Pistons lose to struggling Raptors

DeMar DeRozan scored 23 points, Aaron Gray set season highs with 12 points and 12 rebounds and the Toronto Raptors snapped a three-game losing streak, beating the Detroit Pistons 103-93 on Wednesday night. More

Michigan State rallies to beat Minnesota, keep hold on first place

It won't be pretty every night, but if a team is going to win a championship, it must come through on nights it isn't playing its best. More

Wings, Todd Bertuzzi close to finalizing 2-year extension

Bertuzzi's agent Pat Morris and Wings general manager Ken Holland expect to talk Thursday and hammer out the final details on a two-year extension that would total approximately $4.2 million, or $2.1 million per season. More

• Blackhawks beat Red Wings in Jimmy Howard's return

Kenny Rogers helping Tiger pitchers

He was quick off the mound and picked off many a runner at first. For those reasons, the Tigers have brought Rogers back to spring training for a few days. Not where it used to be along pitchers’ row, but close enough. More

Older relievers are golden to Tigers

Each offseason, big league teams wager millions of dollars on relief pitchers. Six months later, some of those clubs wonder why they didn’t instead dump cash into a slot machine. More

• National League spring training preview
• Tony La Russa, Jim Leyland remain close
• Prince Fielder’s swing takes odd trajectory
• Wednesday’s Tigers postcard: A different view of Lakeland
• Wednesday’s Tigers Q&A: Catcher Rob Brantly

Draft targets get extra attention from Lions at Combine

The Lions haven’t had to wait this long to make a draft pick since 1993; it’s been 11 years since they’ve even had to wait into the 20s. They have had eight top-10 picks in those 11 drafts. More

Report: Michigan lands Ohio WR Jaron Dukes

Dukes, a 6-foot-4, 200-pound junior from Marion-Franklin High in Columbus, Ohio, gave Michigan a commitment Wednesday, Scout.com reported. Dukes visited Michigan on Feb. 10, according to the website. More

Tom Izzo says this Michigan State team is among his best

Before last season, Michigan State was picked No. 2 in the nation and seemed like a sure bet to reach its third straight Final Four and win its seventh Big Ten championship under Tom Izzo. More

Wednesday’s NFL notebook: Tom Brady’s personal quarterback coach dies

San Mateo, Calif. — Tom Martinez, the longtime personal coach to New England Patriots quarterback and former Michigan Wolverine Tom Brady, has died at 67. More

National League spring training preview

On a whole, the National League isn’t as talented as it was a year ago. That’s what happens when you lose two premier sluggers, Albert Pujols and Prince Fielder. More

• Older relievers are golden to Tigers

EMU winter baseball game canceled because of ... winter

EMU set up the game against Madonna University earlier this week with the metro area getting favorable weather conditions this winter with temperatures in the 40s. More

Pistons cough up 17-point lead in loss to Cavaliers

Irving scored 17 of his 25 in the fourth quarter as the Pistons squandered a 17-point second-half lead, preventing their eighth win in 10 games. More

• Warmer Manny Harris back with Cavaliers

Blackhawks beat Red Wings in Jimmy Howard's return

They’re great at home for sure, but the Red Wings are still having difficulty gaining any traction on the road. That was forgotten for a while as the Wings were sweeping through a six-game homestand and breaking an NHL record for consecutive home wins. More

• Wings, Todd Bertuzzi close to finalizing 2-year extension
• Kyle Quincey sees lots of familiar faces on Red Wings roster
• Wings forward Pavel Datsyuk out 2-3 weeks after 'minor' knee surgery
• Wings reacquire defenseman Kyle Quincey in three-team trade with Avalanche, Lightning

Michigan remains in Big Ten race with win at Northwestern

Three days after Michigan got its biggest win in years, the Wolverines stopped Northwestern from getting a win it desperately needed. More

