Troy Melton threw seven sharp innings and Colt Keith hit a two-run single as the Detroit Tigers beat the Seattle Mariners 8-0 on Tuesday night to open their post-Tarik Skubal era.

Detroit (55-58) has won four straight and is one of several teams chasing the final AL wild card spot, moving within 1 1/2 games of Cleveland. Seattle (55-59) has lost nine of 13 and dropped 3 1/2 games behind Houston in the AL West.

The Tigers have scored at least eight runs in six straight games, tied for the longest such streak in franchise history.

Melton (7-1) continued his string of dominance since starting the season on the injured list. The right-hander, who has not allowed a run in his last 14 innings, struck out four, walked two and gave up three hits, lowering his ERA to 1.58 in 12 starts. He did not allow a Seattle batter to advance past second base.

The Tigers pulled ahead in the third inning. With two outs, Riley Greene hit a grounder to shortstop Colt Emerson, who made a poor throw to first, allowing a run to score. Keith followed with his single to right that made it 3-0.

Greene homered in the fifth against Emerson Hancock (6-6), who gave up four runs (three earned) in six innings.

Seranthony Domínguez allowed four runs while only recording one out in his Mariners debut, yielding a two-run home run by Gleyber Torres and a solo shot by Dillon Dingler in the ninth. Designated hitter Taylor Ward, acquired from Baltimore at the trade deadline, went 0 for 3 in his first game for Seattle.

RHP Bryan Woo (7-8, 4.56 ERA) pitches for Seattle on Wednesday against Detroit RHP Drew Anderson (4-4, 4.24).

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Devin White finished last season as the NFL's third-leading tackler. He's still no lock for a starting job with his new team.

The 28-year-old White had a career-high 174 tackles — a franchise record — for the Las Vegas Raiders last season. A free agent after the season, he was still available until the Detroit Lions, in need of depth at linebacker, signed him to a one-year contract on Saturday.

"It's a great opportunity, and I don't want to let it pass me by," White said after Tuesday's practice.

With Jack Campbell, who signed a 4-year, $81 million contract extension this offseason, entrenched at middle linebacker, White will look to push for a starting job at one of the outside spots. Derrick Barnes started all 17 games last season, but White could compete with Malcolm Rodriguez for the weakside job.

Rodriguez suffered a torn ACL in November 2024 and was limited to seven games last season. Rodriguez left Tuesday's practice early with an ankle injury. Rookie linebacker Jimmy Rolder, a fourth-round pick, is expected to miss several more weeks with a hamstring injury.

White says he's ready for whatever role the team has in store for him.

"They control all the depth chart things, and whenever it's handed to me to go in, I just run in there as fast as I can so (the coaches) won't put somebody else in," he said. "That's all I'm trying to do. I just feel if I keep doing that and just stay humble, my role will increase and I'll get better and better within the defense to help these guys make plays."

The fifth overall pick of the 2019 draft, White spent his first five seasons with Tampa Bay. He signed with Philadelphia in March 2024, but never played a snap for the Eagles before he was released. He then hooked on with Houston and had a limited role with the Texans.

The Raiders took a flier on him last offseason, and White set the franchise record for most tackles in a single season. However, his deficiencies in pass coverage made him expendable.

The only guarantee he'll get with the Lions is a chance to earn a regular role.

"It's all about competition," defensive coordinator Kelvin Sheppard said. "We have the chance to acquire somebody that we feel like can come in, whether that's push to start or push guys in the room to make them better. "

Atlanta running back Bijan Robinson agreed to a three-year contract extension through the 2030 season, worth up to $75 million, with $51 million guaranteed, according to Spotrac.com. That could speed up the process for the Lions to get All-Pro Jahmyr Gibbs' contract situation settled and get him back in uniform.

Gibbs, who has two years left on his current deal, is sitting out practices.

"It's certainly not going to hurt," Lions coach Dan Campbell said of Robinson's agreement. "Look, I'm anxious to get Gibbs back out there. Every day that goes by, that's another day that you feel like you miss with him and getting him out here with the guys and him doing his part. But there again, it'll get done when it gets done."

Gibbs was on the field on Tuesday wearing a long-sleeved shirt, sleeveless hoodie and dark shorts while chatting with the Lions' running backs and wide receivers as they went through drills. Gibbs, who was second in the league in total touchdowns with 18 last season, spoke briefly to reporters Monday but wasn't made available Tuesday.

The San Diego Padres' surge before the trade deadline was enough to persuade general manager A.J. Preller to take yet another couple of huge swings at a postseason push.

The Padres acquired left-hander Robbie Ray from the San Francisco Giants and right-hander Casey Mize from the Detroit Tigers on Monday, giving up three of their highest-rated prospects in deadline trades for two proven starting pitchers.

"We're trying to win," Preller said. "We don't apologize for it. We're trying to win championships. We're trying to get to the postseason, and do it year after year."

Both the Padres and Tigers confirmed the trade on social media, with the Tigers saying, "Thank you for representing Detroit with heart and determination. Wishing you and your family all the best, Casey." In the trade with the Padres, the Tigers acquired left-handed pitchers Kash Mayfield and Jackson Wolf.  

This latest trade in Detroit comes after the Tigers traded star pitcher Tarik Skubal to the Los Angeles Dodgers. 

The announcement about Mize was first reported by ESPN's Jeff Passan.

San Diego sent right-hander Miguel Mendez and 17-year-old shortstop Joniel Hernandez to San Francisco, which will pay part of Ray's $25 million salary. The Padres also got infielder Gage Workman from Detroit while giving up left-handers Kash Mayfield and Jackson Wolf.

Ray and Mize can become free agents this winter, so they could wind up being only late-season rentals for San Diego. But after stumbling into the All-Star break at .500 following a 15-28 skid, the Padres (58-54) have won eight of nine to move one game back of the final NL wild-card playoff position despite a patchwork rotation with an ugly 4.66 ERA.

