Detroit Free Press: Sports
- Shohei Ohtani tops Sergio Romo (and friends) in crazy MLB pitching matchup
Sunday - 05/20/2018 - 08:11 PMSergio Romo started on 18 hours' rest. Shohei Ohtani took the ball two days after serving as DH. Yes, this Rays-Angels game was an MLB peculiarity.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Golden Knights were 500-1 long shots to win Stanley Cup. Now they are four wins away
Sunday - 05/20/2018 - 07:52 PMThe Golden Knights, in their inaugural season, are accomplishing things never seen in professional sports history.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Insider: Ed Carpenter thrills IMS crowd en route to winning third Indy 500 pole of career
Sunday - 05/20/2018 - 06:27 PMChevrolet dominates qualifying with 9 cars in first 4 rows
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Lightning strike quickly, grab 3-2 series lead against Capitals
Sunday - 05/20/2018 - 12:11 AMCedric Paquette scores 19 seconds in, Andrei Vasilevskiy shines late as Lightning beat Capitals 3-2 in Game 5
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - How the Rockets forced the Warriors out of their offensive comfort zone this conference finals
Sunday - 05/20/2018 - 12:39 PMThe Warriors' offense has actually resembled the Rockets' style more than their own throughout the first two games of the Western Conference finals.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Detroit Pistons' Ish Smith a math wizard?
Sunday - 05/20/2018 - 02:53 PMDetroit Pistons guard Ish Smith talks numbers at the NBA Math Hoops Championships at Wayne State on Sunday, May 20, 2018.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Red Wings' Dylan Larkin helps U.S. best Canada for bronze at Worlds
Sunday - 05/20/2018 - 12:59 PMThe Detroit Red Wings-heavy U.S. squad downed Canada to capture bronze at the World Championship on Saturday in Denmark.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - What's next at MSU after Nassar settlement? Investigations and reform
Sunday - 05/20/2018 - 10:13 AMSurvivors say settlement doesn't end their advocacy, they want to know more about who covered for Larry Nassar and for MSU to change its culture
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Heartbroken James Hinchcliffe fails to qualify for Indy 500
Saturday - 05/19/2018 - 10:40 PMJames Hinchcliffe and Pippa Mann did not qualify for the Indianapolis 500, though it's still possible for Hinchcliffe to compete in a different car.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Detroit Tigers vs. Seattle Mariners: Time, TV, radio, game info
Sunday - 05/20/2018 - 01:03 AM4:10 p.m., FSD, 97.1 FM: Detroit Tigers try for four-game split against Seattle Mariners
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- Another no-hit bid for Francisco Liriano ends in another Detroit Tigers loss
Sunday - 05/20/2018 - 09:40 PMThe Detroit Tigers have twice lost games this season in which Francisco Liriano flirted with a no-hitter, the latest came Sunday to the Mariners.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Detroit Tigers bullpen squanders another game to Seattle Mariners, 3-2
Sunday - 05/20/2018 - 07:50 PMAfter Francisco Liriano dominated for 8 innings, Shane Greene allowed tying 2-run homer in 9th; Buck Farmer took loss in 11th
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Golden Knights, in first NHL season, do the unthinkable in reaching Stanley Cup Final
Sunday - 05/20/2018 - 05:45 PMThe most successful expansion team in professional sports history defeated the Winnipeg Jets in five games to advance to the Stanley Cup Final.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - LSU football legend, 1959 Heisman winner Billy Cannon dies at 80
Sunday - 05/20/2018 - 04:04 PMCannon, a Baton Rouge native and 1959 LSU graduate, led the Tigers to the 1958 national championship
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Detroit Tigers' Gardenhire, Goodrum look forward to Minnesota return
Sunday - 05/20/2018 - 04:23 PMDetroit Tigers manager Ron Gardenhire and Niko Goodrum said they look forward to seeing old friends when the Tigers visit the Twins on Monday.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Michigan softball season ends with 2-1 loss to Notre Dame in regional
