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Miraculously, the Detroit Tigers are just a few games behind in their division and have a legitimate chance to win the American League Central Division, despite being almost 10 games below .500. And they’re just now getting healthy. But that got us thinking, which Detroit team has the most winnable division in their sport? Now,

The NFL on Thursday suspended three players for at least a full season and another for six games in the latest batch of punishments for violations of the league’s gambling policy. Indianapolis Colts cornerback Isaiah Rodgers and defensive end Rashod Berry, along with free agent defensive tackle Demetrius Taylor, are all indefinitely suspended and must

Detroit Lions Hall of Fame running back Barry Sanders is used to adjusting on the fly on the field, but recently he’s had to adjust to a new role off the field, a Michigan State dad. His son, Nick, joined the MSU basketball team this past season as a walk-on shooting guard. Prior to college,

We knew that Detroit Lions linebacker Jack Campbell could dish out big hits, but now we know that he can take them as well. Campbell’s new fiancée, Megan Meyer, recently posted a fun video of him wakesurfing, which is when you ride behind a boat, using nothing but the boat’s wake to pull you after

The Detroit Lions have as good of a top-to-bottom roster as they’ve had since Brad Holmes and Dan Campbell took over two years ago. That makes projecting their 53-man roster even more difficult than usual. It’s mid-June, training camp doesn’t open for another month and roster spots won’t be decided until late August, but this

They were dreamers then, dreamers who never went anywhere without a football in their hands. They tossed it back and forth as they walked to the store, passers-by honking for them to get out of the street. They ran routes on their way home from practice, and when an errant pass hit a parked car,

Apple Podcasts | Spotify • Hosts: Shawn Windsor (@shawnwindsor) and Carlos Monarrez (@cmonarrez) • Editor: Robin Chan • Executive producers: Anjanette Delgado, Kirkland Crawford • Email: swindsor@freepress.com On this episode: The guys are back this week and they’re tackling Shawn’s recent piece exploring how the Detroit Lions’ season could unfold. How many wins does this team need to rack up for all the hype and anticipation

After spending the week teasing it on social media with some fun and cryptic posts, the Detroit Lions officially unveiled their new alternate helmets on Wednesday. The new helmet veers from the team’s typical silver helmets and instead opts for another one of its staple colors, Honolulu Blue. The helmet, designed to commemorate the team’s 90th anniversary,

July 4 is around the corner. Training camp begins a few weeks later. Preseason games a couple weeks after that. In other words, Summer is essentially over, which means the Detroit Lions season is nearly here. In that spirit, and acknowledging that so many can’t wait for the season to get here anyway, it’s high

Michael Brockers was that guy in the defensive line room. Alex Anzalone has been him for the linebackers. But for the past two seasons, as the Detroit Lions rebuilt their defense from scratch, they never had a veteran do-right leader to help bring along their secondary. “One of the things that Brad (Holmes) and I

The Detroit Lions could be good this year. Like, really good. The Lions have rebuilt their roster to the point they will enter the season as the favorites to win the NFC North for the first time since the division was formed 21 years ago. They’re young, deep and talented, but they’re not without their

Jameson Williams had more drops (three) than catches (one) in his rookie season, and his inconsistency catching the ball showed up at times again this spring. But Detroit Lions wide receivers coach Antwaan Randle El downplayed concerns about Williams’ hands this week, saying the second-year pass catcher is working on things to fine-tune that part

Jameson Williams had more drops (three) than catches (one) in his rookie season, and his inconsistency catching the ball showed up at times again this spring. But Detroit Lions wide receivers coach Antwaan Randle El downplayed concerns about Williams’ hands this week, saying the second-year pass catcher is working on things to fine-tune that part

The Detroit Lions will head into summer break with another of their draft picks under contract. Tight end Sam LaPorta signed his four-year contract Thursday, the team announced after its final organized team activity practice of the spring. LaPorta received a slotted four-year deal worth $9.465 million as the No. 34 pick of April’s draft.