• Michigan’s long shots over the zone make the difference

MAC commissioner says Temple, Big East talking

MAC Commissioner Jon. A Steinbrecher said in a statement Wednesday that his league is “aware that Temple has been in discussions with the Big East regarding membership.” More

Wednesday’s MLB notebook: Pitcher formerly known as Fausto Carmona seeks pardon to rejoin Indians

The pitcher, whose real name is Roberto Hernandez, was placed on baseball’s restricted list after he was arrested in the Dominican Republic on false identity charges last month. Authorities have said he is 31, three years older than the pitcher claimed. More

Warmer Manny Harris back with Cavaliers

Former Michigan star Manny Harris was hoping to get a call back to “The Show” and when the Cavaliers were depleted at guard, his phone rang once again. More

• Pistons cough up 17-point lead in loss to Cavaliers

Tony La Russa, Jim Leyland remain close

Close to accepting a job with Major League Baseball, Tony La Russa brought decades of dedication Tuesday to Joker Marchant Stadium. More

• Older relievers are golden to Tigers

Michigan’s long shots over the zone make the difference

In Tuesday’s game, Northwestern employed the zone and kept Michigan out of the post area. The shifting defense forced Michigan into a season-high 38 3-point attempts. More

• Michigan remains in Big Ten race with win at Northwestern

Eastern Michigan women take division lead with 54-33 rout of Toledo

Eastern Michigan’s defensive effort Tuesday night dominated Toledo in a 54-33 win at the Convocation Center that gave the Eagles sole possession of first place in the MAC West Division. More

NASCAR becoming more aware of drivers’ head injuries

If Michael Waltrip were to count up all the concussions he has sustained over a NASCAR career that stretches back nearly 30 years, he’d certainly hit 10 — and probably keep going. More

Tiger Woods takes opponent’s ‘beatable’ comment in stride

There was a time a comment from his opponent in the Match Play Championship, even tongue-in-cheek, would be an extra bit of motivation that Woods didn’t need. More

Tuesday's high schools roundup: Utica boys take MAC White

It’s been 36 years since Utica won a league or division title. And for much of the fourth quarter it looked as if coach Gerry Kraemer and his program would have to wait another year. More

MSG disciplines radio announcer for offensive term about Jeremy Lin

The network says the term Spero Dedes “unintentionally and inadvertently” used was “inappropriate and inconsistent with the high regard we have for Jeremy Lin as a member of our MSG family, as well as for the Asian community.” More

Wednesday’s Tigers postcard: A different view of Lakeland

She was sitting on a solitary sofa next to the road near a dumpster and discarded branches -- a stone’s throw from where the Tigers train. But a world away. More

• Older relievers are golden to Tigers

Prince Fielder’s swing takes odd trajectory

Prince Fielder swinging right-handed? It’s a side of the left-handed-hitting slugger no one knew about. For that matter, it’s a side of him he didn’t know about. It’s also a side that isn’t true — despite the large photo that ran of him swinging right-handed in Tuesday’s Lakeland Ledger. More

• Older relievers are golden to Tigers

Wednesday’s Tigers Q&A: Catcher Rob Brantly

Baseball's first lesson when you turn professional is a hard one. You must adapt to a six-month season. No more intermittent games or weekend series. It is a daily regimen. More

• Older relievers are golden to Tigers

Ana Ivanovic beats Francesca Schiavone 6-1, 7-5 in Dubai

Ana Ivanovic defeated Francesca Schiavone 6-1, 7-5 Tuesday to advance to the second round of the Dubai Tennis Championships. More

Tuesday's NHL notebook: Marc-Andre Fleury, Penguins shut out Rangers

Marc-Andre Fleury stopped 27 shots to tie Tom Barrasso’s franchise record for career shutouts and carry the Penguins past the Rangers 2-0 on Tuesday night. More

Julia Mancuso, Alexis Pinturault win parallel slalom World Cup races

Julia Mancuso of the United States and Alexis Pinturault of France dominated the parallel slalom World Cup races on a giant ramp in Moscow on Tuesday. More