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P Basketball
Detroit Pistons

Duren Is Staying! Pistons Lock Up Their All-NBA Center on a Five-Year, $200M Deal

After a four-month standoff that had all of us sweating, our big man is coming home: Jalen Duren has agreed to a five-year, $200 million fully guaranteed contract to stay with the Detroit Pistons, his agent Chafie Fields confirmed.

Patrick Lowney · Oct 2, 2026
W Hockey
Detroit Red Wings

Red Wings Open At Home Tonight Against The Rangers Amid A Messy Off-Season

Tonight the Wings open at home against the New York Rangers, and if this feels less like a celebration and more like a wake, well, we've earned the gloom.

Patrick Lowney · Oct 2, 2026
W Hockey
Detroit Red Wings

Red Wings Expecting a Different Michael Brandsegg-Nygard This Season

There's a buzz building around the Red Wings, and his name is Michael Brandsegg-Nygard.

Patrick Lowney · Oct 2, 2026
W Hockey
Detroit Red Wings

Red Wings Set 23-Man Roster Amid the Noise as Rangers Loom Friday

Nobody said this camp would be quiet, and it wasn't.

Patrick Lowney · Oct 1, 2026
P Basketball
Detroit Pistons

Pistons Remake the Roster Around Shooting as Camp Opens in Detroit

The remaking of our Detroit Pistons is officially underway, and the fingerprints are everywhere as training camp opened Tuesday at the Henry Ford Pistons Performance Center.

Patrick Lowney · Oct 1, 2026
D Baseball
Detroit Tigers

First Pitch of October Belongs to Phillies-Braves — and the A's Are Suing the Tigers

So the 2026 Postseason is finally here, and while none of our Michigan clubs are on the bracket this October, we've got a bone to pick with the folks in green: A's outfielder Gelof is suing our Tigers over damages he says were caused by a metal fence.

Patrick Lowney · Sep 29, 2026
L Football
Detroit Lions

Gibbs' Third TD Sinks the Jets as Lions Hold On 31-24!

Down in Detroit on Sunday it took a fourth-year phenom to slam the door, as Jahmyr Gibbs caught an 11-yard go-ahead score with 2:25 left to lift our Lions past the New York Jets 31-24.

Patrick Lowney · Sep 28, 2026
L Football
Detroit Lions

Aaron Glenn Brings League's No. 1 Defense Back to Ford Field in Week 3

Here we go, folks: Week 3 sends the New York Jets into Ford Field, and this one comes with a story we all know by heart.

Patrick Lowney · Sep 25, 2026
D Baseball
Detroit Tigers

Nationals Edge Our Tigers 3-1 as Abrams Goes Deep Twice at Comerica

Well, Washington edged the Tigers 3-1 on Tuesday night, evening the series at a game apiece after the Tiger's handled them 9-2 on Monday night, and the whole thing came down to one man: CJ Abrams, who homered twice and drove in the three Nationals' runs.

Patrick Lowney · Sep 23, 2026
D Baseball
Detroit Tigers Opinion

MI Sports Chat - Thoughts Sept. 22

What's in a Name?

Patrick Lowney · Sep 23, 2026
D Baseball
Detroit Tigers

Comerica Park No More: Downtown Ballpark Becomes Fifth Third Park in 2027

Well, folks, the place we've called Comerica Park for more than 25 years is getting a new name.

Patrick Lowney · Sep 22, 2026
D Baseball
Detroit Tigers

Tigers Roll Nationals 9-2 as River Ryan Shines in Detroit Debut!

Nine runs, no answer.

Patrick Lowney · Sep 22, 2026
L Football
Detroit Lions Editor's Note

A Brutal Week 2 as QBs Go Down Across the League

Week 2 of the NFL turned into a rough night for quarterbacks, and there's no way to dress it up.

Patrick Lowney · Sep 22, 2026
D Baseball
Detroit Tigers

White Sox Bury Tigers 8-1, Slam the Door on Detroit's Playoff Hopes

There's no way to dress this one up, so I won't try.

Patrick Lowney · Sep 21, 2026
D Baseball
Detroit Tigers

White Sox Edge Our Tigers 3-1 as Jobe's Nine K's Go for Naught in Chicago

Tough one to swallow on a rainy Saturday in Chicago, where the Tigers dropped a 3-1 decision to the White Sox at Rate Field, a game bumped to a 2:10 afternoon start with thunderstorms in the forecast.

Patrick Lowney · Sep 20, 2026
P Basketball
Detroit Pistons

Pistons Lock Up Ausar Thompson on 5-Year, $155M Extension!

The deal is done and it's the one we wanted: Ausar Thompson has agreed to a five-year, $155 million rookie-scale extension with our Pistons, fully guaranteed.

Patrick Lowney · Sep 20, 2026
L Football
Detroit Lions

Lions Fall in Buffalo, Drop to 1-1 After 41-31 Loss to the Bills

Well, that one stung.

Patrick Lowney · Sep 18, 2026
W Hockey
Detroit Red Wings

Larkin Sidelined by Injury as Camp Opens — and the Trade Cloud Still Hangs Over Detroit

There's no easy way to say it: Dylan Larkin will not skate when Red Wings training camp opens Thursday, sidelined by an upper-body injury he suffered earlier this week in off-ice training.

Patrick Lowney · Sep 17, 2026
W Hockey
Detroit Red Wings Opinion

MI-Sports Chat - Hockey Thoughts - Sept. 16

Hockeytown Anymore?

Patrick Lowney · Sep 16, 2026
L Football
Detroit Lions

Lions March Into Buffalo's $2.1 Billion Fortress for Thursday Night Football

We're heading to Orchard Park, and the new Highmark Stadium is no place to go quiet — a $2.

Patrick Lowney · Sep 16, 2026
W Hockey
Detroit Red Wings

Red Wings Name Shawn Horcoff Interim GM as the Search Rolls On

So Steve Yzerman is out and Shawn Horcoff is in — at least for now — as our Red Wings promote the assistant general manager to interim GM, with the day-to-day roster calls, the salary cap and hockey operations personnel all landing on his desk and reporting straight up to CEO Chris Ilitch.

Patrick Lowney · Sep 16, 2026
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
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 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 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