That prompted their ever-aggressive GM to go into buyer mode again, shipping out yet another chunk of his severely depleted farm system to fill his obvious need for quality starters.

"We're definitely excited to have them," infielder Xander Bogaerts said in the Padres' clubhouse in Arizona before they opened a key four-game series against the Diamondbacks. "We've been playing some good ball as of late. I think we showed them enough. We've got to continue doing that, obviously, with the nice additions that we have. Adding two guys of that caliber definitely boosts everyone in the clubhouse."

Ray and Mize should slot in immediately for the Padres, who could also get back injured starters Nick Pivetta, Joe Musgrove and Lucas Giolito within the next month.

"We have a team that can compete and win," Preller said. "(The thinking was) if we can supplement, that would be great, but there's a lot of belief in this current team."

Ray is 10-6 with a 3.08 ERA and 107 strikeouts in 122 2/3 innings this season, his third with San Francisco. He has been largely outstanding over the past two months, posting a 1.65 ERA since May while allowing one earned run or fewer in nine of his past 11 starts.

Ray is the only starting pitcher to beat the Padres in the past 10 days, throwing six innings of four-hit ball at Petco Park in the Giants' 4-1 win last Thursday. Ray won the AL Cy Young Award with Toronto in 2021 and had Tommy John surgery in early 2023 while with Seattle, but has returned to be a dependable starter for the Giants, who are retooling late in another disappointing season.

"We feel good about the moves we made back from a few weeks ago in the draft, and then now we feel like we've got some position players and pitchers that hopefully will have a bright future in San Francisco, but that still remains to be seen," Giants president of baseball operations Buster Posey said. "It doesn't really matter until you do it out on the major league field."

Posey wanted Giants fans to know the club isn't satisfied with the results of recent years. San Francisco has made one playoff appearance since 2016.

"I guess you can characterize it how you want, (but) I wouldn't necessarily say a rebuild," Posey said. "Obviously we moved six major league players off of our roster today. I guess the message is we're not satisfied with the way we've played this year and the last few years, and we're trying everything we can to continue to build a product that we can all be excited to come and watch."

Mize, the No. 1 overall draft pick by Detroit in 2018, is 4-6 with a 2.70 ERA and an 0.99 WHIP in 16 starts for the Tigers this season despite managing a groin injury. He also overcame Tommy John surgery and became an All-Star last season before starting two playoff games last fall.

The Padres' recent success has been driven by an offense that has awoken from its first-half slumber, making up for a starting rotation that was perilously thin due to injuries.

San Diego's only regular starting pitchers are Michael King and Walker Buehler, forcing the team to throw three bullpen games per rotation turn with Griffin Canning, Randy Vásquez and Germán Márquez anchoring the outings.

Dominant closer Mason Miller and elite left-hander Adrian Morejon were the subject of innumerable trade rumors this summer while the Padres struggled last month.

Instead, Preller kept his star relievers — and more help is on the way, with Pivetta, Giolito and Musgrove all taking steps toward their returns this month.

Preller made it clear he got no offers he couldn't refuse for Miller, a player he had coveted for years before acquiring him just 12 months ago from the Athletics for a package highlighted by blue-chip prospect Leo De Vries.

"We've let it be known, with any one of our players, it's a very clear bar," Preller said. "We're going to listen at all times to any conversation that a team wants to bring up, (but) ultimately it was a high bar for all of our players."

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Keider Montero pitched six scoreless innings, Eduardo Valencia drove in four runs and the Detroit Tigers completed their first season-series sweep ever against an American League opponent with an 11-0 victory over the Athletics on Sunday.

One day after trading ace Tarik Skubal to the Los Angeles Dodgers for three prospects, the Tigers responded with their third straight win to remain within 2 1/2 games of the last wild-card spot in the AL.

Spencer Torkelson hit a two-run double in the first inning against Gage Jump (4-7) to stake Montero to the early lead. Gleyber Torres added a two-run single and Valencia had a two-run double in the fourth inning to break the game open. Valencia added a two-run double in a four-run eighth.

Montero (8-6) allowed just two hits and two walks.

The Tigers followed up a three-game sweep at home in early July against the A's by winning all three games this weekend to finish the season series 6-0 for their first sweep ever against an AL team. This marked the fifth time the A's went winless against an AL foe with it last happening when they went 0-6 against Toronto in 2019.

Jump struggled to find the strike zone as he was unable to build on the six scoreless innings he threw Tuesday to beat Boston and snap a five-start losing streak. He walked six batters and allowed six runs in 3 2/3 innings.

The final four-plus innings were played with only three umpires after home plate ump Jeremie Rehak left the game after taking a foul ball off his mask. Second base umpire Adam Beck took over behind the plate.

Tigers: Detroit opens a series on Tuesday in Seattle and won't know the pitching rotation until after the trade deadline.

Athletics: RHP J.T. Ginn (8-6, 3.46 ERA) is expected to come off the injured list for a blister to start the series opener Tuesday at Cincinnati.

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Michael Thorbjornsen pumped his right fist after making a 26-foot putt for birdie on his last hole to shoot 7-under 63 and reach 18 under to win his first PGA Tour title by two shots at the final Rocket Classic on Sunday.

"Perfect pace, perfect read," he said.

The 24-year-old Thorbjornsen sealed his spot in the FedEx Cup playoff after rolling into the Motor City No. 69 in the standings. The top 70 advance to the postseason after next week's Wyndham Championship.

Thorbjornsen started the fourth round three shots behind leader Davis Riley, whose rough start opened opportunities for the field.

"The start got the best of me and kind of put me behind the eight-ball early, unfortunately," Riley said.

Thorbjornsen took advantage, surging into the lead at No. 14 with his third of four birdies in a six-hole stretch and closing with a clutch, curling putt that went in the right side of the cup.

