NOAH TRISTER

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BROOKLYN, Mich. — Greg Biffle gave Ford a milestone victory — right down the road from company headquarters. Biffle raced to his second straight Sprint Cup win at Michigan International Speedway, easily holding off Kevin Harvick after points leader Jimmie Johnson smacked the wall in the final laps Sunday. It was the 1,000th victory for Ford Motor Company across NASCAR’s three national series — Cup, Nationwide and Truck.

Smith holds off Larson to win Nationwide race 06/16/13 - 1:19am

BROOKLYN, Mich. — The rain drops splashed down on the pavement at Michigan International Speedway about an hour after Regan Smith’s victory Saturday. Too late to interrupt the race — and that was fine with Smith and crew chief Greg Ives.

Good memories abound for Earnhardt at Michigan 06/16/13 - 1:16am

BROOKLYN, Mich. — A year ago, Dale Earnhardt Jr. finally snapped his long losing streak. He left Michigan International Speedway with hopes of more victories to come — maybe even a Sprint Cup championship. He hasn’t won since. “We want to win more races. We want to win numerous races and multiple races in a season,” Earnhardt said. “We want that to be the norm. We want that to be what is expected. When we first started working together we were trying to figure out how to get a 15th-place combination into the top 10 and we were happy when we did.

Edwards tops Cup qualifying at Michigan 06/15/13 - 12:52am

BROOKLYN, Mich. — Brad Keselowski was asked to pick one word to describe a lap at Michigan International Speedway. “Fast,” the defending Sprint Cup champion said. “This is, to me, the fastest track we have — and it might be in speed, but it definitely is in feel.” MIS is in its second year with a newly paved surface, and drivers are again making 200 mph laps look almost routine. Carl Edwards topped Sprint Cup qualifying Friday with a lap of 202.452 mph.

Edwards tops Cup qualifying at Michigan 06/14/13 - 10:56pm

BROOKLYN, Mich. (AP) — Brad Keselowski was asked to pick one word to describe a lap at Michigan International Speedway. "Fast," the defending Sprint Cup champion said. "This is, to me, the fastest track we have — and it might be in speed, but it definitely is in feel."

Family connections a big part of NCAA tournament 03/23/13 - 11:31am

AUBURN HILLS, Mich. (AP) — Tim Hardaway Jr. can take the questions in stride at this point. Any time Michigan is in the national spotlight, his familiar name stands out — and the queries about his father seem inevitable. “It was hard just to try to follow his footsteps, and you try not to worry about it,” Hardaway said. “You try to leave a legacy of your own. It takes a long time to do that.”

Mavericks blow lead but beat Pistons 102-99 03/09/13 - 7:59am

AUBURN HILLS, Mich. (AP) — Dirk Nowitzki made two big shots down the stretch to lift Dallas to an important win. Afterward, he was still shaking his head.

Clemens: Won't 'lose sleep' over HOF vote 02/19/13 - 1:16am

KISSIMMEE, Fla. — Roger Clemens said little publicly in the immediate aftermath of the Hall of Fame vote. Over a month later, he’s willing to share his thoughts — but the 354-game winner is not about to start a lobbying campaign. “I’m not going to lose any sleep over it,” Clemens said. “If those guys feel I deserve to be there, then I deserve to be there. If they feel I don’t, then that’s OK too.”

Cabrera hoping for more of the same with the bat 02/16/13 - 1:34am

LAKELAND, Fla. — Since there’s no Quadruple Crown in baseball, it will be awfully tough for Miguel Cabrera to top his performance from 2012. The Detroit slugger puts plenty of pressure on himself to help the Tigers win, but when it comes to individual achievements, his approach is pretty low key. “I always believe you can be consistent,” he said. “I don’t know if you’re going to get better, but my goal is always to be consistent.”

Hunter upbeat (as usual) while joining Tigers 02/15/13 - 1:24am

LAKELAND, Fla. — Torii Hunter’s plan this season seems pretty obvious: Detroit’s new right fielder is going to try to smile his way to the World Series. “You don’t want to look back on your career and say, ‘I didn’t have enough fun,’” Hunter said Thursday at the Tigers’ spring training complex. The 37-year-old Hunter is already living up to his reputation as one of the game’s most engaging people. Detroit starts full-squad workouts Friday, but Hunter was in the clubhouse a day earlier, laughing it up with ace Justin Verlander as if the two had grown up together.