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Red Wings top Blackhawks 3-1, take 2-1 series lead

— Gustav Nyquist and Drew Miller scored 31 seconds apart midway through the second period and Pavel Datsyuk restored a two-goal lead in the third to help the Detroit Red Wings beat the Chicago Black...

Rangers beat Tigers 11-8 despite 3 HRs for Cabrera

— David Murphy put Texas ahead with a three-run home run, and the Rangers spoiled a three-homer game from Miguel Cabrera with an 11-8 victory against the Detroit Tigers on Sunday night.

Murphy's ...

Blackhawks edge Red Wings 4-1 in series opener

— Johnny Oduya and Marcus Kruger scored in the third period, Corey Crawford made 20 saves and the Chicago Blackhawks beat the Detroit Red Wings 4-1 in the opener of their second-round playoff serie...

Cabrera homers in Detroit's 6-2 win over Astros

— Miguel Cabrera homered, Doug Fister pitched seven impressive innings and Andy Dirks gave the Tigers a lift for a second straight night in Detroit's 6-2 victory over the Houston Astros on Tuesday. ...

Dirks hits grand slam, Tigers beat Astros 7-2

— Andy Dirks hit his first career grand slam, part of a six-run fourth inning for the Detroit Tigers in their 7-2 victory over the Houston Astros on Monday night.

Victor Martinez also homered for...

Detroit Red Wings finish off Ducks 3-2 in Game 7

— Henrik Zetterberg and Valtteri Filppula each had a goal and an assist, and the Detroit Red Wings finished off the Anaheim Ducks with a 3-2 victory in Game 7 on Sunday night.

Justin Abdelkader s...

Nationals beat Tigers 5-4 for 2-game sweep

— Ryan Mattheus, Drew Storen and Rafael Soriano combined for shutout relief after Dan Haren nearly squandered a four-run lead, and the Washington Nationals beat the Detroit Tigers 5-4 Thursday to co...

OT goal puts Ducks past Wings 3-2

— Nick Bonino scored 1:54 into overtime, and the Anaheim Ducks moved to the brink of the second round with a 3-2 victory over the Detroit Red Wings in Game 5 on Wednesday night.

Defenseman Ben Lo...

NBA, NHL Playoffs

NEW YORK (AP) — The New York Knicks have evened their Eastern Conference semifinal series at a game apiece by dominating the last 15 minutes of a 105-79 win over the visiting Indiana Pacers. Carmelo...

Red Wings beat Ducks 3-2 in Game 4, tie series

— Damien Brunner scored with 4:50 left in overtime, lifting the Detroit Red Wings to a 3-2 series-evening win over the Anaheim Ducks on Monday night.

Pavel Datsyuk scored a second game-tying goal...

Tigers' Verlander holds Astros hitless until 7th

— Justin Verlander held Houston hitless until the seventh inning and the Detroit Tigers romped past the Astros 9-0 Sunday for a four-game sweep.

Verlander, who has already pitched two no-hitters ...

Red Wings blow 3-goal lead, beat Ducks 5-4 in OT

— Gustav Nyquist's power-play goal at 1:21 of overtime after the Red Wings blew a three-goal lead in the third period gave Detroit a 5-4 victory over the Anaheim Ducks to even their playoff series ...

Twins snap Detroit's streak with 6-2 victory

— Scott Diamond pitched six solid innings, and the Minnesota Twins got to Anibal Sanchez early in a 6-2 win over Detroit on Wednesday that snapped the Tigers' five-game winning streak.

Sanchez (3...

Teemu pushes Ducks past Detroit 3-1 in opener

— Teemu Selanne scored the tiebreaking power-play goal early in the third period, Jonas Hiller made 21 saves, and the Anaheim Ducks returned to the postseason with a 3-1 victory over the Detroit Red...

Fielder's homer lifts Tigers over Twins 4-3

— Prince Fielder's towering three-run homer in the sixth inning put Detroit ahead, and the Tigers held on Monday night for their fourth straight win, 4-3 over the Minnesota Twins.

Detroit trailed...

Tigers beat Braves 8-3 for 3-game sweep

— Miguel Cabrera's three-run homer in the seventh inning broke the game open, and the Detroit Tigers finished off a three-game sweep of the Atlanta Braves with an 8-3 victory Sunday night.

Austin...

CMU's Eric Fisher, goes #1 in NFL Draft

Central Michigan offensive tackle Eric Fisher has been selected by the Kansas City Chiefs with the top overall pick in the NFL draft. Fisher became the first player from the Mid-American Conference t...

Valverde returns to Tigers with 1-2-3 save

— Jose Valverde returned to Detroit with a save and Victor Martinez drove in a pair of runs to help the Tigers beat the Kansas City Royals 7-5 Wednesday night.

Max Scherzer (2-0) got the win, all...

Tigers, Royals postponed by rain

— The Detroit Tigers' game Tuesday night against the Kansas City Royals has been postponed because of rain. No makeup date was announced.

The game was delayed at the start and was called off abou...

Red Wings beat Coyotes 4-0 in push for playoffs

— Johan Franzen scored twice and Jimmy Howard had 34 saves to help the Detroit Red Wings beat the Phoenix Coyotes 4-0 Monday night to get two desperately needed points in their push to make the play...

