Harris scores 18, Pistons tighten grip on top seed in the East with a 109-87 win over Minnesota

March 30, 2026

MINNEAPOLIS — Tobias Harris led a balanced scoring attack with 18 points on Saturday as the Detroit Pistons strengthened their hold on the top seed in the Eastern Conference with a 109-87 victory over the injury-riddled Minnesota Timberwolves. Jalen Duren had 10 points and 13 rebounds for the Pistons, who have won nine of their last 11 games. They began the day with a four-game lead over Boston in the race for the Eastern Conference's top seed. Five other Pistons scored at least 10 points, led by Daniss Jenkins and Ronald Holland II with 13 apiece. Minnesota's Anthony Edwards ...

Vásquez, Tatis lead the Padres to a 3-0 win over the Tigers to avoid sweep

March 30, 2026

SAN DIEGO — Randy Vásquez and two relievers combined for a two-hitter, and Fernando Tatis Jr. hit an RBI single and his stolen base led to another run as the San Diego Padres beat the Detroit Tigers 3-0 Saturday night to avoid a three-game sweep. Vásquez (1-0) struck out eight and allowed two hits — a single and double by Colt Keith — in six innings, with three walks. Kyle Hart struck out three in two perfect innings and Mason Miller, who took over as closer after Robert Suarez signed as a free agent with Atlanta, walked one and struck out two in the ninth for the save in his ...

Jalen Duren’s 30-point double-double leads Pistons past Pelicans 129-108

March 28, 2026

DETROIT — Jalen Duren had 30 points and 10 rebounds to lead the Detroit Pistons past the New Orleans Pelicans 129-108 on Thursday night. Kevin Huerter had 22 points and Daniss Jenkins added 19 for Detroit, which was coming off a 130-129 overtime loss to the Atlanta Hawks on Wednesday. The ...

21-year-old Kevin McGonigle has 3 hits in his first 3 at-bats in electric debut for Tigers

March 28, 2026

SAN DIEGO — Kevin McGonigle quickly proved that the Detroit Tigers' made the right call by putting him on their opening day roster. The 21-year-old rookie hit the first big league pitch he saw for a bases-loaded, two-run double in the Tigers' four-run first inning against San Diego on ...

Surging Hawks snap the East-leading Pistons’ 4-game winning streak with a 130-129 win in overtime

March 27, 2026

DETROIT (AP) — CJ McCollum scored 27 points, making the tiebreaking three-point play in overtime, and the Atlanta Hawks beat the Detroit Pistons 130-129 on Wednesday night. Jalen Johnson also had 27 points and came close to another triple-double, finishing with 12 assists and eight rebounds. The surging Hawks improved to 15-2 since the All-Star break, best in the Eastern Conference, and snapped Detroit's four-game winning streak. Jalen Duren had 26 points and 14 rebounds for the Pistons, who lost for the first time since All-Star Cade Cunningham sustained a collapsed left lung. ...

Carter Yakemchuk scores in NHL debut as streaking Senators top Red Wings, 3-2

March 26, 2026

DETROIT — Carter Yakemchuk scored a second-period goal and also had an assist in his NHL debut as the streaking Ottawa Senators edged the Detroit Red Wings 3-2 on Tuesday night. Yakemchuk, the No. 7 overall pick of the 2024 draft, had been playing for the American Hockey League's Belleville Senators. He was called up earlier in the day with defensemen Thomas Chabot, Dennis Gilbert, Nick Jensen, Jake Sanderson and Lassi Thomson sidelined by injuries. Yakemchuk, a 20-year-old defenseman from Alberta, had 10 goals in 50 games with Belleville. Brady Tkachuk scored his 20th goal of ...