Lions win 30-17 as QB Matthew Stafford dissects Packers
GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) - Matthew Stafford put on a quarterback clinic for the Detroit Lions at Lambeau Field. Aaron Rodgers could only watch from the sideline. Stafford passed for 361 yards and two touchdowns to Marvin Jones, and the Lions snapped a three-game losing streak with a 30-17 win on Monday night over the offensively challenged Green Bay Packers. "Matt (made) some great throws ......
GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) - Matthew Stafford put on a quarterback clinic for the Detroit Lions at Lambeau Field. Aaron Rodgers could only watch from the sideline. Stafford passed for 361 yards and two touchdowns to Marvin Jones, and the Lions snapped a three-game losing streak with a 30-17 win on Monday night over the offensively challenged Green Bay Packers. "Matt (made) some great throws ......
Running game giving a boost to No. 21 Michigan
ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) - After all the hand wringing this season over Michigan's quarterback play, the passing game became an afterthought last weekend. With 371 yards rushing against Minnesota, the Wolverines might have won no matter who was taking the snaps, and although that type of performance may be hard to replicate, it did give No. 21 Michigan a blueprint for how the team might be...
ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) - After all the hand wringing this season over Michigan's quarterback play, the passing game became an afterthought last weekend. With 371 yards rushing against Minnesota, the Wolverines might have won no matter who was taking the snaps, and although that type of performance may be hard to replicate, it did give No. 21 Michigan a blueprint for how the team might be...
Michigan State's Bridges tops AP preseason All-America team
Michigan State's Miles Bridges headlines The Associated Press preseason All-America team. The 6-foot-7 sophomore was the leading vote-getter with 61 votes from the 65-member national media panel that selects the weekly AP Top 25 poll. That was 14 more than Notre Dame senior Bonzie Colson, the preseason Atlantic Coast Conference player of the year and the No. 2 vote-getter.
Michigan State's Miles Bridges headlines The Associated Press preseason All-America team. The 6-foot-7 sophomore was the leading vote-getter with 61 votes from the 65-member national media panel that selects the weekly AP Top 25 poll. That was 14 more than Notre Dame senior Bonzie Colson, the preseason Atlantic Coast Conference player of the year and the No. 2 vote-getter.
Petr Mrazek makes 36 saves, Red Wings beat Oilers 4-0
EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) - Backup goalie Petr Mrazek and Detroit Red Wings pushed aside the Edmonton Oilers. Mrazek made 36 saves and Martin Frk and Anthony Mantha each had a goal and an assist to help the Red Wings beat the Oilers 4-0 on Sunday. Mrazek had his 11th NHL shutout.
EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) - Backup goalie Petr Mrazek and Detroit Red Wings pushed aside the Edmonton Oilers. Mrazek made 36 saves and Martin Frk and Anthony Mantha each had a goal and an assist to help the Red Wings beat the Oilers 4-0 on Sunday. Mrazek had his 11th NHL shutout.
SportsWorks: Woody Woodriffe, Sean Baligian & John Niyo
FOX 2's Woody Woodriffe was joined by Sean Baligian & John Niyo Sunday night on the SportsWorks roundtable to preview Monday's Lions at Packers and how the game is "massive" especially since Aaron Rodgers isn't playing.
FOX 2's Woody Woodriffe was joined by Sean Baligian & John Niyo Sunday night on the SportsWorks roundtable to preview Monday's Lions at Packers and how the game is "massive" especially since Aaron Rodgers isn't playing.
WATCH: Michigan runs wild, pulls away and routs Minnesota 33-10
ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) - Michigan took the ball out of Brandon Peters' hands, and the plan worked out perfectly. Karan Higdon ran for 200 yards and two touchdowns and Chris Evans added 191 yards rushing and two more scores, helping the Wolverines pull away to beat Minnesota 33-10 Saturday night. "We've just really been focusing on the run game," offensive tackle Mason Cole...
ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) - Michigan took the ball out of Brandon Peters' hands, and the plan worked out perfectly. Karan Higdon ran for 200 yards and two touchdowns and Chris Evans added 191 yards rushing and two more scores, helping the Wolverines pull away to beat Minnesota 33-10 Saturday night. "We've just really been focusing on the run game," offensive tackle Mason Cole...
Drummond powers Pistons past Kings 108-99
DETROIT (AP) - Detroit coach Stan Van Gundy knew during the offseason that he needed another piece to get the Pistons into playoff contention in the Eastern Conference. It appears he found the right player in Avery Bradley. Bradley scored 24 points, Andre Drummond had 16 points and 19 rebounds, and the Pistons beat the Sacramento Kings 108-99 on Saturday. The 26-year-old Bradley went 10 for 15...
DETROIT (AP) - Detroit coach Stan Van Gundy knew during the offseason that he needed another piece to get the Pistons into playoff contention in the Eastern Conference. It appears he found the right player in Avery Bradley. Bradley scored 24 points, Andre Drummond had 16 points and 19 rebounds, and the Pistons beat the Sacramento Kings 108-99 on Saturday. The 26-year-old Bradley went 10 for 15...
