Minnesota Sports
Head coach Juwan Howard high on experienced Michigan Wolverines men’s basketball team in his 2nd year
By NOAH TRISTER AP Sports Writer ANN ARBOR — Juwan Howard has an experienced roster for his second season as Michigan’s coach. There may still be an adjustment period. The Wolverines enter the 2020-21 season with plenty of talented upperclassmen. Included in that group are a couple ...
Michigan State Spartans football team begins again looking for a starting quarterback
By NOAH TRISTER AP Sports Writer Four games into the season, Michigan State might be back to square one at quarterback. At the very least, coach Mel Tucker has indicated that the competition is open this week. “It’s really early in the week, we haven’t even put the pads on yet. ...
Source: Detroit Pistons to trade Bruce Brown
DETROIT (AP) — The Detroit Pistons agreed to trade Bruce Brown to the Brooklyn Nets for Dzanan Musa and a 2021 second-round draft pick, according to a person familiar with the deal. The person spoke on condition of anonymity Monday because no announcement had been made. The 6-foot-4 ...
Detroit Lions guard Oday Aboushi shines light on plight of Palestinians
By LARRY LAGE AP Sports Writer ALLEN PARK — NFL players have kneeled during the national anthem and taken stands to protest social injustice across the United States. Detroit Lions guard Oday Aboushi wants to use his place in sports and society another way, by shedding light on the plight ...
Cleveland Browns’ Nick Chubb, Detroit Lions’ Matt Prater all about the victory
It was during the Green Bay Packers’ resurgence under Brett Favre and Reggie White that the late defensive guru Fritz Shurmur dropped one of his most enduring maxims. Growing tired of all the nitpicking over a closer-than-expected victory, Shurmur interrupted the interrogation at Lambeau ...
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, Michigan Department of Health and Human Services order calls off football playoffs for 3 weeks
By DAVID EGGERT Associated Press LANSING — Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s administration on Sunday ordered high schools and colleges to stop in-person classes, closed restaurants to indoor dining and suspended organized sports — including the football playoffs — in a bid to curb the ...
Kicker Matt Prater’s late 59-yard field goal lift Detroit Lions to 30-27 victory over Washington
By LARRY LAGE AP Sports Writer DETROIT — The Detroit Lions leaned on their dynamic duo for comebacks and they came through again. Matthew Stafford directed the final drive with just 16 seconds left to set up Matt Prater’s 59-yard field goal as time expired, lifting the Lions to a 30-27 ...
Upstart Indiana Hoosiers continue winning ways with 24-0 shutout of Michigan State
By NOAH TRISTER AP Sports Writer EAST LANSING — For Ty Fryfogle and No. 10 Indiana, each game brings something new to be excited about. Fryfogle had 11 catches for 200 yards — surpassing career highs he’d set just a week earlier — and the Hoosiers handled Michigan State 24-0 on ...
Michigan Wolverines lay biggest egg ever in home football loss to Wisconsin Badgers, 49-11
By LARRY LAGE AP Sports Writer ANN ARBOR — No. 13 Wisconsin was ready, not rusty, in its first game in three weeks. Michigan, meanwhile, looked lost and lifeless in a third straight loss. Nakia Watson and Mason Stokke each scored two touchdowns in the first half, helping the Badgers build ...
Detroit Lions, Washington Football Team have plenty at stake despite their mediocre seasons
By LARRY LAGE AP Sports Writer DETROIT — At first glance, it may not appear that Washington or the Detroit Lions have much at stake in their matchup because their combined record is 5-11. Both teams, though, have plenty to play for Sunday at Ford Field — and the rest of the ...