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Gibbs has career-high 218 yards of offense and 2 TDs, helping Lions bounce back and beat Bucs 24-9

DETROIT — Jahmyr Gibbs was offered oxygen on the bench after a 78-yard run. He turned it down. Clearly, he was not out of breath. Gibbs scored on a long sprint in the second quarter, a 5-yard spinning plunge in the third and accounted for a career-high 218 yards from scrimmage to lead the Detroit Lions in a 24-9 win over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Monday night. "You felt like this was coming," Detroit coach Dan Campbell said. "This has been building." The Lions (5-2) bounced back from a loss as they have done flawlessly for nearly three years, extending their NFL-long streak ...

Mendoza throws four TD passes and No. 3 Indiana overwhelms Michigan State 38-13

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — Fernando Mendoza completed 24 of 28 passes for 332 yards and four touchdowns and No. 3 Indiana celebrated its highest ranking in program history with a 38-13 rout of Michigan State on Saturday. The Hoosiers (7-0, 4-0 Big Ten), who have won all but one game by double digits, kept pace with No. 1 Ohio State atop the conference standings with touchdowns on their first five possessions. Mendoza threw a pair of TD passes to Elijah Sarratt, and also hit E.J. Williams Jr. and Omar Cooper Jr. for scores. "This is the sharpest we've seen him up to this point in a ...

Red Wings beat Panthers 4-1 to send defending champs to second straight loss

DETROIT (AP) — Cam Talbot made 21 saves, Mason Appleton scored twice and the Detroit Red Wings beat Florida 4-1 on Wednesday night to send the defending champion Panthers to their second straight loss. The injury-hit Panthers began the season with home victories over Chicago, Philadelphia and Ottawa, then lost at Philadelphia on Monday. Detroit has won three in a row. The Red Wings opened with a home loss to Montreal, then swept a home-and-home series with Toronto. Appleton opened the scoring at 2:09 of the second on a snap shot. Patrick Kane added a power-play goal at 9:36, ...

No. 3 Indiana tries to ignore the noise by focusing on Michigan State and the Old Brass Spittoon

Indiana running back Roman Hemby has had plenty of experiences during his first four college seasons. He's ready to tackle a different one Saturday. One week after celebrating perhaps the biggest victory in Hoosiers history and just six days after ascending to the highest ranking in school history, No. 3 Indiana heads home to face struggling Michigan State. On paper, it looks like a mismatch. The reality is Hemby and his teammates know better. "I feel like we're in the business where we know Big Ten football is Big Ten football and everyone is capable of beating everybody," he ...

Tigers extended manager Hinch’s contract, say they have resources to sign Skubal to long-term deal

DETROIT — Detroit Tigers general manager Scott Harris said he extended manager A.J. Hinch's contract during the 2025 season and insisted ownership will provide the resources necessary to sign ace Tarik Skubal to a long-term deal. Harris and Hinch had a news conference Monday morning, wrapping up their season that ended last week with a 3-2, 15-inning loss at Seattle in Game 5 of the AL Division Series and looking ahead to next year and beyond. "I wish we weren't here right now," Harris said. "I wish we were in Toronto, preparing for Game 2 of the ALCS." Harris said he approached ...