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6 big names who missed the cut in 2025 Rocket Classic at Detroit Golf Club

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June 27, 2025

6 big names who missed the cut in 2025 Rocket Classic at Detroit Golf Club

Detroit Golf Club saw a new course record for the second straight day Friday at the 2025 Rocket Classic, but not all golfers had loads of birdies.

With so many low scores, the cut line hiked up to 5 under par, meaning golfers had to shoot 6-under or better through two rounds to make the weekend.

Eighty-six players did just that. Plenty of big names did not.

Of the 70 players going home early, here are six big names that did not make the cut this year, and an update on how a handful of golfers with local ties fared:

Kevin Kisner, 5 under par (68, 71)

Kisner went back to golfing this week after his stint in the booth as NBC Sports’ lead golf commentator. He shot 4-under 68 in Round 1, but a slow 1-under 71 in Round 2 left him one shot off the cut line. He struggled on the back nine, shooting 1-over 37 by carding three bogeys (Nos. 11, 12, 15) with just two birdies, both coming on the par-5s.

Wyndham Clark, 4 under par (66, 74)

After a mistake-free first round with six birdies, Clark, the 2023 U.S. Open winner, folded on Day 2, making a triple-bogey snowman on the par-5 fourth after blocking his drive way right into the driving range. Bogeys on Nos. 9 and 11 further derailed him, and his three birdies were not enough to overcome the one big miss.

Max Homa, 3 under par (71, 70)

Homa’s rough stretch on Tour continues, as he shot 71-70 to miss the cut by a few shots. He birdied his first two holes of the tournament Thursday on Nos. 1 and 2, both par-4s, bogeyed No. 3, birdied No. 4 but bogeyed No. 6. He parred the final 12 holes. He had three birdies in his second round, not nearly enough to make up the ground lost on Day 1. Homa has tumbled to No. 96 in the world after being in the top 10 in 2023.

Rickie Fowler, 2 under par (71, 71)

Fowler, the tournament’s 2023 winner in a playoff, could not deliver this year, carding 1-under rounds each day. His five birdies in the first round, including four in a row from Nos. 17 to 2, were nullified by four bogeys, including two on par-5s. He had four birdies to three bogeys Friday to never threaten the cut line. He has yet to win since his Rocket victory nearly two years ago.

Tom Kim, 1 under par (67, 76)

Kim had a preposterous three double-bogeys in his second round, negating a bogey-free 5-under 67 he shot Thursday. That included doubles on two of his final three holes, making a seven on the gettable par-5 seventh and a five on long par-3 ninth by three-putting from 11 feet. He also made six on his third hole, the par-4 No. 12, after hooking his tee shot way left out of play.

Cam Davis, even par (74, 70)

The defending Rocket champion and only two-time winner in Detroit did not bring his best in his title defense. He had just one birdie on Thursday, then bogeyed his final three holes, Nos. 7-9, to essentially put himself out of the tournament after Day 1.

How did locals play?

*Made cut

*Brett White, East Kentwood/Eastern Michigan: 8-under (67, 69)
*James Piot, Detroit Catholic Central/Michigan State: 6-under (70, 68)
Ryan Brehm, Mount Pleasant/Michigan State: 2-under (71, 71)
Otto Black, Pinckney: 1-under (72, 71)
Ben Cook, Grand Rapids South Christian/Ferris State: 2-over (71, 75)
Joe Hooks, U-D Jesuit/Wayne State: 4-over (72, 76)
Ashton McCulloch, Michigan State (amateur): 8-over (78, 74)

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Detroit Lions running backs open up about life on and off the field

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December 20, 2025

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Detroit Lions running backs open up about life on and off the field

Detroit Lions fans get to sit back and watch running backs Jahmyr Gibbs and David Montgomery put on stellar performances to help lead the team’s offense. What fans don’t often see are the bonds and dynamics that hold the backfield group together. CBS News Detroit’s Rachel Hopmayer hung out with the group at Bronx Bar to shoot the breeze and play some pool.

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Detroit Fire Department brings Christmas joy to family who lost everything in house fire

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December 19, 2025

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Detroit Fire Department brings Christmas joy to family who lost everything in house fire

DETROIT (WXYZ) — Christmas came early for a Detroit family of 10 after the Detroit Fire Department surprised them with a truck full of gifts, nearly a year after they lost their home and all belongings in a devastating fire.

On Jan. 6, Raychelle Womack and her family were living in their home on Santa Rosa Drive near Fullerton Street when it caught fire. All their possessions were destroyed in the blaze.

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“You try buying everything for a new baby and then you lose it all, on top of the other seven kids that you’ve got — that’s everything,” Womack said.

As the family continued recovering from the fire, questions remained about what Christmas could look like this year.

“Whatever we could make happen, that’s what we’re going to make happen,” Womack said.

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That worry disappeared when the Detroit Fire Department and community partners visited the family’s new east side home with a truck full of Christmas gifts.

