Greg Biffle victory leaves Jimmie Johnson baffled over bad luck at MIS

The chase finally was on Sunday at Michigan International Speedway, with Sprint Cup series leader Johnson running down Biffle's No. 16 Ford over the final 20 laps of the Quicken Loans 400.

Brandon Knight's role remains Pistons' biggest question mark

What do they really have in Knight, their 2011 lottery pick, and what do they do with Rodney Stuckey, who is entering the partially-guaranteed final year of his second NBA contract in Detroit?

Matthew Stafford, others in '09 class, understand Lions' hopes are in their hands

Martin Mayhew's first draft class as general manager — Jim Schwartz's first group of rookies — remains the foundation for this football franchise.

• Photos: Lions minicamp, June 11

Tiger Woods' quest to best Jack Nicklaus is race against the clock

Once upon a time, he was the rarest breed of Tiger, stalking his prey on one leg and still finding a way to make the kill. That was five years ago, though, that remarkable playoff win over Rocco Mediate at the 2008 U.S. Open at Torrey Pines.

In new coaching era, Pistons must end culture of backstabbing

Rest assured, whenever Maurice Cheeks is introduced, consensus is what they're going to tell us and sell us. For once, though, it'd be nice to see them — and hear them — deliver on that promise at The Palace. No more hanging the coach out to dry with silence, regardless of ownership’s edict. No more whispers about a coach’s shortcomings behind his back, regardless of whether they’re true. No more of the kind of passive-aggressive behavior that has plagued this organization for years.

Latest 'witch hunt' by MLB officials threatens baseball's image

Jhonny Peralta isn't talking. But Anthony Bosch reportedly is. And at the moment, that's all that seems to matter, which makes at least one of Peralta's veteran teammates in the Tigers' clubhouse wonder just what it is that everyone else is talking about here.

• Photos: Rays 3, Tigers 0

College sports TV deals bring on the good, bad, ugly

Adding Maryland and Rutgers to the fold, Ohio State president Gordon Gee noted, 'gives us 40 to 50 million more viewers, makes the (Big Ten Network) worth more money than God.'

Wings' Jimmy Howard remains composed despite shaky play around him

Howard was saying it through pursed lips, still seething over another third-period letdown by his team, and you could hardly have blamed him if he’d decided to go off script. He didn’t, though.