He's the eighth first-time winner this season on the PGA Tour and the second straight, following Jackson Koivun's victory last week at the 3M Open.

"It was such a battle, playing with some great players," Thorbjornsen said. "Everyone was in the mix after nine holes."

Xander Schauffele (65) briefly led during the final round and finished second, two shots behind Thorbjornsen.

"I played really well, and he just beat me straight up, so hats off to him," Schauffele said.

Riley (70) was another stroke behind in third, falling out of the lead with four bogeys.

Rasmus Hojgaard (68) was alone in fourth, four shots back.

Hideki Matsuyama (64), Matt Wallace (67), Kristoffer Ventura (68) were another stroke back, tied for fifth.

Thorbjornsen was born in Cleveland, grew up in Massachusetts and attended Stanford. He won the 2018 U.S. Junior Amateur over Akshay Bhatia, who has three PGA Tour wins.

Thorbjornsen chipped in from 35 feet for birdie at No. 12 on a day when he accurately aimed for pins that left him with some short birdie putts before his long one on his 72nd hole.

He had a bogey-free round, an accomplishment many other players on the leaderboard were unable to pull off on a day that started with rain and became windy when the clouds cleared.

Riley started with a one-shot lead and quickly lost it — and couldn't find his ball in fescue at No. 4 after about a dozen people helped him try — with three bogeys through six holes.

He rallied with three birdies in a seven-hole stretch before giving back a stroke with a bogey at No. 17, taking away his chance to possibly force the tournament into a playoff.

The eighth and final Rocket Classic drew its strongest field and biggest crowds.

The PGA Tour is moving to a new model for 2028, effectively creating two tours and Rocket Mortgage decided not to exercise its option to host another tournament next year. The Detroit-based company isn't interested in continuing to spend $15 million a year to be part of the second tier in the new era and didn't want to double the costs to be part of the elite tier.

"There have been some conversations about having a tournament here again," tournament director Mark Hollis said. "Michigan deserves to have professional golf."

The Detroit Tigers said their goodbyes to ace Tarik Skubal and now must turn their focus to an uncertain final two months of the season as they try to make a playoff push without their best player.

The Tigers traded the two-time reigning AL Cy Young Award winner to the Los Angeles Dodgers for three minor league prospects in a deal that was agreed to late Saturday night.

"Baseball has a funny way of challenging you to deal with change," Tigers manager A.J. Hinch said before the series finale against the Athletics on Sunday. "Sometimes that's difficult, sometimes it's part of the game and part of the business. These guys are callous to some of the emotions that come with it."

Moving on without Skubal is the ultimate challenge. The ninth-round draft pick in 2018 developed into one of the best pitchers in baseball, winning the Cy Young in 2024 and '25 and posting a 2.40 ERA over the past three seasons.

Skubal is 7-5 this season with a 2.79 ERA and 116 strikeouts in 96 2/3 innings, and he had a major impact in the clubhouse. But with him set to become a free agent after the season, the Tigers opted to trade him for minor league right-handers River Ryan and Brady Smith and outfielder Zyhir Hope.

Hinch said it was important for the players to appreciate what Skubal gave the team while still understanding the task ahead.

News of the trade broke during Detroit's 8-6 win over the A's on Saturday night, with many players first hearing about it from fans near the dugout during the game. Skubal was back in the clubhouse beyond the center-field fence at the minor league stadium where the A's play when he got the news, making it impossible for the players to get the news directly from him until after the game.

But they managed to focus on the game and come up with the win.

"The team's handled it really well," first baseman Spencer Torkelson said. "Leading up to the trade, I thought we blocked out the noise, amazing. Even in the sixth inning when everyone's screaming at us from the stands that we traded our best pitcher, I think we kept our focus and kept the main thing the main thing. I think as a team we still believe in ourselves, and we know that we're definitely not out of it."

The trade came at an uncertain time for the Tigers, who have overcome a slow start to the season to move within 2 1/2 games of the final wild-card spot after winning the first two games of this series.

Prized prospect Max Clark was called up from the minors on Friday and has delivered five hits, two doubles, a homer and three RBIs in two games. But the team also scratched Casey Mize from his scheduled start this weekend in case he gets traded before the deadline on Monday.

"It's a weird, weird place," Mize said. "We've played really good baseball the last couple days. We trade our best player. It says we're 2 1/2 back, but obviously there's a lot of teams still to overpass, so it's certainly a strange spot."

The task now will be to try to get back to the playoffs without Skubal after they lost in Game 5 of the division series the past two seasons. Skubal started both of those losses. He had a rough start and took the loss in 2024 against Cleveland. He had a strong start last season with 13 strikeouts in six innings against Seattle, but the bullpen squandered a 2-1 lead, and the Tigers went on to lose 3-2 in 15 innings.

Skubal said Saturday night after the trade that it hurt that he couldn't help deliver Detroit its first World Series title since 1984.

"Over the last couple of years, we don't get anywhere near to what we've done without Tarik Skubal," Mize said. "I hope our fan base is appreciative of that, even if it maybe didn't end the way that everyone wanted it to."

The Tigers fans might get a chance to see Skubal again later this month when the Dodgers visit Detroit Aug. 28-30.

The Los Angeles Dodgers made a stunning move to acquire back-to-back American League Cy Young Award winner Tarik Skubal in a blockbuster trade with the Detroit Tigers.

Both the Dodgers and Tigers confirmed the trade on X on Sunday morning. Skubal is heading to Los Angeles in exchange for three minor leaguers, including outfielder Zyhir Hope, the No. 25-ranked prospect by MLB and the Dodgers No. 5 prospect. Detroit will also acquire starting pitchers River Ryan, the team's No. 7 prospect and Brady Smith, ranked No. 17 in the Dodgers' minor league system.The move was first reported by ESPN's Jeff Passan.

