Former
#Lions
kicker Jason Hanson just handed
@kmeinke
a $25 check because Kyle wrote to him as a kid after he missed a short FG vs the Packers, costing Kyle $25 in a pool and Hanson recently figured out the sports writer was the kid who wrote the letter he has kept laminated
Los Angeles Angels manager Joe Maddon said more positive things about
#Detroit
, its fans and the
#Tigers
as any Motor City visitor I've heard in 2-plus decades. Incredible stuff in the long thread if you like or love this city and/or the Tigers.
Miguel Cabrera said he’s playing today, tomorrow, taking Thursday off, and playing Friday, Saturday and Sunday to wrap up his career with
#Tigers
at Comerica Park
Tom Izzo said Rocket Watts was in tears after the game, telling him that his mother saw him play for the first time in college. "That was pretty cool," Izzo said.
Rip Hamilton on
@MSU_Basketball
signee AJ Hoggard, who is also from Coatesville, PA. “AJ is tough. He’s a big point guard that can really pass the ball. He has that “it” factor when it comes to competing that most kids his age don’t have. Izzo is the perfect coach for him.”
Hey there
@NBCNews
my father who is Deaf sent me this video barely showing the American Sign Language interpreter who is cropped out. Please have your cameras pan out for
#access
- thank you
Izzo: “If there's one thing I'm glad about Juwan, to be very blunt and honest with you, John (Beilein) was so buttoned up that I looked like a fool all the time now. Now, both of us look like fools and it makes it an equal-opportunity deal."
Blake Corum bounces back from knee injury, leads Michigan to brink of 1st national title since 1997 and gives back like few if any have ever done as a college athlete
Mateen Cleaves says he will be at Breslin on Friday night when Cassius Winston will likely break his Big Ten and
@MSU_Basketball
career assists record vs Wisconsin
"They should do that after the game," Ohio State coach Chris Holtmann told a ref, complaining about the Spartans' tradition of having seniors kiss the logo at midcourt on Senior Day.
Maddon said when Shohei Ohtani, a popular player everywhere, hit his 40th homer Wednesday night, the Comerica Park crowd cheered louder for him than fans in any other city. “That was a pretty good moment," Maddon said.
ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — Michigan center Hunter Dickinson said he was part of a decision to remove a published Barstool Sports podcast in which one of his co-hosts compared Michigan State basketball coach Tom Izzo to Adolf Hitler.
Michigan State coach Mel Tucker smokes cigars and poses with expensive cars on social media, hoping to grab the attention of recruits from coast to coast and perhaps pique interest of football fans near and far.
Story by
@larrylage
:
How would the late Mike Ilitch feel as Steve Yzerman comes back to run the Red Wings? "I've been talking to him. He hasn't answered me yet," Marian Ilitch said with a smile. "Yeah, he is smiling. He's very, very happy. He would've probably broke rules, trying to get it done."
Michigan players, in particular Tyree Kinnel, appear to be very upset at how the Hoosiers are hurting Wolverines. The latest is Berkley Edwards, who is about to go on a stretcher after Cam Jones hit him and was ejected for targeting.
"... and I think it creates a wonderful atmosphere here and it represents the city well. Detroit gets a lot of things right. And, I’m glad to see there’s a lot of progress being made in the city itself. But when it comes to Tiger baseball, it’s as rich as any.”
Eastern Michigan coach Rob Murphy said his program was paid more than $100K for playing at Michigan State and the money will help the Eagles take an international trip next summer.
Have covered more than 100 Michigan football games and many other events with the Angel of the Big House, but I think this is the first time I’m lucky enough to sit next to
@chengelis
at work
Michigan's Fab Five reunites, attends 1st basketball game at Crisler in 3 decades “If you’re cry at somebody’s funeral, you might as well get along with them while they’re alive,”
@JalenRose
said.
A-Rod is wearing an Izzone shirt and has seats behind Michigan State bench for game vs Indiana. He was in area for auto show and came up here, met with team and attending game because he has been a fan of the school since
@MagicJohnson
helped
#Spartans
win 1979 title
"Detroit is a great baseball city, tremendous tradition. As a kid growing up, I knew everything about them. I’ve gotten to know Willie Horton. I knew Al Kaline. All these guys, my God, Alan Trammell, (Lou) Whitaker, all these guys are really outstanding.
This young man has cerebral palsy. He took his first steps today without his cane as classmates cheered him on.
