The Detroit Lions came up short against the Carolina Panthers, falling 32-26 on Sunday night. 

Panthers quarterback Bryce Young completed 29 of 41 passes for 329 yards and two touchdowns to Tetairoa McMillan, who had 14 catches for a career-high 192 yards.

Chuba Hubbard ran 20 times for a season-high 122 yards and two touchdowns as the Panthers (2-2) scored on six straight possessions after punting on their opening drive.

With two of his top three wide receivers in Jalen Coker and Xavier Legette out with injuries, Young leaned heavily on McMillan, and the 2025 Offensive Rookie of the Year responded in a big way.

McMillan had nine catches for 147 yards in the first half, including a 32-yard touchdown. He joined Steve Smith Sr. and Patrick Jeffers as the only Carolina players with at least 10 receptions, 150 receiving yards and two touchdowns in a game and came one reception and 9 receiving yards shy of matching franchise single-game records.

Jared Goff threw for 412 yards and a touchdown to Sam LaPorta for Detroit (2-2) and Jahmyr Gibbs added 77 yards from scrimmage and scored his seventh touchdown of the year.

Young entered Week 4 leading the league in yards passing and the No. 1 overall pick in 2023 started by completing his first 11 passes.

The Lions were able to overcome McMillan's big first half and tie the game before the break. Jameson Williams hauled in a 49-yard reception down the middle against an injury-depleted Carolina secondary that lost starting cornerback Jaycee Horn and Mike Jackson to injuries last week.

That set up Jake Bates' field goal to make it 16-all.

But Detroit's defense couldn't get off the field in the second half and Young repeatedly found an open McMillan.

Even after the Lions cut the lead to 32-26 with 3:38 left in the game on LaPorta's TD catch, McMillan made a toe-tapping reception along the right sideline for a first down that kept the clock moving.

Still, the Lions had a chance to win the game on their final drive, which started at their own 13 with 2:12 remaining. But Goff couldn't pick up a first down and Young knelt twice to end it.

Injuries 

Lions: Cornerback Rock Ya-Sin left in the second half with a hamstring injury.

Panthers: Rookie right tackle Monroe Freeling, the team's first-round draft pick, injured a knee in the third quarter and did not return. Coker was inactive with a quadriceps injury. Linebacker Jaelan Phillips left in the fourth quarter with a hamstring injury.

Up next

Lions: At Arizona next Sunday.

Panthers: Will have a chance to heal up with a bye next week before visiting Philadelphia on Oct. 18.

The Detroit Red Wings were held off 3-2 by the Jets on Sunday as Winnipeg's Kyle Connor scored twice and added an assist.

Cole Perfetti scored the Jets' other goal and had two assists, while Josh Morrissey also had two assists. Stuart Skinner made 33 saves in Winnipeg's first victory. The Jets lost to Boston in overtime in their season opener on Friday.

Viktor Arvidsson and Emmitt Finnie scored for the Red Wings and John Gibson stopped 24 saves. Detroit was blanked 2-0 by the New York Rangers in its opener on Friday.

Prominent members of the United States' gold-medal squad at the Milan Cortina Olympics were not on the ice. Detroit center Dylan Larkin was sidelined with an upper-body injury, while Winnipeg goaltender Connor Hellebuyck remained on the suspended/inactive list. Both players have requested trades from their teams.

Detroit defenseman Simon Edvinsson (unsigned) and forward Marco Kasper (upper body) also missed the game.

The Jets took advantage of unsportsmanlike conduct penalties against Keegan Kolesar and J.T. Compher in the first period on goals by Perfetti and Connor.

Connor scored his second power-play goal from the right circle during the second period. Arvidsson ended the Red Wings' scoring drought with 3:08 left in the period.

Finnie's goal at 4:56 of the third cut the Jets' lead to 3-2. The Red Wings failed to take advantage of a late power-play opportunity and Skinner made a nifty save against Lucas Raymond in the final minute to preserve the Jets' lead.

Up next

Jets: Visit Pittsburgh on Monday.

Red Wings: Host Ottawa on Tuesday.

The Carolina Panthers host the Detroit Lions in Week 4 of the 2026 NFL season on Sunday. There are several ways fans can watch and stream Sunday's game. 

Jahmyr Gibbs rushed for 99 yards and two touchdowns as Detroit held off former defensive coordinator Aaron Glenn and the New York Jets, 31-24, last week. 

The Lions (2-1) are looking to win consecutive games for the first time in a calendar year when Detroit beat the Cincinnati Bengals on Oct. 5, 2025. 

