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P Basketball
Detroit Pistons

Pistons Rewrite the Roster After a 60-Win Year — and the Duren Standoff Looms

We waited a long time for a season like the one our Pistons just put together — 60-22, the East's No. 1 seed, the kind of year Detroit basketball fans dreamed about through the lean stretch.

Patrick Lowney · Sep 15, 2026
W Hockey
Detroit Red Wings

Larkin Reports to Camp Despite Summer Trade Request

Well, our captain is coming home after all — Dylan Larkin will report to training camp in Detroit next week, despite the trade request that went public back in July.

Patrick Lowney · Sep 15, 2026
D Baseball
Detroit Tigers

Tigers Steal One in Toronto, Edge Blue Jays 6-5 to Open the Series!

What a night up at the Rogers Centre, as the battling Tigers found a way past the Blue Jays 6-5 in front of 42,867 to take Game 1 of the series.

Patrick Lowney · Sep 15, 2026
D Baseball
Detroit Tigers

Tigers Roll Rockies 8-1, Complete the Sweep and Stretch the Streak to Four!

What a Sunday at Comerica Park, as the Tigers rolled the Colorado Rockies 8-1 to finish off a clean three-game sweep and push our winning streak to four straight in front of 22,726.

Patrick Lowney · Sep 14, 2026
L Football
Detroit Lions

Lions Survive a Wild One, Escape With 31-30 Overtime Win Over the Saints!

Well, the Lions gave us a heart attack and then handed us a win, escaping with a 31-30 overtime thriller over New Orleans on Sunday in Detroit.

Patrick Lowney · Sep 14, 2026
L Football
Detroit Lions

Lions Open With a Thriller: Detroit Edges Saints 31-30 in OT at Ford Field

What a way to kick off the season, and it happened in front of our own crowd: the Lions opened the regular season by hosting the New Orleans Saints at Ford Field and walked off with a 31-30 overtime victory.

Patrick Lowney · Sep 14, 2026
D Baseball
Detroit Tigers

Tigers' Kids Roll Twins 7-2, Snap a Seven-Series Skid at Comerica!

The kids can play.

Patrick Lowney · Sep 10, 2026
L Football
Detroit Lions

Hutchinson Poised to Take His Game to Another Level for Our Lions

Remember when we grabbed Aidan Hutchinson second overall in the 2022 NFL Draft?

Patrick Lowney · Sep 10, 2026
D Baseball
Detroit Tigers

Twins Edge Our Tigers 3-2 as Clemens Burns His Old Team

It was a former Tiger who did us in at Comerica on Monday night, as Kody Clemens turned on a two-run homer in the sixth against the club that used to sign his checks — his fourth long ball against us this season.

Patrick Lowney · Sep 9, 2026
D Baseball
Detroit Tigers

Greene Powers Our Tigers Past Minnesota 5-4 at Comerica

Give us an afternoon like this one, because our Tigers held off the Twins 5-4 in front of 23,314 at Comerica Park, and the man of the hour was Riley Greene.

Patrick Lowney · Sep 8, 2026
L Football
Detroit Lions

Lions Lock In Their 2026 Captains as Week 1 Arrives!

The leadership core is set, Detroit, and it is a group we know and trust.

Patrick Lowney · Sep 8, 2026
D Baseball
Detroit Tigers

Guardians Walk Off Our Tigers 3-2 in 10, Take the Series in Cleveland

It was the kind of series that leaves a mark, and Sunday afternoon in Cleveland was the final twist of the knife: the Guardians walked off our Tigers 3-2 in 10 innings at Progressive Field, their third walk-off in a four-game set.

Patrick Lowney · Sep 6, 2026
D Baseball
Detroit Tigers

Guardians Walk Off Our Tigers Twice, Sweep Friday Doubleheader 7-6, 4-3

This one stings, folks.

Patrick Lowney · Sep 5, 2026
P Basketball
Detroit Pistons

Pistons and Jalen Duren Dig In as Contract Standoff Drags Into September

The standoff between our Pistons and Jalen Duren has now stretched into September, and there's real distance between the two sides.

Patrick Lowney · Sep 2, 2026
L Football
Detroit Lions Opinion

MI Sports Chat - More Thoughts Aug. 29

The Ally Challenge in Grand Blanc - In what was once The Buick Open stop on the PGA Tour is now known as The Ally Challenge in the Champions Tour with a lot of the past history of the PGA elite golfers competing!

Patrick Lowney · Aug 30, 2026
L Football
Detroit Lions

Lions Land on ESPN's Most-Likely-to-Improve List as Camp Heats Up!

Buckle up, because the national eyes are back on us: ESPN has our Detroit Lions among the teams most likely to improve in 2026, and after watching this camp unfold, it's hard to argue.

Patrick Lowney · Aug 26, 2026
L Football
Detroit Lions

Lions Unveil New Rivalries Uniform for November 1st Clash With the Vikings!

The wait is over, folks: our Lions have pulled the wrapping off the new Rivalries uniform, and it's set to debut November 1st against the Minnesota Vikings.

Patrick Lowney · Aug 25, 2026
P Basketball
Detroit Pistons

ESPN's Panel Puts the Reigning Knicks Atop the East as the Wild Parity Era Rolls On

The parity era just keeps giving us a new king every June — eight different champions since 2019, from the Raptors to the Bucks to last year's reigning Knicks — and now ESPN's expert panel has laid its cards on the table for 2026-27.

Patrick Lowney · Aug 25, 2026
L Football
Detroit Lions Opinion

Lions Set Their Sights on a Playoff Return

The road back to the playoffs starts now, and for our Lions the mission this season is clear: get back to where this group belongs.

Patrick Lowney · Aug 23, 2026
W Hockey
Detroit Red Wings

Seider Cracks the Ranks of the NHL's Elite Defensemen

The word out of Detroit is one Red Wings fans have been waiting to hear: Moritz Seider has reached the ranks of the NHL's elite defensemen.

Patrick Lowney · Aug 20, 2026
Pro Teams Opinion

MI Sports Chat - Thoughts (Aug. 4, 2026)

There's a line in Hoosiers where Coach Norman Dale, played by Gene Hackman, looks over a thin roster and tells the gym his team is on the floor.

Patrick Lowney · Aug 4, 2026
Pro Teams Editor's Note

MI Sports Chat - Thoughts (Aug. 1, 2026)

MI Sports Chat is All Michigan, All the Time — coverage of everything Michigan sports has to offer, plus some deep thoughts on topics around town.

Patrick Lowney · Aug 1, 2026