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River Ryan makes strong debut and Tigers hit 3 home runs in 9-2 win over Nationals

DETROIT — River Ryan was outstanding in his Detroit debut and the Tigers hit three home runs to rout the Washington Nationals 9-2 on Monday night, one day after being eliminated from the American League playoff race. Ryan, acquired from the Los Angeles Dodgers in the Tarik Skubal trade, pitched three scoreless innings. He allowed two hits and a walk with two strikeouts. Ryan is expected to start again in the season finale Sunday — the day after Justin Verlander is scheduled to make his final major league start. Keider Montero (10-9) pitched four scoreless innings in relief of ...

NHL teams begin a sprint to the regular season with shorter training camps

Players around the NHL step on the ice Thursday, right around the same time of year training camps usually open up. Only this time, opening night is less than two weeks away. "It's quick," Philadelphia's Jamie Drysdale said. "It's going to be really fast." This is the new normal with the ...

Larkin in limbo: Red Wings open camp with ex-captain injured and not on ice after he asked for trade

DETROIT — Former Detroit Red Wings captain Dylan Larkin, who asked for a trade in the offseason, talked to his teammates Thursday about his request and answered some questions from reporters on the first day of training camp. "I'm trying to be professional about it," Larkin said. The Red Wings said on the eve of camp that Larkin would not skate in the first practice because of an upper-body injury. "I got hurt in the gym working out," he said. "I'm pushing to get healthy. I want to be out there. It was very unfortunate timing. "I wish I could show with my actions to build trust ...

US Olympic gold medal-winners asking for trades shakes up the NHL landscape

What happened in Milan did not stay in Milan. It may have changed the course of NHL history. Since the U.S. won gold at the Olympics in February, three members of that team asked for a trade and another was the subject of serious trade talk that did not materialize. Brady Tkachuk asked out of Ottawa and wound up in Florida to play with brother Matthew; Connor Hellebuyck could soon join him crossing the border after going public with his trade demand to leave Winnipeg; and Dylan Larkin's future in Detroit is in limbo following his desire for a fresh start. Zach Werenski, who remains ...

Sean Burke and Miguel Vargas help the White Sox beat the Tigers 3-1

CHICAGO — Sean Burke pitched six effective innings, Miguel Vargas homered and the Chicago White Sox topped the Detroit Tigers 3-1 on Saturday for a sorely needed victory. Chicago dropped into second in the AL Central after it blew a six-run lead in an 11-8 loss to Detroit on Friday night. Heading into Saturday's action, the White Sox were one game behind Cleveland in the division and third in the wild-card standings, one game better than Texas. The White Sox (79-76) dropped at least 101 games in each of the last three years. They could become the first big league team to make the ...

No. 19 Michigan starts shaky, finishes strong in 52-17 win over UTEP

ANN ARBOR, Mich. — No. 19 Michigan sputtered early against UTEP, trailing twice after giving up two touchdowns off turnovers. For nearly a half, it looked like college football's winningest program might be in trouble again against a Group of Six program in coach Kyle Whittingham's first ...