DETROIT — The Rocket is almost ready for liftoff. The 156-player field for the PGA Tour’s fourth annual Rocket Mortgage Classic was finalized Friday night, with the exception of five additional qualifiers to be settled Sunday and Monday. Among the nota…
Tigers’ Tarik Skubal tosses a gem in win over A’s to open doubleheader
Whatever Tarik Skubal did during the All-Star break, he might want to try doing it again before his next start. Skubal was back to his early-season form against the Oakland Athletics on Thursday, allowing just one run and striking out nine over six inn…
Review: Billy Porter’s ‘Anything’s Possible’ gets its emotions right
Billy Porter’s version of high school life makes the fashion-forward kids in “Clueless” look like the orphans in “Annie.” The Tony and Emmy winning “Pose” star’s students in “Anything’s Possible” are dressed to impress, sporting fabulous wardrobes that…
Postal Service increases EV commitment to 40% of new delivery trucks
WASHINGTON — The United States Postal Service plans to make at least 40% of all new delivery vehicles battery electric, including at least 50% of the trucks purchased from Oshkosh Corp. The move marks an increase from its previous plan to make only 20%…
Flint water crisis costs Michigan $53 million in legal bills so far
DETROIT — The state has spent nearly $53 million since 2016 for both the prosecution and defense of Michigan’s top officials in the Flint water criminal and civil litigation, with costs spanning four departments and at least 25 state employees, accordi…
John Niyo: Steve Yzerman, Red Wings finally find their depth — and some light — in rebuild
DETROIT — You have to give a little to get a little in any good relationship. And in a way, that’s exactly what Steve Yzerman has done this offseason. The Red Wings’ general manager gave away some of that financial flexibility he’d worked so methodical…
Guardians’ late rally foils productive night for Tigers’ rookie Riley Greene
CLEVELAND — Tigers’ manager AJ Hinch was talking about rookie Riley Greene before the game. He was asked what Greene might’ve learned from striking out four times against Cleveland’s Triston McKenzie Thursday night. “I think he learned that McKenzie’s …
Two high-level Ford execs to retire; former Amazon exec joining the company
Two high-level Ford Motor Co. executives — Hau Thai-Tang and Frederiek Toney — are retiring later this year, the Dearborn automaker announced Thursday. Meanwhile, Ford is bringing on Dave Bozeman, a former Amazon.com Inc., Caterpillar Inc. and Harley-D…
Henry Payne: Road tripping to a Georgia raceway in the Cadillac XT5
BRASELTON, Georgia — Three years ago, I watched here at Road Atlanta Raceway as a blood red, V-8-powered Cadillac DPi-V.R prototype streaked ahead of a snarling pack of IMSA race cars into Turn One on its way to a convincing victory at the Petit Le Man…
Tigers use four-run seventh, rare Miguel Cabrera stolen base to top Royals
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — What do Miguel Cabrera, Ted Williams and a stolen base have in common? Check out the top of seventh inning of the Tigers’ 7-5 win over the Royals on Tuesday night at Kauffman Stadium. The Tigers scored four times in that inning, brea…