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A four-game series against the team with the worst record in the AL has done very little to slow down the Detroit Tigers.
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A four-game series against the team with the worst record in the AL has done very little to slow down the Detroit Tigers.
You call yourself a Detroit Tigers fan, but how much do you really know about the team?
He likes decaf coffee and the musical stylings of Lionel Richie, but don't think Detroit Tigers' manager Jim Leyland is getting soft.
Major League Baseball and its 30 teams plan to take thousands of teenagers to see the Jackie Robinson film "42."
Anibal Sanchez (2-1) gave up 11 hits while pitching into the seventh inning for the Tigers, who have lost two straight.
Brayan Pena held onto Prince Fielder's relay throw and absorbed a collision with Justin Smoak at home plate for the final out, and the Tigers outlasted the Seattle Mariners 2-1 in 14 innings Wednesday night.
As most of us know by now, 42 -- a.k.a. the Jackie Robinson movie -- hit theaters nationwide Friday.
"It (was) just a finger-length away, that much, from being a home run," Scherzer said of Santiago's two-out triple that hit just inches below the home run line above the scoreboards in left field.
"Both teams were cold, they are dome guys over there, so they might have been a little colder than we were, but it was really cold."
Major League Baseball has created a task force that will study how to increase diversity in the game, especially among black players.
Detroit Tigers fan Jim Nelle, 55, of Winterset Iowa and originally from Farmington Hills is known to fans as "Tiger Man" because of his Tiger striped suit.
Dirks fielded questions on Tigers home Opening Day Friday about all the big names and the contributions expected from them this season.
"I enjoy every game anyways, but there's something different and special about it about it here in the city of Motown," Coke said.
Two of the greatest words in the English language are about to be put in use........Opening Day!
In the wake of the life-threatening skull fracture suffered by Brandon McCarthy last season, MLB has been working to develop and test protective headgear for pitchers.
Drew Smyly went five strong innings and the Detroit Tigers beat the Washington Nationals 4-3 on Friday.
Verlander allowed three homers and four runs while pitching into the sixth inning Thursday of the Tigers' 7-2 loss to the Houston Astros.
He's striking out a batter per inning, while still having not issued a walk through four spring starts.
Major League Baseball has been working to curtail costs associated with acquiring amateur players under the guise of competitive balance for years, hence the spending restrictions implemented by the new Collective Bargaining Agreement.
If you're fantasy baseball draft hasn't happened already, it's going to be happening soon. Here's a look at the top five players at each position.
Reports state Detroit Tigers minor-league pitcher Cesar Carrillo has been suspended 100 games by MLB for violating a drug program.
Just two days after being released by the Tigers, Brennan Boesch has landed with another 2012 playoff team.
It's not everyday that one of the biggest stars in the firmament of Major League Baseball trades in the show for the minor leagues.
Boesch hit 240 last season in 132 games with Detroit and had been struggling this spring.
Saying he made the decision before arriving at spring training, Mariano Rivera announced Saturday that he will retire at the end of the season and hopes to cap his record-setting career by winning another World Series with the New York Yankees.
In lockdown and confusion and fear following an attack at nearby Temple Israel in West Bloomfield, Michigan, the staff at Soul Café made pizza — cheese, mushroom, and margherita.
Six U.S. service members who were killed in a military refueling aircraft crash over Iraq last week have been identified as members of the Ohio Air National Guard and Florida-based crew members.
The CBS News Detroit NEXT Weather Team has declared Sunday as a NEXT Weather Alert Day due to expected high winds and thunderstorms.
The Detroit Chapter of the National Action Network is calling on people of all faiths to come together after the synagogue attack on Thursday in West Bloomfield, Michigan.
The Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team lost in the quarterfinals of the Big Ten Tournament on Friday to UCLA, a squad they beat by 23 less than a month ago.
Ayman Mohamad Ghazali made two purchases at a Phantom Fireworks store in Livonia, Michigan. He told the store staff the fireworks were for the end of Ramadan.
A round of high wind develops Sunday afternoon as the warm sector of a low pressure system builds into lower Michigan.
A sprawling, late-season winter storm is set to deliver a crippling blow to Michigan's Upper Peninsula and the northern Lower Peninsula starting Saturday night.
A public works employee in Huntington Woods, Michigan, is dead after a limb fell on him while he was clearing a road on Friday night, the city said.
The Detroit Chapter of the National Action Network is calling on people of all faiths to come together after the synagogue attack on Thursday in West Bloomfield, Michigan.
