John Niyo
@JohnNiyo
Detroit News sports columnist. Husband to one. Father of three. Native Iowan. Proud Michigander. Email: [email protected] Also: http://johnniyo.bsky.social
Navigating the Great Lakes without info from federally-funded buoy network is "sort of like squinting one eye and hoping you're doing a good job" detroitnews.com/story/news/loc…
Tigers will place Tarik Skubal on the paternity list. His wife Jessica is about due with their second child. This clears spot for Troy Melton today
RHP Troy Melton has been selected from Triple-A Toledo. He will wear #52 and make his major league debut as the starting pitcher this afternoon in Pittsburgh. To make room for Melton on the active roster, LHP Tarik Skubal was placed on the paternity list. To make room on the…
Kevin McGonigle delivers the walk-off goods at Double-A! MLB's No. 6 prospect (@tigers) is hitting .304 with an .883 OPS in seven games with the @erie_seawolves, including three straight with at least one RBI.
Tigers notebook: --Mood: Kahnle's cartwheel says it all --Farewell Brendan White, whose Tigers legacy includes Reese Olson's slider --Melton debut on deck --Rehab updates on Carpenter (good), Gipson-Long (not so good). detroitnews.com/story/sports/m… via @detroitnews
“I just want to show them that I'm the player that they wanted me to be.” - Giovanni Manu, the Lions' biggest project, says he’s ready to take the next step detroitnews.com/story/sports/c…
The Alex Anzalone saga has reached new levels of weird — and that's according to the man himself. Anzalone believes he's underpaid and is "disappointed" by the lack of engagement from #Lions FO on new contract, which he expressed desire for "long ago." detroitnews.com/story/sports/n…
#Lions LB Alex Anzalone, asked if he's surprised he didn't get an extension during the spring with one year left on his three-year, $18 million deal. "Yeah, for sure. Yeah. This is a weird situation. It wasn't on my end or my agent's end."
More from #Lions LB Alex Anzalone: “I’m disappointed” about not having a new contract.
In an interview with @YahooSports, Tony Petitti says he is unmoved by proposed CFP selection criteria changes that he calls “incomplete,” and that the Big Ten remains against a 5+11 format. The industry is barreling toward another expansion impasse. yhoo.it/415Z02H
Lions HC Dan Campbell says OL Miles Frazier is dealing with a knee injury. On timeline for return: "Let's call it September, October." He seemed optimistic about CB Khalil Dorsey (leg). Other estimates: DL Mekhi Wingo: September LB Malcolm Rodriguez: "Another October guy"
The wait is over: Tigers plan to promote RHP prospect Troy Melton to start Wednesday detroitnews.com/story/sports/m…
Wojo: Lions banking on Aidan Hutchinson getting back to his sack-happy self detroitnews.com/story/sports/c…
MSU hockey lands Flyers' first-round draft pick, power forward Porter Martone detroitnews.com/story/sports/c…
Niyo: Big Ten, SEC playing heads-up in CFP format showdown detroitnews.com/story/sports/c…
Always a big day for us because it means football is back. Our @Lions Training Camp Special airs tonight at 6:30. Dan Campbell, @JaredGoff16 @aidanhutch97 will all join us. That’s tonight on your Home for @Lions Football #Fox2
Niyo: Lions aren’t rushing, but offensive line renovation is huge camp job detroitnews.com/story/sports/c…
Wojo: Lions 'tired of being close,' but are they getting closer? detroitnews.com/story/sports/c…
Lions notes: Injury updates on Ennis Rakestraw, Alex Anzalone detroitnews.com/story/sports/n…
Here's the full quote from Campbell, who also said Onwuzurike won't be able to return for a potential postseason run.
#Lions coach Dan Campbell says Levi Onwuzurike's ACL injury "crept up" on them. One of those things where the aches and pains started adding up, and a month after he signed, the knee really started bothering him. "We hate it for Levi. It's not his fault."
.@clevelanddotcom Big Ten preseason media poll 1-Penn St (11 1st place votes) 2-Ohio St (10) 3-Oregon (2) 4-Illinois 5-Michigan (1) 6-Indiana 7-Iowa 8-Nebraska 9-USC 10-Washington 11-Minnesota 12-Wisconsin 13-Mich St (tie) Rutgers 15-UCLA 16-Maryland 17-Northwestern 18-Purdue
"What matters is winning ballgames...We got to 60 wins first, right? That matters more than anything I'm doing individually." --Tarik Skubal detroitnews.com/story/sports/m… via @detroitnews