona and play the Cardinals on Sunday.