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No. 6 Florida fell 37-34 to unranked LSU on Saturday night in foggy Ben Hill Griffin Stadium. Gators kicker Evan McPherson missed a 51-yard field goal as time expired to send his team to their second loss of the season, knocking them out of contention for the College Football Playoff. McPherson’s miss came shortly after …

By the early 1970s Indian tigers had been hunted and poached to the edge of extinction – just 1800 were left, down from an estimated 40,000 in the 1930s. The Prime Minister at the time, Indira Gandhi, banned hunting and set up 15 reserves across the country to try to re-establish the tiger in its …

For once, a regular-season matchup between two of the top teams in the country lived up to the hype and then some. No. 4 Notre Dame outlasted No. 1 Clemson 47-40 in a double-overtime thriller on Saturday night in South Bend, Indiana. In doing so, the Fighting Irish handed the Tigers their first regular-season loss …

Mike Leach’s Air Raid offense didn’t disappoint in its SEC debut on Saturday as Mississippi State upset defending champion LSU 44-34 and quarterback K.J. Costello set a conference record for passing yards in a game with 623. The record previously was held by Eric Zeier of Georgia, who threw for 544 yards against Southern Miss …

DETROIT — Detroit Tigers manager Ron Gardenhire has announced his retirement, effective immediately. Gardenhire informed general manager Al Avila of his decision Saturday afternoon. He said he had planned to retire at the end of the season, but had been feeling unwell of late. “I don’t want to feel like I’m running out on everybody, …

DETROIT — Eloy Jimenez hit a three-run homer in the first inning, and the Chicago White Sox snapped Detroit’s four-game wining streak with an 8-4 victory over the Tigers on Tuesday night. Edwin Encarnacion also went deep for the White Sox, who won for only the second time in seven games. Austin Romine hit a …

Two pet cats in New York state have tested positive for COVID-19, the disease caused by the new coronavirus that has claimed more than 180,000 human lives globally, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). This comes after several lions and tigers contracted the disease at the Bronx Zoo earlier this month. The USDA …

CLOSE A look back at the life of Al Kaline, the Detroit Tigers great, who died on April 6, 2020, at age 85. Detroit Free Press Al Kaline, who in a long and unique Detroit Tigers lifetime grew from youthful batting champion to Hall of Famer to distinguished elder statesman, died Monday afternoon at his …

CLOSE Michigan native and former Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter will join another Michigan native, Ted Simmons, Larry Walker and Marvin Miller in the 2020 class of the Baseball Hall of Fame. And while Jeter was a lock to get the call from Cooperstown, the future classes aren’t as clear cut.  ESPN writer David Schoenfield dusted …

Dec 29, 2019 at 12:13 am ET • 1 min read After trailing at halftime for the first time in 15 months, No. 3 Clemson fought back over the final 30 minutes to edge No. 2 Ohio State 29-23 in a thrilling Fiesta Bowl semifinal and advance to the College Football Playoff National Championship on …