6 must-watch matchups that could play key role in setting the 2026 College Football Playoff field

August 13, 2026

From early-season heavyweight clashes to conference rivalry games, the road to the College Football Playoff could come down to a handful of marquee matchups. Here are six must-watch games that could shape the playoff race in 2026: Ohio State at Texas, Sept. 12 Steve Sarkisian and Ryan Day match wits again as both teams get an early-season measuring stick game after failing to meet expectations in 2025. A Week 1 loss to the Buckeyes left the Longhorns fighting an uphill battle with little room for error throughout the rest of the season. Texas ultimately fell short of the 12-team CFP ...

Lions center Cade Mays will miss significant time with a wrist injury, Campbell says

August 12, 2026

ALLEN PARK, Mich. — Center Cade May, who was signed to anchor the Detroit Lions' reworked offensive line, will be out for significant time because of a wrist injury, coach Dan Campbell said Monday. "You hate it, I hate it for him because I felt like he was having a good camp and he'd grown ...

Lee’s pinch-hit single in 10th sends Tigers past Giants 3-1 after Melton and Webb duel on mound

August 11, 2026

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Hao-Yu Lee drove in the go-ahead run in the 10th inning with a pinch-hit single and the Detroit Tigers beat the San Francisco Giants 3-1 on Sunday in the rubber game of their series. Spencer Torkelson singled off Sam Hentges (1-4) after Lee's base hit scored automatic ...

Jackson Jobe has sparkling debut to help the Tigers rout the Giants 8-0

August 10, 2026

SAN FRANCISCO — Jackson Jobe held the San Francisco Giants to one hit in five scoreless innings in his first outing in the majors more than a year and the Detroit Tigers broke it open with a six-run seventh inning in an 8-0 victory Saturday night. Jobe (1-0) had been sidelined after Tommy ...

Lions’ Jahmyr Gibbs relieved “stressful” contract negotiations over

August 10, 2026

ALLEN PARK, Mich. — Detroit Lions Pro Bowl running back Jahmyr Gibbs finally got what he wanted. A record-setting contract brought financial security, but for Gibbs, it also ended an anxious wait that had kept him off the practice field. "This process has been extremely stressful," Gibbs ...

Dingler homers for 3rd straight game, helping Tigers to an 11-0 win over the Mariners

August 8, 2026

SEATTLE — Dillon Dingler homered for the third straight game and finished with three hits and three RBIs as the Detroit Tigers defeated the Seattle Mariners 11-0 Thursday. Detroit (56-59) won for the fifth time in six games and moved within a game of Texas in the race for the final American ...