Verlander, "Too Old" For A Rebuild, Happy Tigers Kept Team Intact
Despite rumors that the Tigers were going to blow things up this winter, the great offseason makeover never came to be.
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Despite rumors that the Tigers were going to blow things up this winter, the great offseason makeover never came to be.
President Barack Obama will welcome the World Series champion Chicago Cubs at the White House on Monday, just five days before he leaves office.
Jerry Dipoto's 11th trade this offseason rounded out the Seattle Mariners roster with his top target.
Avila entered the offseason with a stated intention to cut payroll and an open-for-business stance on the trade market.
Looking ahead to the 2017 season, the Tigers' biggest question mark exists in center field.
His offseason workouts have ranged from boxing to basketball to balance-ball batting practice.
Contrary to popular belief, Tigers general manager Al Avila made it clear on Tuesday that he is not under orders to slice the team's bloated payroll.
A California lawmaker wants to name a section of a Los Angeles freeway in honor of Vin Scully, the legendary broadcaster who retired last year after calling Dodgers games for 67 seasons.
After Al Avila's foreboding end-of-the-year comments last November, it was presumed that the Tigers' GM was facing an edict to cut payroll.
Jackson made $5 million with the White Sox last season.
"To this day, I think I was a better football player than I was a baseball player."
NL Cy Young Award winner Max Scherzer revealed Monday that he pitched at the end of last season with an injured finger on his throwing hand and now will skip the World Baseball Classic.
David Forst remembers the exact moment when Rajai Davis hit his World Series-tying home run in Game 7 for Cleveland.
Edwin Encarnacion is on deck for the Indians.
After a World Series trip with Cleveland, runnin' Rajai Davis is returning to the Bay Area with the Oakland Athletics on a $6 million, one-year contract to fill a void in center field.
As the calendar changes to a new year, we make a couple of predictions for the upcoming year in Major League Baseball.
Everything changed for the Chicago Cubs on a rainy November night. A century-plus worth of heartache washed away by a wave of pure joy.
The Detroit Tigers announced Friday that the club has agreed to terms with catcher Alex Avila on a one-year contract.
2016 gave us some break out stars, one huge drop in performance and a franchise dubbed the "lovable losers" finally winning the big one.
The Red Sox have traded right-hander Clay Buchholz to the Philadelphia Phillies for minor league second baseman Josh Tobias.
Boston ($4.5 million), Detroit ($4 million), San Francisco ($3.4 million) and the World Series champion Chicago Cubs ($2.96 million) also were sent bills Friday by the commissioner's office.
There are even fur mittens for Kelly to wear when she pushes the twins in a stroller through the cold streets of metro Detroit.
A person with knowledge of the meeting says baseball owners have ratified the sport's new collective bargaining agreement by a 29-1 vote.
Huston Street believes in some of baseball's oldest, tried-and-true traditions, and the reliever knows team building can be a real benefit, so he considers the elimination of rookie dress up in the new labor deal the loss of "a healthy ritual."
Why would anyone need an uzi, let alone a gold uzi?
Michigan State Police say a suspect is on "Santa's naughty list" after a trooper noticed him driving a stolen vehicle.
Babies at Henry Ford Hospital's Neonatal Intensive Care Unit received a visit from Santa Claus on Christmas Eve.
Temperatures are supposed to drop on Friday, which means Detroit could see some icy and dangerous conditions on the road just as residents are heading back from holiday festivities.
The Minnesota Vikings host the Detroit Lions in Week 17 of the 2025 NFL season on Christmas Day.
To help a family in need this holiday, the Royal Oak Police Department and the community are coming together in a big way.
Temperatures are supposed to drop on Friday, which means Detroit could see some icy and dangerous conditions on the road just as residents are heading back from holiday festivities.
You'll want to plan around the office, retail and business closings that apply to Christmas Day and sometimes also on Christmas Eve.
Our holiday week in Michigan has more warm days than not, and that does help and hinder our travel.
A 1-year-old girl and a 24-year-old woman were injured in a shooting on Christmas Eve on Detroit's east side.
The Minnesota Vikings host the Detroit Lions in Week 17 of the 2025 NFL season on Christmas Day.
Ford Motor Co. is pivoting away from its once-ambitious electric vehicle plans amid financial losses and waning consumer demand for the vehicles.
A 15-gallon tank of gas will cost Michiganders about $42, which is around $15 less than the highest price drivers paid in July 2024.
