Grosse Pointe Woods-Shores heads to LLWS

The Grosse Pointe Woods-Shores Little League team beat Illinois 6-3 Saturday in Indiana and will represent the Great Lakes Region in the 2017 Little League World Series.

Michigan Memories: Earnhardt Jr. has had his moments at MIS

BROOKLYN, Mich. (AP) - Dale Earnhardt Jr. was racing for the win in a 1999 IROC event at Michigan. Problem was, his opponent was in no mood to let him pass. "Dad drove to the bottom so I just went around a little bit higher and it stuck, and I got along his outside," the younger Earnhardt recalled. "I was going by and he hit me."

Lions, Colts ready for games to begin after joint practices

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - The Detroit Lions got exactly what they needed from a long weekend in Indianapolis. Two practices against another team provided a fresh perspective on the progression they've made in training camp - and a valuable preview of what to expect in Sunday's preseason opener against the Colts. "It was excellent. I can't tell you how valuable these sessions have...

Kepler and Rosario lead Twins over Tigers, 9-4

DETROIT (AP) - Max Kepler and Eddie Rosario homered and drove in three runs each as the Minnesota Twins extended their winning streak to six games with a 9-4 victory over the Detroit Tigers on Friday night. Mikie Mahtook homered for Detroit, which has lost six of seven. Twins starter Kyle Gibson allowed three runs, five hits and two walks in 4 2/3 innings, departing one out before he was...

Michigan's Perry reinstated to football team

ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) - Michigan says wide receiver Grant Perry has been reinstated to full participation with the football team. Perry pleaded guilty to resisting a police officer and misdemeanor assault and battery in connection with an October confrontation outside an East Lansing bar. Athletic director Warde Manuel said in a statement Friday that the university and athletic department have...

WATCH: Ausmus, VerHagen, McCann & Mahtook after 7-5 loss to Pirates

DETROIT (AP) - Rookie Josh Bell hit his 20th home run and drove in three runs Thursday, leading the Pittsburgh Pirates to a 7-5 victory over the Detroit Tigers. Gerrit Cole (10-8) allowed six hits and three earned runs in eight innings, his longest outing of the season. He improved to 3-1 since the All-Star break and is 6-3 in his last 10 starts. Felipe Rivero closed for his 11th save. Drew...

WATCH: Verlander, Ausmus & Mahtook after 10-0 win over Pirates

DETROIT (AP) - Justin Verlander allowed one hit over eight innings and the Detroit Tigers beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 10-0 on Wednesday night. Josh Bell ended Verlander's attempt at a third career no-hitter in the sixth inning with a grounder off the glove of a diving Nicholas Castellanos at third base.

Tigers fall to Pirates, lose fourth straight

PITTSBURGH (AP) - Andrew McCutchen hit his 23rd home run of the season and the surging Pittsburgh Pirates downed the reeling Detroit Tigers 6-3 on Tuesday. Chad Kuhl (5-7) took a shutout into the sixth and allowed three runs and five hits to win his second straight start. Kuhl, who pitched six innings, had the first two RBIs of his big league career on a two-run single in the fourth off Matthew...

WATCH: Dantonio talks position battles & much more at MSU media day

EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) - Mark Dantonio could have avoided the question or talked around it. Last December, with the offseason less than a month old, the Michigan State coach was asked about his quarterback situation for 2017. There were no obvious front-runners after a dismal season in which the Spartans went 3-9, but Dantonio made it clear that Brian Lewerke was the man to beat.

Zimmermann pitches well, but Pirates top Tigers 3-0

PITTSBURGH (AP) - Trevor Williams allowed one hit over seven dominant innings to outduel Detroit's Jordan Zimmermann and lead the Pittsburgh Pirates to a 3-0 victory on Monday night. Williams (5-4) struck out five and walked two, giving up only a leadoff single to Brian McCann in the third. Williams threw a career-high 107 pitches and never allowed a runner to third base as the Pirates won...

SportsWorks: Dan Miller, Bob Wojnowski & Sean Baligian

FOX 2's Sports Director Dan Miller was joined by Bob Wojnowski & Sean Baligian Sunday night on the SportsWorks roundtable as they talked Lions Training Camp and what they've seen so far.

Orioles hit 5 HRs off Sanchez, rout Tigers 12-3

BALTIMORE (AP) - Jonathan Schoop, Chris Davis and Trey Mancini homered in succession during a four-run first inning that sent the Baltimore Orioles past the Detroit Tigers 12-3 Sunday. Joey Rickard and Manny Machado also connected for the Orioles, who led 8-0 after four innings and cruised to their seventh win in nine games. All five home runs were hit off Anibal Sanchez (3-2), who yielded a...

Orioles hit 3 HRs, end Tigers' 4-game run with 5-2 victory

BALTIMORE (AP) - Just when it seemed as if Tim Beckham couldn't possibly do anything more marvelous for the Baltimore Orioles, the spunky shortstop provided the team with a milestone shot. And then, just five games into his tenure with Baltimore, Beckham made his first curtain call. Beckham hit the Orioles' 10,000th home run, the last of three by Baltimore on Saturday night in a 5-2...

Lions training camp day five news & notes

The Detroit Lions held day five of Training Camp Friday morning as they prepare for Think Ford First Family Day tomorrow morning at Ford Field.