Bryce Young threw for 291 yards and a touchdown in Carolina's 21-18 loss to the Cleveland Browns last week. Ryan Fitzgerald kicked four field goals in the loss as the Panthers dropped to 1-2. 

Here's how you can watch Sunday's matchup between the Lions and the Panthers at Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte, North Carolina. 

How can you watch the Lions vs. the Panthers on cable?

NBC will carry the game locally. Kickoff is scheduled for 8:20 p.m. ET on Sunday, Oct. 4. 

Where can you stream the Lions vs. the Panthers?

Fans can stream Sunday's Lions-Panthers game on NFL . 

Lions vs. Panthers history 

Carolina holds an 8-4-0 lead in the all-time series that dates back to the 1999 season. 

The Panthers have won four of the last six meetings in the series and are 6-1 at home against the Lions. 

Detroit won the most recent meeting, 42-24, on Oct. 8, 2023. 

Who is predicted to win Lions vs. Panthers?

The Lions are 3.5-point favorites to win in Week 4.

What is the Lions' schedule for the rest of the 2026 NFL season?

Here is the rest of Detroit's 2026 schedule:

Week 5: Lions at Arizona Cardinals, Oct. 11 at 4:25 p.m. 
Week 6:  BYE
Week 7: Lions vs. Green Bay Packers, Oct. 25 at 4:25 p.m. 
Week 8: Lions vs. Minnesota Vikings, Nov. 1 at 1 p.m. 
Week 9: Lions at Miami Dolphins, Nov. 8 at 1 p.m. 
Week 10: Lions vs. New England Patriots, Nov. 15 at 9:30 a.m. (Munich, Germany Game)
Week 11: Lions vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Nov. 22 at 1 p.m. 
Week 12: Lions vs. Chicago Bears, Nov. 26 at 1 p.m. (Thanksgiving Day)
Week 13: Lions at Atlanta Falcons, Dec. 6 at 1 p.m. 
Week 14: Lions vs. Tennessee Titans, Dec. 13 at 1 p.m. 
Week 15: Lions at Minnesota Vikings, Dec. 20 at 8:20 p.m. (Sunday Night Football)
Week 16: Lions vs. New York Giants, Dec. 28 at 8:15 p.m. (Monday Night Football)
Week 17: Lions at Chicago Bears, Jan. 3 at 4:25 p.m. 
Week 18: Lions at Green Bay Packers, TBD

What is the Panthers' schedule for the rest of the 2026 NFL season?

Here is the rest of Carolina's 2026 schedule:

Week 5: BYE 
Week 6: Panthers at Philadelphia Eagles, Oct. 18 at 1 p.m. 
Week 7: Panthers vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Oct. 25 at 1 p.m. 
Week 8: Panthers at Green Bay Packers, Oct. 29 at 8:15 p.m. (Thursday Night Football)
Week 9: Panthers vs. Denver Broncos, Nov. 8 at 1 p.m. 
Week 10: Panthers at New Orleans Saints, Nov. 15 at 1 p.m. 
Week 11: Panthers vs. Baltimore Ravens, Nov. 22 at 1 p.m. 
Week 12: Panthers at Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Nov. 30 at 8:15 p.m. (Monday Night Football)
Week 13: Panthers at Minnesota Vikings, Dec. 6 at 4:25 p.m. 
Week 14: Panthers vs. New Orleans Saints, Dec. 13 at 1 p.m. 
Week 15: Panthers vs. Cincinnati Bengals, Dec. 20 at 1 p.m. 
Week 16: Panthers at Pittsburgh Steelers, TBD
Week 17: Panthers vs. Seattle Seahawks, Jan. 3 at 1 p.m. 
Week 18: Panthers vs. Atlanta Falcons, TBD

Friday and Saturday brought some of the best wheelchair basketball players to St. Clair County Community College in Port Huron, Michigan, for the sixth annual Wolverine Invitational.

"The Wolverine Invitational is always my favorite tournament of the year," said University of Michigan senior Drew Dame. "I think it's run really well and all the teams that come out. It's really fun to see the same people year after year and it's just great competition."

The tournament hosted teams from not only Michigan, but Arizona, Pennsylvania and Canada.

"When we provide wheelchair basketball, and provide the platform like this and let these athletes shine and show what they can do, it changes how they are then perceived. Not just on the basketball court but in everyday life, in the classroom and in the workplace," said Erik Robeznieks, University of Michigan associate director of adaptive sports and fitness.

