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Cavaliers owner Dan Gilbert confident All-Star guard Donovan Mitchell will sign long-term extension

Mar. 28, 2024 13:38 PM EDT

DETROIT (AP) — Cavaliers owner Dan Gilbert is confident All-Star guard Donovan Mitchell will sign a long-term contract to chase an NBA championship with Cleveland. “We’ve been talking to him, sure, for the last couple of years about extending this contract,” Gilbert said...

Federal judges approve redraw of Detroit-area state House seats ahead of 2024 election

Mar. 27, 2024 19:00 PM EDT

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — New boundaries for Detroit-area seats in the Legislature were approved Wednesday by a three-judge panel that had previously ordered them redrawn after finding the old map was illegally influenced by race. The newly approved state House map will be in place for...

Michigan AP Division 2 basketball Player of the Year: Durral Brooks of Grand Rapids Catholic Central

Mar. 27, 2024 18:03 PM EDT

The 2024 Michigan Associated Press Division 2 All-State basketball team, which was selected by a panel of 15 sports writers: ___ PLAYER OF THE YEAR Durral Brooks, Grand Rapids Catholic Central ___ ALL-STATE Durral Brooks,...

Braves send Jackson Stephens to Triple-A, clearing a spot for Jesse Chavez

Mar. 26, 2024 22:36 PM EDT

NORTH PORT, Fla. (AP) — The Atlanta Braves sent reliever Jackson Stephens to Triple-A Gwinnett on Tuesday, clearing a spot on the opening day roster for fan favorite Jesse Chavez. The 40-year-old Chavez was signed by the Braves a day earlier after being released by the Chicago...

Michigan Associated Press Division 3 basketball Player of the Year: Laingsburg guard

Mar. 26, 2024 18:02 PM EDT

The 2024 Michigan Associated Press Division 4 All-State basketball team, which was selected by a panel of 15 sports writers: ___ PLAYER OF THE YEAR Zander Woodruff, Laingsburg ___ ALL-STATE Shane Rykse,...

'Diarra from Detroit,' created by Diarra Kilpatrick, offers a fresh take on the detective genre

Mar. 26, 2024 11:29 AM EDT

Diarra Kilpatrick recalls writing for NBC's Debra Messing procedural “The Mysteries of Laura” when she got feedback from the network over wanting to have Messing's character, a homicide detective with the NYPD, out on a date. “The network was like, ‘Do people hate her? There...

Trump tells Michigan's Republican chair to ramp up outreach to Black voters in Detroit, chair says

Mar. 25, 2024 18:22 PM EDT

LANSING, Michigan (AP) — Former President Donald Trump is urging Republicans in Michigan to target Black voters in Detroit and other predominantly African American areas in the swing state, state GOP leaders said Monday. Michigan GOP leaders, including the state party’s new...

Michigan Associated Press Division 4 basketball Player of the Year: St. Ignace guard Jonny Ingalls

Mar. 25, 2024 18:02 PM EDT

The 2024 Michigan Associated Press Division 4 All-State basketball team, which was selected by a panel of 15 sports writers: ___ PLAYER OF THE YEAR Jonny Ingalls, St. Ignace ___ ALL-STATE Trenton Taratuta,...

Zach Edey and No. 1 seed Purdue roll into Sweet 16 with runaway win against Utah State

Mar. 24, 2024 19:40 PM EDT

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — For Zach Edey and Purdue, it was just another step toward a goal. A dominant performance, but just another step regardless. They want more. “There’s no satisfaction,” Edey said. “I didn’t come back to make the Sweet 16. I came back to...

Filip Forsberg scores late to lead Predators to 1-0 win over Red Wings, improve to 15-0-2 in last 17

Mar. 23, 2024 20:23 PM EDT

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Filip Forsberg scored with 5:14 remaining in the third period and Juuse Saros made 22 saves to lead the Nashville Predators to a 1-0 victory over the Detroit Red Wings on Saturday, extending Nashville’s franchise record streak of games unbeaten in regulation to 17 at...