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NBC Sports
3 days ago
- Sport
- NBC Sports
Brian Branch: Lions feel invincible on defense
The Lions fell short of their goal last season, but safety Brian Branch believes their experience in 2024 sets them up well for success in 2025. Branch made the Pro Bowl after playing in 16 regular season games and that availability made him an outlier on the team's defense. Defensive end Aidan Hutchinson, linebacker Alex Anzalone, defensive tackle Alim McNeill and several other defensive players missed time with injuries that left the team scrambling to fill out the unit at times. The group still played well enough for the Lions to earn the top seed and Branch said going through those tribulations has left the unit feeling more confident about the future. 'We went through the ups and downs,' Branch said to Rainer Sabin of the Detroit Free Press. 'We fought together in tough games. We have been in a game where it depended on us to win. So, it just makes everybody buy in. Once you have a group that has bought in and has gone through trials and tribulations, we feel invincible.' Branch said he feels 'we're better than last year' and the test of that will come when we find out if their stay in the playoffs lasts longer than one game this time around.
USA Today
4 days ago
- Sport
- USA Today
Davis Thompson makes three eagles in just eight holes at Rocket Classic
The skies were clear but lightning figuratively struck twice Saturday at Detroit Golf Club as a second golfer in the 2025 Rocket Classic made three eagles in one round. Atlanta native Davis Thompson, 26, became the second golfer in two days to drop three eagles in a single round at the PGA Tour's Rocket Classic in Detroit during Saturday's action. Before Philip Knowles did it Friday in the second round, the feat had never been accomplished during the previous six years of the Rocket. It had only happened once on the PGA Tour in 2025: Chandler Phillips did it in Round 1 at the Players Championship. Thompson's three eagles were even more rare because all three came on the front nine — in his first eight holes. Thompson, who started the day at 8-under, six shots back of the leaders, had his first eagle on the first hole, where he hit a 303-yard drive. His 80-yard wedge fell in for a deuce on the short par-4. He sank a birdie on the par-5 fourth, bogeyed Nos. 5 and 6, and then made back-to-back eagles on the par-5 seventh and short par-4 eighth. No. 7 has been a popular eagle this week, and Thompson took advantage. A 316-yard drive and 234-yard approach shot gave him a 37-foot putt, which he drained to recover from the bogeys. The 352-yard par-4 eighth hole is guarded by sand traps on each side, and though many players have birdied it, Thompson defeated the hole by simply driving the ball 344 yards to 7 feet. He capitalized with his third eagle of the day to climb to 5 under par on the round and 13-under total. He bogeyed the par-3 ninth to shoot a 4-under 32 on the front. Thompson then bounced back with a birdie on the par-4 No. 10. Thompson moved up 32 spots with his performance on the front nine and inside the top 10 as the leaders teed off. Follow the Detroit Free Press on Instagram (@detroitfreepress), TikTok (@detroitfreepress), YouTube (@DetroitFreePress), X (@freep), and LinkedIn, and like us on Facebook (@detroitfreepress).
Motor Trend
6 days ago
- Automotive
- Motor Trend
The Mercedes-AMG GT XX Concept's 5 Coolest, Wildest New Technologies
Alisa Priddle joined MotorTrend in 2016 as the Detroit Editor. A Canadian, she received her Bachelor of Journalism degree from Carleton University in Ottawa, Ontario, and has been a reporter for 40 years, most of it covering the auto industry because there is no more fascinating arena to cover. It has it all: the vehicles, the people, the plants, the competition, the drama. Alisa has had a wonderfully varied work history as a reporter for four daily newspapers including the Detroit Free Press where she was auto editor, and the Detroit News where she covered the GM and Chrysler bankruptcies, as well as auto trade publication Wards, and two enthusiast magazines: Car & Driver and now MotorTrend. At MotorTrend Alisa is a judge for the MotorTrend Car, Truck, SUV and Person of the Year. She loves seeing a new model for the first time, driving it for the first time, and grilling executives for the stories behind them. In her spare time, she loves to swim, boat, sauna, and then jump into a cold lake or pile of snow. Read More
USA Today
25-06-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
Michigan State basketball's Jesse McCulloch seen at Moneyball Pro-Am in a walking boot
Michigan State basketball has not had a great start to the summer in terms of health. A week after incoming transfer wing Kaleb Glenn's devastating injury that will sideline him through this upcoming season, promising redshirt freshman big man Jesse McCulloch seems to also be dealing with an injury. On Tuesday night, McCulloch was seen at the annual Moneyball Pro-Am wearing a walking boot. When fans saw McCulloch with the boot on at Moneyball, rumors immediately started swirling as fans feared the worst, but Detroit Free Press journalist Chris Solari reported that he has been told that it is a 'minor issue' and that he will still be working out with the team this summer. McCulloch is rumored to be a big part of the team next season as, presumably, the team's backup center, and if the murmurs about his development are true, he could even be competing for a starting spot by the end of the year. Contact/Follow us @The SpartansWire on X, and like our page on Facebook to follow ongoing coverage of Michigan state news, notes, and opinion. You can also follow Andrew Brewster on Twitter @IAmBrewster.
Yahoo
23-06-2025
- Yahoo
Dearborn Heights family unsettled by late-night masked visitor, police says
A masked person has been showing up at a family's home in Dearborn Heights late at night, in what police are calling threatening and disturbing behavior. The individual has been appearing in the area of Kennedy Street and Rouge River Drive, often around midnight, according to a news release from Dearborn Heights police on Monday, June 23. "While no physical harm has been reported, this behavior is considered threatening and has understandably caused concern," police said in the release. More: Grenade scare at DTW temporarily shuts down checkpoint, TSA says Police are asking for the public's help in identifying the individual, whose identity remains unknown. Anyone with information is asked to call 313-277-6770. The police chief could not immediately be reached for more information. Nour Rahal is a trending and breaking news reporter. Email her: nrahal@ Follow her on Twitter @nrahal1. This article originally appeared on Detroit Free Press: Police: Dearborn Heights family unsettled by late-night masked visitor