"For me, wheelchair basketball, as soon as I sat in the chair, it was liberating," said Ana Jermstead, University of Michigan social work graduate student. "Everybody has this assumption that wheelchairs are confining, but at the end of the day they are tools that give us freedom, and wheelchair basketball is just that."

Wheelchair basketball is one of a handful of adaptive sports offered at the University of Michigan. The school also has adaptive track and field, para powerlifting, wheelchair rugby and wheelchair tennis.

"There is this stigma, you know, or less than, that we're not real athletes," said Jermstead. "We're real athletes. We do the same things that able-bodied athletes do; it might even just be a little more challenging."

"This has a transformational impact across the board," added Robeznieks. "It normalizes disability, and now you start to see people as athletes, and as students and as people just like anybody else."

Plans are already in the works for next year's Wolverine Invitational, which will take place in Ann Arbor, Michigan.

Noah Kim threw for 219 yards and two touchdowns as Eastern Michigan beat Massachusetts 38-14 on Saturday to improve to 2-0 in Mid-American Conference play for the first time since 2005.

The Eagles (3-3, 2-0 MAC) spoiled Massachusetts' first sellout at McGuirk Alumni Stadium since 2014 and handed the Minutemen their first loss of the season.

Kim opened the scoring with a 27-yard touchdown pass to Kozy Isaac before Braydon Bennett's 2-yard touchdown run gave Eastern Michigan a 14-0 lead late in the second quarter.

Massachusetts (4-1, 1-1) pulled within seven on William Watson III's 34-yard touchdown pass to Max Dowling with 28 seconds left in the half.

Eastern Michigan answered with two quick touchdowns in the third quarter. Kim connected with Joshua Long for a 2-yard score before Amareon Blue scored on a 9-yard run 24 seconds later to make it 28-7.

Joey Mattord added a 25-yard touchdown run early in the fourth quarter.

Kim completed 21 of 30 passes without an interception. Eastern Michigan rushed for 192 yards and three touchdowns.

Watson threw for 210 yards and a touchdown for Massachusetts. Jabari Lewis caught six passes for 102 yards.

Up next

Eastern Michigan: At Akron next Saturday.

UMass: Hosts Miami (OH) next Saturday.

Drake Lindsey threw the go-ahead touchdown pass to Darius Taylor early in the fourth quarter after two costly first-half interceptions, and Minnesota's defense overwhelmed quarterback Bryce Underwood to beat Michigan 20-14 on Saturday for the first time since 2014.

Aydan West and Zack Harden set up scores with interceptions in the second half to help the Gophers (4-1, 2-0 Big Ten) hoist the Little Brown Jug trophy in front of their home crowd for the first time in 49 years and revel in the swarm of fans on the field afterward.

The Wolverines (3-2, 0-2) had won 35 of their last 38 games in the 134-year-old series since the No. 1 team in the Associated Press poll on Oct. 22, 1977, lost 16-0 at Memorial Stadium.

Underwood went just 10 for 21 for 101 yards and ran 10 times for 20 yards for the Wolverines, who have failed to reach the 20-point mark in four of their five games under new coach Kyle Whittingham.

One of Michigan's touchdowns came on a 79-yard interception return by Minnesota native Nathaniel Staehling — a North Dakota State transfer — to give the Wolverines a 14-7 lead with 2:48 left before halftime.

The pressure generated by Wolverines linebackers was by far their best asset. Smith Snowden picked off Lindsey's off-balance heave with Troy Bowles in his face in the first quarter, giving Michigan the ball at the Minnesota 34 to set up a touchdown run by Jordan Marshall.

The start time was 11 hours earlier for the Gophers and their body clocks than last week, when they won 27-24 at Washington for their first road win since Nov. 29, 2024, at Wisconsin.

Fox sent its "Big Noon Kickoff" pregame show for the first time to Minnesota, where Huntington Bank Stadium was striped out with fans wearing maroon and gold alternating by section. Gophers coach P.J. Fleck crowd-surfed from the studio stage into a sea of students in front of the hockey arena across the street.

Michigan's late collapse in a 20-19 loss to Iowa last week took some luster off this nationally televised matchup, which now occurs only two or three times in every five-year cycle in the Big Ten's schedule format for the recently expanded 18-team league.

The takeaway

Michigan: The Wolverines had just 24 plays for 82 yards in the second half, with Underwood's fourth-and-5 throw from midfield with 37 seconds left that sailed out of bounds marking a fitting end to a frustrating afternoon. Special teams weren't exempt from the blame, either: Andrew Marsh muffed a punt return and the Gophers recovered at the 17 to set up the first of two short field goals.