“To lose everything and then slowly but surely gain everything, it means a lot,” Womack said.

This marks the fourth year the Detroit Fire Department has brought Christmas cheer to families in need during the holidays.

“We know people lose everything in these fires, so if we can do anything to make their lives better, to make their lives easier, especially around the holiday season, we’re willing to do it,” said Chuck Simms, executive fire commissioner with the Detroit Fire Department.

Simms said the effort is driven by donations and brings joy not only to the families impacted but also to the first responders who participate.

“It’s just a great thing and nice thing for us to do,” Simms said.

With a Christmas tree now surrounded by gifts, Womack’s children are definitely looking forward to Christmas.

“It was nice and we appreciate it,” one child said.

For Womack, only one challenge remains.

“Now it’s making sure everything (gifts) stays closed until Christmas,” Womack said.

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Near 500 saves, Kenley Jansen joins Detroit Tigers without closer role

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December 19, 2025

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Near 500 saves, Kenley Jansen joins Detroit Tigers without closer role

Kenley Jansen is destined for the Baseball Hall of Fame.

The 38-year-old right-handed reliever is fourth on the all-time saves list, first on the active saves leaderboard, 24 saves away from the 500 milestone and just signed a one-year contract that guarantees $11 million.

But he hasn’t received the closer role from the Detroit Tigers for the 2026 season.

“Will we label Kenley the closer?” Tigers president baseball operations Scott Harris said Wednesday, Dec. 17, deferring to manager A.J. Hinch. “I don’t know. That’s going to be for A.J. to figure out. I’m just going to try to give him as many options as possible.”

Entering 2026, Jansen – a four-time All-Star in his 16-year MLB career – trails only three relievers on the saves list, all three of which are Hall of Famers: Lee Smith (478), Trevor Hoffman (601) and Mariano Rivera (652).

Before signing Jansen, the Tigers connected him with Hinch for an important phone call. For context, Hinch hasn’t named a full-time closer since left-hander Gregory Soto in 2021-22, instead favoring a bullpen that operates without defined roles.

Early signs suggest Jansen has already embraced the Tigers’ approach.

“From that conversation, we learned Kenley is all about winning,” Harris said of Jansen, who won the 2020 World Series with the Los Angeles Dodgers. “He’s willing to pitch in any spot. He just wants to be in a winning environment. And he was really attracted to Detroit as a destination, which is a huge step forward for this organization.”

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With three more saves, Jansen will move into sole possession of third place.

He has secured at least four saves in each of his 16 seasons, along with 25 or more saves in each of the past 13 full seasons, not counting the coronavirus pandemic-shortened 2020 campaign.

“We liked a lot of things,” Harris said. “First of all, he’s one of the best to ever do it. I’ve admired him from afar – and up close for a few years. He brings a ton of success in the highest-leverage moments of games in the regular season and postseason.”

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In 2025, Jansen registered a 2.59 ERA with 19 walks and 57 strikeouts across 59 innings in 62 games for the Los Angeles Angels, racking up 29 saves in 30 opportunities.

His 8.1% walk rate ranked in the 46th percentile, while his 24.4% strikeout rate ranked in the 63rd percentile.

Many indicators foreshadow regression coming soon – most notably the lowest strikeout rate of his career, driven by his third-worst in-zone whiff rate and worst out-of-zone whiff rate over the past four seasons – but the Tigers believe in their future Hall of Fame reliever.

“The cutter still really plays,” Harris said. “He also has a two-seamer that misses bats, as well as a curveball. We think he’s going to miss plenty of bats for us. We think there are some things that we can do with sequencing and refining some of the shapes of his mix.”

The Tigers have pursued Jansen several times.

There was interest during the 2024-25 offseason, when he ultimately signed a one-year, $10 million contract with the Angels, then at the 2025 trade deadline, when the Angels opted not to move him, and once again in the 2025-26 offseason, when the Tigers finally signed him to a one-year, $9 million contract, which includes a $12 million club option for 2027 (with a $2 million buyout).

“I’ve admired him from afar and up close,” Harris said.

With Jansen, the Tigers now feel confident using four relievers in save situations. The other three: right-hander Kyle Finnegan, right-hander Will Vest and left-hander Tyler Holton.

Of those four relievers, three of them produced more than 20 saves during the 2025 season, led by Jansen’s 29 and followed by Finnegan’s 24 and Vest’s 23.

“I think it was really important for us to add to the bullpen and be able to protect the leads that we know we’re going to get,” said Harris, who re-signed Finnegan on a two-year, $19 million contract earlier this month. “Whether we can find other opportunities to make our bullpen better, I’m not quite sure yet, but I like the bullpen as it is right now.”

For Jansen, his sights are set on reaching 500 saves.

It’s likely to happen in 2026.

But Jansen isn’t the Tigers’ closer.

Not yet.

“It’s going to be A.J.’s call on that,” Harris said.

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