Ford Motor Co. has stepped up technology in its popular F-150 pickup to combat ever-evolving techniques car thieves have at their disposal.
The management company of the LaFontaine Automotive Group in Metro Detroit has agreed to pay $1.5 million to settle an alleged Paycheck Protection Program loan fraud.
Slower adoption of electric vehicles was cited as the reason for pending layoffs at GM's Factory Zero.
The "Taylor Swift" bill package, which includes House Bills 4262 and 4263, authorizes the Michigan attorney general to pursue action against anyone using ticket bots.
James Ransone, the actor who played Ziggy Sobotka in the HBO series "The Wire" and appeared in many other TV shows and movies, has died.
Comedian and actor Bowen Yang performed his final sketch on "SNL" Saturday night, after announcing his unexpected mid-season exit from the show.
The special features interviews with Kathy Bates, Annette Bening, Albert Brooks, Michael Douglas, Kiefer Sutherland, Jerry O'Connell and Mandy Patinkin.
The Oscars ceremony is moving to YouTube starting in 2029, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced on Wednesday.
The Justice Department said the process of releasing the Epstein files may take "a few more weeks" due to the volume of materials.
The economy remained on track this year, defying the gloomiest predictions. That doesn't mean Americans are thrilled with how things are going.
NORAD, the North American Aerospace Defense Command, tracks Santa's Christmas Eve flight around the world each year. Follow a live map of the tracker here.
The declaration issued by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services called treatments like puberty blockers, hormone therapy and surgeries unsafe and ineffective for children and adolescents experiencing gender dysphoria.
Dylan Larkin scored the tying goal late in the third period and then got the winner 34 seconds into overtime to rally Detroit Red Wings to a 4-3 victory over the Dallas Stars for their third straight win.
President Trump on Thursday signed an executive order to reclassify marijuana. While it might seem like a small move, it opens a new door for the industry as a whole.
Millions of people with an Affordable Care Act health plan face a massive jump in premiums next year — this chart shows just how much.
Henry Ford Health has announced new labor agreements with registered nurses and radiology technicians at its Rochester hospital.
A Michigan hospital is asking members of the public to raise their flashlights as well as the spirits of children during the holiday season.
Oakland County health officials are reporting a confirmed case of measles in a pediatric patient at DMC Huron Valley-Sinai Hospital.
The Minnesota Vikings host the Detroit Lions in Week 17 of the 2025 NFL season on Christmas Day.
The Detroit Lions and Minnesota Vikings have gone from 29 combined wins last season to just 15 this season entering their Week 17 matchup on Christmas Day.
Dylan Larkin scored the tying goal late in the third period and then got the winner 34 seconds into overtime to rally Detroit Red Wings to a 4-3 victory over the Dallas Stars for their third straight win.
The Detroit Lions are sending five players to the 2026 Pro Bowl Games.
The Detroit Lions were not expected to match the success they had last year when they won a franchise-record 15 games to earn the NFC's No. 1 seed in the playoffs and claimed consecutive division championships for the first time since they were an NFL powerhouse in the early 1950s.
The roundtable discusses efforts by political and corporate leaders to raise the bar and improve K-12 education with a focus on raising reading scores.
With one in eight adults at risk for kidney disease, Dr. Silas Norman, a University of Michigan doctor specializing in kidney health, and Sandy Baruah, President and CEO of Detroit Regional Chamber, appear on Michigan Matters.
The state of Michigan can do better when it comes to raising the bar on K-12 public education.
The Detroit show will attract hundreds of thousands to the area as automakers, tech companies and more gravitate to downtown Detroit.
This week on Michigan Matters, Carol Cain speaks with retail owners and entrepreneurs ahead of the holiday season.
The Detroit Lions face a must-win game against the Minnesota Vikings on Christmas Day to keep their slim playoff hopes alive.
Democrats in Congress say they are planning to take legal action if the Department of Justice does not release the remaining Jeffrey Epstein files. On Wednesday, the DOJ says it uncovered over 1 billion additional documents.
Freezing rain is possible Friday morning as a new winter system arrives.
To help a family in need this holiday, the Royal Oak Police Department and the community are coming together in a big way.
Washtenaw County Sheriff Alyshia Dyer filed a lawsuit to stop the County Board of Commissioners, alleging an "unconstitutional takeover" of the sheriff's office.