Trumbo's HR wins it for Angels in 13th

— Mark Trumbo homered leading the bottom of the 13th inning and Albert Pujols doubled home two runs, leading the Los Angeles Angels to a 4-3 victory over Detroit on Sunday for their second straight...

Pistons fire coach Lawrence Frank after 2 seasons

— Lawrence Frank has been fired by the Detroit Pistons after he became the latest coach unable to revive the struggling franchise's fortunes.

The team announced the move Thursday, a day after the...

Tigers hold on at plate, edge Mariners 2-1 in 14

— Detroit catcher Brayan Pena held onto Prince Fielder's relay throw and absorbed a collision with Justin Smoak at home plate for the final out, and the Tigers outlasted the Seattle Mariners 2-1 in ...

Cabrera powers Detroit past Seattle 6-2

— Miguel Cabrera hit a two-run homer and drove in Detroit's first four runs, and the Tigers beat the Seattle Mariners 6-2 on Tuesday night.

Cabrera's homer came with two outs in the fifth inning ...

London Marathon to go ahead after Boston bombings

Determined to put on a show of "solidarity" for Boston, London Marathon organizers will stage their race on Sunday despite the threat of terrorism.

The British capital has long been a top target fo...

Scott wins Masters in playoff with Angel Cabrera

— An Australian rules Augusta!

Adam Scott holed a 12-foot birdie putt on the second playoff hole to beat Angel Cabrera and win the Masters. Scott and Cabrera birdied the final hole of regulation ...

Can they keep it going in Round 2?

— Spain's Sergio Garcia and Australia's Marc Leishman, a pair that has compiled exactly zero major titles between them, are the surprise first-round leaders at the 77th Masters. Garcia posted a boge...

Blue Jays rally for 8-6 win over Tigers

— J.P. Arencibia hit a three-run double in the seventh inning, and the Toronto Blue Jays rallied from a five-run deficit to beat the Detroit Tigers 8-6 on Wednesday.

Detroit led 6-1 in the sixth,...

Tigers beat the Jays, Hunter hits 2,000 th

Miguel Cabrera homered and drove in 4 runs Tuesday as the Detroit Tigers beat the Toronto Blue Jays 7-3. Cabrera finished with 4 hits and scored 3 times in the victory. Tigers outfielder Torii Hunte...

Louisville has won its third national championship in men's basketball

— Louisville has won its third national championship in men's basketball after Luke Hancock hit five three-pointers and scored 22 points in the Cardinals' 82-76 win over Michigan. Hancock was named ...

MI goes for national title around 9:30 p.m.

— It will be Louisville taking on Michigan in tonight's NCAA title game in Atlanta.

Walk-on Tim Henderson sparked a second-half rally and the Cardinals earned a berth in the final with a 72-68 wi...

White Caps win home-opener in extra innings

The West Michigan Whitecaps kicked off the franchise's 20th season with a bang on Thursday night, capping a dramatic 7-6 win over the Dayton Dragons with a walk-off single by Jake Stewart in the botto...

wins rally past Tigers in 9th for 3-2 win

— Eduardo Escobar's two-run double with one out in the ninth inning lifted the Minnesota Twins to a 3-2 victory over the Detroit Tigers on Wednesday.

After Joaquin Benoit issued a leadoff walk to...

Tigers, White Sox, & Cubs off Tuesda,y back in action Wed.

The Detroit Tigers, Chicago White Sox, and Chicago Cubs all had Tuesday off but get back into action today, Wednesday.

The White Sox will host Kansas City at 2:10 p.m. and the Cubs will be in Pittsbu...

Louisville's Ware Recovering from Brutal Injury on Court

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Louisville basketball player Kevin Ware was up and walking a day after having surgery for a compound fracture of his right leg.

Coach Rick Pitino visited Ware again Monday mor...

MI Moves on to Final Four for 1st Time Since 1993

Michigan earned a trip to Atlanta next week with a by dominating Florida 79-59 to clinch the South Regional title.

Nik Stauskas led the way to the Wolverines seventh Final Four appearance with 22 p...

Top Ranked Louisville Moves on Despite Horrific Injury

Louisville managed to pull off the overwhelming win despite seeing teammate Kevin Ware suffer a gruesome broken leg in the first half.

The injury occurred as Ware tried to contest a shot and the le...

MI & MSU get ready for action tonight in the Sweet 16

— Michigan coach John Beilein briefly lost track of how long it's been since the Wolverines reached the round of 16 in the NCAA tournament.

Sixteen years, he said. No, 18. Wait. 19.

He was rig...

Tigers winding down Spring Training

— Cole Hamels tuned up for his first opening day start by pitching three scoreless innings for Philadelphia while Justin Verlander worked into the sixth inning Wednesday as the Phillies beat the Det...

Detroit Tigers fall to Braves & make pitching decisions

— Tim Hudson pitched four innings in his final spring tuneup while Braves reliever Jonny Venters left early with a sprained elbow Tuesday in Atlanta's 6-5 win over the Detroit Tigers.