The United Auto Workers says that Detroit Diesel is adding a third shift, recalling laid-off workers and hiring dozens more people.
AAA says motorists are paying an average of $3.53 a gallon for regular unleaded gas in the United States.
For the first time in 15 years, Stellantis is not issuing a profit-sharing distribution to UAW-represented employees.
Union Vice President Laura Dickerson confirmed that the worker, TJ Sabula, "has no discipline on his record."
Some General Motors employees are taken aback by this year's profit-sharing checks, with it being $4,000 less than the previous one.
A woman was arrested on Sunday for firing multiple shots at the Beverly Hills home of Rihanna, Los Angeles Police Department officials say.
A restaurant celebrating rock music in the era of the legendary band Kiss is set to open in Royal Oak.
Six Flags is selling off some of its North America amusement parks, including Michigan's Adventure in Muskegon.
Actor and filmmaker Bruce Campbell told fans that he is in treatment for cancer and will cancel some upcoming public appearances.
Faster Horses, a multi-day country music festival, will not return this summer to Michigan International Speedway.
Six U.S. service members who were killed in a military refueling aircraft crash over Iraq last week have been identified as members of the Ohio Air National Guard and Florida-based crew members.
The Detroit Chapter of the National Action Network is calling on people of all faiths to come together after the synagogue attack on Thursday in West Bloomfield, Michigan.
Federal Communications Commission Chair Brendan Carr did not name specific networks, but his post included a reference to a Saturday morning Truth Social post from the president.
TSA officers faced their first full missed paycheck Friday.
U.S. Navy Seaman 1st Class Clyde C. McMeans, 26, was one of the 103 USS California crewmen killed during attacks on Pearl Harbor in 1941.
A second resident of Washtenaw County is suspected to have measles, as health officials continue an investigation about potential cases and exposure sites.
A measles case has been confirmed in Washtenaw County, with health officials investigating when and where others may have been exposed in Southeast Michigan.
Michigan Medicine will drop thousands of Blue Cross Blue Shield members if a deal isn't reached.
HHS Secretary RFK Jr. wants the popular coffee chains to prove their surgery drinks are safe for teens and suggested the Trump administration could place limits on your cup of coffee.
Water testing has detected "low levels" of Legionella bacteria at two more Oakland County government buildings.
The Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team lost in the quarterfinals of the Big Ten Tournament on Friday to UCLA, a squad they beat by 23 less than a month ago.
Jalen Duren had 30 points and 13 rebounds and Cade Cunningham added 17 points and 15 assists as the Detroit Pistons handed the Memphis Grizzlies their seventh straight loss with a 126-110 victory on Friday night.
Jake Guentzel and Gage Goncalves each scored twice, Andrei Vasilevskiy made 23 saves and the Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Detroit Red Wings 4-1 on Thursday night.
Duncan Robinson scored 19 points and the Eastern Conference-leading Detroit Pistons beat the Philadelphia 76ers 131-109 on Thursday night for their second straight victory after a season-worst four-game losing streak.
Former Michigan linebackers coach Chris Partridge is suing the university, its board of regents and its athletics director for firing him in 2023.
Rose talks about a new TV series being filmed in Detroit called "South West High," which revolves around a fictional high school in the Motor City.
As Women's History Month kicks off, Donna Murray-Brown, the new president and CEO of Inforum, appears on Michigan Matters.
Penske, a business and racing legend, turns 89 on Feb. 20 and is celebrating his 60th year in racing during 2026.
Claressa Shields talks about giving back to the community and her efforts to increase equity for women in sports.
The roundtable discusses the impact of the high-profile game for advertisers, including Detroit-based Rocket and Redfin.
Storms tonight
It was a dramatic finish between Michigan and Wisconsin in the men's basketball Big Ten Tournament on Saturday in Chicago. The Wolverines' Yaxel Lendenborg made a tiebreaking 3-pointer with less than a second remaining in the game to help send his team to the championship. Matt Finkel reports from the United Center.
AAA says gas prices have risen 23% since the war in Iran started on Feb. 28. Willie James Inman reports on Americans' reactions to the price spike and what President Trump is saying about the schedule of the conflict.
Shoppers on Saturday had a chance to get their hands on designer brand apparel while supporting the Salvation Army. The money raised will support the organization's rehabilitation center in Detroit.
Members of the National Action Network, a civil rights organization, are denouncing the attack at Temple Israel in West Bloomfield that happened on Thursday. CBS News Detroit's Veronica Ortega reports from Detroit bout their message.