Skubal, 29, was the biggest name on the market as arguably the league's best starting pitcher. So far this year, he's 7-5 with a 2.79 ERA and 116 strikeouts in 96 and 2/3 innings pitched. He sports a 0.910 WHIP and is currently holding opposing batters to a .210 average.

"I'm excited to be a Dodger," Skubal said the night of the trade. "I'm excited to get down there and meet all those guys and chase three championships in a row. That's hard to do, so I'm so excited to a part of that. But it's a lot of different emotions. Definitely kind of a roller coaster a little bit."

The lefty ace is just one of 12 big leaguers all-time to win back-to-back Cy Young Awards, a two-time MLB All-Star, the 2024 American League pitching Triple Crown winner, and a two-time All-MLB First Teamer.

His addition bolsters what was already an incredible Dodgers pitching staff, now joining the likes of fellow Cy Young winner Blake Snell, reigning World Series MVP Yoshinobu Yamamoto, Emmet Sheehan, Tyler Glasnow, 2026 All-Star Justin Wrobleski, Roki Sasaki and, of course, four-time MVP Shohei Ohtani. 

The Boys in Blue will now be the first team to have two of the league's reigning MVP and Cy Young winners since the 2013 Tigers, when Miguel Cabrera and Max Scherzer took home the annual awards. 

Ahead of the season, Skubal set an MLB arbitration record by earning $32 million in a February ruling. He's due for free agency for the first time in his career at the end of the season. 

He missed six weeks earlier this year due to "loose bodies" in his elbow, but returned much earlier than expected due to minimally invasive arthroscopic surgery. 

"The goal was always to win a World series for the city, the organization that took a chance on me," Skubal said. "It's tough. I love all those guys in there. They're some of my best friends. It'll be though, for sure."

Skubal is just the second pitcher ever to get traded after winning back-to-back Cy Young Awards, joining the likes of Roger Clemens when he was traded from Toronto to the New York Yankees in 1999. He's also just one of six reigning Cy Young winners to get traded in-season, along with Justin Verlander in 2023, Cliff Lee in 2009, CC Sabathia in 2008, David Cone in 1995 and Frank Viola in 1989, according to MLB's Sarah Langs.

Hope, 21, is a left-handed outfielder who primarily plays in the corner positions. In 2026, he's hitting .293 with 23 homers and 87 RBIs in 94 games in Double-A. He's well regarded at the plate and in the field and also has considerable speed, with 18 stolen bases so far this year. 

The Dodgers initially traded for Hope and starting pitcher Jackson Ferris in 2024, sending Yency Almonte and Michael Busch to the Chicago Cubs in return. 

Ryan, 27, has already spent some time in the big leagues, making his debut in 2024 before undergoing Tommy John surgery after just four games. In those appearances, he had a 1.33 ERA and 18 strikeouts in 20 and 1/3 innings.

He missed the entire 2025 season, and so far this year the righty has thrown 36 and 1/3 innings in Triple-A, where he has a 4.95 ERA and 43 strikeouts. 

He was initially drafted by the San Diego Padres in 2021, but was shipped to Los Angeles the next year for Matt Beaty. Ryan was  ranked No. 68 on MLB's Top 100 Prospects List before the trade was announced.

Smith, 21, was a third round pick by the Dodgers in the 2023 MLB Draft. He missed his first minor league season due to Tommy John surgery and made his debut in 2025. He's spent all of 2026 in Single-A, where he has a 3.88 ERA and 104 strikeouts in 65 innings pitched. 

The right hander was ranked as the Dodgers' No. 17 prospect at the time of the trade. 

Max Clark homered on his second night in the big leagues and the Detroit Tigers beat the Athletics 8-6 on Saturday night before trading star pitcher Tarik Skubal to the Los Angeles Dodgers.

After the game, the Dodgers acquired the biggest prize on the trade deadline market, getting two-time reigning AL Cy Young Award winner Skubal for three minor league prospects.

Clark was called up from the minors Friday and the No. 3 overall pick from the 2023 draft has made an immediate impact. He had three hits and an RBI in his debut and then broke the game open with a two-run shot in the sixth inning against Jack Perkins (2-7) in his second game.

Kevin McGonigle homered for a second straight game and Gleyber Torres also went deep to help the Tigers move within 2 1/2 games of the final wild-card spot two days before the trade deadline.

The homers by Clark and fellow 2023 draft pick McGonigle marked the first time the Tigers ever got homers from two players age 21 or younger in the same game.

Framber Valdez (6-7) allowed two runs and nine hits in seven innings to get his 10th win of his career against the A's.

Perkins allowed six runs and nine hits in 5 1-3 innings as the A's have lost their 11th straight series for just the third time in the last 110 seasons. They also did it in 2008 and 1960.

Henry Bolte hit a three-run homer for the A's.

After Torres broke a tie with a two-run shot in the fifth, Clark delivered his big blow the following inning. His drive to right field went over the Tigers' bullpen and was retrieved by a fan on the lawn. Kenley Jansen reacted quickly and got the souvenir ball for Clark in exchange for some swag for the fan.

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RH Keider Montero (7-6, 3.34 ERA) was set start the series finale for Detroit on Sunday against LH Gage Jump (4-6, 4.00). With a win the Tigers will finish the season 6-0 against the A's and go undefeated in the season series for the first time ever.

Davis Riley has put himself in a position to win on the PGA Tour for the first time in more than two years and to earn a postseason bid.

Riley shot a 7-under 63 to reach 15 under on Saturday and took a one-shot lead at Detroit Golf Club, where the relatively easy course will give a lot of players on the tightly-packed leaderboard a chance to win the last Rocket Classic.

Riley closed with consecutive birdies, making a 54-foot putt at No. 17 and a 10-footer at 18 to pull into a first-place tie with Michael Brennan

Riley is aiming for his third career win and first since the 2024 Charles Schwab Challenge — and to get into the postseason.