Minnesota: The Gophers are unbeaten in Big Ten play by winning on the margins. Luke Drzewiecki, a transfer from New Mexico, has not missed a field goal or an extra point. The Gophers had only one penalty for 5 yards.

Up next

Minnesota plays at Purdue on Oct. 10.

Michigan has next week off and hosts Penn State on Oct. 17.

Michigan State fell to Wisconsin 31-3 on Saturday as Colton Joseph threw for three touchdowns and rushed for another score.

Jacob Harris rushed for two scores for the Badgers (4-1, 2-0 Big Ten), who have won four consecutive games.

Harris caught a 20-yard pass from Joseph during the game's first series. The Badgers shaved 8:16 off the clock, going 75 yards in 15 plays, on their first-quarter scoring drive. The Badgers were 4 of 4 on third-down conversions on the opening drive.

Joseph and Harris revisited their connection for a second week, following a 72-yard score with 1:13 left that rallied Wisconsin to a 24-20 win at then-No. 13 Penn State.

Joseph, a former Old Dominion quarterback, went 9-of-20 passing for 145 yards. He had 10 rushing attempts for a season-high 130 yards, making him the first Badgers QB to rush for at least 100 yards in a game since Tanner McEvoy ran for 158 yards against Bowling Green in 2014.

Gavin Lahm's 30-yard field goal with 3:56 remaining in the first half pushed Wisconsin to a 17-0 lead.

Liam Boyd kicked a 31-yard field goal with 9 seconds remaining in the first half to put Michigan State (2-3, 0-2) on the scoreboard at 17-3.

Joseph continued his strong performance, slipping past defenders and sprinting 47 yards for a TD that put Wisconsin ahead 24-3 at 10:36 of the third.

The Badgers put the game out of reach when Malachi Coleman caught a 46-yard Joseph pass for a score and a 31-3 lead with 7:56 left in the game.

Three quarterbacks played for Michigan State. Alessio Milivojevic, the starter, was 15-for-32 passing for 103 yards.

Jaziun Patterson was the Spartans' rushing leader with 18 attempts for 62 yards.

The Spartans failed to capitalize on a handful of Badgers' penalties. Wisconsin accrued six penalties for 67 yards.

Michigan State has lost three straight games.

The Badgers are on the brink of the Top 25 — they collected the most votes of any unranked team.

The takeaway

Michigan State: The Spartans finished 1 of 6 on fourth-down attempts.

Wisconsin: Tight end Jacob Harris is making an impact this season. Harris, a Bowling Green transfer, became the first Wisconsin tight end to catch touchdowns in back-to-back games since Jake Ferguson in 2018.

Up next

Michigan State: Hosts Illinois next Saturday.

Wisconsin: At No. 23 UCLA on Oct. 17.

Dylan Garand made 23 saves for his first career shutout and the New York Rangers spoiled the Detroit Red Wings' opener with a 2-0 victory on Friday.

Garand was making his first start after going 2-0-1 in three appearances with the Rangers last season. Sean Durzi scored on a first-period power play and Eeli Tolvanen added an empty-netter.

New York was already playing its third game of the season and second of a back-to-back. The Rangers were coming off a 5-1 home win over Tampa Bay on Thursday that featured a goal by goaltender Igor Shesterkin.

The Red Wings began the season without two prominent players. Former captain Dylan Larkin, who has requested a trade, has an upper-body injury and was placed on injured reserve retroactive to Aug. 15. Restricted free agent Simon Edvinsson, one of Detroit's top defensemen, remains unsigned amid stalled negotiations.

Larkin, wearing street clothes, was booed during pregame introductions. Some disenchanted fans chanted "Sell the team!" after Durzi's goal, directing their venom at owner Chris Ilitch. The fans became more supportive once the home team put some pressure on Garand and Wings forward Marco Kasper fought Durzi midway through the second period.

John Gibson made 19 saves for Detroit.

Durzi's power-play goal at 5:12 was the only scoring during the first period. He scored from the high slot off a feed from Gabe Perreault. Tolvanen's second goal of the season came with 1:16 remaining.

Rangers: Host Utah on Sunday.

Red Wings: Host Winnipeg on Sunday.

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Jalen Duren has decided to accept a five-year, $200 million contract offer with the Detroit Pistons, a person with knowledge of the agreement confirmed Thursday night.

Duren accepted the deal shortly before a midnight deadline on a one-year, $9.6 million qualifying offer, according to the person who spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because the Pistons had yet to announce the signing.

ESPN, The Athletic and The Detroit News, among others, were first to report the agreement.

