Detroit Tigers, Game 35: One thing I loved, one thing I didn't

This time, Dirks' Detroit SportsNet teammate Dan Petry got his turn in the national chair. And there was a cool exchange with ...

Hits keep coming for Tigers' Kevin McGonigle — and now an award, too

Kevin McGonigle hit .328 with a .935 OPs and 15 extra-base hits in his first month in the major leagues. He was named AL ...

Corrections: April 30, 2026

Corrections that appeared in print on Thursday, April 30, 2026. Because of an editing error, a photo caption with an obituary on April 11 about Jim Whittaker, the first American to summit Mount ...
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Jim Whittaker, the first American to summit Mount Everest, dies

The celebrated mountaineer Jim Whittaker, the first American to summit Mount Everest, has died. He was 97.Whittaker, who also served as the first full-time employee of the outdoor retailer REI and ...