He has missed 10 cuts, including last week's 3M Open, and is No. 146 in the FedEx Cup standings.

The Rocket Classic and next week's Wyndham Championship are the last two tournaments left before the top 70 advance to playoffs.

Riley had an opportunity to win the season-opening Sony Open as the third-round leader before closing with a 71 and falling into a tie for sixth.

"There's been a lot of ups and downs," he said. "I'm just excited that I've started to put the things together and have a chance."

Brennan (64) had a strong round with seven birdies, but missed a 9-foot putt to bogey 18 and lost a share of the lead.

Rasmus Hojgaard (61), Chris Kirk (66), Rickie Fowler (67) and Cameron Young (68) were three shots back.

Xander Schauffele (67) is in a group another stroke back, going into the final round on Sunday.

Hojgaard became the third player in as many days to match the course record with a 61, giving him the lead before Brennan's birdies put him ahead.

First-round leader Peter Malnati opened with a 61 before plummeting to 4 under with a 71 and 74.

Young matched the mark on the second day, putting the third-ranked player in the world in a three-way tie for the second-round lead with Patrick Cantlay and Patrick Fishburn.

Young, playing for the first time since a second-place finish at the British Open, was in the final group on Saturday and had a rough round.

He missed 11-foot putts at Nos. 1 and 3, settling for par. His drive at No. 2 went wide right, landing on a berm with the ball above his feet, leading to another par.

The 24-year-old Brennan, a former Wake Forest star, is shooting for his second win and first since last year's Bank of Utah Championship in his first start as a professional.

Brennan also has a chance to improve his shot at being in the postseason after entering the tournament No. 106 in the FedEx Cup standings. He made eight straight birdies, one shy of the PGA Tour record, on Thursday to open with a 65 and shot a 67 on Friday.

Hojgaard of Denmark is vying for his first win on the PGA Tour after missing the cut in his last three starts — and just making it to the weekend at 3 under in Detroit.

Kirk, who was in a three-way playoff at last year's Rocket Classic before Aldrich Potgieter won it, earned his sixth career victory at the The Sentry early in 2024. Fowler's sixth and last win was the 2023 Rocket Classic.

The PGA Tour is moving to a new model for 2028, effectively creating two tours and Rocket Mortgage decided not to exercise its option to host another tournament next year.

The Detroit-based company isn't interested in continuing to spend $15 million a year to be part of the second tier in the new era and didn't want to double the costs to be part of the elite tier.

The Detroit Lions signed free-agent linebacker Devin White on Saturday.

The Lions announced the signing on their X account, but provided no details of the deal.

The 28-year-old White recorded a career-high 174 tackles for the Las Vegas Raiders last season. White, a first-round draft pick by Tampa Bay in 2019, was a Pro Bowl selection for the Buccaneers in 2021. He played five seasons for Tampa Bay before playing for the Houston Texans in 2024 and then enjoying a career revival with the Raiders.

White has started in 93 of 100 career games in seven seasons. He started all 17 games for the Raiders last season and his 174 tackles ranked third in the NFL. He added 2.5 sacks, one forced fumble and one interception.

Cameron Young birdied seven of his first eight holes in the second round of the Rocket Classic and thought he had a shot at the lowest score in PGA Tour history.

"I was thinking 55," he said.

Young cooled off with two birdies on his back nine in a bogey-free round, closing with a Detroit Golf Club-record tying 61 to reach 10 under for the tournament to tie Patrick Cantlay (66) and Patrick Fishburn (66) atop the leaderboard Friday.

"You hate to call it a disappointing 61," he said, lamenting missing many birdie opportunities that prevented him from breaking Jim Furyk's record 58 that has stood for a decade.

Young, the No. 3 player in the world with three wins this season, shot a 59 in 2024 at the Travelers Championship and had a chance to join Furyk with multiple sub-60 rounds on the PGA Tour.

"It felt like I had a 10-footer for birdie on pretty much every hole," Young said.

A lot of players took advantage of one of the easiest courses on the PGA Tour.

Matt Wallace (64) and Rickie Fowler (68) were two shots back.

Fowler surged into the lead — briefly — at 11 under before falling back to the pack. He three-putted from 24 feet to bogey No. 11 and went from thigh-high fescue to a greenside bunker at No. 13, leading to his second of three bogeys on the back nine.

"Nice to finish with birdie on 18," said Fowler, whose sixth and last win was the 2023 Rocket Classic. "A lot of good stuff today and nice to be in a good spot for the weekend."

First-round leader Peter Malnati, who followed up his 61 on Thursday with a 71, was another stroke back in a large group that included Xander Schauffele (66).

Hideki Matsuyama (68) extended the PGA Tour's longest active cuts streak to 30 by getting to 5 under with a slew of players, including Tony Finau (67), who is hoping to improve his positioning to be among the top 70 players in the FedEx Cup standings after next week's Wyndham Championship.

"I check it pretty much every tournament just kind of see where I'm at, even on off weeks," said Finau, the 2022 Rocket Classic champion, who entered the tournament No. 87 in the standings.

Matt Kuchar was another stroke back, getting a boost from his seventh career ace with a 9-iron on the 156-yard, par-3 5th hole. Kuchar invited a kid to join him inside the ropes to retrieve the ball, which he signed with a black marker.

"I saw a little boy that was kind of the right age where you know they're so excited to be out here, just very impressionable," Kuchar said. "One of those things where it's easy to make their day. I think anytime you get to make a kid's day, it makes your day."

The Rocket Classic, which is in its eighth and final year, drew a stronger-than-usual field, and some notable names missed the cut at 3 under.

U.S. Open champion Wyndham Clark (74) was 5 over. Chris Gotterup, a three-time winner this year and ranked No. 7 in the world, was 1 over to end his streak of making the cut in 14 straight starts. Akshay Bhatia (71) — No. 12 in FedEx Cup standings — also dropped out at 1 under.

