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Restricted free agent forward Marvin Bagley III has reached an agreement with the Detroit Pistons on a three-year, $37 million deal, league sources told Yahoo Sports on Thursday. He was traded to the Pistons last season after three-plus seasons with the Sacramento Kings and played 18 games in Detroit, averaging 14.6 points and 6.8 rebounds per game. Bagley was the second overall pick by the Sacramento Kings in the 2018 NBA draft after one season at Duke. For his career, Bagley has averaged… Source link

CLEVELAND — Mama said there’d be days like this, even if she had no idea she would play a key role in another Detroit Lions loss. Lions left guard Jonah Jackson was hit with a costly unsportsmanlike conduct penalty at the end of the third quarter of Sunday’s 13-10 loss to the Cleveland Browns for a verbal comment he made about Browns defensive end Jadeveon Clowney’s mother. JEFF SEIDEL: Dan Campbell went conservative this time. But the result was the same: A loss The penalty came two series… Source link

Editor’s note: The author was born and raised in Fresno, California. LAS VEGAS — Most now know about Jalen Green, the young prodigy the Houston Rockets selected with the No. 2 pick in the 2021 NBA draft. But very few know about where the 19-year-old guard is from. Green grew up in Fresno, California, located in the Central Valley with a population of approximately 1 million in Fresno County. When people think of the Golden State, Los Angeles typically comes to mind. After that, the Bay Area… Source link

For some lucky fanbases, it’s the NBA Playoffs. For Detroit Pistons faithful, it’s mock draft szn. Until the NBA Draft Lottery on June 22, the Pistons will be picking second in these mock drafts. That means a lot of Jalen Green, Evan Mobley and Jalen Suggs. What it also means is not a lot of Cade Cunningham, the golden goose of the draft. Except, maybe it doesn’t. Krysten Peek of Yahoo! Sports released a mock draft today that actually had the Pistons landing Cunningham with the… Source link

DETROIT – The philanthropic arm of tech company Google will help the city of Detroit to build a search tool that helps people find affordable housing. Officials announced Monday that the city of Detroit has been chosen to participate in Google.org’s Fellowship Program, through which Google employees will support the city as it works on the affordable housing locator tool free of charge. The goal of the tool is to simplify searching and applying for affordable housing in Detroit by listing… Source link

The Guardian Wilson to the Raiders? Watson to the Jets? NFL quarterback trade possibilities The coming months could involve a flurry of trades for some of the biggest names in pro football. Here’s a rundown of some of the most intriguing deals Deshaun Watson and Sam Darnold could both be on the move this off-season. Photograph: Steven Ryan/Getty Images Carson Wentz, Philadelphia Eagles Age: 28. Career touchdowns: 113. Career interceptions: 50. Career passer rating: 89.2 Why the Eagles could… Source link

Terez Paylor, a Detroit native and Yahoo! Sports columnist who was among the top pro football reporters in the country as well as a Pro Football Hall of Fame voter, died Tuesday. He was 37. Yahoo! Sports announced his death through a statement from fiancee Ebony Reed, a former Detroit News editor. A cause of death was not given. “While we are shocked and saddened by Terez Paylor’s sudden passing, we also celebrate his extraordinary life that touched so many,” the statement read. “Terez was an… Source link

It was the second question of his introductory news conference Tuesday, and given the magnitude of the decision, it was somewhat surprising it was not the first. Brad Holmes made no promises about Matthew Stafford‘s future at quarterback, but the new Detroit Lions general manager sure sounded like a man who wants Stafford on his team in 2021. “Matthew, great player,” Holmes said. “And what you really appreciate is, I think the talent level is easy to see. But you really appreciate how his… Source link

Two days before the 2009 NFL draft, Matthew Stafford sat in the back of a league courtesy truck that drove him through Manhattan. He was about to become the No. 1 pick, about to agree to a contract worth $41.7 million guaranteed, about to head to the Detroit Lions where he was confident he’d reverse the supposed “Curse of Bobby Lane” and lead the woebegone franchise to some playoff victories, if not a lot more. As the truck drove through Midtown, Stafford spotted a storefront… Source link

article (Photo by Samuel Corum/Getty Images) SOUTHFIELD, Mich. (FOX 2) – More than 2 million Michigan voters have already mailed in or submitted their ballots ahead of Election Day, but some might be wondering if they can change that vote, according to Google Trends. Google searches of the phrase “can I change my vote” peaked Tuesday morning in the U.S. around 6 a.m. ET. One of the states where it surged was in Michigan, one of the key battleground states in the Presidential… Source link