Alex Crescenti

ANNOUNCEMENT TIME! I’m thrilled to join the sports team at @wxyzdetroit as a reporter and anchor! It’s been a lifelong goal of mine to make the leap to this level and continue my career in such a passionate sports city. Thank you to everyone who helped get me here! Let’s Go!

Back on the desk after more than a week off! Coming up at @wxyzdetroit at 6 we’re talking @Lions training camp opening up, @DetroitPistons summer league and the @tigers returning from the All-Star break!

Hanging out at the @LomasBrownJrGC this morning. The tournament benefits the Lomas Brown Jr. Foundation and The Children’s Foundation Lions RBs Jahmyr Gibbs and David Montgomery, as well as Barry Sanders and Calvin Johnson will be playing. Check out the customs golf carts!

ALL-STAR AGAIN: Tigers pitcher Tarik Skubal has been named an All-Star for a second consecutive season

From down to their last out, to take a 4-1 lead in extra innings! What a gutsy performance from the Tigers this afternoon

SPLASH! The Pistons are signing Duncan Robinson to a three-year, $48 million deal, @ShamsCharania reports. Detroit is sending Simone Fontecchio to Miami in a sign-and-trade deal.

Tigers minor league affiliate getting a rebrand from @LastWeekTonight

Free agent C/F Paul Reed – aka BBall Paul – has agreed to a two-year, $11 million deal to return to the Detroit Pistons, sources tell ESPN. Reed played a versatile role for Pistons frontcourt, and the team and his agent Ron Shade of Octagon reached the new contract tonight.

JUST IN: The WNBA is officially coming back to Detroit. The city will get a team in 2029, part of an expansion that will include other cities. More here: shorturl.at/KiETp

What a day! Starting off with the @RocketClassic bright and early this morning, and then ending with a Tigers win from Comerica Park. Huge shoutout to this guy right here, @CBrit24, the MVP of the day was everywhere and helped make it all possible!

“Maybe I’m a Lions fan now!” Aldrich Potgieter won Detroit’s Rocket Classic, handling the pressure of a dramatic five-hole playoff. The 20-year old rookie played the pro-am with four Lions, and is now forever a part of Detroit sports history himself.

A near perfect performance, on a perfect night It appears Tarik Skubal is done for the evening. He goes 7 innings, giving up just 1 hit and strikes out 13 batters, which ties a career high

History made at the @RocketClassic today as Aldrich Potgieter gets his first career @PGATOUR win! He's just the 4th player under the age of 21 in the last 5 years to win a tour event, and all the other sports he competed in growing up, might have played a part

The over/under for Tarik Skubal strikeouts tonight was 7.5…he’s at 8 after 3 innings

Michigan native and Phoenix Suns guard Devin Booker throws out the first pitch at the Tigers game tonight…on the verge of the NBA free agency period 👀👀

Playoff time at Detroit’s Rocket Classic! Chris Kirk, Aldrich Potgeiter, and Max Greyserman all finished at -22. The trio will play No. 18 again.

Welcome to the 313, @Swaggychaz ! We’ve selected Chaz Lanier with the 37th overall pick of the @NBADraft

Thanks for the assist Rickey! We caught up with recent @michiganstateu grad Ashton McCulloch who is making his @RocketClassic debut this week after a widely successful college career.

Day 1 of the @RocketClassic tees off today! In the 6 years of the event, we've seen 5 different champions. For the inaugural winner @NateLashley, the win in 2019 helped change the course of his career. Now he's looking to title #2 this time around

We are just a few hours away round one of the NBA Draft! While the Pistons don't have a pick tonight, there are still a couple familiar names we expect to hear at some point I sat down with @umichbball Head Coach Dusty May to talk about his guy's Danny Wolf and Vladislav Goldin

Wait, so if this is the 1st title for the Thunder, then why do the Lakers have 17? Why do the San Francisco Giants have 8? Why do the Atlanta Braves have 4? Why do the Las Vegas Raiders have 3? The Sonics left nearly 20 years ago, we have got to move on eventually.