By NOAH TRISTER AP Sports Writer ANN ARBOR — A three-week hiatus did little to diminish Michigan’s impressive resume: The Wolverines are still on top of the Big Ten, and they even moved up four spots in the AP Top 25 poll while idle. The big question now is how they will look when they ...

By LARRY LAGE AP Sports Writer EAST LANSING — Michigan State coach Tom Izzo bowed his head and pressed his palms over his masked face as a simple situation resulted in yet another turnover during a recent game. Sitting in a chair on the socially distanced sideline, the Hall of Fame coach ...

ALLEN PARK (AP) — The Detroit Lions have added assistant special teams coach Jett Modkins to Dan Campbell’s staff. The Lions also announced Wednesday that DeOn’tae Pannell will join the organization with its William Clay Ford minority coaching assistantship. Modkins assisted the Denver ...

By PAUL GEREFFI Associated Press SUNRISE, Fla. — Sergei Bobrovsky made 31 saves and Patric Hornqvist was credited with the eventual winning goal when a teammate’s shot bounced off his shoulder and into the net as the Florida Panthers beat the Detroit Red Wings 2-1 on Tuesday ...

By NOAH TRISTER AP Sports Writer DETROIT — Jerami Grant equaled a career high with 32 points and the Detroit Pistons took advantage of Kevin Durant’s absence, beating the Brooklyn Nets 122-111 on Tuesday night. Detroit snapped a four-game losing streak and showed the same type of spirit ...

EAST LANSING (AP) — Aaron Henry scored 20 points and Joey Hauser added 11 off the bench to help lead Michigan State to a 60-58 win over Penn State on Tuesday night. Marcus Bingham made a pair of foul shots for Michigan State with 78 seconds left to cap the scoring. Michigan State guard Josh ...

EAST LANSING (AP) — Michigan State said Thursday that former Spartans basketball player Mat Ishbia has committed to donating a record $32 million to the athletic department. Ishbia was a walk-on guard for the Spartans for their 2000 national championship team under coach Tom Izzo. He ...

GRAND RAPIDS (AP) — High schools are anticipating a shortage of men and women who blow the whistle as basketball returns to Michigan gyms after a timeout for the coronavirus. Registration of referees is down 25% from a year ago, and the risk of COVID-19 is a “contributing factor,” said ...

LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — Kansas dropped out of The Associated Press men’s college basketball poll for the first time in 12 years on Monday, ending the Jayhawks’ record streak of 231 consecutive weeks ranked. Gonzaga and Baylor held down the top two spots, just as they have all season. ...

By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES — LeBron James scored eight of his 33 points in the second overtime, Anthony Davis added 30 points and the Los Angeles Lakers narrowly avenged a loss in Detroit last month with a 135-129 victory over the undermanned Pistons on Saturday ...