It brings an end to an odd saga, one where it seemed as if Duren — who made $6.5 million on his way to being an All-Star last season for the first time — might actually pass on the $200 million offer. He was not on Detroit's initial training camp roster while the contract talks continued; the Pistons, like most NBA teams, have been on the practice court since Tuesday.

Duren averaged a career-high 19.5 points last season, along with 10.5 rebounds per game on 65% shooting. He made the All-NBA third team but struggled in the playoffs, averaging 10.2 points as the top-seeded Pistons failed to get out of the second round.

Duren has averaged 13.5 points in his first four NBA seasons, all with Detroit.

Prosecutors say they will not file charges against Detroit Lions wide receiver Jameson Williams following an alleged assault investigation.

The Oakland County Prosecutor's Office says Novi police began investigating the alleged Aug. 6 assault after it was first reported in September. Prosecutors say police reviewed statements, photos, videos and communications between the alleged victim and Williams. Investigators also requested additional information from the victim.

"Based on the facts presented to us at this time, the Novi Police and our office jointly concluded that there is no cause to file charges against Mr. Williams," prosecutors said.

Williams's attorneys, Jason Lampert and Larry Margolis, say the star athlete "unequivocally denies the allegation of domestic violence."

"We have provided the prosecutor's office with extensive evidence directly relevant to the credibility, timing, and circumstances surrounding this allegation, which is baseless. Mr. Williams remains focused on the season and putting this matter behind him," Lampert and Margolis said in a joint statement.

A Detroit Lions spokesperson says they are aware of the investigation.

Williams was under investigation in 2024 for carrying a concealed weapon, but no charges were filed in that case. Authorities said Williams and his brother were pulled over for speeding and alerted police that there were weapons in the car. 

According to the Wayne County Prosecutor's Office, police found a weapon registered to Williams on the front passenger floorboard. A second weapon was found on the floorboard behind the driver's seat. 

Williams was taken into custody but later released. His brother reportedly showed officers a valid concealed pistol license, as well as a driver's license, proof of insurance and registration.

Roush Fenway Keselowski Racing and co-owner/driver Brad Keselowski said Tuesday that he will leave the team after the season.

Keselowski joined Roush Fenway Racing as a co-owner in 2021 and began driving for the rebranded team the following season. Keselowski, the 2012 Cup Series champion, is in his 17th full season of racing at NASCAR's top level. He spent the bulk of his career at Team Penske.

"The impact Brad has made on our organization has been felt by everyone associated with RFK Racing; he's undoubtedly been a terrific representative of our collective efforts both on and off the track," said Chip Bowers, president of RFK Racing. "Brad has been clear about his desire to continue competing for years to come, and we respect and support him in pursuing the path that best allows him to achieve those goals."

RFK Racing said the team and Keselowski "intend to collaboratively and mutually work through the appropriate next steps regarding his existing ownership." The team plans to field three cars next season.

Keselowski drove the No. 2 Ford for Penske before driving the No. 6 Ford Mustang with RFK. When he joined the team, he explained RFK wanted the number to honor Mark Martin, the Hall of Fame driver whom Roush built his NASCAR team around.

Over 19 seasons, Keselowski has 36 wins over 623 races in the Cup Series, the last one coming in 2024. Marquee wins include the Coca-Cola 600, Brickyard 400 and Southern 500, and his six Cup wins at Talladega Superspeedway are tied with Jeff Gordon and Dale Earnhardt Jr. for second most all time.

Athletics player Zack Gelof is suing the Detroit Tigers, Ilitch Holdings and the Detroit-Wayne County Stadium Authority for unspecified damages resulting from his injury during a July 9 game at Comerica Park. 

Gelof was playing left field that day in Detroit when a Tigers batter hit a fly ball into foul territory near the left field line during the third inning. He ran toward the ball to make a catch and crashed into part of a fence. The lawsuit says the collision resulted in a gash on his right leg "that narrowly missed the patellar tendon."

The Tigers won the July 9 game against the Athletics, 4-1. 

As a result of the injury, the lawsuit said, the 26-year-old Gelof missed 30 days of the 2026 MLB season. According to Gelof's MLB stats page, he was placed on the injured list for a "right knee laceration" and was assigned to the Las Vegas Aviators for rehab.

The lawsuit claims Gelof's "physical injury and its professional and economic consequences remain substantial."

The lawsuit was filed by Detroit-based attorneys Jon Marko and Gasper Stare in the Wayne County Circuit Court in Detroit on Sept. 28 on behalf of Gelof. 