WATCH: No. 24 Spartans wait out delay, upset No. 7 Penn State 27-24
EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) - Matt Coghlin kicked a 34-yard field goal as time expired to give No. 24 Michigan State a 27-24 victory over No. 7 Penn State on Saturday night in a game that was delayed nearly 3 1/2 hours by severe weather in the second quarter.
EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) - Matt Coghlin kicked a 34-yard field goal as time expired to give No. 24 Michigan State a 27-24 victory over No. 7 Penn State on Saturday night in a game that was delayed nearly 3 1/2 hours by severe weather in the second quarter.
WATCH: Drummond's FTs lift Pistons over Bucks 105-96
DETROIT (AP) - The best ovation yet for the Detroit Pistons at Little Caesars Arena came as a result of Andre Drummond's free throw shooting. Surprising, yes, but coach Stan Van Gundy didn't view Drummond's performance as a fluke. "Obviously, their idea was, 'We'll just let him catch the ball, and then we'll hammer him,'" Van Gundy said. "I don't...
DETROIT (AP) - The best ovation yet for the Detroit Pistons at Little Caesars Arena came as a result of Andre Drummond's free throw shooting. Surprising, yes, but coach Stan Van Gundy didn't view Drummond's performance as a fluke. "Obviously, their idea was, 'We'll just let him catch the ball, and then we'll hammer him,'" Van Gundy said. "I don't...
Michigan much better than it was during last Minnesota visit
ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) - Michigan is in a much better place than it was the last time Minnesota played at the Big House. The Golden Gophers beat the Wolverines 30-14 in 2014 and took the Brown Jug back home in what was coach Brady Hoke's fourth and final season. "The whole year was just awkward and weird," senior linebacker Mike McCray recalled earlier this week. "That game...
ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) - Michigan is in a much better place than it was the last time Minnesota played at the Big House. The Golden Gophers beat the Wolverines 30-14 in 2014 and took the Brown Jug back home in what was coach Brady Hoke's fourth and final season. "The whole year was just awkward and weird," senior linebacker Mike McCray recalled earlier this week. "That game...
Lions, Packers look for offensive fixes at Lambeau
GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) - Minus a consistent running game, the Detroit Lions are having trouble scoring touchdowns in the red zone. Without quarterback Aaron Rodgers, the Green Bay Packers are working on getting their passing attack back on track. The NFC North rivals meet at Lambeau Field in a game Monday night that could be decided by which team first figures out how to fix its offense. The...
GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) - Minus a consistent running game, the Detroit Lions are having trouble scoring touchdowns in the red zone. Without quarterback Aaron Rodgers, the Green Bay Packers are working on getting their passing attack back on track. The NFC North rivals meet at Lambeau Field in a game Monday night that could be decided by which team first figures out how to fix its offense. The...
Now with Lions, Lang ready for return visit to Lambeau
ALLEN PARK, Mich. (AP) - T.J. Lang's favorite memories of Lambeau Field fit nicely with the stadium's broader reputation. "Those late-season games when it's zero degrees outside and everybody's freezing," Lang said Thursday. "I always took a great amount of joy in playing in those types of games, when the conditions are really, really bad. Just kind of makes it...
ALLEN PARK, Mich. (AP) - T.J. Lang's favorite memories of Lambeau Field fit nicely with the stadium's broader reputation. "Those late-season games when it's zero degrees outside and everybody's freezing," Lang said Thursday. "I always took a great amount of joy in playing in those types of games, when the conditions are really, really bad. Just kind of makes it...
Senators beat Red Wings 3-1
OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) - The Ottawa Senators rebounded from a blowout loss - at the Detroit Red Wings' expense. Mark Stone had a goal and an assist and Craig Anderson made 24 saves in Ottawa's 3-1 victory over Detroit on Thursday night, three days after an 8-3 home loss to Montreal. "It was about our identity and getting our identity back," Senators coach Guy Boucher said....
OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) - The Ottawa Senators rebounded from a blowout loss - at the Detroit Red Wings' expense. Mark Stone had a goal and an assist and Craig Anderson made 24 saves in Ottawa's 3-1 victory over Detroit on Thursday night, three days after an 8-3 home loss to Montreal. "It was about our identity and getting our identity back," Senators coach Guy Boucher said....
WATCH: Miller goes one on one with T.J Lang
FOX 2's Sports Director Dan Miller caught up with Lions' guard T.J Lang as the lions prepare for the Packers on Saturday.
FOX 2's Sports Director Dan Miller caught up with Lions' guard T.J Lang as the lions prepare for the Packers on Saturday.
No 2 Michigan State loses F Kyle Ahrens with foot injury
EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) - Michigan State forward Kyle Ahrens is out indefinitely after aggravating his injured right foot. He averaged eight-plus minutes in 34 games last year and had a chance to earn some playing time this season for the second-ranked Spartans. The junior from Versailles, Ohio, averaged 2.6 points and 1.1 rebounds last season.
EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) - Michigan State forward Kyle Ahrens is out indefinitely after aggravating his injured right foot. He averaged eight-plus minutes in 34 games last year and had a chance to earn some playing time this season for the second-ranked Spartans. The junior from Versailles, Ohio, averaged 2.6 points and 1.1 rebounds last season.