"Knuckles" already punched his ticket out of town. "Sonic" has temporarily come to a halt.

Enter "Pop."

For now, Isiah Pacheco is providing the power and speed to the Detroit Lions' backfield. The former Kansas City Chiefs running back, nicknamed "Pop," signed a one-year, $1.81 million contract as a free agent in the offseason to replace David Montgomery, who went to Houston on a two-year, $16.5 million deal to become the Texans' lead back.

During the last three seasons, Jahmyr Gibbs and Montgomery earned the nickname "Sonic and Knuckles" as one of the NFL's premier running back duos. Gibbs, who finished second behind Indianapolis' Jonathan Taylor last season in total touchdowns with 18, sat out the first week of training camp while seeking a new contract.

Pacheco rushed for 2,537 yards and 14 touchdowns over four seasons with the Chiefs, helping them win two Super Bowls. A steady stream of injuries have sidelined him for 17 games during the past three seasons, though. He missed four games last season with a sprained right knee.

Those ailments also cut into his offseason training regimen. After signing with Detroit, Pachero was able to participate in OTAs and has stood out during the start of camp.

"The first few days have been phenomenal, just getting to fly around the field with the guys again," he said.

Pacheco, who has slimmed down to 210 pounds from 216 last season, showed a combination of burst and power while catching a screen pass from Jared Goff and racing around defenders during Friday's session. Pacheco feels energized joining an offense that finished tied for fourth in the league in scoring last season (28.3) despite missing the playoffs.

"It makes you want to play harder and faster with your teammates to the left and right of you," he said. "Everybody's pushing and working hard for each other. You've got guys finishing down the field and that's what it takes from every unit. When you've got guys doing that, it makes you lean on one another and want to fight for each other harder."

Eventually, the Lions' backfield could turn into "Sonic and Pop," though Pacheco anticipates that they'll earn a different moniker. He has already seen many suggestions.

"On social media, I see a lot," he said. "Keep giving us those nicknames and we're going to surprise you all when we get to play."

Beyond Gibbs and Pacheco, there are plenty of question marks. Jacob Saylors and Sione Vaki combined for three carries last season. The other two backs on the camp roster, Kye Robichaux and Jabari Small, have never had an NFL carry.

They're all getting extra reps until Gibbs returns to practice.

"It's a great opportunity, and look, it's one of the reasons we got Pacheco, man. This is extra reps for 'Pop' with us just in our system, so that's awesome," head coach Dan Campbell said. "Vaki gets these reps, Saylors, Small, Robichaux. So yeah, it's good. There's always a silver lining."

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Peter Malnati has missed more cuts than he has made on the PGA Tour this season, filling his head with doubts about his game.

He just got quite a confidence boost.

Malnati shot a career-best, 9-under 61 to tie a tournament record in the first round of the final Rocket Classic on Thursday, giving him a two-shot lead.

When Malnati stood on the first tee, his caddie suggested leaving the driver in his bag to play it safe and set up a solid start.

Malnati, though, went against the advice and used his driver to put a tee shot in the middle of the fairway that set up his first of seven birdies on the front nine.

"Even in the beginning, before I knew it was going to be a special day, I didn't feel the same level of like anxiety," he said.

With thoughts of a sub-60 round crossing his mind, he made a 55-foot putt for birdie at No. 11 and was nine under through 13 holes before missing some putts down the stretch in a bogey-free round.

Detroit Golf Club underwent a $16 million renovation, including converting a couple of par-5 holes into par-4s and adding a lot of bunkers, in an attempt to restore Donald Ross' vision for it more than a century ago, while making it more challenging.

"I don't think I took advantage of a super easy course," said the 39-year-old Malnati, who has won on the PGA Tour in 2024 and 2015. "I played great."

He wasn't alone.

Rickie Fowler and Ryan Gerard shot 63s, putting them two shots back and one stroke ahead of Patrick Cantlay and Patrick Fishburn.

Michael Brennan surged up the leaderboard after starting 2 over through four holes with eight straight birdies — one shy of the PGA Tour record. He finished with a 65, putting him four strokes back with a pack of players that includes Keegan Bradley.

Despite significant changes at the course, Malnati and many other players still went low at a tournament that has been a birdie fest since 2019, when a Detroit-based mortgage company ended a decade-long drought in Michigan without a PGA Tour stop that dated to Tiger Woods winning the last Buick Open.

The PGA Tour is moving to a new model for 2028, effectively creating two tours and Detroit organizers are taking an exit. The Rocket Classic wasn't interested in continuing to spend $15 million a year to be part of the second tier and didn't want to double the costs to be part of the elite tier.

"It's definitely been a bummer to kind of come into this knowing it was the last one," said Fowler, a Rocket Mortgage spokesman and the tournament's 2023 champion.

Malnati will have to hold off a field that is stronger than usual in Detroit.

Some of the top players in the field, though, did not get off to a good start. Cameron Young, the No. 3 player in the world, shot a 1-under 69 and U.S. Open champion Wyndham Clark was 1 over.

The Rocket Classic and next week's Wyndham Championship are the last two tournaments left before the top 70 advance to the FedEx Cup postseason.

Thousands of fans, volunteers and event staff packed Detroit Golf Club on Thursday for the opening round of the Rocket Classic, and one tradition stood out across the course: the red Bow Tie Day pins worn by spectators.

The annual tradition honors the memory of Nick Gilbert, the son of Rocket founder Dan Gilbert.

The first 10,000 fans through the gates received commemorative bow tie pins as part of the tribute.

"It's inspiring, right? People are wanting to support the cause, wanting to support this classic tournament in Detroit," said fan Jim Zimmer.

After Nick Gilbert's death in 2023 from complications related to neurofibromatosis, tournament organizers dedicated the opening day of the Rocket Classic to honoring his legacy.