"Professional stadiums and ballparks have a fundamental responsibility to ensure that their playing surfaces and surrounding structures are reasonably safe for the athletes whose talent and performance drive the sport and league revenues," Marko and Stare said in a statement. "The lawsuit seeks to hold Defendants accountable for allowing a foreseeable hazard to remain in the field of play and to recover the full measure of Gelof's physical, professional, and economic damages."

The Athletics, who are currently based in Sacramento, California, are in the American League West division. The Tigers are in the American League Central division. Neither team is moving on to the playoffs, which began this week. 

Ilitch Holdings owns Comerica Park, which will be known as Fifth Third Park starting next season. 

"We are aware of the lawsuit and do not comment on pending litigation," the Tigers said in a statement issued on Tuesday. 

The Detroit Lions' offense is built around big plays in both the passing and running games.

Jahmyr Gibbs is a constant threat as a runner and receiver, and Jared Goff has plenty of other weapons in Amon-Ra St. Brown, Jameson Williams and Sam LaPorta.

On Sunday, though, none of that was working. New York Jets coach Aaron Glenn was Detroit's defensive coordinator from 2021-24, and he has spent more time facing the Lions' offense than any other coach in football.

"AG did a great job," Lions coach Dan Campbell said Monday. "There's a lot to deal with when you're facing us, and he did."

Gibbs had 164 total yards on 27 touches and scored three touchdowns in Detroit's 31-24 win, but his longest play was only 17 yards. Glenn's defense held St. Brown and Williams to 68 yards on eight catches, including only 4 yards after the catch. LaPorta had a 28-yard reception, but only caught two other passes for 16 yards.

"The defense is always focused on keeping (Williams) from getting over the top, so you have to protect yourself there," Campbell said. "They did a good job of that and still kept us from getting explosives in the running game."

The Lions, though, were able to keep the ball moving by averaging 4.8 yards per carry and Goff completing 78.1% of his passes.

"Goff just showed exceptional decision-making," Campbell said. "He looked for a deep shot, but if it wasn't there, he checked down and kept the chains moving. The offensive line protected him, and they were coming off the ball to make us very efficient in the run game."

And when the Lions needed a big play, they got one.

The Jets tied the game at 24-all with 4:11 to play, but Goff hit Isaac TeSlaa for 49 yards on the next play from scrimmage. That put the Lions on the New York 16, and Gibbs scored the go-ahead touchdown on an 11-yard reception with 2:30 to play.

The Jets had one more chance and got to the Detroit 28, but Chuck Clark came free on a safety blitz and knocked the ball away from Geno Smith. Jack Campbell returned the fumble to the Lions' 45, and Goff ended the game by taking a knee.

Detroit's pass rush sacked Smith five times for 44 yards, two weeks after sacking the New Orleans Saints' Tyler Shough five times in an overtime victory. Defensive end Aidan Hutchinson has 3 1/2 sacks, but his biggest impact is the number of blockers he faces.

"Hutch is a huge factor," Campbell said. "They are doubling him, chipping him and rotating things toward him all the time. He plays hard on every play, and it requires a lot of offensive resources to try to keep him in check."

As good as the pass rush has been, the Lions are still struggling to cover receivers. Through three games, opposing quarterbacks are averaging 326 passing yards and a 70.7% completion percentage. Smith was even better, completing 31 of 37 passes (83.7%) for 321 yards and three touchdowns.

In their last two games, including a 41-31 loss to the Buffalo Bills, the Lions have allowed 569 passing yards and six touchdowns without an interception. Smith has always given Detroit problems, averaging 314.6 passing yards in five career starts, and Josh Allen is 4-0 with 14 touchdowns (eight passing, six rushing) against them, but even Shough threw for 410 yards and three touchdowns.

Linebacker Trevor Nowaske played 33 defensive snaps, up from four against Buffalo, and had six tackles. He also had a team-high 17 snaps on special teams.

"He just does things the right way, and he's done that for a while now," Campbell said. "He's grown a ton since he's been here and turned himself into a real solid player."

Williams became a valuable part of the Lions' offense over the past two seasons, putting up 123 receptions for 2,118 yards and 14 touchdowns. One of the NFL's fastest players, nine of his 19 career touchdowns have gone for 40 or more yards, with only three coming from inside 15 yards.

This year, though, he has only caught 10 passes for 127 yards with a long reception of 22 yards. He's also dropped several passes and fumbled a pitch on an end-around.

Detroit didn't have any serious injuries against the Jets, but Campbell was especially grateful that St. Brown escaped the game without significant issues. St. Brown missed 17 offensive snaps and only caught four passes for 19 yards.

