DETROIT (AP) — Left-hander Derek Holland agreed Monday to a minor league contract with the Detroit Tigers and was invited to major league spring training. The 34-year-old is 79-81 with a 4.61 ERA in 12 major league seasons. He went 1-3 with a 6.86 ERA in 12 appearances, including five ...

By LARRY LAGE AP Hockey Writer DETROIT — Patric Hornqvist, Aaron Ekblad and Carter Verhaeghe scored and the Florida Panthers held off the Detroit Red Wings for a 3-2 win Sunday night. Anthony Mantha scored with 1:48 remaining to pull the Red Wings within a goal after Detroit pulled Thomas ...

By JANIE McCAULEY AP Sports Writer SAN FRANCISCO — Stephen Curry scored 28 points, knocking down six 3-pointers, and the Golden State Warriors raced to an early lead on the way to a 118-91 rout of the Detroit Pistons on Saturday night. Kelly Oubre Jr. added 18 points as Golden State ...

DETROIT — Aleksi Heponiemi made the most of his NHL debut, scoring with 2:15 left in overtime to lift the Florida Panthers to a 3-2 win over the Detroit Red Wings on Saturday night. “He’s going to be telling his great grandkids about that one,” said teammate Keith Yandle, who had a ...

By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES — The Detroit Lions are trading quarterback Matthew Stafford to the Los Angeles Rams in exchange for quarterback Jared Goff, two future first-round draft picks and a third-round pick, a person with knowledge of the deal tells The Associated ...

EAST LANSING (AP) — Michigan State’s Travares Tillman has been promoted to cornerbacks coach. The school announced the move Thursday. Tillman joined coach Mel Tucker’s staff last season as a senior defensive assistant. Harlon Barnett will transition from cornerbacks to secondary ...

ALLEN PARK (AP) — The Detroit Lions on Friday added Duce Staley, Mark Brunell and Mark DeLeone to their coaching staff. Staley joins new coach Dan Campbell’s staff as running backs coach and assistant head coach. Brunell will be the team’s quarterbacks coach, and DeLeone will coach ...

DETROIT (AP) — The Detroit Tigers finalized a $2 million, one-year contract with catcher Wilson Ramos on Friday. Ramos played 45 games last season with the New York Mets, hitting .239 with five home runs and 15 RBIs. Ramos was an All-Star in 2016 for the Washington Nationals and in 2018 with ...

ANN ARBOR (AP) — The University of Michigan athletic department reports 11 positive test results for COVID-19 from Jan. 23-29. The school paused its whole athletic department last weekend after several positive tests for a new COVID-19 variant that transmits at a higher rate. The school said ...

By STEPHEN HAWKINS AP Sports Writer DALLAS — Joe Pavelski scored his fourth goal of the season, Jake Oettinger stopped 20 shots in his first NHL start and the Dallas Stars beat the Detroit Red Wings 7-3 on Thursday night to finish undefeated in their season-opening four-game ...