He may not have been drafted, but Michigan State’s Joey Hauser has officially agreed to a two-way NBA contract with the Utah Jazz. Hauser spent three seasons in East Lansing after one year with Marquette putting up 10.5 points and 6.0 rebounds per game. Come the 2024 NBA Draft, we may just see a few…… MORE
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Michigan lands a pair of NBA Draft first-round selections in Jett Howard and Kobe Bufkin
For all the talent that the Michigan Basketball team had this past season, it’s an even bigger shame that they did not make the 2023 NCAA Tournament following the results of the 2023 NBA Draft. The Wolverines ended up with two first-rounders this year in Jett Howard (11th overall to Orlando) and Kobe Bufkin (15th…… MORE
Pistons select Ausar Thompson and Marcus Sasser in NBA Draft, both first-rounders
The Detroit Pistons’ 2023 NBA Draft ended with a pair of selections, both in the first-round, in Ausar Thompson, who was selected with the 5th overall pick, and Marcus Sasser, who was picked 25th overall following a draft night trade with the Boston Celtics in exchange for the 31st pick, the first selection in the…… MORE
Former Red Wings netminder Mike Vernon inducted into Hockey Hall of Fame
Former Detroit Red Wings goaltender Mike Vernon can now call himself a Hockey Hall of Fame inductee for the Class of 2023. The Calgary native spent three seasons with the Red Wings from 1994-97 winning one Stanley Cup during the 1996-97 season that also included capturing the Conn Smythe Trophy for being the 1997 Playoff…… MORE
Henrik Zetterberg and Richard “Rip” Hamilton headline 2023 Michigan Sports Hall of Fame class
The Michigan Sports Hall of Fame Class of 2023 was recently announced, and headlining this year’s class is former Detroit Red Wing Henrik Zetterberg (2002-18) and former Detroit Piston Richard “Rip” Hamilton (2002-11). Zetterberg was part of the Red Wings 2008 Stanley Cup Championship team and served as captain from 2012-18, while Hamilton captured a…… MORE
Tigers Weekly Report: Somehow, a winning week happened
Whenever the Detroit Tigers accumulate a winning week, you’ll take it and run with it. After dropping two of three at home to the Atlanta Braves to kick off last week, the Tigers rebounded emphatically on the road taking three of four from the first-place Minnesota Twins to end the week above .500. As we…… MORE
Pistons hire Jarrett Jack as an assistant coach, Monty Williams reportedly has staff in place
Monty Williams is bringing in a former assistant of his with the Phoenix Suns to the Detroit Pistons in Jarrett Jack, who spent the last two seasons as an assistant under Williams in Phoenix. There have only been a couple of reported Pistons assistant coaching hires announced by the NBA/Pistons insiders on social media, but…… MORE
Run it back? “Hard Knocks” reportedly gauged the Lions’ interest in coming back for a second straight year
It appears that the NFL and HBO are having a (very) difficult time trying to get a team to be featured on this year’s “Hard Knocks” training camp documentary. How much of a hard time are they having? Well, it’s been reported that HBO recently reached out to, you guessed it, the Detroit Lions to…… MORE
Promoted: Grand Rapids Griffins hire Toledo Walleye’s Dan Watson as new head coach
The Detroit Red Wings have promoted from within to be their American Hockey League affiliate’s new head coach as Dan Watson has been hired as the Grand Rapids Griffins’ bench boss. The 43-year-old Watson comes to the Griffins after serving six seasons with the Red Wings’ ECHL affiliate, the Toledo Walleye. In total, the Ontario…… MORE
Tigers Weekly Report: Downward Spiral
A nine-game losing streak. That’s where we’re at with the 2023 Detroit Tigers following an 0-6 week and have now been swept in three consecutive three-game series against the Chicago White Sox (road), Philadelphia Phillies (road), and Arizona Diamondbacks (home). To make matters worse, the Tigers are currently the ONLY team in Major League Baseball…… MORE
