Marcus Thames News

Can you imagine the thrill of winning more than $2,000 just by playing a simple game online? Lynda Urbaniak says she could hardly believe she hit the jackpot! But when the money never came, she was devastated.

It was a horrific scene, right after the Red Wings game Thursday night, when a teenager was dragged to his death in what may be a hit-and-run. The parents of Ryan Rosman are preparing to lay their son to rest.

Investigators are asking for help in locating a woman who has been listed as missing since Wednesday.

The Detroit Tigers reinstated right-handed pitcher Joel Zumaya and infielder Jeff Larish from the 60-day disabled list, among several roster moves announced by the club on Friday.

Valerie Elliott, of Kalamazoo, poses with Detroit Tigers right fielder Magglio Ordonez at a Detroit Tigers Foundation benefit in August 2008.

The next step in this series of looks at roster moves that face the Tigers is to look at the arbitration eligible players who don't have the option of turning their team down.

AP PhotoTigers' Marcus Thames is hit by a pitch from Minnesota Twins' Scott Baker on Oct.

Marcus Thames hit his final home run of the season in mid-August. He went homerless in his final 25 games.

Curtis Granderson and Marcus Thames each hit solo home runs and Miguel Cabrera knocked in a pair as the Detroit Tigers held on to defeat the Chicago White Sox, 6-4, salvaging a win in the three-game series at Comerica Park.

If Miguel Cabrera hadn't been partying on Saturday morning, maybe the Tigers would have celebrated with champagne one day later.

By LARRY LAGE Tigers general manager Dave Dombrowski does not agree with Major League Baseball's decision to suspend Detroit pitcher Jeremy Bonderman while only fining Twins pitcher Jose Mijares.Bonderman was suspended for three games Friday for intentionally hitting Minnesota's Delmon Young with a pitch, and Mijares was docked an undisclosed ...

In a game in which the benches cleared, a manager, a pitcher and a catcher were ejected, a player chewed out his teammate for something the opponent did, an umpire might have made the wrong call on a tag-up and the Tigers blew a chance to clinch the American League Central, the most memorable moment Thursday might have been a facial expression.

Detroit's Marcus Thames and Minnesota's had been hit by pitches earlier in the game.

Minnesota Twins shortstop Orlando Cabrera turns the ball after getting a force out on Detroit Tigers' Marcus Thames as second baseman Nick Punto, right, looks on in the second inning of Game 2 of a baseball doubleheader Tuesday, Sept.

One of the great, underrated hitters' counts is 1-0. Just ask Adam Everett. You hear a lot more about the advantage a hitter has with a 3-1 count and 2-0, but three Tigers this season are hitting higher than .500 when putting the ball in play on a 1-0 count.

During the near record-breaking 2003 Tigers season, I was fascinated how a team with such tradition and history could simply be so bad .

Cleveland Indians right fielder Shin-Soo Choo catches a sacrifice fly by Detroit Tigers' Marcus Thames in the eighth inning of a baseball game, Tuesday, Sept.

Detroit Tigers second baseman Placido Polanco doesn't get a lot of hype, but this month, no one on the team has been more effective with the game on the line.

The transformation starts in the morning. In the shower Justin Verlander closes his eyes, runs through the lineup of that evening's opponent and visualizes "not just getting them out, but dominating them." On days that the Tigers' ace is to start, he blocks out the world.

If they intended to show the pesky Twins and the dastardly Metrodome who was boss Friday night, the Tigers instead made a different case in the inaugural showdown of their huge weekend series.