Big Ten expands conference basketball schedules next season
NEW YORK (AP) - The Big Ten is increasing its conference schedule to 20 games in men's basketball and 18 in women's basketball, starting in the 2018-19 season. The conference announced the move Thursday before its men's basketball media day at Madison Square Garden.
NEW YORK (AP) - The Big Ten is increasing its conference schedule to 20 games in men's basketball and 18 in women's basketball, starting in the 2018-19 season. The conference announced the move Thursday before its men's basketball media day at Madison Square Garden.
WATCH: Harris, Jackson, Bradley, Drummond & SVG after opening night win
DETROIT (AP) - Tobias Harris scored 17 of his 27 points in the first quarter, helping the Detroit Pistons celebrate their return downtown with a 102-90 victory over the Charlotte Hornets on Wednesday night.
DETROIT (AP) - Tobias Harris scored 17 of his 27 points in the first quarter, helping the Detroit Pistons celebrate their return downtown with a 102-90 victory over the Charlotte Hornets on Wednesday night.
Maple Leafs have 4-goal 1st, beat Red Wings 6-3
TORONTO (AP) - Curtis McElhinney made 29 saves in his season debut and the Toronto Maple Leafs scored four times in the first period in a 6-3 victory over the Detroit Red Wings on Wednesday night. Starting in place of Frederik Andersen, McElhinney stopped 14 shots in the third period to hold off the Red Wings.
TORONTO (AP) - Curtis McElhinney made 29 saves in his season debut and the Toronto Maple Leafs scored four times in the first period in a 6-3 victory over the Detroit Red Wings on Wednesday night. Starting in place of Frederik Andersen, McElhinney stopped 14 shots in the third period to hold off the Red Wings.
Lions go into bye with mistake-filled setback against Saints
ALLEN PARK, Mich. (AP) - The Detroit Lions made so many mistakes at New Orleans they ruined a chance to go into a bye week with a win that would have put them in a tie atop the NFC North. Matthew Stafford had five turnovers , three of which the Saints returned for scores, and Detroit gave up more than 200 yards to running backs in a 52-38 loss Sunday. Detroit hadn't given up that many...
ALLEN PARK, Mich. (AP) - The Detroit Lions made so many mistakes at New Orleans they ruined a chance to go into a bye week with a win that would have put them in a tie atop the NFC North. Matthew Stafford had five turnovers , three of which the Saints returned for scores, and Detroit gave up more than 200 yards to running backs in a 52-38 loss Sunday. Detroit hadn't given up that many...
Lions punter Sam Martin practices for 1st time this season
ALLEN PARK, Mich. (AP) - Detroit Lions punter Sam Martin has practiced for the first time this season. Martin was removed from the reserve/non-football injury list Tuesday. He was put on the list with an ankle injury that happened sometime between the team's minicamp in June and training camp in July. Lions coach Jim Caldwell has repeatedly refused to say how Martin was hurt, and Martin has...
ALLEN PARK, Mich. (AP) - Detroit Lions punter Sam Martin has practiced for the first time this season. Martin was removed from the reserve/non-football injury list Tuesday. He was put on the list with an ankle injury that happened sometime between the team's minicamp in June and training camp in July. Lions coach Jim Caldwell has repeatedly refused to say how Martin was hurt, and Martin has...
Michigan State run defense rejoins nation's elite
EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) - When the Michigan State coaching staff dissected last year's unexpected collapse, they knew that one of the main culprits was an uncharacteristically porous run defense. So far this season, it's proven to be a one-year anomaly. The 18th-ranked Spartans have returned to their old, hard-nosed, run-stuffing ways, paring more than 65 yards per game off their...
EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) - When the Michigan State coaching staff dissected last year's unexpected collapse, they knew that one of the main culprits was an uncharacteristically porous run defense. So far this season, it's proven to be a one-year anomaly. The 18th-ranked Spartans have returned to their old, hard-nosed, run-stuffing ways, paring more than 65 yards per game off their...
Lightning beat Red Wings 3-2
DETROIT (AP) - Nikita Kucherov is in the middle of one of those stretches when the puck seems to do whatever he wants. The dynamic forward scored twice Monday night to lift the Tampa Bay Lightning to a 3-2 victory over the Detroit Red Wings. Kucherov barely touched the puck on the decisive goal, but he did enough to deflect it past Jimmy Howard with 18:13 remaining in the third period, and...
DETROIT (AP) - Nikita Kucherov is in the middle of one of those stretches when the puck seems to do whatever he wants. The dynamic forward scored twice Monday night to lift the Tampa Bay Lightning to a 3-2 victory over the Detroit Red Wings. Kucherov barely touched the puck on the decisive goal, but he did enough to deflect it past Jimmy Howard with 18:13 remaining in the third period, and...
WATCH: Miller goes one on one with Matthew Stafford after Saints loss
FOX 2's Sports Director Dan Miller caught up with Lions' quarterback Matthew Stafford on Monday as the Lions head into their bye week.
FOX 2's Sports Director Dan Miller caught up with Lions' quarterback Matthew Stafford on Monday as the Lions head into their bye week.
Sore Stafford eager for bye after turnover-prone outing
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Matthew Stafford stood in his end zone on Detroit's opening possession, trying to make a play as he scanned the field for an open receiver. In what would be a recurring sequence, the result was a negative one.