This is the Twitter content I’m here for...💪😍💥❤️😊🔥
Later, Maddon added after answering a question about how popular Ohtani is everywhere in MLB and how some teams – Cubs, Cardinals – travel well. "There wasn’t like a throng of Angels fans there. Those were Detroit Tigers fans from the last 100 years, screaming for him."
Ernie Harwell used to say you’ll see something in every baseball game that you haven’t seen before. Cole Treat, my son’s best friend, caught a pitch during his at-bat today
@SportsCenter
@RexChapman
"This city has had a wonderful tradition of baseball and I think they appreciate it. They understand what he’s doing. What they saw him do last night is highly unusual and they may not see it for a long, long time again. It’s not surprising that the people here would do that.
Purdue coach Ryan Walters didn't back down on saying he knows for "a fact" Michigan was at a number of his team's game this season as part of an alleged sign-stealing scheme.
Waking up thankful to celebrate my 20th anniversary at AP. I will always appreciate Harry Atkins called to tell me I should apply for his job and that Charles Hill believed in a 27-year-old kid with less than 2 years of full-time experience.
Michigan State is paying Mel Tucker $5.5 million per season as part of his six-year contract. Tucker was one season into a five-year, $14.75 million contract at Colorado.
Maddon almost made me tear up when he mentioned Ernie Harwell. “He used to sit with me in the dugout here. He treated you like you were something special, the little bench coach, just trying to fight my way through everything. He’d sit there and engage you in conversations ...
DETROIT (AP) — Jared Goff lifted his arms in the air, encouraging Ford Field fans to get even louder, before taking the final snap to end his long-suffering franchise’s skid in the playoffs.
The crowd delivered, approaching the decibel level of a siren.
Goff came through, too.
Michigan’s 4th-ranked men’s basketball team took a step toward returning to the court today, allowing athletes to have their skills, strength & conditioning assessed by coaches after a pause that lasted nearly 2 weeks.
An Olympic and former Michigan wrestling star has added to abuse allegations against university doctor become the first athlete to publicly accuse the late Dr. Robert E. Anderson of misconduct.
"There was an appreciation for his performance and I think the audience was primed based on their expectations for Miggy Cabrera. They were just looking for something explode with and so fortunately Shohei provided it last night. I think it was just ripe for that.
Holtmann added: “To be honest, I think I was just frustrated with the loss and I was anxious to get to the locker room with our team. That is why I communicated that to the official. I can certainly be more gracious in defeat. All the best to MSU moving forward.”
Izzo on Beilein: "I haven't talked to him. I called him once. I feel bad. ...When you take over bad jobs in the NBA, from what I've been told, the first thing they said, `Will you be able to handle losing.' ... Some of the things he went through were a joke."
Michigan players ran on the field without the M Go Blue banner at the 50 for the first time since the tradition started in 1962 according to
@Johnubacon
Ted Lindsay lived to do what he thought was right. He help start the union, was the first to take the Stanley Cup closer to fans in the stands and didn’t go to his own Hall of Fame induction because his wife and kids weren’t welcome.
At the old Tiger Stadium site to watch my son play in place my dad watched the Tigers and Lions, starting in 1953, and took me to my first MLB game about 40 years ago.
Hey
@Xfinity
&
@BallySportsDET
my dad, who turns 80 this month, is trying to understand why you couldn’t reach an agreement to let him watch the Tigers. What should I tell him?
“I was warned about (Dr. Robert Anderson) from teammates, saying, 'If anything happens and you go see the doctor, he's going to inappropriately touch you, that's just what Dr. A does,’” Hrovat recalled. He declined to describe the exam, saying he was uncomfortable.
"... and make you feel like you’re a big deal on this team. He had a gift. It’s not unlike Vin Scully. I’ve had a chance to know Vin, too. They really bring something out of you or make you feel possible more important that you actually are.”
Ward said he broke hand on Ohio State player’s elbow, leading to last night’s surgery and the sling. Langford seen here getting shot up from a scooter with left foot in boot from surgery.
.
@MSUgymnastics
dances to celebrate winning meet over EMU, Rutgers and Pitt on a night
#Spartans
looked like they were determined to enjoy in front of about 2,000 supporters at Jenison
“I want to say, Comerica, I didn’t really get this ballpark when I first saw it. But now when you walk in, I really think they did a wonderful job. At first, I thought the seats were too spread out. For whatever reason, its grown on me