MINNEAPOLIS — Luke Keaschall hit a two-run homer in the fourth inning and four Minnesota relievers combined for four scoreless innings as the Twins beat the Detroit Tigers 7-3 on a frigid Monday night. Keaschall's first home run of the season helped Joe Ryan earn his first win of the year. ...
NEW YORK — Rick Tocchet understood the stakes, so the Philadelphia coach didn't want to make his players nervous before stepping onto the ice. "They know," Tocchet said. "They see the standings." The standings in the Eastern Conference look a lot different than they did in late March. For one thing, Tocchet's Flyers have crashed the party and are in a playoff spot for the first time since Jan. 12. Way ahead of them, the Boston Bruins, Pittsburgh Penguins and Montreal Canadiens have solidified their positions, while the Detroit Red Wings have dropped from what was once a ...
INDIANAPOLIS — Game of the year? This wasn't even the game of the night. Michigan overpowered Arizona early and humbled the 'Cats for 40 long minutes Saturday, turning their highly anticipated Final Four matchup into a 91-73 Wolverines dunkfest-slash-highlight reel. Junior center Aday ...
INDIANAPOLIS — Yaxel Lendeborg stood at midcourt with a Michigan staffer, going through the paces of a halftime warmup at the giant Final Four midcourt logo. He jogged lightly forward, backward, then shuffled side to side before hopping around. He spent much of that time grimacing or ...
DETROIT — Kerry Carpenter, Zach McKinstry and Matt Vierling hit two-run homers and drove in three runs apiece, and the Detroit Tigers powered their way to an 11-6, rain-shortened victory over the St. Louis Cardinals on Saturday. The game was called after 8 1/3 innings following a 40-minute rain delay. Gleyber Torres added a solo shot for the Tigers, who had only two home runs in their first seven games. The game was delayed with one out in the ninth because of inclement weather. The field was deemed unplayable after the delay. Detroit starter Jack Flaherty was charged with five ...
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Tobias Harris scored 19 points, and Daniss Jenkins added 16 points and 14 assists as the Detroit Pistons beat the Philadelphia 76ers 116-93 Saturday night to clinch the top seed in the Eastern Conference playoffs. The last time the Pistons (56-21) were the top seed in the East was in 2006-07. They have already clinched the Central Division title for the first time since 2007-08. Jalen Duren added 16 points and seven rebounds, and Ausar Thompson had 14 points for the Pistons, who have won 12 of their last 15 games. Both Duren (illness) and Harris (left knee ...
