Carl Carlton, a hitmaking funk and R&B singer from Detroit, has died. He was 72. Carlton’s son Carlton Hudgens II announced his father’s death in a Facebook post on Sunday. “​​RIP Dad, Legend Carl Carlton, singer of ‘She’s a Bad Mama Jama,” he wrote alongside a photo. “Long hard fight in life and you will be missed,”

John Leonard has spent the 2025-26 season in the AHL and ranks among the team leaders with 19 goals and 10 assists.

The Detroit Lions fell to 8-6 with a 41-34 loss to the Minnesota Vikings on Sunday. Here are grades for each position group based on performance in the Lions' Week 15 matchup against the Rams.

Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford threw for 368 yards and two touchdowns, connecting with star wideout Puka Nacua nine times for 181 yards in the shootout victory. It was another ugly outing for the secondary as the season is officially on life support.

The Lions' chances of making the 2025-26 playoffs are now estimated to be around 35% to 40%. Regarding the Wild Card, the Lions remain the top team in the bubble Week 15. Detroit holds the No. 8 spot in the NFC, but after wins from the Bears, 49ers and Seahawks, the deficit has become larger.

The Detroit Pistons have won five of their last six matchups, most recently defeating the Atlanta Hawks 142-115 at home last Friday. It was the team's largest win of the season, and the bench scored a season-high 77 points in the win. 12 players scored at least 7 points, making the Pistons the third team in NBA history to accomplish that feat.

The Lions allowing the Rams to score 20 unanswered points played significant part in their sixth loss of the season.

The Detroit Lions have not won back-to-back games since October, but they likely need to win three straight to make the playoffs.

The Los Angeles Rams and Detroit Lions met Sunday at SoFi Stadium. Here's who deserves credit and criticism for the Rams.

Things don’t get any easier for the Celtics with the top team in the Eastern Conference, the Pistons, in town on Monday night. Detroit had a franchise-record-tying 13-game win streak snapped in its last trip to Boston, when the Celtics prevailed in a nailbiter the day before Thanksgiving.

Los Angeles Rams tight end Colby Parkinson looked to clearly be down at the 1-yard line after making a sensational catch over Detroit Lions safety Daniel Thomas on a beautiful ball from Stafford. The call was ruled a 26-yard touchdown on the field.

The Detroit Tigers have the No. 22 overall pick, and Baseball America’s first mock draft now predicts right-handed pitcher Tommy LaPour out of Texas Christian University as the selection.