Minnesota Sports
No. 14 Indiana Hoosiers slip past No. 11 Michigan Wolverines women’s basketball team, 70-65
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) — Ali Patberg scored 21 points, including the only field goal by either team in the last 3 1/2 minutes, and No. 14 Indiana made a couple key defensive plays in the final minute to defeat No. 11 Michigan 70-65 on Thursday night. Mackenzie Holmes had a key steal under ...
Detroit Lions hire ex-NFL receiver Antwaan Randle-El as wide receivers coach
ALLEN PARK (AP) — The Detroit Lions have hired wide receivers coach Antwaan Randle El. Detroit coach Dan Campbell added the former NFL receiver to his staff Wednesday after he was with the Super Bowl champion Tampa Bay Buccaneers the past two seasons as an offensive assistant. Randle El was ...
Michigan Wolverines-Ohio State Buckeyes top men’s basketball game in nation this week
Third-ranked Michigan and fourth-ranked Ohio State have found themselves atop the crowd of teams chasing unbeatens Gonzaga and Baylor. Their meeting Sunday headlines the national AP Top 25 schedule for the week, a matchup of teams contending for No. 1 seeds in the NCAA Tournament and ...
Detroit Tigers’ new manager AJ Hinch grateful to be back for spring training
By NOAH TRISTER AP Baseball Writer DETROIT — This year, the start of spring training was meaningful in a different way for AJ Hinch. After winning a World Series and two pennants as Houston’s manager, Hinch spent last season serving a suspension in the aftermath of the Astros’ ...
Purdue pulls away late to beat Michigan State Spartans men’s basketball team, 75-65
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP) — Trevion Williams scored 28 points and Eric Hunter Jr. scored 15 and Purdue pulled away from Michigan State for a 75-65 win on Tuesday night. Williams, who shot 13 for 21, scored 10 of Purdue’s last 18 points in the game’s final 4:45. Gabe Brown’s 3-pointer ...
Detroit Tigers considering 6-man pitching rotation
By NOAH TRISTER AP Baseball Writer DETROIT — The Detroit Tigers are considering using a six-man rotation for at least some of this season as they return to a normal schedule with a pitching staff that will likely include some of the team’s top prospects. General manager Al Avila spoke ...
Detroit Red Wings close, but fall this time in overtime to Chicago Blackhawks, 3-2
By LARRY LAGE AP Hockey Writer DETROIT — Dominik Kubalik scored his second goal of the game 4:43 into overtime, and the Chicago Blackhawks beat the Detroit Red Wings 3-2 on Monday night. “It wasn’t our best, but we still found a way to win it and that’s huge,” Kubalik ...
Naz Hillmon leads Michigan Wolverines past Michigan State women’s basketball team, 86-82
ANN ARBOR (AP) — Naz Hillmon had 31 points and seven rebounds, Leigha Brown added 20 points, five rebounds and four assists, and No. 11 Michigan beat rival Michigan State 86-82 on Tuesday. Hillmon and Brown combined for a 7-0 run to give Michigan a 79-69 lead with 3:09 remaining. The duo ...
Detroit Pistons hold out star Blake Griffin from playing amid trade, buyout talk
By LARRY LAGE AP Sports Writer DETROIT — The Detroit Pistons are taking another step in their rebuilding process, planning to part ways with Blake Griffin. Detroit plans to keep the star forward out of the lineup while he and the organization work out a decision on his future, a clear sign ...
Michigan Wolverines eventually shake off rust from 3-week layoff to drop Wisconsin Badgers, 67-59
By STEVE MEGARGEE AP Sports Writer MADISON, Wis. — Michigan only needed 20 minutes or so to shake off the rust from a three-week layoff. Isaiah Livers scored 20 points, Hunter Dickinson had 11 points and 15 rebounds, and the third-ranked Wolverines rallied from a 14-point deficit to beat ...