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Youngstown State hosts Gondrezick and Detroit Mercy

Dec. 28, 2024 04:16 AM EST

Detroit Mercy Titans (5-9, 1-2 Horizon League) at Youngstown State Penguins (8-5, 3-0 Horizon League) Youngstown, Ohio; Sunday, 2 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Detroit Mercy visits Youngstown State after Grant Gondrezick II scored 20 points in Detroit Mercy's 76-53 loss to the...

Marner has hat trick as Maple Leafs beat Red Wings 5-2 in McClellan's Detroit coaching debut

Dec. 27, 2024 21:42 PM EST

DETROIT (AP) — Mitch Marner's third career hat trick spoiled Todd McClellan's Detroit coaching debut as the Toronto Maple Leafs beat the struggling Red Wings 5-2 on Friday night. David Kampf scored his first goal of the season in his 500th career game and Nicolas Robertson also...

Lions head into NFC title game rematch vs. 49ers seeking top seed more than revenge

Dec. 26, 2024 18:56 PM EST

SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — Dan Campbell stood at the podium after Detroit blew a 17-point lead to San Francisco in last season's NFC title game and talked about how that might have been the Lions' only shot at reaching the Super Bowl. The coach knew how difficult it would be to...

Lions sign Teddy Bridgewater as a veteran backup QB

Dec. 26, 2024 14:08 PM EST

ALLEN PARK, Mich. (AP) — The Detroit Lions are bringing back Teddy Bridgewater to give the team a veteran backup quarterback for their playoff run. Coach Dan Campbell said Thursday that the team signed Bridgewater as another backup with second-year player Hendon Hooker behind...

Detroit Red Wings fire coach Derek Lalonde, name Todd McLellan as his replacement

Dec. 26, 2024 13:02 PM EST

The Detroit Red Wings fired coach Derek Lalonde on Thursday and named Todd McLellan as his replacement, a major change by general manager Steve Yzerman more than a third of the way through another disappointing season in the place known as “Hockeytown.” The move the day after...

Pitt is facing Toledo in the GameAbove Sports Bowl after a 7-0 start

Dec. 25, 2024 14:33 PM EST

DETROIT (AP) — At the beginning of November, the Pittsburgh Panthers were 7-0 and dreaming of finishing the season in the College Football Playoff. Instead, they were spending their Christmas in Detroit. Pitt went 0-5 in November, losing to SMU, Virginia, Clemson,...

Seahawks look to boost fading playoff hopes against struggling Bears

Dec. 25, 2024 13:12 PM EST

Seattle (8-7) at Chicago (4-11) Thursday, 8:15 p.m. EST, Amazon Prime BetMGM NFL odds: Seahawks by 3½. Against the spread: Seahawks 6-8-1; Bears 6-7-2. Series record: Seahawks lead 11-8. Last meeting: Bears beat Seahawks...

What a merger between Nissan and Honda means for the automakers and the industry

Dec. 23, 2024 06:55 AM EST

BANGKOK (AP) — Japanese automakers Honda and Nissan will attempt to merge and create the world’s third-largest automaker by sales as the industry undergoes dramatic changes in its transition away from fossil fuels. The two companies said they had signed a memorandum of...

Winters' double-double leads Wisconsin to a 76-53 win over Detroit Mercy

Dec. 22, 2024 16:50 PM EST

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Nolan Winter posted a double-double with 18 points and 11 rebounds and Wisconsin rolled to a 76-53 win over Detroit Mercy to close out its nonconference schedule on Sunday. The Badgers (10-3) will be idle over the holidays before returning to the Big Ten...

Laine scores again as Canadiens beat Red Wings 5-1 to take two-game series on consecutive nights

Dec. 21, 2024 22:09 PM EST

MONTREAL (AP) — Patrik Laine scored on the power play again, and the Montreal Canadiens beat the Detroit Red Wings for the second straight night, winning 5-1 on Saturday. Juraj Slafkovsky, Jake Evans, Emil Heineman and Brendan Gallagher also scored in Montreal's season-high third...