ORLANDO, Fla. — The Orlando Magic are one win away from knocking off a No. 1 seed and winning their first playoff series in 16 years. They're not celebrating yet. Desmond Bane scored 22 points, Franz Wagner had 19 in three quarters and the Magic beat the Detroit Pistons 94-88 Monday night ...
ORLANDO, Fla. — Those 60 wins in the regular season and that No. 1 seed don't mean much for the Detroit Pistons right now. They're one loss away from a rare elimination. Only six No. 8 seeds have defeated a No. 1 in a playoff series in NBA history. It's happened only four times since the ...
CINCINNATI — Pinch hitter Hao-Yu Lee hit his first MLB home run and Spencer Torkelson homered for the fifth straight game as the Detroit Tigers avoided a series sweep with an 8-3 win over the Cincinnati Reds on Sunday. Torkelson tied a Tigers record by homering in five consecutive games, ...
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Paolo Banchero and Desmond Bane each scored 25 points, and the Orlando Magic blew a 17-point fourth-quarter lead before rallying to beat the Detroit Pistons 113-105 on Saturday for a 2-1 lead in their Eastern Conference first-round series. Banchero had 12 rebounds and ...
CINCINNATI — Sal Stewart hit a three-run home run and drove in five runs as the Cincinnati Reds beat the Detroit Tigers 9-2 on Saturday night. Nathaniel Lowe, Elly De La Cruz and TJ Friedl also homered for Cincinnati which is nine games over .500 for the first time since Aug. 2, 2003. At ...
ALLEN PARK, Mich. — The sting of missing the playoffs didn't just linger in Detroit. It sharpened the edge inside the Lions' draft room. General manager Brad Holmes acknowledged Saturday that this year's preparation carried a little bit more fire, fueled by the frustration of falling short ...