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Steve Yzerman-led Red Wings hope they finally have enough talent to end 7-year postseason drought
DETROIT RED WINGS COACH: Derek Lalonde (35-37-10 in debut season). SEASON OPENER: Oct. 12 at New Jersey. DEPARTURES: F Dominik Kubalik, F Filip Zadina, F Pius Suter, F Oskar Sundqvist, F Adam Erne, D Jordan Oesterle, D Robert Hagg. ...

Sabres and Senators may shake up Atlantic Division pecking order long dominated by Bruins, Tampa Bay
There is disappointment in Boston, where Bruins general manager Don Sweeney mentions the lingering scar tissue in the wake of the President’s Trophy winner’s early playoff collapse. And there is concern in Tampa Bay, where the Lightning will open the season minus goalie Andrei...
Man who sought to expose sexual predators fatally shot during argument in Detroit-area restaurant
A 40-year-old Detroit-area man who posed as a 15-year-old girl on social media to identify alleged sexual predators has been fatally shot during an argument in a restaurant. Police arrested two males, ages 17 and 18, Saturday in Friday night's slaying of Robert Wayne Lee of Pontiac,...

With a carefree sense of ease, Miguel Cabrera made hitting excellence look like a breeze
If batting practice were a game of H-O-R-S-E, Miguel Cabrera would have been tough to beat. When Cabrera was in his prime and I was The Associated Press beat writer for the Detroit Tigers, occasionally I’d look over pregame and see him slugging flyballs to different parts of...

Kim has 4 hits, Padres beat White Sox 6-1 to hand Chicago 100th loss
CHICAGO (AP) — The Chicago White Sox lost 100 games for the first time since 2018 as Ha-Seong Kim had four hits to lead the San Diego Padres to a 6-1 win on Saturday night. Michael Wacha (14-4) struck out seven, walked one and allowed three hits over seven scoreless innings as the...

NFL revises gambling policy, reinstates Detroit's Jameson Williams and 2 other suspended players
The NFL has revised its gambling policy and is reinstating three players who previously received longer suspensions. Tennessee’s Nicholas Petit-Frere and Detroit’s Jameson Williams can return to their teams on Monday. Free agent Stanley Berryhill will be eligible to participate...

The UAW strike is growing, again. What to know as 7,000 more auto workers join the union’s walkouts
NEW YORK (AP) — The United Auto Workers strike against Detroit automakers has spread to dozens of facilites nationwide. And the walkouts are deepening. The UAW’s targeted strikes against General Motors, Stellantis and Ford began at select plants after the union’s contract with...

Ex-Detroit police chief James Craig will join GOP primary for US Senate in Michigan, sources tell AP
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Former Detroit Police Chief James Craig, who was a leading GOP candidate for governor last year before fraudulent signatures on his paperwork derailed his campaign, is planning to enter the race for Michigan's U.S. Senate seat, according to two people familiar with the...

Miguel Cabrera's 511th home run lifts Tigers, who sweep Royals 8-0 and 7-3
DETROIT (AP) — Miguel Cabrera hit his 511th home run as Detroit won the completion of a suspended game 8-0 and Spencer Torkelson hit a three-run homer in a seven-run seventh inning that led the Tigers over the Kansas City Royals 7-3 Thursday for a sweep both games. Cabrera, who is...

Donald Trump skipped the GOP debate again. This time, his rivals took him on directly
SIMI VALLEY, Calif. (AP) — Several of Donald Trump’s rivals stepped up their attacks against him in the second Republican presidential debate, urgently trying to dent the former president's commanding primary lead during an event that often seemed like an undercard without him. ...