"Nick was an amazing young man, filled with energy and vibrancy, and a ton of life. Neurofibromatosis took his life far too soon," Rocket Classic CEO Nic Barlage said.

Zimmer, who has attended the tournament's opening day for the past three years, said Bow Tie Day has helped him learn more about the disease and the people affected by it.

"I think it's great. It's a great way to raise awareness, especially with the larger turnouts that come down here," Zimmer said.

A special bow tie flag was also seen at the 18th hole, serving as a reminder of Nick Gilbert's impact and the mission behind the day.

The Rocket Classic continues through Sunday at Detroit Golf Club.

Detroit Lions running back Jahmyr Gibbs reported to training camp but was not on the field with teammates for their first practice on Wednesday as his agent and the franchise work on negotiating a new deal.

Lions coach Dan Campbell said he did not have an update on talks.

"You guys know how we feel about Gibbs," Campbell said.

A message seeking comment was left with Gibbs' agent, Todd France.

"This is both sides working through something," Campbell said.

The Lions have signed many of their top players to contract extensions, including linebacker Jack Campbell in May.

Gibbs, who has been a Pro Bowl player in each of his first three NFL seasons, seems to be next in line.

His contract calls for him to make a little more than $1 million in base salary with a $2 million-plus roster bonus this season. The Lions picked up the fifth season of Gibbs' contract in April and he is scheduled to make $14.29 million in 2027.

Since Detroit drafted the former Alabama star at No. 12 overall in 2023, he has run for 3,580 yards with 39 touchdowns and has 181 receptions for 1,449 yards and 10 touchdowns.

Gibbs is one of four players in league history to gain at least 4,500 yards from scrimmage and score 45-plus touchdowns through three seasons, joining Hall of Famers Earl Campbell, Eric Dickerson, and Barry Sanders, a former Lions star.

Colton Cowser hit a tiebreaking single in the 12th inning, capping the Baltimore Orioles' rally from a seven-run deficit to beat the Tigers 10-9 on Wednesday and spoil Tarik Skubal's possible farewell to Detroit.

Fans gave Skubal, a hot target ahead of Monday's trade deadline, several standing ovations while he took a shutout into the seventh inning, but Baltimore pounced on the Tigers' bullpen. The O's trailed 7-0 after six innings and had been outscored 21-0 in the last 15 innings, but they scored five times in the seventh and twice in the eighth.

Baltimore scored twice in the 11th, but Detroit's Spencer Torkelson answered with a two-run homer — the 100th of his career — on the first pitch of the bottom of the inning.

Cowser's two-out grounder up the middle put Baltimore up 10-9 in the 12th, and Grant Wolfram (4-2) got the first two outs in the bottom of the inning.

Andrew Kittredge came in with runners on second and third and retired Eduardo Valencia for his fourth save.

Skubal was one out away from walking off the mound with seven scoreless innings, but his day ended instead on a two-out RBI single by Leody Taveras.

With Skubal in the clubhouse, Baltimore turned one run into five.

Reliever Kyle Finnegan walked Jeremiah Jackson to load the bases, and pinch-hitter Jackson Holliday hit a two-run single to center. After Holliday stole second, Taylor Ward dribbled a two-run single past Torkelson at first, cutting the Tigers' lead to 7-5.

Skubal was charged with three runs, with six strikeouts and a walk.

Coby Mayo's two-run triple tied it with one out in the eighth, but Drew Anderson struck out the next two batters to prevent Baltimore from going ahead.

Orioles: RHP Brandon Young (8-2, 3.13) is scheduled to start Friday's opener against Philadelphia.

Tigers: RHP Casey Mize (4-6, 2.70) is Friday's scheduled starter against the Athletics.

It was community day Wednesday at the Rocket Classic ahead of the tournament's first round on Thursday.

This marks the last year fans will gather at the Detroit Golf Club for the PGA Tour event.

From inspiring young Detroiters to pick up the game to creating lifelong memories for fans to making a difference beyond the course, the Rocket Classic leaves a lasting legacy in the Motor City.

"Got the kids down here last year, got a bunch of autographs from some of the pros and stuff, so that was awesome," said Rocket Classic patron Jake Wilson.

CBS News Detroit asked patrons about their favorite memories at the Rocket Classic.

"I think my favorite one is [bringing my kids]. This is their second year here, but last year was the first year we took them. I think they were honestly in the same outfits," said Rocket Classic patron Mike Mazzola.

The Rocket Classic is making its mark on Detroit for the final time.

"I live in the 313. It's good to have a national golf tournament here. We're going to miss it," said Rocket Classic patron Trip Maghielse.

"I will miss it. It was a lot of fun coming here for the last five years, and it was just really fun," said Rocket Classic patron Connor Maertens.

The tournament grew the game in Detroit, inspiring a new generation of golfers like Makynzie Waters, who will be playing college golf at Norfolk State just one year after picking up her first set of clubs.

"Whether it's Midnight Golf or the Rocket Classic, I appreciate all the opportunities and people believing in people like me who are coming out of high school and not knowing which way to go, and give me opportunities like playing on the golf team at Norfolk State University," said Midnight Golf graduate Makynzie Waters.

The Rocket Community Fund has also raised more than $10 million to close the digital divide in Detroit throughout the tournament's life. Now, a new $4.5 million grant will ensure they continue that mission long after the tournament leaves town. 

Detroit Lions coach Dan Campbell said Wednesday he addressed the franchise's "unfortunate" decision to release Terrion Arnold with the team on the eve of training camp, as the former cornerback is facing felony charges.

"You never want to let go of a player, especially somebody that you've been around for a while here and you drafted," Campbell said. "It's unfortunate, but we made the move we thought was best for us."

The Lions cut ties with Arnold last month, shortly after a Florida judge set Arnold's bail at $1 million on eight felony charges stemming from allegations he orchestrated the abduction and beating of three men.