Sunday - 05/20/2018 - 02:35 PMThe Michigan softball team loss to Notre Dame for the second time in three days, this time 2-1 on Sunday, in the NCAA regionals in Lexington, Ky.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Kevin Harvick (Who else?) wins All-Star race, takes home $1 million top prize
Sunday - 05/20/2018 - 12:02 AMKevin Harvick won his second All-Star race, hanging on to win Saturday's 80-lap race at Charlotte Motor Speedway.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Tigers give up four runs in sixth, lose 7-2 to Mariners
Sunday - 05/20/2018 - 08:23 AMThe Detroit Tigers gave up four runs in the sixth inning and went on to lose, 7-2, to the Seattle Mariners on Saturday night at Safeco Field.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - LeBron James, Cavaliers destroy Celtics in Game 3 of Eastern Conference finals
Sunday - 05/20/2018 - 01:23 AMLeBron James and the Cavaliers dominated the Celtics in Game 3 on Saturday night and now trail 2-1 in the Eastern Conference finals.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Scott Dixon supports Penske, hopes Detroit Grand Prix stays on Belle Isle
Sunday - 05/20/2018 - 12:00 AMThe Detroit Grand Prix's contract with the State of Michigan expires after this year, and organizers have yet to submit a new contract proposal.
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- Cardinals reliever Jordan Hicks throws MLB's fastest pitch at 105 mph
Sunday - 05/20/2018 - 06:39 PMJordan Hicks ties Aroldis Chapman as the only pitchers to hit 105 mph. Hicks also ended the on-base streak for the Phillies' Odubel Herrera at 45.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Detroit Pistons president inheriting 'special' roster, Ish Smith says
Sunday - 05/20/2018 - 07:13 PMThere will be a new direction for the Detroit Pistons, but Ish Smith endorsed the roster Stan Van Gundy leaves behind
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Detroit Tigers' Francisco Liriano loses no-hitter in 7th vs. Mariners
Sunday - 05/20/2018 - 06:19 PMAfter retiring 17 straight, the Mariners' Mitch Haniger lined a single to left-center to end Detroit Tigers starter Francisco Liriano's no-hit bid
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - NASCAR's All-Star Race package could serve as the model for future points races
Sunday - 05/20/2018 - 02:57 PMAfter an unusually entertaining NASCAR All-Star Race Saturday night, many fans left Charlotte Motor Speedway bubbling with excitement.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - LeBron James carves up Celtics in Game 3 with passes 'only one person' would even try
Sunday - 05/20/2018 - 12:40 PMLeBron James unleashed the Cavaliers' full potential in Game 3, racking up 12 assists that spread the floor and opened up the game.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Detroit Lions open OTAs Monday; we'll be 'hunting the ball carrier'
Sunday - 05/20/2018 - 02:44 PMGlover Quin is expected to rejoin the Detroit Lions next month or mandatory minicamp, and will likely miss this round of OTAs.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - New Haven star Romeo Weems (U-M, MSU target) to pick college Tuesday
Sunday - 05/20/2018 - 11:21 AMNew Haven star Romeo Weems named both Michigan and Michigan State in his final five college choices Saturday. He announced he'd make his pick Tuesday.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Baseball playoff game helps begin healing process after Santa Fe High School shooting
Sunday - 05/20/2018 - 12:43 AMTragedy took a backseat Saturday in Deer Park, Texas, as a baseball playoff game offered respite for students and fans a day after the Santa Fe school shooting.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Tampa Bay Rays' Sergio Romo gets first career start, makes history against Angels
Sunday - 05/20/2018 - 02:07 AMIt took until his 589th appearance on the mound for Sergio Romo to make his first career start, and then he made some baseball history not seen in more than a hundred years.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Mitch Albom: Why are Americans so wild about a royal wedding?
Sunday - 05/20/2018 - 12:36 AMMany gathered on Saturday to watch Prince Harry and Meghan Markle tie the knot, which asks the question: Why are we so wild about a royal wedding?
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