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Keith Appling and Brandon Wood both scored 13 points to key No. 6 Michigan State's 66-61 victory over Minnesota on Wednesday night, helping the Spartans keep their hold on first place in the Big Ten.get more >>

Darrell Lampley scored 21 points and Eastern Michigan used a 15-0 run late in the game to overtake Northern Illinois 48-45 on Wednesday night.get more >>

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It might be the biggest question facing the Detroit Tigers at spring training: Who will their fifth starter be?get more >>

Ice conditions throughout the southern half of the Lower Peninsula are not safe and no one should venture out past water that is waist deep, according to the Michigan Department of Natural Resources.get more >>

Corey Crawford made 31 saves last night to lead the Chicago Blackhawks to a 2-1 win over the Detroit Red Wings. Jimmy Hayes scored in the second period and set up Marcus Kruger's goal in the third as the Blackhawks won...get more >>

Trey Burke, Zack Novak and Stu Douglass hit 3-pointers to start overtime Tuesday night and No. 11 Michigan beat Northwestern 67-55 for its fourth straight victory.get more >>

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The Tampa Bay Lightning acquired a first-round pick in the 2012 draft and minor league defenseman Sebastien Piche in a three-team trade that also involved Colorado and Detroit.get more >>

Tony La Russa says he's talked to Commissioner Bud Selig about working for Major League Baseball in some capacity.get more >>

Northern State University has named its next athletic director.get more >>

The Detroit Red Wings have put goaltender Ty Conklin on waivers.get more >>

The streaking Michigan State Spartans have won five straight games to move into sole possession of first place in the Big Ten.get more >>

With the first full squad workout still several days away, Detroit's three biggest stars already are at spring training.get more >>

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The Detroit Red Wings won their 23rd straight home game, setting an NHL multiple-season mark and holding on to beat the San Jose Sharks 3-2 Sunday.get more >>

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North Dakota and Michigan Tech traded power-play and short-handed goals and skated to a 1-1 Western Collegiate Hockey Association tie on Saturday.get more >>

Marshall Bjorklund scored 21 points and North Dakota State used a powerful second half showing to dismantle Western Michigan 86-73 on Saturday night.get more >>

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In terms of star power, the Detroit Tigers can match any team in baseball.get more >>

Kam Serroni and Keifer Sykes led a balanced scoring effort with 10 points apiece as Green Bay earned a nonconference 54-49 victory over Eastern Michigan on Saturday.get more >>

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Pavel Datsyuk scored with 5 seconds left to give the Detroit Red Wings 22nd consecutive home victory, 2-1 over the Nashville Predators on Friday night.get more >>

Claressa Shields is the unseeded sensation of the first U.S. women's boxing team trials, tearing up the middleweight division with three straight victories on a surprising trajectory toward the Olympics.get more >>

Free agent defensive end Cliff Avril says he has no idea whether the Detroit Lions will apply the franchise tag to him.get more >>

Jordan Taylor has carried Wisconsin through its comeback this season, helping his team win seven of eight games after a rough start in the Big Ten.get more >>

When the first female boxers showed up at Al Mitchell's gym in northern Michigan several years ago, the U.S. Olympic Education Center's head coach was not impressed. He had no interest in teaching women how to fight.get more >>

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Demetrius Ward scored 18 points and Western Michigan beat Northern Illinois 78-53 on Wednesday night.get more >>

Jason Calliste scored 14 points and Detroit dominated close to the basket in a 71-55 win over Wright State on Wednesday night.get more >>

Celtics forward Kevin Garnett has been scratched from the lineup against Detroit with a hip flexor.get more >>

Tim Duncan had 18 points and 13 rebounds, and the San Antonio Spurs overcame a spirited Detroit rally to beat the Pistons 99-95 on Tuesday night for their eighth consecutive victory.get more >>

Detroit's Ben Wallace has appeared in his 1,055th game, a record for an undrafted player since the 1976-77 NBA-ABA merger.get more >>

Unheralded teenage middleweight Claressa Shields upset top-ranked Olympic hopeful Franchon Crews on Monday night in the first U.S. team trials for women's boxing.get more >>

Detroit has the Western Conference standings posted in the dressing room right where none of the Red Wings can miss the nightly updates.get more >>

Ben Wallace insists this is his last season - without a doubt.get more >>

JaVale McGee had 22 points and eight rebounds, and John Wall dished out 14 assists as the Washington Wizards routed the Detroit Pistons 98-77 on Sunday night.get more >>

Michigan's lacrosse team lost 13-9 to Detroit on Sunday in the Wolverines' first game as a varsity program.get more >>

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Tim Hardaway Jr. scored 15 points and Evan Smotrycz added 13, helping No. 22 Michigan remain unbeaten at home with a 70-61 win over Illinois on Sunday.get more >>

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Mitchell Watt scored 16 points and had six blocks, including one with 2 seconds left, to help Buffalo beat Western Michigan 59-57 on Saturday.get more >>

Nebraska-Omaha goalie Ryan Massa made 35 saves and Matt White scored two goals as the Mavericks beat Michigan Tech 4-0 in a Western Collegiate Hockey Association game on Saturday.get more >>

Jon Harris scored 17 points as Miami (Ohio) coasted to a 69-50 victory over Central Michigan Saturday in Mid-American Conference play.get more >>

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Matt Berry's power-play goal early in the third period proved to be the game-winner as Michigan State rallied from two goals down to beat rival Michigan 3-2 Friday in the Central Collegiate Hockey Association.get more >>

Greg Monroe had 18 points and 11 rebounds, and the Detroit Pistons routed the New Jersey Nets 109-92 Friday night for their fourth straight victory.get more >>

Detroit Red Wings goalie Jimmy Howard missed his fourth game Friday night because of a broken right index finger.get more >>

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Carmen Reynolds matched her season high with 16 points and Michigan capitalized on Nebraska's abysmal shooting to upset the 13th-ranked Cornhuskers 63-52 on Thursday night.get more >>

Next year's Winter Classic could set an attendance record.get more >>

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Drew Miller and Henrik Zetterberg scored in the third period, and the Detroit Red Wings extended their home winning streak to 18 games with a 4-2 victory over the Edmonton Oilers on Wednesday night.get more >>

Quincy Diggs scored six of his 10 points in overtime, but it was Zeke Marshall's two free throws with 37 seconds left in the extra session that gave Akron a 69-66 victory over Western Michigan on Wednesday night.get more >>

Javon McCrea scored 16 points leading four Buffalo players in double figures, and the Bulls won their seventh straight game by beating Central Michigan 66-62 Wednesday night.get more >>

Showtime is about to have a whole new meaning for Magic Johnson.get more >>

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