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Alim McNeill, Hendon Hooker Return to Practice Wednesday

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August 14, 2024

Alim McNeill, Hendon Hooker Return to Practice Wednesday

The Detroit Lions have been battered by the injury bug as of late, leaving the personnel department in search of adding players to replenish depth.

With several players sidelined, the Lions have brought in several new faces to help bolster the amount of options they have throughout the preseason.

Alim McNeill returned to practice Wednesday, an encouraging development for the team as they look to get healthier. McNeill had missed the previous two practices.

Several players were sidelined and working with trainers throughout practice, such as Sam LaPorta, Kevin Zeitler, James Houston, Brian Branch, Carlton Davis and Terrion Arnold. Other players who were not observed participating included Malcolm Rodriguez, Ennis Rakestraw and Jahmyr Gibbs.

LaPorta has been sidelined for nearly two weeks with what Campbell categorized as a hamstring injury. Zeitler, meanwhile, suffered a shoulder injury during the Lions’ first joint practice with the New York Giants.

Arnold, Gibbs and Rakestraw all left practice early Monday after suffering injuries. Gibbs is dealing with a hamstring ailment, while Arnold has a pec injury and Rakestraw is dealing with an ankle injury.

Defensive tackle DJ Reader remained sidelined while on the PUP list. The veteran tackle has said that he is hoping to return by the Lions’ regular season opener.

Hendon Hooker returned to practice after missing the last two while in concussion protocol. Campbell indicated that the Tennessee product was trending toward playing in the Lions’ preseason game Saturday against Kansas City.

Should Hooker be unable to go, the Lions have insurance at the quarterback position after signing veteran Jake Fromm.

During practice Wednesday, cornerback Amik Robertson walked gingerly to the sideline after getting banged up. However, he returned to action after a brief absence.

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Oakland University, professor negotiating contracts

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August 14, 2024

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Oakland University and its professors have reached a stalemate as the fall semester inches closer. The current contract between the union representing the professors and the university will expire on Aug. 15, but the two remain at odds over the OU’s proposal.

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Five Tigers make MLB Pipeline’s updated list of top 100 prospects

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August 13, 2024

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Five Tigers make MLB Pipeline’s updated list of top 100 prospects

The Detroit Tigers’ rebuild trudges on, but their farm system appears to be accumulating a talented group of prospects.

MLB Pipeline on Tuesday night unveiled its reranking of the top 100 prospects, with the Tigers boasting five players on the list, led by outfielder Max Clark at No. 7 and righthanded pitcher Jackson Jobe at No. 8.

The Tigers are one of three teams with two prospects in the top 10, joining the Baltimore Orioles and Tampa Bay Rays, and are one short of the sharing the top spot for most prospects in the top 100, trailing the Chicago Cubs, Cleveland Guardians, Seattle Mariners, Colorado Rockies and Minnesota Twins, who have six apiece.

Other Tigers in MLB Pipeline’s top 100 are infielder Kevin McGonigle (No. 33), shortstop Bryce Rainer (No. 61) and third baseman Jace Jung (No. 64).

MLB Pipeline’s reranking follows a similar update in late July from Baseball America, which placed six Tigers among its updated top 100. Single-A West Michigan starting pitcher Jaden Hamm also made Baseball America’s list, at No. 100.

Just like he was on Baseball America’s list, Jobe is the top-ranked pitcher, according to MLB Pipeline. The 22-year-old is at Double-A Erie. In 12 starts at 53.2 innings pitched there, he owns a 2.01 ERA and 1.08 WHIP with 58 strikeouts. Erie opponents are hitting .167 off of him.

McGonigle was MLB Pipeline’s biggest debut for prospects not from July’s MLB Draft, after he was unranked in the preseason list. A second-round pick from 2023, McGonigle recently was promoted to West Michigan from low Single-A Lakeland with Clark, but hit the injured list this week with a right hamate fracture.

McGonigle is hitting a combined .309 in 272 at-bats between Lakeland and West Michigan, with a .401 on-base percentage and .853 OPS, and was considered a “significant” riser in Baseball America’s updated rankings. He was off to a slow start at West Michigan, hitting .214 in his first 14 games there.

Clark, the No. 3 overall pick from 2023, is hitting .295 since his promotion, after slashing .286/.386/.807 at Lakeland, with 26 stolen bases.

Rainer was the Tigers’ top pick in July, at No. 11 overall, while Jung has transitioned to third base at Triple-A Toledo, with 15 home runs and an .858 OPS.

MLB Pipeline also updated its top 30 lists for each team. Switch-hitting catcher Thayron Liranzo, acquired at the trade deadline in the package the Tigers received from the Los Angeles Dodgers for Jack Flaherty, is No. 6 among Tigers prospects, one of four prospects in the top 30 acquired at the deadline, joining righthander Joseph Montalvo (No. 18), shortstop Trey Sweeney (No. 20), and righthander Eric Silva (No. 29).

Liranzo and Montalvo are at West Michigan, Silva is at Erie and Sweeney at Toledo.

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Detroit's UAW Files Labor Complaint Against Trump, Musk

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August 13, 2024

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Detroit's UAW Files Labor Complaint Against Trump, Musk

DETROIT — The United Auto Workers union filed unfair labor charges against former President Donald Trump and Elon Musk.

The union filed the complaints after it said Trump and Musk encouraged the firing of striking workers during their “rambling, disorganized conversation” on X Monday night.

The union accuses the two of trying to intimidate and threaten its members.

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“I mean, I look at what you do. You walk in, you say, ‘You want to quit?’ They go on strike, I won’t mention the name of the company, but they go on strike and you say, ‘That’s OK, you’re all gone. You’re all gone. So, every one of you is gone.,’” Trump told Musk during the conversation.

Union leaders also noted a company cannot fire its employees if they are on strike under the National Labor Relations Act, which is a federal law.

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“When we say Donald Trump is a scab, this is what we mean. When we say Trump stands against everything our union stands for, this is what we mean,” United Auto Workers President Shawn Fain said in a news release.

Fain also blasted Musk, who is the CEO of Tesla, a nonunion company that the United Auto Workers has long sought to organize.

“Donald Trump will always side against workers standing up for themselves, and he will always side with billionaires like Elon Musk, who is contributing $45 million a month to a Super PAC to get him elected,” Fain said in the release. “Both Trump and Musk want working-class people to sit down and shut up, and they laugh about it openly. It’s disgusting, illegal and totally predictable from these two clowns.”

Musk has criticized unions by suggesting they create inequality among employees. Tesla is the only auto manufacturer in the U.S. whose workers are not unionized.

Moreover, Tesla has been accused of implementing policies that prevent workers from unionizing.

Fain publicly endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris and Tim Walz for the upcoming U.S. Presidential Election at a Michigan rally last week.

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