Hudson allo...

Red Wings beat struggling Coyotes 3-2

GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Pavel Datsyuk scored Detroit's second power-play goal in the third period and had an assist, lifting the Red Wings to a 3-2 win over the reeling Phoenix Coyotes on Monday.

...

MI & MSU headed to Sweet 16

NCAA men's basketball tournament continues and next weekend will host the Sweet 16.

Michigan will take on Kansas, Friday night at 7:30 in Arlington, Texas.

Michigan State will face Duke ,Friday ...

NCAA tournament sees first big upset

— Harvard has earned its first NCAA tournament victory with a stunning 68-62 upset of No. 3 seed New Mexico, a team that was widely considered Final Four material. Wesley Saunders scored 18 points t...

Setoguchi, Backstrom lead Wild past Red Wings 4-2

— Devin Setoguchi had two goals, Niklas Backstrom made 36 saves and the streaking Minnesota Wild beat the Detroit Red Wings 4-2 on Wednesday night.

Kyle Brodziak, Mikko Koivu also scored for Minn...

Tigers drop Spring Training game to the Rays

— Luke Scott hit a grand slam as part of a six-run sixth inning in the Tampa Bay Rays' 11-5 victory over the Detroit Tigers on Tuesday.

Shelley Duncan also homered for the Rays and Chris Gimenez ...

Nets crush Pistons to open 8-game road trip

— Deron Williams scored 31 points in 28 minutes, and the Brooklyn Nets routed the hapless Detroit Pistons 119-82 Monday night in the opener of their eight-game road trip.

Detroit lost its ninth s...

Louisville, Kansas, Indiana, Gonzaga No. 1 seeds.

— Top overall seed Louisville, Kansas, Indiana and Gonzaga earned No. 1 seeds for NCAA men's basketball tournament. Defending national champion Kentucky won't even get a chance to defend its title a...

Big Ten men's basketball tournament underway

The men's Big Ten basketball tournament is underway. Thursday afternoon Michigan beat Penn State. Other winners included Illinois, Nebraska and Iowa.

Michigan will face Wisconsin Friday afternoon a...

Pistons and Red Wings both lost Wednesday

— Stephen Curry scored 31 points last night to lead the Golden State Warriors past the Detroit Pistons 105-97. David Lee added 20 points and 15 rebounds for the Warriors, who remained one-and-a-half...

53-year-old musher becomes oldest Iditarod champ

— A 53-year-old former champion has won the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race to become the oldest winner of Alaska's grueling test of endurance.

Mitch Seavey and 10 dogs crossed the Nome finish line ...

Jazz stop slide with 103-90 victory over Pistons

— Mo Williams scored 20 points, Al Jefferson had 16 and the Utah Jazz snapped a four-game losing streak with a 103-90 victory over the Detroit Pistons on Monday night.

Reserves Marvin Williams an...

Last game of regular season for MI & MSU

— Cody Zeller made a go-ahead layup with 13 seconds left and altered Trey Burke's shot at the other end, lifting No. 2 Indiana to a 72-71 victory over No. 7 Michigan on Sunday that gave the Hoosiers...

No. 10 Michigan State beats No. 22 Wisconsin 58-43

EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Keith Appling scored 14 of his 19 points in the second half to help No. 10 Michigan State pull away to beat No. 22 Wisconsin 58-43 on Thursday night and stay in the Big Te...

No. 7 Michigan beats Purdue 80-75

— Trey Burke had 26 points and five rebounds to lead No. 7 Michigan's rally to an 80-75 victory over Purdue on Wednesday night.

Terone Johnson scored a career-high 35 points and Rapheal Davis add...

Howard, Red Wings top Avalanche 2-1

— Niklas Kronwall scored in the second period thanks to a fluky bounce, and the Detroit Red Wings held on to beat the Colorado Avalanche 2-1 on Tuesday night.

Detroit opened the scoring with 13:0...

Burke's defensive plays help Michigan beat MSU

— Trey Burke stole the ball from Keith Appling near midcourt and went in alone for a dunk with 22 seconds remaining, then made another steal in the final seconds to give No. 4 Michigan a pulsating 5...

Red Wings beat Sharks 2-1 in shootout

— Damien Brunner scored the lone goal in the shootout and Jonas Gustavsson stopped all three shots in his first start of the season to lead the Detroit Red Wings to their third win in four games, 2-...

Penn State upsets No. 4 Michigan 84-78

— Jermaine Marshall scored 25 points and Penn State upset No. 4 Michigan 84-78 on Wednesday night for its first Big Ten win of the season.

The Nittany Lions (9-18, 1-14) had lost 18 straight regu...

#1 Indiana falls

— Minnesota has bolstered its case for an NCAA tournament bid by beating top-ranked Indiana 77-73. Trevor Mbakwe had 21 points and 12 rebounds while outplaying Cody Zeller, who committed four turnov...

ndiana stays No. 1 in AP Top 25, Michigan and Michigan St. in Top 10.

— Indiana is No. 1 in The Associated Press' Top 25 for the fourth straight week, while Gonzaga moved to No. 2 for the first time in school history.

While the West Coast Bulldogs made some news at...