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Beat reporter Coty Davis and Detroit News contributor Tarohn Finley discuss the odds of Cade Cunningham winning NBA MVP, Ausar Thompson defensive player of the year and other possible award winners.

Beat reporter Coty Davis and Tarohn Finley discuss the highlights from the Pistons' 128-112 preseason victory over the Grizzlies in Memphis on Monday.

Beat reporter Coty Davis and Tarohn Finley discuss the highlights of Pistons Media Day, which featured the return of Jaden Ivey after season-ending leg surgery.

Red Wings beat reporter Ted Kulfan is in Traverse City for the first day of training camp as Steve Yzerman begins his seventh season at the helm of the franchise. The interview guest is former Ducks forward Emerson Etem, who was a teammate of Red Wings goalie John Gibson in Anaheim and is now the Ducks' radio color analyst.

Commerce Township native Anna Segedi is living her hockey dream after being adopted from a Chinese orphanage more than 20 years ago.

Tolu Smith had an impressive showing during the Las Vegas Summer League tournament. He averaged nearly a double-double and helped the Detroit Pistons finish with a 3-2 record. As he prepares to enter his second season as a two-way prospect, Smith joins The Detroit News Basketball Podcast to discuss how he plans to carry that momentum into his sophomore year. 

Ron Holland II and Daniss Jenkins have made an impressive start in Las Vegas, leading the Detroit Pistons to a 2-0 record in the Summer League tournament. But given their success, is it wise to invest in their stock for the 2025-26 season?  Pistons beat reporter @cotydavis_24 examines whether it's safe to buy stock in Holland and Jenkins after fast starts in Las Vegas. Holland is averaging 21 points on 54% shooting with six rebounds and three assists.

Red Wings beat reporter Ted Kulfan takes a look at the team's early free-agency signings and trades following the first-round draft selection of forward Carter Bear.

Ted Kulfan takes a look at Steve Yzerman's "pivotal week" in the Wings' rebuild with upcoming free agency, the draft and possible trades.

Ted Kulfan takes a look at the Detroit Red Wings' season-ending news conference with general manager Steve Yzerman and coach Todd McLellan.  

The Detroit Pistons will begin the 2025 NBA postseason on Saturday in an an Eastern Conference Quarterfinals matchup against the New York Knicks. Despite entering the series as the underdog, what can the Pistons do to advance to the second round of the playoffs?  @cotydavis_24 and @JohnNiyo talk about the team's playoff chances and NBA award winners.

With three games remaining in the regular season, there is still an opportunity for the Pistons to improve their position in the Eastern Conference standings as they aim to catch the Milwaukee Bucks. However, should the Pistons stay as the No. 6 seed, would the New York Knicks give Detroit the best chance at a first-round upset? 

Ted Kulfan takes a look at the Red Wings' 4-1 loss in Montreal which all but eliminates them from the playoffs for the ninth straight year and Panthers analyst Bill Lindsay is the interview guest on this episode of the OctoPulse podcast.

Ted Kulfan takes a look at the Red Wings' slim playoff chances after a 2-1 OT loss in St. Louis and ESPN reporter Emily Kaplan is the interview guest on this episode of the OctoPulse podcast.

On this edition of the Detroit Red Wings/Detroit News podcast, Ted Kulfan takes a look at the Red Wings' 5-2 loss in Denver on Tuesday and Ottawa Sun reporter Bruce Garrioch is the interview guest.

On this edition of the Detroit Red Wings/Detroit News podcast, Ted Kulfan takes a look at the Red Wings' slim playoff chances with 14 games left in the season and David Legwand is the interview guest.

On this edition of the Detroit Red Wings/Detroit News podcast, Ted Kulfan takes a look at the Joe Veleno trade with the Blackhawks and PWHL defenseman Mellissa Channell-Watkins is the interview guest.

On this edition of the Detroit Red Wings/Detroit News podcast, Ted Kulfan takes a look at the Red Wings' 5-3 loss against the Blue Jackets in the Stadium Series on Saturday in Columbus, Ohio.

On this edition of the Detroit Red Wings/Detroit News podcast, Ted Kulfan talks about Saturday's outdoor game in Columbus, the Ville Husso trade to Anaheim and Ducks analyst Brian Hayward is the interview guest.

On this edition of the Detroit Red Wings/Detroit News podcast, Ted Kulfan talks about the team's four-game sweep on the western road trip and Sportsnet draft analyst Jason Bukala is the interview guest.   Before Christmas, the odds of the Red Wings making the playoffs were less than one percent under coach Derek Lalonde.   After Christmas, under new coaches Todd McLellan and Trent Yawney, Detroit has gone 15-4-1 and the odds, according to moneypuck.com/predictions, are 50-50 of ending the franchise's eight-year playoff drought.   "As we sit here doing this podcast, I would be a little surprised at this point if they didn't make the playoffs," Kulfan said. "This has been about as good as they've played in years, quite honestly. The one thing which really stood out during this four-game road trip, you kind of expected them to win during points in these games."