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Matthew Stafford stood in his end zone on Detroit's opening possession, trying to make a play as he scanned the field for an open receiver. In what would be a recurring sequence, the result was a negative one.
Pistons waive Udrih, pick up options on Johnson, Ellenson
DETROIT (AP) - The Detroit Pistons have waived guard Beno Udrih and exercised their 2018-19 options on forwards Stanley Johnson and Henry Ellenson. The team announced the moves Sunday. Udrih did not appear in any games for Detroit this preseason. He averaged 5.8 points in 39 games for the Pistons last season. Johnson and Ellenson were first-round draft picks in 2015 and 2016. Johnson has...
DETROIT (AP) - The Detroit Pistons have waived guard Beno Udrih and exercised their 2018-19 options on forwards Stanley Johnson and Henry Ellenson. The team announced the moves Sunday. Udrih did not appear in any games for Detroit this preseason. He averaged 5.8 points in 39 games for the Pistons last season. Johnson and Ellenson were first-round draft picks in 2015 and 2016. Johnson has...
Saints' big-play defense fuels wild 52-38 win over Lions
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Running backs Mark Ingram and Alvin Kamara combined for 237 yards from scrimmage, the Saints' resurgent defense forced five turnovers and scored a franchise-record three times, and New Orleans took a 52-38 victory over the Detroit Lions on Sunday in a game full of crazy bounces and unusual plays.
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Running backs Mark Ingram and Alvin Kamara combined for 237 yards from scrimmage, the Saints' resurgent defense forced five turnovers and scored a franchise-record three times, and New Orleans took a 52-38 victory over the Detroit Lions on Sunday in a game full of crazy bounces and unusual plays.
Michigan State probes basketball program after NCAA scandal, Michigan won't
The spate of arrests, details of under-the-table bribes to teenagers and the expected downfall of one of the sport's best-known coaches has triggered uncomfortable soul-searching among the institutions at the heart of college basketball, including internal reviews by more than two dozen schools of their own prominent programs.
The spate of arrests, details of under-the-table bribes to teenagers and the expected downfall of one of the sport's best-known coaches has triggered uncomfortable soul-searching among the institutions at the heart of college basketball, including internal reviews by more than two dozen schools of their own prominent programs.
SportsWorks: Woody Woodriffe, Bob Wojnowski & Pat Caputo
FOX 2's Woody Woodriffe was joined by Bob Wojnowski & Pat Caputo Sunday night on the SportsWorks roundtable as they talked about the tough loss by the Lions in New Orleans Sunday.
FOX 2's Woody Woodriffe was joined by Bob Wojnowski & Pat Caputo Sunday night on the SportsWorks roundtable as they talked about the tough loss by the Lions in New Orleans Sunday.
MSU runs over Minnesota, hangs on for 30-27 win
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Michigan State didn't let the thrill of beating Michigan last week deter the momentum. Coach Mark Dantonio and his staff weren't even worried about a letdown at Minnesota. Confidence is high, and so is the ambition.
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Michigan State didn't let the thrill of beating Michigan last week deter the momentum. Coach Mark Dantonio and his staff weren't even worried about a letdown at Minnesota. Confidence is high, and so is the ambition.
No. 17 Michigan defense holds off Indiana in OT, 27-20
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) - Karan Higdon was the only thing really working for Michigan's offense. The defense did its part all day for the Wolverines. Higdon ran 25 yards for a touchdown on the first play of overtime for No. 17 Michigan and Tyree Kinnel intercepted a fourth-down pass in the end zone on the final play as the Wolverines held off Indiana 27-20 on Saturday.
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) - Karan Higdon was the only thing really working for Michigan's offense. The defense did its part all day for the Wolverines. Higdon ran 25 yards for a touchdown on the first play of overtime for No. 17 Michigan and Tyree Kinnel intercepted a fourth-down pass in the end zone on the final play as the Wolverines held off Indiana 27-20 on Saturday.
Nyquist has 2 goals, Red Wings rally past Golden Knights 6-3
LAS VEGAS (AP) - Red Wings coach Jeff Blashill put a lot of weight in this four-game road trip. A season after missing the playoffs for the first time in 25 years, Detroit was hoping a strong start could help chase away some of that disappointment. So far, so good. Gustav Nyquist scored twice and the Red Wings had four goals in the third period to beat the Vegas Golden Knights 6-3 on Friday...
LAS VEGAS (AP) - Red Wings coach Jeff Blashill put a lot of weight in this four-game road trip. A season after missing the playoffs for the first time in 25 years, Detroit was hoping a strong start could help chase away some of that disappointment. So far, so good. Gustav Nyquist scored twice and the Red Wings had four goals in the third period to beat the Vegas Golden Knights 6-3 on Friday...
No. 21 Michigan St. takes confidence, momentum to Minnesota
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Though football teams often talk about the importance of swiftly moving their minds toward the next opponent, the euphoria at Michigan State was bound to stick around for a while after the gritty victory at rival Michigan . "A couple times I've been sitting in my room or sitting in my house just thinking, like, 'Wow, we actually won the game,'" Spartans...
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Though football teams often talk about the importance of swiftly moving their minds toward the next opponent, the euphoria at Michigan State was bound to stick around for a while after the gritty victory at rival Michigan . "A couple times I've been sitting in my room or sitting in my house just thinking, like, 'Wow, we actually won the game,'" Spartans...