"Saint was dealing with a couple things, but we normally check guys like that out on Monday, and he didn't need to be checked," Campbell said. "He's fine. If you ask him, he's always fine."

31 — The Lions are averaging 31 points per game, and the math isn't hard. In Week 1, they beat the Saints 31-30 in overtime, followed by a 41-31 loss at Buffalo and Sunday's 31-24 win over the Jets. The last team to hit the same number three straight weeks was the Jets, who scored 34 in Weeks 10-12 in 2019.

The Lions don't play another home game until Oct. 25, heading to Carolina and Arizona before their bye. The Panthers and Cardinals are each 1-2, as are the Green Bay Packers, Detroit's next opponent at Ford Field.

Gordon Johncock, a two-time Indianapolis 500 champion and winner of 25 career IndyCar races, has died. He was 90.

Johncock died from natural causes Monday at his home in South Branch, Michigan, a spokesman for the family told The Associated Press.

Johncock competed in one of IndyCar's golden eras. He raced annually at The Brickyard against the likes of four-time winners A.J. Foyt, Rick Mears and Al Unser, three-time winners Bobby Unser and Johnny Rutherford and 1969 race winner Mario Andretti, among others.

And yet, with so many big personalities in the series then, Johncock managed to carve out his own niche with his small-town roots and penchant for wearing flannel shirts and jeans. He won the 1976 USAC title in an IndyCar.

But he was best known for his Indy 500 wins. His first came in 1973, one of the race's most tragic months. His second came in 1982 when he outdueled Mears to the finish line for what was then the closest winning margin in race history at 0.16 seconds. It's still the seventh-closest.

"By far the biggest thrill of my racing career was winning Indianapolis in 1982," Johncock once said. "The way it happened, the competition, so many near wins after 1973 and it all came together and the car lasted in 1982. Plus, I've got amazing respect for Rick Mears — one of the very best. He was never my teammate, but I think we could have been good ones."

The month of May in 1973 was marred by rain, which forced the race to be run over three days and shortened to 133 of 200 laps; two horrific crashes that resulted in the deaths of drivers Art Pollard and Swede Savage, Johncock's teammate with Patrick Racing who was severely injured in the race. Savage was pronounced dead in early July.

A pit crew member for Patrick Racing also died after being hit by a fire truck responding to Savage's crash, And driver David "Salt" Walther suffered severe burns when his car burst into flames as it hit the catch fence in the front straightaway as the race began, injuring nearly a dozen fans.

Yet Johncock, who started 11th, overcame the chaos and was one of just two cars on the lead lap when more rain forced the race to be stopped.

"I didn't feel that race was given to us," Johncock once told Autoweek. "If we had only led one or two laps and happened to be settin' there when they stopped it and won it that way, then I guess you wouldn't have earned it very well."

Johncock started driving the family's John Deere tractor in Hastings, Michigan, when he was 5 years old. He joined the IndyCar Series in 1964 and finished fifth in the 500 as a rookie in 1965. Johncock wound up competing in the 500 24 times, tied for fifth-most. He made three starts on the front row, nine times on the second row and completed 7,895 miles while leading a total of 339 laps. He finished third in the 500 in 1976 and 1978, and had two fourth-place finishes.

From 1964-92, Johncock made 262 career IndyCar starts and retired twice.

In 1967, joining A.J. Foyt as the sport's only owner/driver, and he was one of the last living drivers to have competed in both the front and rear-engine IndyCar eras. And like drivers from that generation, he also competed in NASCAR — making 21 starts, including three at the Daytona 500 where he finished fifth in 1973.

Johncock was inducted into the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Hall of Fame in 1997 and the International Motorsports Hall of Fame in 1999.

Away from the track, Johncock loved farming and the forestry business — which explained his clothing choice and why people referred to his fashion choices as "Johncock casual."

He is survived by his wife, Sue; three daughters, two sons, two stepdaughters, 12 grandchildren, 17 great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild.

What started as an ordinary day along Southfield Freeway turned into a scavenger hunt for Metro Detroit skateboarders after legendary skater Tony Hawk left a skateboard hidden near M-39.

Thousands of drivers pass through the area every day, focused on getting to work, school, or home. But for local skateboarding fans, the stretch near Fargo and Southfield became the center of attention.

Among them was Jon Meyer, who has been skateboarding for 50 years and says he's followed Hawk's career for decades.

"I spotted that rusty rail on the service over between Seven and Eight and headed out here as fast as I could," Meyer said.

When word spread that Hawk had hidden a board in the area, Meyer quickly made his way to the location, hoping to be the one to find it.

