Hancock: 'Too Soon To Say' What Tweaks Could Come To Playoff
The evening semifinal — the Michigan State-Alabama Cotton bowl — drew a 9.6 rating for ESPN compared to 15.2 for the previous season's Sugar Bowl semifinal.
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The evening semifinal — the Michigan State-Alabama Cotton bowl — drew a 9.6 rating for ESPN compared to 15.2 for the previous season's Sugar Bowl semifinal.
Michigan State coach Tom Izzo says he will assist freshman Deyonta Davis as he considers entering the NBA draft.
The 6-foot guard from University of Detroit Jesuit is the second straight Mr. Basketball award winner to sign with Michigan State and the fifth since 2009. Muskegon's Deyonta Davis won the award last year.
Senior Denzel Valentine did a bold and courageous thing when he guaranteed that the Spartans would win this tournament.
The Spartans' spotlight as the biggest flop of the first round is one of many reasons it's time to reboot March Madness. Time to frame around the 32 teams left competing for a title.
The arenas tend to be larger for the NCAA Tournament. The media spotlight is brighter. Tensions rise with seasons on the line.
Virginia has been here before, traveling down to Tobacco Road to play its NCAA Tournament games as a No. 1 seed.
Davis has been relatively under the radar for Michigan State by ranking fifth in scoring and third in rebounding.
Every year, POTUS fill out a NCAA Bracket for ESPN and this year he is giving some local love.
"I don't see him doing anything against anybody's will," Izzo told reporters after practice Tuesday afternoon at Breslin Center.
Kansas is No. 1 for the third straight week. and fifth overall, while Michigan State, not one of the NCAA field's top four seeds, is second followed by North Carolina and Virginia.
The Spartans should be a No. 1 seed if you ask me... but that's not the whole story.
Los Angeles Clippers forward Branden Dawson was arrested early Sunday on suspicion of spousal abuse.
Kansas turns the revenge tables on Michigan State to win it all.
Players from Monmouth, St. Bonaventure and even Michigan State got the bad news the way so many folks do these days — through social media.
Tom Izzo is days away from being showered with praise as he is annually for his ability to win during the NCAA tournament.
The Dec. 31 semifinals will start an hour earlier than they did last season and the Orange Bowl will now be played in prime time on Friday, Dec. 30, instead of during the day on Dec. 31.
Michigan State (26-5), which got the other two first-place votes, remained second and was followed by Villanova, Virginia, Xavier, Oklahoma, North Carolina, Oregon, West Virginia and Indiana.
Denzel Valentine has done it all for Michigan State, and the senior is The Associated Press Player of the Year in the Big Ten.
Magic Johnson, Draymond Green and Denzel Valentine.
This battle features two senior candidates who are also have garnered national player of the year consideration: Michigan State's Denzel Valentine and Iowa's Jarrod Uthoff, though Valentine appears to have the edge.
Michigan State's head coach Mark Dantonio quickly jumped on the bandwagon asking Bielema if he wanted to "do lunch."
The entire Michigan State coaching staff, led by head coach Mark Dantonio, plus select current players will conduct offensive and defensive drills and a 7-on-7 scrimmage.
"He has a coal miner's mentality from the Midwest."
In my opinion Spartan fans have a right to be upset, but don't lose any sleep over it because over most of the last decade you have done your talking where it counts.
Two people were injured when a semi-truck crashed Sunday night on Interstate 75 in Metro Detroit.
A Westland woman was among a dozen players who won a $100,000 prize in the Michigan Lottery Super Raffle Game.
A fire ripped through much of a motel in Southgate early Monday, sending occupants running for safety.
Michigan drivers are now paying an average of $2.81 per gallon for regular unleaded gasoline.
The entire state of Michigan is under a warning, advisory or alert related to the weather, with Metro Detroit under a high wind warning.
The entire state of Michigan is under a warning, advisory or alert related to the weather, with Metro Detroit under a high wind warning.
The NEXT Weather Team has designated Monday as a NEXT Weather Alert Day as impacts from a strong winter storm system continue to affect the state.
A fire ripped through much of a motel in Southgate early Monday, sending occupants running for safety.
Kyle Whittingham was barely two weeks into retirement after 21 years at Utah when he found an offer he couldn't turn down.
Two people were injured when a semi-truck crashed Sunday night on Interstate 75 in Metro Detroit.
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.
It marks the second lawsuit in recent months accusing the filmmaker and studio mogul of leveraging his power in Hollywood to make sexual advances.
The band announced Perry Bamonte's death on their official website on Friday.
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.
"Sunday Morning" looks back at some of the newsworthy men and women who passed away this year – from musicians and storytellers, to activists and statesmen – who touched us with their creativity and humanity.
Since 1907, New Yorkers have marked the New Year with the ceremonial dropping of a huge ball in Times Square. Now, a brand-new ball, covered with more than 5,000 handcrafted Waterford Crystal discs, will help ring in 2026.
From political upheavals and gun violence, to the first American-born pope, "Sunday Morning" host Jane Pauley looks back at key events of a transformative year in U.S. history.
Jeffrey R. Holland was next in line to lead the Mormon church under a long-established succession plan.
It marks the second lawsuit in recent months accusing the filmmaker and studio mogul of leveraging his power in Hollywood to make sexual advances.
Oakland County officials say it has taken immediate action after water tests detected Legionella bacteria at the courthouse.
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.
Kawhi Leonard scored a career-high 55 points, James Harden added 28 and the Los Angeles Clippers extended their winning streak to a season-high four games with a 112-99 victory over the Detroit Pistons on Sunday night.
Simon Edvinsson scored with 3:14 remaining in overtime to give the Detroit Red Wings a 3-2 win over the Toronto Maple Leafs.
Kyle Whittingham was barely two weeks into retirement after 21 years at Utah when he found an offer he couldn't turn down.
The Detroit Red Wings on Saturday night were bested 5-2 by the Carolina Hurricanes, who snapped a season-worst three-game skid.
The Detroit Pistons fell 131-129 Friday night to the Utah Jazz. Keyonte George scored 31 points and hit a floater in the lane with 2.1 seconds remaining for Utah, who snapped a four-game losing streak.
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.
Kyle Whittingham on Sunday was introduced as Michigan’s 22nd head football coach. CBS News Detroit’s Matt Finkel breaks down his vision for the program.
President Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met in Florida on Sunday, working to bring an end to the war between Ukraine and Russia. The meeting marked the third time the two leaders have met on U.S. soil. President Trump said he had a "good and very productive" call with Russian President Vladimir Putin before he met with Zelenskyy. Reid Binion reports.
Hundreds of people at Ford Field rolled up their sleeves on Sunday to help save a life as part of the Detroit Lions One Pride Blood Drive.
The Sunday after Christmas is always one of the busiest travel days of the holiday season, and a storm moving through the Midwest is making for a mess at Detroit Metro Airport. Heath Kalb spoke with one couple from Iowa whose flight was canceled.
A high-speed pursuit involving multiple law enforcement vehicles and a truck driver on Saturday was caught on security cameras. CBS News Detroit's Julia Avant spoke to people who saw the incident.