Blog

Photo by Tom Szczerbowski/Getty Images
Locker Room

LeBron James Flops Again

LeBron James flopped again in his game against the Toronto Raptors on Saturday after mistakenly being hit by his own teammate Tristan Thompson.  Thompson got into an argument with a couple of the Raptors players when LeBron tried to smooth things out but ended up getting hit with a weak backwards elbow from his teammate.…

Photo by Duane Burleson/Getty Images
Detroit Sports 105.1

Tigers Win; Zimmermann and Cabrera Hurt

The Tigers beat the Tampa Bay Rays 9-4 in the series finale on Sunday. Jordan Zimmermann and Miguel Cabrera both helped the Tigers to the win but neither were able to finish out the game. Zimmermann allowed just two runs and five hits in 5 and 2/3 innings before leaving with a strained groin following…

Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images
Detroit Sports 105.1

Exaggerator Wins Preakness

Nyquist suffered his first loss at the Preakness Stakes this Saturday to the Kentucky Derby runner-up Exaggerator, squashing hopes for a second consecutive Triple Crown winner. Nyquist, the 3-5 favorite before the race, started out with the lead in the first mile of the track but was over took from the inside by the 5-2…

(Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images)
Detroit Sports 105.1

Nyquist the Horse Favored Again in Tomorrow's Preakness Stakes

Kentucky Derby winner Nyquist will look to complete the second leg of the Triple Crown in tomorrow's Preakness Stakes. Like the Kentucky Derby, Nyquist is again the Friday afternoon favorite to win the race at 3/5. The next closest horse is Exaggerator, with 3/1 odds. When we last checked in on Nyquist the Hockey Player, the Red…

Leon Halip/Getty Images Sport
Detroit Sports 105.1

JV: 2,000 K's!

Detroit Tigers pitcher Justin Verlander has reached another milestone in his pitching career with 2,000 strikeouts after striking out Minnesota Twins Eddie Rosario last night in the fourth inning of Detroit's 6-3 win over the Twinkies. Verlander now will have a long way to go to try and reach another milestone, obtaining more strikeouts than…

Photo by Sean M. Haffey/Getty Images
Detroit Sports 105.1

Kobe's No. 8 Of The Staples Center Hardwood Sells For $179,100

Kobe Bryant's last NBA game was something special. Dropping 60 points, making it the most points scored by a single player in his final game, and leading a 101-96 comeback win over the Utah Jazz had to have made every cent of the insanely priced tickets worth it... right? Well, while tickets sold for prices between $700-$27,500 may seem…

Elsa/Getty Images Sport
Detroit Sports 105.1

Philadelphia 76ers Win 2016 Draft Lottery

With the first pick in 1996 NBA draft the Philadelphia 76ers picked Allen Iverson... and you could say that went pretty well for them. Now, this coming June, in the 2016 NBA draft the 76ers have earned another top pick. With this years top pick the 76ers have first choice over top prospects Ben Simmons…

(Photo By Gregory Shamus/Getty Images)
Detroit Sports 105.1

20 Years Ago Today: Steve Yzerman Scores in Double OT

On this day in history in 1996: Steve Yzerman cemented his place in Red Wings' history when his double-overtime blast from the blue-line in game-seven sent the Wings to the Western Conference Finals. It's one of the most memorable moments in Joe Louis Arena history and one of the best moments of Steve Yzerman's career.…

(Photo by Ronald Martinez/Getty Images
105.1 Knockouts

Blue Jays and Rangers Break Out Into Brawl

The Texas Rangers and Toronto Blue Jays rivalry was brought to a new level during their game on Sunday when punches started flying mid eighth inning. It all started when Blue Jay's player Jose Bautista slid into second and made contact with Texas' Rougned Odor leg. Players from both teams then rushed the field as…

Photo by Greg Fiume/Getty Images
Detroit Sports 105.1

Tigers Beat The Orioles With A 6-5 Comeback In The Eighth

Fueled by back to back homers by J.D. Martinez and Miguel Cabrera late in the eighth the Tigers were able to escape yet another defeat in Baltimore on Sunday. After Baltimore pitcher Darren O'Day struck out the first two batters in the eighth he thought he sealed the deal and also struck out Martinez but…