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"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?
The Los Angeles Dodgers are bringing back their reliable closer, agreeing Monday to an $80 million, five-year contract to keep All-Star Kenley Jansen, a person with knowledge of the deal said.
That baseball hazing ritual of dressing up rookies as Wonder Woman, Hooters Girls and Dallas Cowboys cheerleaders is now banned.
One player whose name has repeatedly popped up on the rumor mill is left-handed reliever Justin Wilson
Dexter Fowler is headed from the World Series champions to their biggest rival.
Could they go one step further and actually become buyers? Recent history suggests it's a legitimate possibility.
All-Star closers Aroldis Chapman, Mark Melancon and Wade Davis moved to different bullpens. Chris Sale boosted a big rotation in Boston. And the Washington Nationals got their fans talking — a lot.
Aroldis Chapman found a spot in a most familiar bullpen — a very rich spot, too.
The Tigers weren't necessarily "aggressive" in the Rule 5 Draft - as Al Avila said they would be - but they did pick up a potential bullpen arm.
The Denver Broncos trust veteran running back Justin Forsett can play against Tennessee on Sunday after being claimed off waivers this week.
New Red Sox pitcher Chris Sale says he isn't worried that he might not be the ace of the pitching staff after being traded from the White Sox to Boston.
A Roseville man who was an off-duty Detroit firefighter at the time of an April 2026 fatal crash has pleaded no contest, according to the Macomb County Prosecutor's Office.
An 18-year-old man who was accused of causing a crash that killed a 2026 high school graduate in Grand Blanc, Michigan, has been charged.
That timeline was unveiled in plans CBS News Detroit obtained from the Detroit Economic Growth Corporation on Thursday.
Workers in physically demanding jobs should be able to collect full Social Security retirement benefits at age 60, a Michigan lawmaker says.
Absentee ballots are scheduled to begin going out to Michigan voters this week.
The family of 34-year-old Jaquoya Wix was joined by Detroit Police Chief Todd Bettison and Detroit Wayne Integrated Health Network CEO James White.
A Roseville man who was an off-duty Detroit firefighter at the time of an April 2026 fatal crash has pleaded no contest, according to the Macomb County Prosecutor's Office.
That timeline was unveiled in plans CBS News Detroit obtained from the Detroit Economic Growth Corporation on Thursday.
The federal government is defending its officers after a fatal crash last weekend involving an immigrant in western Michigan.
An 18-year-old man who was accused of causing a crash that killed a 2026 high school graduate in Grand Blanc, Michigan, has been charged.
Tony Stewart Racing unveiled a special Dodge livery on Tuesday at Stellantis' North America headquarters in Auburn Hills, Michigan.
The spike in prices has also sparked differing opinions among drivers about who's to blame.
A Ford contract employee was taken to a hospital following an incident on Monday morning at the Michigan Assembly Plant in Wayne, Michigan.
Automotive expert Paul Eisenstein of Autoline TV said the number of vehicles recalled this year has surged.
Woodward Dream Cruise participant Mike Holmes, who showed off a DeLorean at Saturday's event, said the " human interaction is just as much fun as driving the car."
Taylor Swift announced her new single "Patient Zero" earlier this week, saying she has been "impatiently waiting" to announce that it will be out on Friday.
A Tennessee judge granted Dolly Parton's estate a temporary restraining order Wednesday against the late singer's nephew Bryan Seaver and his private security company.
Nike-owned Converse acknowledged that an ad for its Chuck Taylor sneaker is "deeply upsetting."
Presley Gerber, the son of Cindy Crawford and Rande Gerber, has died at 27, a family spokesperson has confirmed.
If you're looking for sunshine in Metro Detroit, Friday is the day to seek it out.
Workers in physically demanding jobs should be able to collect full Social Security retirement benefits at age 60, a Michigan lawmaker says.
The federal government is defending its officers after a fatal crash last weekend involving an immigrant in western Michigan.
A hiker fell between 800 and 1,000 feet to his death over the weekend, after going over the side of a switchback trail on Washington state's Sauk Mountain.
Taylor Swift announced her new single "Patient Zero" earlier this week, saying she has been "impatiently waiting" to announce that it will be out on Friday.
A Phoenix suburb ditched a plan to send recycled water from toilets and other sources directly to residents' taps after political candidates made unproven claims that the water is contaminated "poop water."
More than 100 volunteers gathered on Monday to distribute fresh food and Alzheimer's education resources to seniors in Oakland County in recognition of World Alzheimer's Day.
Thursday marks one year since Michigan Medicine ended gender-affirming care for young patients
Nearly half of Americans with medical debt owe at least $2,000, forcing them to make tough choices, new research shows.
The school immunization waiver rate climbed to 7.1% last year from 6.2% in 2024, the fifth straight year of decline and the highest exemption rate since 2010. Michigan is now outpacing the national average.
The standardbred-Friesian mare is currently undergoing treatment and is believed to be unvaccinated, according to state officials.
School board members discussed a potential new policy that would ban transgender women from women's sports and locker rooms.
CJ Abrams hit a tiebreaking two-run homer and added a solo shot to give the Washington Nationals a 3-1 victory over the Detroit Tigers on Tuesday night.
The Detroit Red Wings will likely extend their playoff drought to 11 seasons, putting their dismal run behind only one in NHL history.
River Ryan was outstanding in his Detroit debut, and the Tigers hit three home runs to rout the Washington Nationals 9-2, one day after being eliminated from the American League playoff race.
The Detroit Tigers and Fifth Third announced on Monday that Comerica Park will be renamed Fifth Third Park beginning with the 2027 season.
The signature event was launched 19 years ago by the Metropolitan Affairs Coalition and the Detroit Free Press.
At the top of the list is the open U.S. Senate contest between Democrat Abdul El-Sayed and Republican Mike Rogers.
The Detroit Regional Partnership, which has been around for six years, has been a significant catalyst, helping bring numerous jobs and companies to the region.
The roundtable talks politics, civility and issues that will resonate this fall in various elections.
As we count down the final days of summer, there's still a wee bit of time left to grab a good book as you head to the beach or maybe your backyard.
It was a big day for students at Detroit's Communication and Media Arts High School over a new field they call their own.
Fall weather continues through the coming weekend.
A missing male victim from an overturned kayak was found dead in West Grand Traverse Bay a little after 11 a.m. on Wednesday, the Leelanau County Sheriff's Office says.
The family of a Detroit woman who was stabbed to death outside the downtown Chipotle where she worked spoke publicly on Thursday, a day after Wayne County Prosecutor Kym Worthy charged the man accused of her killing with first-degree premeditated murder.
A Roseville man who was an off-duty Detroit firefighter at the time of an April 2026 fatal crash has pleaded no contest, according to the Macomb County Prosecutor's Office.