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Pit Spitters score another win with a week to go in the season

TRAVERSE CITY -- The Northwoods League season will conclude one week from Saturday as the Traverse City Pit Spitters were still chasing a playoff spot by finish

Tigers call up outfield prospect Max Clark and scratch starter Casey Mize near deadline

WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The Detroit Tigers called up prized outfield prospect Max Clark from the minor leagues and scratched Casey Mize from his schedule

Pacheco provides 'Pop' in the Lions' backfield while awaiting Gibbs' return

DETROIT (AP) — “Knuckles” already punched his ticket out of town. "Sonic” has temporarily come to a halt.Enter “Pop.”For now, Isiah Pacheco is providing the pow

Pit Spitters get two wins on Thursday night to start great stretch of home games

TRAVERSE CITY -- The final ten games of the season are pivotal for the Traverse City Pit Spitters in the Northwoods League.Entering Thursday 1.5 games back of t

Michigan's Whittingham, Michigan State's Fitzgerald have similar missions

CHICAGO (AP) — Pat Fitzgerald fought his way back to coaching in the Big Ten. Kyle Whittingham practically fell into it after 21 years at Utah. Now, they share

Ferris State's Tony Annese to be inducted into Michigan Sports Hall of Fame

Four-time NCAA Division II Football National Champion head coach Tony Annese has been chosen to be inducted into the 2026 Michigan Sports Hall of Fame class.Ann

Tarik Skubal gets standing ovations in possible Tigers farewell, then team blows 7-0 lead

DETROIT (AP) — Trade deadline target Tarik Skubal and Detroit fans gave each other a warm farewell Wednesday, just in case this was the two-time Cy Young Award

James Piot pulls off comeback win in Tournament of Champions at Boyne Mountain

BOYNE FALLS – James Piot was hoping to catch some momentum this week before returning to play on the PGA Tour Americas in a few weeks.The 27-year-old Canton nat

Lions running back Jahmyr Gibbs reports to training camp but doesn't attend first practice

ALLEN PARK, Mich. (AP) — Detroit Lions running back Jahmyr Gibbs reported to training camp but was not on the field with teammates for their first practice on W

Tigers score in every inning of 14-0 rout of the Orioles

DETROIT (AP) — Eduardo Valencia homered twice and drove in four runs, Gleyber Torres had a home run and five RBIs, and the Detroit Tigers scored a run in every

Big Ten: No league championship game if college football moves to a 24-team playoff

CHICAGO (AP) — The Big Ten Conference would do away with its championship game if college football adopts a 24-team playoff.Commissioner Tony Petitti says that’

Holliday's 4 hits, Orioles' 3 homers leads to an 8-5 victory over the Tigers

DETROIT (AP) — Jackson Holliday had four hits and the Baltimore Orioles hit three home runs in an 8-5 win against the Detroit Tigers on Monday night.The Orioles

Trade deadline talk: Skubal says his preference is to finish season with Tigers

DETROIT (AP) — Tarik Skubal said his preference is to finish the season with the Detroit Tigers and compete for a championship, though knows his next start coul

Patrick Kane rejoins the Chicago Blackhawks, agreeing to a $16 million, 2-year contract

Patrick Kane has rejoined the Chicago Blackhawks, agreeing to a $16 million, two-year contract with his first NHL team.The deal, which includes a full no-moveme

Penei Sewell of the Lions is voted as the top tackle in the NFL by an AP panel

Penei Sewell has long been known as perhaps the top run-blocking tackle in the NFL. Once his work in pass protection took a step up, he moved himself into a dif

Torkelson and Dingler help the Tigers beat the Cubs 8-6 in 10 innings

CHICAGO (AP) — Spencer Torkelson hit a two-run single in Detroit's three-run 10th inning, and the Tigers topped the Chicago Cubs for a wild 8-6 victory on Monda

PWHL bringing girls youth hockey camp to Traverse City

Northern Michigan’s hockey community is about to make history.From August 10th–13th PWHL Detroit will host its first-ever girls hockey camp for ages 8-19 at Cen

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EGLE outlines demolition, soil removal plan for contaminated property in Elk Rapids

The former Portside Cleaners on Ames Street shut down in 2000.

Michigan Supreme Court overturns key permit for Line 5

Tribal nations in Michigan are celebrating as the state's Supreme Court overturned a key permit Enbridge needs for its Line 5 tunnel project.

Traverse City man accused of firing more than 20 rounds from apartment held on $500K bond

The Traverse City man accused of shooting multiple rounds from a gun out of his apartment earlier this week has been arraigned on five felony charges.

Traverse City woman, 73, loses $42,000 in Microsoft impersonation scam

GRAND TRAVERSE COUNTY, Mich., (WPBN/WGTU) -- A 73-year-old Traverse City woman likely lost $42,000 after scammers posing as Microsoft and Federal Reserve repres

Beitner Bridge replacement enters construction phase

GRAND TRAVERSE COUNTY, Mich., (WPBN/WGTU) -- Construction on the replacement of Beitner Bridge is set to begin next month after the Michigan Department of Trans

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University of Michigan head coach Dusty May leaving Wolverines for NBA job

Report: Alex Anzalone signing two-year deal with Buccaneers

Michigan high school football playoffs kick off with thrilling matchups

Former Jets center Nick Mangold dies at 41, less than 2 weeks after announcing disease

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Pistons head coach among assistants for Team USA basketball

Oklahoma City coach Mark Daigneault's only previous experience with USA Basketball was a couple of stints as a video coordinator for younger-division teams more

Pit Spitters postpone game with smoke conditions

Due to the forecasted air quality conditions Thursday evening the matchup between the Traverse City Pit Spitters and Royal Oak Leprechauns has been postponed.Th

Steve Yzerman abruptly steps down as general manager of the Detroit Red Wings

Steve Yzerman abruptly stepped down as general manager of the Detroit Red Wings on Wednesday, a stunning midsummer change by a franchise great leaving the job a

Michigan AD Warde Manuel says he's been fired by social media 3 times in 10 years

ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — Embattled Michigan athletic director Warde Manuel on Tuesday addressed the latest round of reports about his potential exit from the uni

Pit Spitters put up a win on a hot Monday night at home

TRAVERSE CITY -- The Pit Spitters were back at home Monday night to face the Madison Mallards.After winning the first two games out of the all-star break before

Tigers rookie Kevin McGonigle will be a hometown kid at All-Star Game in Philadelphia

DETROIT (AP) — Detroit Tigers rookie Kevin McGonigle can't wait to go home for the All-Star Game in Philadelphia.“I'm super pumped,” McGonigle said Sunday befor

Pit Spitters return from All-Star break with huge 19-12 win over Growlers

KALAMAZOO -- The Traverse City Pit Spitters returned from the All-Star break in a massive way on Friday night.The Spitters were on the road to visit the Kalamaz

Outman's triple keys five-run inning as Tigers win sixth straight, beating Phillies 10-2

DETROIT (AP) — James Outman hit a two-run triple during a five-run sixth inning and the Detroit Tigers won their sixth straight game, 10-2 over the Philadelphia

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