DETROIT -- Minnesota Twins shortstop Carlos Correa left Friday night's game against the Detroit Tigers with an oblique strain after striking out in the third inning. "It's like a gut punch," outfielder Byron Buxton said following Detroit's 8-2 win. The banged-up Twins have been without infielder Royce Lewis, who was put on the injured list two weeks ago with strained quadriceps, and might also lose Correa for a while. The 29-year-old Correa, a two-time All-Star, is among the top players for the defending AL Central champions, who are hitting a...

DALLAS (AP) — Marcus Sasser scored 24 points in his hometown return, including 13 straight Detroit points during a stretch of the third quarter, and the Pistons beat the Dallas Mavericks — playing without Luka Doncic and Kyrie Irving — 107-89 on Friday night. The Pistons (14-67) led for most of the night against a Mavericks team that had won five consecutive games and 16 of 18 to secure an playoff spot. Chimezie Metu scored 18 points for Detroit, matching a career high with four 3-pointers. Doncic, the NBA scoring...

April 13 - Marcus Sasser led a balanced attack with 24 points, James Wiseman put up a double-double in a rare start and the visiting Detroit Pistons formally crushed the Dallas Mavericks' hopes of finishing fourth in the Western Conference with a stunning, 107-89 victory Friday night. Evan Fournier led a productive four-man bench crew with 13 points as the Pistons (14-67) snapped a six-game losing streak by having better depth than a Mavericks club resting star guards Luka Doncic and Kyrie Irving. Jaden Hardy went for a game-high 25...

Jason Kidd insisted the Mavericks were focused on their Friday opponent, the Detroit Pistons, when asked before the game if they’ve started preparing for their first-round playoff series against the Los Angeles Clippers. With two games left in the regular season, the Mavericks coach said he didn’t want his team to overlook anyone, even the struggling Pistons, but it was clear after the 107-89 loss Friday at American Airlines Center that Dallas has its sights set on the future. The Mavericks were undermanned without the dynamic duo of Luka Doncic...

DALLAS — The season is almost over, and the Detroit Pistons managed to add at least one more win to their total. A night after losing at home to the Chicago Bulls by 22 points, they rebounded to defeat the Dallas Mavericks, 107-89. Marcus Sasser, a Dallas native, finished with 24 points and scored 22 in the second half. Chimezie Metu added 18 points and eight rebounds, knocking down a career-high four 3-pointers. It was an even performance from start-to-finish. Detroit committed just six turnovers as the Mavericks committed 20....

In no particular order, the stakes of Saturday afternoon’s Battle of New York for the Islanders include, but are not limited to: • Clinching a playoff spot, if the Islanders win and the Capitals (against Tampa) and Red Wings (in Toronto) both lose. • Defending the honor of Adam Pelech and Noah Dobson after Rangers coach Peter Laviolette accused both of “vicious” hits during a 4-2 Islanders win over the Blueshirts on Tuesday. • Learning the status of Dobson after the young star left Thursday’s victory over Montreal in the...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Rookie Adama Sanogo had 22 points and 20 rebounds to shatter his career highs and help the short-handed Chicago Bulls beat the Washington Wizards 129-127 on Friday night. Chicago coach Billy Donovan gave starters DeMar DeRozan, Nikola Vucevic and Alex Caruso the night off after clinching the ninth seed in the Eastern Conference on Thursday night with a victory in Detroit. "It allows them to rest a little bit," Donovan said. "And then we'll probably talk after the game tomorrow about going to the New York game."...

April 13 - Javonte Green scored 24 points and Dalen Terry led a late surge as the visiting Chicago Bulls used a makeshift lineup to defeat the Washington Wizards 129-127 on Friday night. Adama Sanogo contributed 22 points and 20 rebounds off the bench while Coby White and Jevon Carter added 20 points each as the Bulls (39-42) pulled off the victory with a lineup full of reserves. It was the second road win in as many nights for Chicago. Its victory Thursday night in Detroit clinched the No. 9...

WASHINGTON — Rookie Adama Sanogo had 22 points and 20 rebounds to shatter his career highs and help the short-handed Chicago Bulls beat the Washington Wizards 129-127 on Friday night. Bulls coach Billy Donovan gave starters DeMar DeRozan, Nikola Vučević and Alex Caruso the night off after clinching the No. 9 seed in the Eastern Conference on Thursday night with a victory in Detroit. “It allows them to rest a little bit,” Donovan said. “And then we’ll probably talk after the game tomorrow about going to the New York game.”...

The 2024 NFL Draft starts on April 25 in Detroit with the 32 first-round picks. In the 88 NFL drafts, teams have chosen 128 prospects who played at Alabama high schools and colleges in the first round, and another 29 who were not first-rounders but were selected in the first 32 picks. AL.com is counting down to the draft by highlighting the players with Alabama football roots who have been chosen in the first 32 picks. Two Alabama players and two Auburn players have been the 13th selection in an...