Detroit Free Press: Sports
- Detroit Tigers' Cameron Maybin, Austin Romine can serve as father figures for youth-filled team
Sunday - 07/12/2020 - 06:00 AMCameron Maybin is back with the Detroit Tigers for the third time, and with veteran Austin Romine, will be counted on to provide leadership.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - College football's season in the spring? We've got a better idea for the future
Sunday - 07/12/2020 - 06:00 AMIf college football is canceled this fall, playing the season in the spring 2021 does not make sense. But changing the nature of spring football does.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Detroit Tigers scrimmage observations: Spencer Turnbull, Rony Garcia pitch well
Saturday - 07/11/2020 - 05:24 PMHere are five observations from the Detroit Tigers' intrasquad game on Saturday afternoon at Comerica Park:
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Detroit TIgers' Spencer Torkelson, Riley Greene take swings
Saturday - 07/11/2020 - 10:43 AMDetroit Tigers top prospects Spencer Torkelson and Riley Greene take batting practice before the intrasquad game at Comerica Park on July 11, 2020.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Detroit Pistons' Palace of Auburn Hills imploded in a cloud of dust to cheers and shock
Saturday - 07/11/2020 - 01:24 PMSpectators gathered to watch the implosion of the Palace of Auburn Hills, the former home of the Detroit Pistons and Detroit Shock
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Michigan football's former QB Denard Robinson was fast. The latest WR commit might be faster
Saturday - 07/11/2020 - 06:00 AMMichigan football's latest 2021 commit, Xavier Worthy, is well-known for his speed, both on the field and on the track.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Former Michigan State, Detroit Mackenzie basketball player Lovelle Rivers dies at 66
Friday - 07/10/2020 - 04:59 PMLovelle Rivers, a basketball center who played at Detroit Mackenzie and Michigan State, died July 6. He was 66.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Top moments in Palace of Auburn Hills history: No. 1
Sunday - 04/16/2017 - 11:49 AMWith the Detroit Pistons' final game played this week at the Palace, we're counting down the top moments in arena history.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Detroit Tigers' Harold Castro keeps on hitting. So how will he fit in this lineup?
Friday - 07/10/2020 - 07:10 PMDetroit Tigers utility man Harold Castro can flat-out hit. So how will the team get his bat in the lineup?
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Detroit Tigers place five more on 10-day injured list, including Alex Faedo, Tarik Skubal
Friday - 07/10/2020 - 02:29 PMDetroit Tigers shortstop Sergio Alcantara, outfielder Daz Cameron, third baseman Isaac Paredes and pitchers Alex Faedo and Tarik Skubal are out.
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- Detroit Tigers' bullpen race: A look at who has a spot locked down, and who still fighting
Sunday - 07/12/2020 - 06:00 AMThough the Detroit Tigers brought in extra players this summer, even their top prospects, their roster is mostly set. Except the bullpen.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - My son's college football season was shut down. Maybe his school has the right idea.
Sunday - 07/12/2020 - 06:02 AMDivision III Johns Hopkins shut down its fall sports season. It's heartbreaking, but maybe it's the right thing for all colleges to do in a pandemic
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Detroit Red Wings rebuild might get big boost from 2018 draft class, led by Filip Zadina
Saturday - 07/11/2020 - 05:10 PMSeveral of the players the Detroit Red Wings drafted in 2018 have the potential to be key contributors to the rebuild
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - The official end of the Palace of Auburn Hills
Saturday - 07/11/2020 - 01:08 PMWatch as the roof structure and columns of the former entertainment arena of the Palace of Auburn Hills implode July 11, 2020.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Why Detroit Pistons' fall future hinges on success of NBA's Orlando bubble
Saturday - 07/11/2020 - 06:01 AMThe first two months of the NBA's bubble in Orlando could help decide if the Pistons will play before the 2020-21 season starts in December.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Detroit Tigers' Daniel Norris feels healthy but 'frustrated' with COVID-19 testing process
Saturday - 07/11/2020 - 06:00 AMOn Wednesday, as teammates connected the dots of Daniel Norris' absence at summer camp, the Detroit Tigers' left-hander sent a group text to the team.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Pac-12 joins Big Ten with conference-only football, other sports for the fall
Friday - 07/10/2020 - 07:40 PMThe Pac-12 joined the Big Ten in scheduling conference-only games for its fall teams, foreshadowing similar decisions to come across the Power Five.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Michigan football gets commit from 2021 four-star receiver Xavier Worthy
Friday - 07/10/2020 - 06:44 PMFour-star wide receiver Xavier Worthy, from Fresno, California, committed to Michigan football Friday afternoon.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Here's how you can buy Michigan basketball, Michigan State basketball game-worn gear
Friday - 07/10/2020 - 01:28 PMThe Players Trunk, created by former Michigan basketball players, is where fans can purchase apparel of former Wolverines and Spartans.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - The Big Ten is doing everything it can to play football this fall. And it still may not be enough
Friday - 07/10/2020 - 10:08 AMIt seems likelier and likelier that there won't be college football this fall, despite the Big Ten's decision to play only conference games.
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- How did Michigan basketball land Kobe Bufkin? John Beilein holdover had a big hand in it
Sunday - 07/12/2020 - 06:00 AMMichigan basketball assistant coach Saddi Washington helped the Wolverines land Grand Rapids Christian 2021 four-star guard Kobe Bufkin.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Mitch Albom: Anti-Semitic posts — and tepid reactions — should enrage us
Sunday - 07/12/2020 - 12:02 AMWe must consider why DeSean Jackson's anti-Semitic comments drew less outrage than other types of hateful language.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Why Detroit Tigers' Spencer Turnbull looks ready for a breakout 2020 season
Saturday - 07/11/2020 - 06:09 PMIt's easy to forget Spencer Turnbull was a rookie in 2019, making 30 starts for the Detroit Tigers
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Medical experts: Plan for conference-only football has merit, is step in right direction
Saturday - 07/11/2020 - 07:35 AMThe Big Ten's move to a conference-only schedule has merit, medical experts say, even if the plan doesn't address ways to stop the spread of COVID-19.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - For Michigan football, Big Ten's decision means fewer games. For Arkansas State, it means loss of $1.8 million
Saturday - 07/11/2020 - 06:00 AMArkansas State, one of three non-conference opponents on Michigan's schedule, was set to be in Ann Arbor on Sept. 19.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Detroit Tigers to livestream intrasquad games; Thursday's to run on Fox Sports Detroit
Friday - 07/10/2020 - 05:18 PMThe Detroit Tigers have heard you: they will begin live-streaming intra-squad games on Saturday afternoon.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Detroit Tigers intrasquad scrimmage July 10: Sights from Comerica Park
Friday - 07/10/2020 - 05:07 PMPhotos from Comerica Park during the Detroit Tigers intrasquad scrimmage on Friday, July 10, 2020.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Michigan basketball gets commitment from Grand Rapids Christian 4-star Kobe Bufkin for 2021
Friday - 07/10/2020 - 06:07 PMGrand Rapids Christian guard Kobe Bufkin committed to Michigan basketball on Friday.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Detroit Tigers prospects square off: Matt Manning vs. Riley Greene in scrimmage
Friday - 07/10/2020 - 10:39 AMDetroit Tigers top prospects Matt Manning and Riley Greene face off during the intrasquad scrimmage on Friday, July 10, 2020, at Comerica Park.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Michigan athletics reports two more COVID-19 cases; total up to 4 out of 514 tests
Friday - 07/10/2020 - 02:15 PMTwo more student-athletes tested positive for the coronavirus in the latest numbers released by the Michigan athletic department.
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