Detroit Lions coach Jim Schwartz: 'It's probably too soon to tell' on Denard...
Denard Robinson has yet to be medically cleared by Michigan's training staff to compete in contact drills. He did more Tuesday during the North team's practice, running routes against defensive backs,...
View ArticleNew Detroit Lions' assistant Jim Washburn thrilled to work with his two...
Washburn considers defensive line coach Kris Kocurek a son, while Washburn's real son, Jeremiah, coaches the offensive line in Detroit.
View ArticleBlog recap: Detroit Red Wings drop home opener 2-1 to Dallas Stars
Red Wings avoided being shut out for the second time in three games this season when rookie Damien Brunner scored with 3.4 seconds left; outstanding effort by goaltender Jimmy Howard wasted in loss.
View ArticleSenior Bowl notes and observations: North practice far more physical
The North team, coached by the Oakland Raiders, have given the defensive backs and linebackers more leeway to deliver big hits in the secondary.
View ArticleMichigan State hangs on at Wisconsin for 49-47 win, stays atop Big Ten standings
The Spartans are off to a 6-1 start in Big Ten play after Keith Appling scored 19 points, and the Badgers' poor free-throw shooting haunted them in the end.
View ArticleDetroit Pistons ride season-low turnovers to ninth win in 13 games, 105-90...
Pistons record a single-digit team turnover total for the third time this season, with half of their eight turnovers coming after the game was decided in the fourth quarter, and hit the road after a...
View ArticleMichigan State to wear special Nike Hyper Elite uniforms, shoes against Indiana
The Spartans will be one of the selected Nike schools to wear the special road uniforms and get to don different jerseys for the second time this season.
View ArticleNot believing the Manti Te'o story: Girlfriend hoax a coverup by Notre Dame,...
My problem is not that Te’o was in love with this invisible girl he never met. It’s how he used the cover of courage to cover up the truth.
View ArticleGoaltender Kari Lehtonen, Dallas Stars spoil Red Wings' home-opener with 2-1 win
Defense was the big concern coming into the season. But Detroit has had trouble putting the puck in the net, too.
View ArticleCaptain Keith Appling leads the way for Michigan State in win at Wisconsin
Appling in his first game after being named team captain committed only one turnover in 39 minutes in a hostile environment, hitting big-time shots to keep the Spartans atop the Big Ten.
View ArticleHigh school basketball roundup: Fired-up Detroit Loyola boys pound Pontiac...
Pontiac Notre Dame Prep junior Mitchell Olis tries to jump around the long reach of Loyola junior Jordan Moses. - (Jared Purcell | MLive.com)Picked to lose, the Detroit Loyola boys win a convincing...
View ArticleESPN ranks Michigan biggest winner, Michigan State biggest loser of Big Ten's...
Michigan State provided 50 percent of the Big Ten's early entries to the 2013 NFL Draft.
View ArticleDenard Robinson's move to receiver off to shaky start at Senior Bowl (with...
Through two days of Senior Bowl practices, the former Michigan star has fumbled his opportunity to impress scouts at receiver.
View ArticleDetroit Pistons facing possible trades and/or free agency driven by...
Jason Maxiell, who narrowly missed a double-double in the first quarter of a 105-90 win over the Orlando Magic, said he sometimes is motivated by the thought of needing to prove himself as he enters...
View ArticleTim Hardaway Sr. grew up 'tougher' than his son, but is impressed with Jr.'s...
Tim Hardaway Sr. discussed his son's game, his upbringing and the pressure he's under at Michigan with ESPN's Andy Katz.
View ArticleMichigan State's Derrick Nix talks up the Spartans' floor-slapping defense...
The Spartans held Wisconsin to only two field goals in the game's final 11 minutes, as they motivated themselves to play defense.
View ArticleDetroit Lions' Jim Schwartz believes running backs coach Curtis Modkins has...
Modkins has had success working with running backs in the NFL, especially the past two seasons in Buffalo, but he also has several years of experience coaching defensive backs at the college level.
View ArticleRed Wings too passive on power play, Mike Babcock calls it 'terrible' after...
Detroit went 0-for-4 on the man-advantage and is 0-for-15 in three games. There is too much passing, not enough shooting and crashing the net for rebounds.
View ArticleMichigan State basketball coach Tom Izzo provides ESPN more details of Jan....
Payne and Dawson are both playing well for the 13th-ranked Spartans heading into Sunday's showdown at No. 7 Indiana (16-2, 4-1) at 1 p.m.
View ArticleNo. 2 Michigan practicing like a second-place B1G team, because it is a...
The second-ranked Wolverines (17-1, 4-1 Big Ten) may be the league's highest-ranked club, and the only remaining team with just one loss, but they're not atop the Big Ten standings -- rival Michigan...
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