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Tigers beat Royals 6-3 to clinch AL Central title
Jim Leyland had tears in his eyes as he surveyed his crowded office Monday night. There was Miguel Cabrera, surrounded by his family, with the Triple ...
O's, Yanks, Rangers clinch; Tigers, A's on verge
Here's how the pennant races look with three days to go: — TRIPLE CLINCH: Mike Napoli homered twice and drove in six runs as the Texas Rangers assured ...
No. 14 Ohio St holds off No. 20 Michigan St 17-16
Urban Meyer's first Big Ten game as Ohio State coach turned out to be a classic welcome to the conference. His quarterback got shaken up twice, but ...
Community lauds victim of apparent school prank
A mid-Michigan community cheered on a 16-year-old sophomore — the victim of an apparent prank by classmates — as she took her place with other members ...
No sign of remains in new Mich. search for Hoffa
Jimmy Hoffa is presumed dead, cocooned in mystery and innuendo and missing for the past 37 years. Patricia Szpunar just hopes that if the former ...
Ohio St just another rival now for Dantonio
For years, Mark Dantonio and Ohio State were on fairly cozy terms. Dantonio was a defensive coordinator there — a protege of coach Jim Tressel — ...
PHOTOS: Hoffa mystery endures for decades
Jimmy Hoffa's disappearance more than 30 years ago has been the stuff of urban legend, prompting numerous theories about what happened to the former ...
Latest possible Hoffa burial site draws visitors
Giants Stadium. A Florida swamp. Underneath a backyard pool in Michigan. There are innumerable theories about where former Teamsters leader Jimmy ...
Detroit's Cabrera chasing Triple Crown
Miguel Cabrera's drive sailed high into the Detroit night — so high, in fact, that left fielder Alex Gordon had time to drift over to the fence and ...
Fister fans 9 in a row, Tigers increase lead
Doug Fister was breezing along after striking out nine straight batters and setting an American League record. Detroit led by four runs in the eighth ...
Ex-budget chief testifies about Kilpatrick grants
Michigan's former state budget director told jurors Thursday that she was "angry" when she learned that public grants approved in 2000 at the urging ...
Tigers beat Royals on Peralta's groundout in 8th
Most of the 32,360 fans at Comerica Park groaned when Jhonny Peralta hit a tailor-made double-play grounder that looked set to end the eighth inning.
Police checking out Hoffa tip in Detroit suburb
Investigators will take soil samples from the ground beneath a suburban Detroit driveway after a man told police he believes he witnessed the burial ...
Insane Clown Posse sues FBI over Juggalos report
Lawyers for rap-metal duo Insane Clown Posse have filed a lawsuit in Michigan seeking documents that would explain why the FBI considers its fans a ...
Politician kept budget vow, now tries to keep job
Shortly after newly elected Rep. Dan Benishek arrived in Washington, staffers raised a banner that proclaimed to visitors in his Capitol Hill suite: ...
Sanchez's shutout puts Tigers in tie for first
Anibal Sanchez retired the final batter on a weak grounder, and Detroit players began celebrating around the mound. Moments later, the home crowd ...
Notre Dame exercises 3-year out in Michigan deal
Notre Dame is opting out of its series with Michigan, meaning the last scheduled game between college football's winningest programs will take place ...
Ford offers buyouts to workers in Europe
Ford Motor Co. said Tuesday it plans to cut several hundred salaried workers in Europe as part of a larger restructuring in the money-losing region.
Pick 6: Ways for Michigan to replace Notre Dame
Michigan is in the market for an opponent. Notre Dame has opted out of its games with the Wolverines from 2015-17 because the Fighting Irish need ...
Family pleads with Iran to free jailed ex-Marine
The family of a former Marine imprisoned on espionage charges in Iran is using Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's visit to New York to address U.
Tigers bounce back with 6-2 win over Royals
The potential tying run was on third with one out in the fifth inning, and Justin Verlander was suddenly in pain. A routine throw back to the pitcher ...
Lions mum on QB Stafford's leg
The Matthew Stafford health watch has begun anew, an unpleasantly familiar move for the Detroit Lions. Stafford left late in the fourth quarter of ...
West Virginia's Smith, S Carolina's Shaw on target
Geno Smith looked like a Heisman Trophy hopeful and Connor Shaw showed no signs of an injured shoulder. Smith threw for 338 yards to help No. 8 West ...
No. 11 ND beats No. 18 Michigan, 13-6
No crazy comebacks this year by Michigan against Notre Dame. The Fighting Irish didn't even let Denard Robinson and the Wolverines get into the end ...
Central Michigan stuns Iowa 32-31 on late FG
Central Michigan's David Harman drilled a 47-yard field goal with 3 seconds left and the Chippewas scored nine points in the final 45 seconds and ...