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Click on the bold scores for additional details. NHL The Detroit Red Wings earned a crucial playoff win last night, as they blanked the Tampa Bay Lightning 2-0. Andreas Athanasiou and Henrik Zetterberg scored. Petr Mrazek had to stop only 16 shots to earn the shutout. It was another chippy game, with 11 …

Click on the bold scores for additional details. NBA The Detroit Pistons open the playoffs this afternoon at Cleveland at 3:00. We’ll join that game after Tigers baseball on AM 1400 and FM 99.3, WCCY. NHL The Detroit Red Wings will host the Tampa Bay Lightning in game three of their opening-round …

Click on the bold scores for additional details. NHL The Detroit Red Wings dropped game two of their opening-round playoff series 5-3 at Tampa Friday night. Jimmy Howard took the loss in goal, stopping 26 of 30 shots. The game was not a friendly one. 27 penalties were assessed, including three in …

Click on the bold scores for additional details. MLB The Detroit Tigers defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates 7-4 yesterday. Jordan Zimmermann pitched six shutout innings. Nick Castellanos gave Detroit an early lead with a two-run double in the fourth inning,  and sealed the win with a two-run homer in the seventh. The Tigers took three …

Click on the bold scores for additional details. NHL The Detroit Red Wings lost to the Tampa Bay Lightning 3-2 in the first game of their opening-round NHL playoff series last night. Nikita Kucherov gave Tampa an early lead with a goal in the first period. Detroit surged ahead in …

Click on the bold scores for additional details. MLB Anibal Sanchez turned in a strong start, as the Detroit Tigers blasted the Pittsburgh Pirates 8-2 yesterday. Sanchez gave up two runs on four hits over 5-2/3rds innings, and earned his second win of the season. Justin Upton hit a 451-foot home …

Click on the bold scores for additional details. MLB Justin Verlander struggled, and the Detroit Tigers lost to the Pittsburgh Pirates 7-4 yesterday. Verlander gave up seven runs before leaving with one out in the fifth inning. Nick Castellanos and J.D. Martinez each hit their first home runs of the …

Click on the bold scores for additional details. MLB The Detroit Tigers’ game against the New York Yankees last night was postponed because of wintry weather. No make-up date has been announced. The Tigers open an interleague set at home against the Pirates this afternoon. The forecast calls for mostly cloudy …

Click on the bold scores for additional details. NHL The Detroit Red Wings lost to the New York Rangers 3-2 Saturday, but still clinched their 25th consecutive playoff berth when the Boston Bruins lost to the Ottawa Senators. Jimmy Howard stopped 17 of 19 shots. Detroit trailed 2-1 when they …

Click on the bold scores for additional details. NBA The Detroit Pistons earned their first playoff berth since 2009 with a 112-99 victory over the Washington Wizards Friday night. Reggie Jackson led Detroit with 39 points and nine assists. Detroit built a 19-point lead in the second quarter, but Washington came …