A month after the 2025 season ended for the Lions, prosecutors in Florida say Arnold arranged for the men to be pistol-whipped after he wrongly suspected them of stealing $100,000 in cash and luxury goods from him.

In March, Campbell said the team believed Arnold was not involved in the alleged crime based on the information they had at that time.

"I feel like we're going to be good here," Campbell told reporters at the NFL's annual league meeting. "I'm going to trust what the kid said."

Harvey Steinberg, an attorney for the 23-year-old Arnold, argued in court that prosecutors were "not even close" to showing that Arnold knew or directed what his associates would do.

Lions cornerback D.J. Reed said he is still supportive of his former teammate.

"He's a great human being, one of the better men, better teammates that I've met in the league," said Reed, who is entering his ninth NFL season. "It's an unfortunate situation, but he's a great dude. A great human being. His energy is always positive. I reached out to him. He's doing good."

Detroit drafted Arnold with the No. 24 pick in 2024, when the NFL draft was held in the Motor City, and the former Alabama star sported a big smile and a light salmon silk suit. He had two years left on his four-year rookie contract with the Lions.

Arnold had an uneven rookie season, making 15 starts without an interception. He picked off one pass last season while he was limited to eight games because of a concussion and shoulder injury.

Before the Lions released Arnold, the judge did not require him to wear an ankle monitor because it would have prevented him from taking the field for games and training.

The Lions, coming off a season that fell short of expectations, appeared to be preparing to potentially play without Arnold during offseason workouts because he was not on the field with the No. 1 defense.

Campbell insisted he is confident in the caliber of players the team has at cornerback.

Reed and Rock Ya-Sin are projected as starters, while Roger McCreary will compete for playing time. The team is also hopeful Ennis Rakestraw can contribute after missing last season because of shoulder surgery and being limited to eight games as a rookie with hamstring and ankle injuries.

"We feel pretty good in that room with the competition between veterans and young guys," Campbell said.

Downtown Detroit turned into a golf course Tuesday evening for the Par 3 in the D event promoting the final Rocket Classic.

"We've seen them down the street at the golf course, but didn't think they'd be shooting over Woodward, so that's why we came down," said golf fan David Graciak.

Six of the best golfers in the world teed off from the top of the historic five-story UBS Building and sent golf balls flying off the building and onto a custom-built green below across Woodward.

"Dan Gilbert tasked us with making the final Rocket Classic the biggest and best one yet, and kicking it off with par 3 in the d is the only way we knew how to do it," said Dean Bokuniewicz, the director of marketing for Rocket Classic.

And this was one heck of a way to promote the last Rocket Classic later this week. Countless people lined the streets of Detroit to watch Keegan Bradley, Tony Finau, Rickie Fowler, Russell Henley, Xander Schauffele and Cameron Young compete from the top of a roof.

"This was great, definitely one of the harder shots we've had to try and hit between some buildings with the wind, but yeah, fun to step out of your comfort zone once in a while," Ricky Fowler told CBS Detroit.

Fowler hit the new GM building on one of his three shots. Overall, the six pros dazzled and showed why they're some of the best in the world.

"When I was walking up, I'm looking back like that's a tough shot, and I'm like, where are they gonna hit it, like where's the safety shot. But it was crazy seeing that they were actually able to do it was really cool," said Shaune Horne with the Midnight Golf Program.

While the pros hit shots onto the green, it was six local students who finished off the holes. Each pro was teamed up with a kid, with each one representing the first tee - Greater Detroit and the college, career and beyond program from Midnight Golf.

"Having them be our Caddy was really nice, and giving us some words of encouragement and just having a conversation with them after the fact was really nice too," said Elijah Robinson with the Midnight Golf Program.

This spectacle promoted the final Rocket Classic in Detroit- a bittersweet moment for Motown. And the pros we spoke to say they hope to perform here again soon.

"I'm extremely sad as well to not have a tournament back in the 313, but hopefully in the future the PGA tour and a sponsor can figure it out," said Tony Finau.

Eduardo Valencia homered twice and drove in four runs, Gleyber Torres had a home run and five RBIs, and the Detroit Tigers scored in every inning they went to the plate in a 14-0 win over the Baltimore Orioles on Tuesday night.

The Tigers became the 22nd team in major league history to score in every inning they came to bat during a game and the second this month. The Kansas City Royals did it in a 15-1 win over the Philadelphia Phillies on July 6.

Detroit also did it in an 11-5 home win against the Colorado Rockies on Aug. 2, 2014.

Troy Melton (6-1) allowed three hits and two walks in seven innings. He struck out five. Melton is 3-1 with a 1.09 ERA in his last seven starts.

Orioles catcher Chadwick Tromp almost prevented history, getting two outs with no one on in the eighth, but Zack McKinstry doubled and Valencia hit a 36 mph pitch over the left-field fence for his second homer.

Kevin McGonigle reached base five times and scored three runs as the Tigers snapped a three-game losing streak.

Baltimore's Taylor Ward went 0-3, snapping his on-base streak at 20 games.

Dean Kremer (1-4) gave up eight runs in four innings.

Colt Keith's two-run triple gave the Tigers a 2-0 lead in the first, and they added three more runs in the second, including Valencia's first homer.

Valencia drove in Keith with a third-inning single to make it 6-0, and Torres moved the margin to eight with a two-run homer in the fourth.

McGonigle's RBI single made it 9-0 in the fifth and Spencer Torkelson's sacrifice fly gave the Tigers a double-digit lead in the sixth.

Torres drove in his fifth run with a groundout in the seventh and Ben Malgeri added an RBI single.

The teams finish the three-game series on Wednesday with Tigers ace LHP Tarik Skubal (7-5, 2.70 ERA) facing LHP Trevor Rogers (6-7, 4.17).

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