"It's just like a bicycle. Once you learn to skate, you don't forget it," Meyer said.

But by the time Meyer arrived, someone else had already claimed the prize.

"I wish I would have got out here a little earlier. Could have grabbed it," he said.

While the board may be gone, Hawk's impact on Detroit's skateboarding community remains. The California skateboarding icon has ties to Detroit and helped fund the city's It Takes a Village Skatepark. His influence continues to inspire skaters across Metro Detroit, including James Leichliter.

"For me, there's been nothing like it. Now that we're talking about it, I can kind of recollect this has inspired a lot of art in my life," Leichliter said. "Tony's been a big inspiration for most of us, skateboarding, if not all of us," Leichliter said. 

Leichliter skates at Riverside Park nearly every day and says one of his biggest dreams is to skate alongside Hawk someday.

This isn't the first city where Hawk has left a hidden skateboard. He has also placed boards in other locations across the country, creating excitement among fans eager to connect with one of the sport's most recognizable figures.

As for where the next board will appear, that's still a mystery.

The Detroit Pistons tipped off training camp without Jalen Duren on the roster.

Pistons general manager Trajan Langdon said last May that the team wanted to sign the All-Star center to a contract extension, but the two sides had not reached an agreement ahead of media day on Monday afternoon.

If Detroit and Duren don't reach a deal, he has until Thursday to sign a one-year qualifying offer from the franchise.

"We are excited to have him back when he gets back," Langdon said.

Duren became a first-time All-Star last season while averaging 20 points and 10.5 rebounds to help the Pistons win the Central Division for the first time since 2008 and earn top seeding in the Eastern Conference playoffs.

His scoring dropped dramatically in the NBA playoffs to 10.2 points, showing his limitations offensively, and that led to Detroit being pushed to a Game 7 in the first round against eighth-seeded Orlando and losing a seven-game series in the second round against Cleveland despite home-court advantage.

"I know there's a lot of things out there being said, but he's a huge part of what we do and where we are right now and the steps that have been taking," coach J.B. Bickerstaff said. "It's all love from our standpoint."

The 6-foot-10 center, though, is just 22 years old and can potentially develop some low-post moves and mid-range jumpers to make defenses respect him with the ball outside of the lane.

"He's going to be a huge part of our team, regardless of the decision he does make," Langdon said.

He was selected No. 13 overall out of Memphis in 2022 by Charlotte, and Detroit acquired him in a draft-night trade. He averaged 11-plus points a game over his first three seasons in the league and grabbed a career-high 11.6 rebounds in his second season.

The Pistons recently invested in another player who is also limited offensively, but he is one of the NBA's best defenders.

They gave Ausar Thompson a five-year, $155 million contract earlier this month, extending a player the franchise picked No. 5 overall in 2023, even though he's not a double-digit scorer.

Thompson, who has averaged only 9.6 points over his three-year career, was on the NBA All-Defensive team last season and finished third in Defensive Player of the Year voting after averaging a league-high two steals per game.

Detroit's best player, 25-year-old point guard Cade Cunningham, is under contract through the 2029-30 season. The Pistons put two players on the roster during the offseason to complement Cunningham, an All-NBA player.

Isaiah Joe was acquired in a trade with Oklahoma City, adding a 27-year-old guard whose 3-point shooting percentage ranked 10th in the NBA last year to improve one of Detroit's weaknesses. Veteran forward John Collins, who has averaged 15.7 points over his career, was given a three-year, $51 million contract to essentially replace Tobias Harris, who left in free agency to sign with San Antonio.

PWHL Detroit will host the New York Sirens for its inaugural home opener at Little Caesars Arena in December. 

The two teams will meet on Saturday, Dec. 12, at noon in a Professional Women's Hockey League regular-season game. 

PWHL Detroit opens its inaugural season on the road against PWHL Las Vegas on Sunday, Dec. 6, at 8 p.m. at T-Mobile Arena in an all-expansion team matchup. 

The still-unnamed team will announce its full regular-season schedule on Oct. 2.  

The Motor City was awarded an expansion franchise for the 2026-27 season in May, and hosted the 2026 PWHL Awards Ceremony and the 2026 PWHL Draft in June.   

Women's hockey pioneer Manon Rhéaume was named the franchise's general manager, while Southeast Michigan native Josh Sciba was tapped as the team's first coach. Sciba spent the prior two seasons as an assistant coach with Sirens. 

Tickets for the Dec. 12 home opener went on sale at 11 a.m. Monday and can be found purchased through Ticketmaster.