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Sports FILE - Detroit Tigers' Miguel Cabrera hits a two-run home run during the third inning of Game 4 of baseball's World Series against the San Francisco Giants in Detroit, Oct. 28, 2012. Cabrera, one of the greatest hitters of all time, is retiring after the Detroit Tigers wrap up their season Sunday, Oct. 1, 2023, and baseball’s last Triple Crown winner is leaving a lasting legacy in the game and his native Venezuela. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip, File)
Sports Miguel Cabrera’s Career Coming to Close With Tigers, Leaving Lasting Legacy

Miguel Cabrera is in the final week of a remarkable career that could make him a first-ballot Hall of Famer. The 40-year-old Detroit Tigers slugger is Major League Baseball’s only Triple Crown winner since 1967. Cabrera’s 21-season career will end Sunday against Cleveland at Comerica Park.

Associated Press Associated Press September 28, 2023 11:34 am EDT
Sports Detroit Lions head coach Dan Campbell watches play against the Jacksonville Jaguars during the first half of a preseason NFL football game, Saturday, Aug. 19, 2023, in Detroit. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)
Sports Hyped-up Lions Host Seahawks in Home Opener, Could Give Desperate Fans Dose of Hope

Fans will fill every seat at Ford Field, where standing-room only tickets were selling briskly, on Sunday when the Lions host the Seattle Seahawks.

Associated Press Associated Press September 15, 2023 9:27 am EDT
Accountability Michigan State coach Mel Tucker yells during the second half of an NCAA college football game against Richmond, Saturday, Sept. 9, 2023, in East Lansing, Mich. Michigan State won 45-14. (AP Photo/Al Goldis)
Accountability Suspended MSU Coach Calls Harassment Allegations False, Outside Scope of Title IX

Suspended Michigan State football coach Mel Tucker said Monday that allegations of sexual harassment against him are “completely false” and the intimate phone call he had with activist and rape survivor Brenda Tracy is outside the scope of both Title IX and school policy.

Associated Press Associated Press September 12, 2023 10:48 am EDT
Accountability Michigan State coach Mel Tucker walks the sideline during the second half of an NCAA college football game against Richmond, Saturday, Sept. 9, 2023, in East Lansing. (AP Photo/Al Goldis)
Accountability MSU Suspends Coach Mel Tucker Amid Sexual Harassment Allegations

Michigan State University suspended football coach Mel Tucker without pay on Sunday, less than 24 hours after allegations became public in a USA Today report that he sexually harassed activist and rape survivor Brenda Tracy during a phone call last year.

Associated Press Associated Press September 11, 2023 9:00 am EDT
Sports FILE - Michigan head coach Jim Harbaugh gestures during the first half of the Fiesta Bowl NCAA college football semifinal playoff game against TCU, Saturday, Dec. 31, 2022, in Glendale, Ariz. Michigan faces Ohio State on Nov. 25, 2023. This becomes huge if both the Buckeyes and Wolverines get past Big Ten title contender No. 7 Penn State. (AP Photo/Rick Scuteri, File)
Sports Michigan coach Jim Harbaugh to serve 3-game suspension to open season for NCAA recruiting violations

Michigan coach Jim Harbaugh will serve a three-game suspension to start this season as part of self-imposed penalties for NCAA recruiting infractions.

Associated Press Associated Press August 23, 2023 11:28 am EDT

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United Auto Workers union members and Jeep workers Sheri Fisher and Mark Zydel hold up signs to traffic during a strike for improved compensation outside of the Stellantis Toledo Assembly Complex on Thursday, Sept. 28, 2023 in Toledo, Ohio. (Phillip L. Kaplan /The Blade via AP) Economy Autoworkers Strikes Spread to Lansing as More Workers Join Picket Line
The Hippie Tree. (Photo via Jeremy Thompson, CC BY 2.0) History That One Time in Michigan…When a Tree Became a Portal to Hell
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Michigan State coach Mel Tucker walks the sideline during the second half of an NCAA college football game against Richmond, Saturday, Sept. 9, 2023, in East Lansing, Mich. Michigan State won 45-14. (AP Photo/Al Goldis) Accountability Mel Tucker Attorney Wants MSU to Preserve Documents for Potential Lawsuit
Education FILE - Michigan State and Air Force play an NCAA college football game, Saturday, Sept. 19, 2015, in Spartan Stadium in East Lansing, Mich. Michigan State University plans to sell alcohol at select home football games in the 2023 season following a recent change to state law that permits liquor licenses to be issued to sporting venues at public universities. (AP Photo/Al Goldis, File)
Education Michigan State University Plans to Sell Alcohol at 4 Home Football Games

Michigan State University plans to sell alcohol at select home football games this season following a recent change to state law that permits liquor licenses to be issued to sporting venues at public universities.

Associated Press Associated Press August 16, 2023 12:48 pm EDT
Sports FILE - Miami Dolphins quarterback Teddy Bridgewater throws the ball on the field before an NFL football game against the New York Jets on Jan. 8, 2023, in Miami Gardens, Fla. The Detroit Lions are not hiding their interest in possibly signing the free agent quarterback. Lions coach Dan Campbell said Tuesday, July 25, 2023, that the Lions hosted Bridgewater for a visit on Monday. (AP Photo/Doug Murray, File)
Sports Lions Reach Agreement With QB Teddy Bridgewater to Back Up Jared Goff, AP Source Says

The Detroit Lions have reached an agreement with free agent quarterback Teddy Bridgewater, according to a person familiar with the situation.

Associated Press Associated Press August 8, 2023 9:49 am EDT