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Rangers acquire catcher Carson Kelly from Tigers for 2 minor leaguers
ST. LOUIS (AP) — The Texas Rangers acquired catcher Carson Kelly from the Detroit Tigers in exchange for two minor leaguers on Sunday night. Kelly, who will likely back up Gold Glove winner Jonah Heim, batted .240 with seven homers and 29 RBIs in 60 games for the Tigers this season. For his career, he has a .224 average with 52 home runs and 199 RBIs over parts of nine seasons with St. Louis, Arizona and Detroit.
Deadline anxiety: Tigers, AJ Hinch try to maintain normalcy during an abnormal time
DETROIT — It’s not a comfortable time for players or for managers. With the trade deadline rapidly approaching (6 p.m. Eastern on Tuesday), everybody is doing their best to keep a sense of normalcy at a time when very little is normal.
Attorney criticizes Attorney General’s Clinton Township racketeering case
An attorney for one of six defendants charged with racketeering for alleged false medical billing in Macomb County said the case should be thrown out because the state Attorney General’s Office has failed to provide any evidence of criminal acts. James Amberg, attorney for Hassan Fayad, argued for dismissal...
Report: Pistons add Potapenko as assistant coach
The Detroit Pistons' coaching staff is still getting new additions. The Pistons are adding Vitaly Potapenko as an assistant coach, according to a report on Sunday by ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski. New head coach J.B. Bickerstaff already has Luke Walton as his lead assistant, along with Sidney Lowe, Jarrett Jack, Fred...
Gabby Giffords stumps for Kamala Harris in Michigan
Gun reform advocate and former Arizona U.S. Rep. Gabby Giffords stopped in Rochester Hills on Sunday to campaign for Vice President Kamala Harris' fledgling presidential campaign in Michigan. Giffords has become a leading advocate for gun control laws since she survived a mass shooting in January 2011 during a meeting...
Chalk art at the Detroit Zoo, by autistic artist Nick Bair
The Detroit Zoo animals have had their own artist in residence recently. Nick Bair has been chalking animals for public view. The Canton Township-based autistic artist learned about the opportunity from friends and was excited to take on the special artistic occasion. “My friends at LLEC knew about the chalk...
Bailey Ober allows 1 hit in 8 innings to lead the Tigers past the Twins 5-0
DETROIT (AP) — Bailey Ober allowed one hit in eight scoreless innings, and the Minnesota Twins beat Detroit 5-0 on Sunday to win the weekend and season series against the Tigers. Willi Castro and Manuel Margot each had three hits for the Twins, who went 2 for 15 with...
Tigers trade Carson Kelly to Rangers for two minor leaguers
Detroit – The Dillon Dingler experience starts now. With the trade of catcher Carson Kelly to the Texas Rangers Sunday, reports confirmed by the Detroit News, the path is cleared for Dingler, the club’s No. 11-ranked prospect to make his big-league debut. The Tigers are getting back two...
Historical marker dedicated where three Black teens were killed in Detroit during 1967 unrest
Detroit activists V. Lonnie Peek Jr. and Dan Aldridge, July 26, 2024 | Ken Coleman. A Michigan Historical Marker was dedicated on Friday at a site where three Black teens were killed by white law enforcement during civil unrest in Detroit in 1967. The incident at the Algiers Motel, which...
MLB roundup: Bailey Ober, Twins hold Tigers to 1 hit
Bailey Ober held Detroit to one hit over eight innings as the visiting Minnesota Twins downed the Tigers 5-0 on Sunday afternoon. Ober (10-5) walked two and struck out 11 in his seventh consecutive quality start. Caleb Thielbar pitched around a walk in the ninth to complete the shutout. Willi...
Riding quality-start streak, Twins’ Bailey Ober to face Tigers
Minnesota's Bailey Ober is going through one of the best stretches of his career, and he hopes to keep the ball rolling in the finale of a three-game road series against the Detroit Tigers on Sunday. Ober (9-5, 4.04 ERA) has posted six consecutive quality starts, going 4-1 with a...
Lions training camp rookie report
The Detroit Lions rookie class faces different challenges than previous classes assembled by general manager Brad Holmes. With fewer roster holes, the 2024 class may not see as much playing time collectively as the 2023 class. Clearly, Terrion Arnold and Ennis Rakestraw will be the duo that has the potential...
Barbacoa, al pastor, alligator and more: Sunday's Taco Showdown was a feast of flavors
Patience and persistence paid off for two cousins who run El Taco Dojo in Clinton Township. They walked away with the golden championship trophy at the Taco Showdown at Eastern Market on Sunday. The Clinton Township taqueria has been in business for a year in a half but started as...
Arab American leaders are listening as Kamala Harris moves to shore up key swing-state support
DEARBORN, Mich. (AP) — Osama Siblani’s phone won’t stop ringing. Just days after President Joe Biden withdrew his bid for reelection and endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris for the Democratic presidential nomination, top officials from both major political parties have been asking the publisher of the Dearborn-based Arab American News if Harris can regain the support of the nation's largest Muslim population located in metro Detroit.
Four killed in wrong-way driver crash in Royal Oak
A wrong-way driver and three people in another vehicle were killed in a crash early Sunday in Royal Oak, according to a tweet from the Michigan State Police Second District. The incident happened around 2:50 a.m. Sunday when the Detroit Regional Communication Center received calls about a wrong-way driver in a black Volkswagen driving north in the southbound lanes of Interstate 75 near 11 Mile Road.
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