Cole Custer looking forward to MIS as he navigates ‘tough’ rookie season

Cole Custer feels fortunate to be competing with a high-quality team in Stewart-Haas Racing in his rookie season.

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Twin brothers — one player, one caddie — set for weekend showdown at RMC

One Straka brother is playing, two shots off the lead. The other Straka brother is caddying for the midway co-leader.

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Check out third-round tee times for the Rocket Mortgage Classic

Round 3 of the RMC gets underway Friday morning at Detroit Golf Club.

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Breaking down Round 2 of the Rocket Mortgage Classic: The highs, the lows, the Bubba-isms

Here's a quick-hit recap of all the day's action at the Rocket Mortgage Classic.

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How Juan Gonzalez might have shaped Tigers’ 2006 World Series run

With no eight-year commitment to Gonzalez, the Tigers had enough payroll flexibility to sign Pudge Rodriguez in 2004, and Magglio Ordonez in 2005.

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Four Wolverines, two Spartans voted to BTN’s All-Decade football first team

The state of Michigan was well represented in the Big Ten Network’s 27-member squad.

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Baseball America: Tigers’ Greene No. 5 among teen prospects in summer workouts

Greene hit a combined .271 with a .749 OPS in 221 at-bats across three stops in 2019, capping his season at Single-A West Michigan.

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Cabrera’s bat, Fulmer’s arm among 10 storylines to follow in Tigers camp 2.0

It’ll be BDP — no, that’s not a new advanced statistical metric — it’s baseball during a pandemic.

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Oakland’s Brian Stuard surges to brief lead on Day 2 of RMC, is 9 under

Stuard has used a red-hot 8 iron to get into contention at the Rocket Mortgage Classic for a second consecutive year.

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Moving football to spring would rob many Michigan stars of senior seasons

Clarkston won three state championships in the past decade and is expected to be in contention to win another this fall.

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RMC co-leader Chris Kirk on off-course demons that threatened his career

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Bryson DeChambeau on joining the fray at Rocket Mortgage Classic

Bryson DeChambeau on joining the leaders at Rocket Mortgage Classic

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Rocket Mortgage Classic: Round 2

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Striking gold in 2nd, 3rd rounds of NHL draft could hold key for rebuilding Wings

The Red Wings have three second-round picks and two third-round picks in this year's NHL Entry Draft.

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MLB cancels All-Star Game for first time since 1945; Dodgers host in 2022

Dodger Stadium’s 40-year wait to host the All-Star Game is going to last even longer.

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Redskins to conduct ‘thorough review’ of team nickname

The team said Friday it has been talking to the NFL for weeks about the subject.

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Rickie Fowler finally gets a grip on his game — just in time for Detroit

Blisters have been an issue lately for Fowler. But not Thursday, when he shot a 5-under 67 to get himself into contention at the Rocket Mortgage Classic.

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Report: Pistons could participate in second ‘bubble’ mini-camp in Chicago

ESPN reported the NBA is working on details for a second “bubble” that would allow non-playoff teams to have mini-training camps and exhibition games

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Kirk, 14 months sober and fresh off Korn Ferry win, starts hot in Detroit

Kirk opened with a 5-under 67 to put him two shots off the lead at the Rocket Mortgage Classic.

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Dani Probert finds strength and purpose, 10 years after death of Red Wings enforcer Bob

Ten years after former Red Wings enforcer Bob Probert died of a heart attack at age 45, Dani Probert has helped raise $1.2 million for cardiac care in the Windsor area.

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Cherry, Devellano, teammates remember when Wings’ Probert ruled the NHL

Former teammates, opponents, coaches and front-office personnel talk about Bob Probert, one of the most popular and toughest players in the 94-year history of the Red Wings.

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NASCAR, IndyCar combine for ‘historical’ weekend of racing at Indianapolis

The once-frosty schism between the two biggest racing series in the United States has finally thawed.

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Three tied atop RMC leaderboard with dozens lurking, including mighty Bryson DeChambeau

Doc Redman, who Monday qualified to get into the 2019 tournament and then finished runner-up, shot a 7-under 65. DeChambeau was one shot back.

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Five prospective USPBL players test positive ahead of season opener

Those players didn't participate in any team functions and were sent home, the league said Thursday.

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Check out second-round tee times for the Rocket Mortgage Classic

The second annual PGA Tour tournament got underway Thursday morning at Detroit Golf Club.

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MLB Pipeline ranks Tigers 10th for top outfield prospects

The group is led by Riley Greene, who is considered the Tigers' No. 3 prospect (not including the 2020 draft picks) by MLB Pipeline.

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Cameron Champ rushes to Detroit after PGA Tour updates COVID-19 policy, shoots 69

Champ's positive COVID-19 was a false positive, as confirmed by three subsequent tests that came up negative.

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‘Only good shot I hit all day’: OU’s Stuard starts with holeout for eagle, shoots 68

The Jackson native holed out for eagle on the par-4 10th hole, his first hole of his afternoon tee time Thursday.

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Michigan State student-athlete again tests positive for COVID-19

The individual was one of 41 Michigan State student-athletes that were tested on Monday.

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Breaking down Round 1 of the Rocket Mortgage Classic: The highs, the lows, the DeChambeaus

Each day, The News will take a look at the best holes, shots and moments of the day from the Rocket Mortgage Classic at Detroit Golf Club.

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Blue Jays granted exemption to train in Toronto

Toronto will move camp from its spring training complex in Dunedin, Florida., where players reported for intake testing

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Sponsor FedEx asks Redskins to change their name

The title sponsor of the Washington Redskins’ stadium wants the NFL team to change itsr n

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Rickie Fowler, blisters and all, opens RMC with 67

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Rocket Mortgage Classic: Round 1

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Texas A&M, Jimbo Fisher handed recruiting penalties by NCAA

Jimbo Fisher, who had just been hired by Texas A&M, and an assistant coach had impermissible contact with a recruit, the NCAA said.

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As pitchers and catchers report, Tigers weigh when to play prospects

The Tigers already have a rotation that could include Boyd, Fulmer, Turnbull, Zimmermann and Nova for the truncated 60-game season

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Clarkston star Fletcher Loyer moving to Indiana with Michigan offer

Fletcher Loyer, one of the top 3-point shooters in the state, averaged 21.8 points, 3.5 rebounds and 3.1 assists, making 60 3-pointers, last season.

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Fordson four-star Antonio Gates Jr. a rising force and MSU takes notice

Antonio Gates Jr. is putting himself on the radar as he heads into his junior year at Dearborn Fordson.

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Tigers slugger Miguel Cabrera in the batting cage

Friday marked the first day of Summer Camp for the Tigers, restarting spring training after the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Notable sports deaths in 2020 (Updated: June 28)

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