John Niyo
@johnniyo.bsky.social
Sports columnist for the Detroit News. Husband to one. Father of three. Native Iowan. Proud Michigander. Email/story tips: jniyo@detroitnews.com
Niyo: Pistons streak back to the top, with defense, depth, resolve
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Niyo: Pistons streak back to the top, with defense, depth, resolve
This current 11-game winning streak, which began before Halloween, is tied for the fourth-longest in Pistons history.
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November 21, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Niyo: Pistons streak back to the top, with defense, depth, resolve
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Jimmy Kimmel to Trump tonight: "I'll go when you go, okay? We'll be a team. Let's ride off into the sunset together like butch Cassidy and the suntan kid. [ Laughter ] And until then, if I may borrow a phrase from you: 'quiet, piggy.'"
November 21, 2025 at 4:45 AM
Jimmy Kimmel to Trump tonight: "I'll go when you go, okay? We'll be a team. Let's ride off into the sunset together like butch Cassidy and the suntan kid. [ Laughter ] And until then, if I may borrow a phrase from you: 'quiet, piggy.'"
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The fun is only just beginning, it would seem, but so are the challenges for these rookies with the Red Wings.
Niyo: Danielson's big night shows Red Wings' 'kids' are all right
The fun is only just beginning, it would seem, but so are the challenges for these rookies with the Red Wings.
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November 19, 2025 at 12:30 PM
The fun is only just beginning, it would seem, but so are the challenges for these rookies with the Red Wings.
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A reminder that seven years ago almost to the day, the CIA determined that Mohammed Bin Salman ordered the killing of @washingtonpost.com journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
I hired and worked with Jamal for a year.
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I hired and worked with Jamal for a year.
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CIA concludes Saudi crown prince ordered Jamal Khashoggi’s assassination
Audio recordings, intercepted phone calls and other intelligence link Mohammed bin Salman to killing that Saudis say was conducted by rogue elements.
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November 18, 2025 at 6:05 PM
A reminder that seven years ago almost to the day, the CIA determined that Mohammed Bin Salman ordered the killing of @washingtonpost.com journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
I hired and worked with Jamal for a year.
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I hired and worked with Jamal for a year.
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Niyo: Red Wings pass the test on offense after learning a hard lesson
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Niyo: Red Wings pass the test on offense after learning a hard lesson
The way the Wings played Thursday was exactly the way they’d talked about playing the past few days. And it started by simply getting in the way.
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November 14, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Niyo: Red Wings pass the test on offense after learning a hard lesson
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The way the Wings played Thursday was exactly the way they’d talked about playing the past few days. And it started by simply getting in the way.
Niyo: Red Wings pass the test on offense after learning a hard lesson
The way the Wings played Thursday was exactly the way they’d talked about playing the past few days. And it started by simply getting in the way.
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November 14, 2025 at 12:30 PM
The way the Wings played Thursday was exactly the way they’d talked about playing the past few days. And it started by simply getting in the way.
Niyo: Michigan big man Mara shows sky-high potential in OT victory
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Niyo: Michigan big man Mara shows sky-high potential in OT victory
Aday Mara finished with 18 points, 13 rebounds and six assists to go along with the five blocks and a steal in Michigan's OT victory.
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November 12, 2025 at 1:52 PM
Niyo: Michigan big man Mara shows sky-high potential in OT victory
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The call sheet was nothing new for Dan Campbell. But the reading glasses were a dead giveaway that changes were afoot.
Niyo: Campbell takes the wheel and gets Lions offense back on the road
The call sheet was nothing new for Dan Campbell. But the reading glasses were a dead giveaway that changes were afoot.
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November 10, 2025 at 1:45 PM
The call sheet was nothing new for Dan Campbell. But the reading glasses were a dead giveaway that changes were afoot.
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Breaking: A federal appeals court just denied a last-minute bid by the Trump admin to temporarily halt some SNAP funding during the shutdown.
November 7, 2025 at 11:35 PM
Breaking: A federal appeals court just denied a last-minute bid by the Trump admin to temporarily halt some SNAP funding during the shutdown.
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A tense moment from President Trump's "60 Minutes" interview involving questioning on crypto corruption accusations that was cut from the show has been revealed in the full CBS transcript.
Read: Trump transcript on crypto corruption claims that "60 Minutes" cut
Read the transcript of the tense exchange that CBS didn't broadcast here.
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November 4, 2025 at 1:32 AM
A tense moment from President Trump's "60 Minutes" interview involving questioning on crypto corruption accusations that was cut from the show has been revealed in the full CBS transcript.
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“A curtain of darkness is settling over our nation. And it’s getting ever harder to avoid connecting the authoritarian dots,” Peter Wehner argues: https://theatln.tc/HCsgbCVd
November 1, 2025 at 3:30 PM
“A curtain of darkness is settling over our nation. And it’s getting ever harder to avoid connecting the authoritarian dots,” Peter Wehner argues: https://theatln.tc/HCsgbCVd
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Extraordinary NEW story: We Found That More Than 170 U.S. Citizens Have Been Held by Immigration Agents. They’ve Been Kicked, Dragged and Detained for Days. @nicolefoy.bsky.social w/ photos by @sbmaneyphoto.bsky.social
More Than 170 U.S. Citizens Have Been Held by Immigration Agents. They’ve Been Kicked, Dragged and Detained for Days.
The government does not track how often immigration agents grab citizens. So ProPublica did. Our tally — almost certainly incomplete — includes people who were held for days without a lawyer. And near...
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October 16, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Extraordinary NEW story: We Found That More Than 170 U.S. Citizens Have Been Held by Immigration Agents. They’ve Been Kicked, Dragged and Detained for Days. @nicolefoy.bsky.social w/ photos by @sbmaneyphoto.bsky.social
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September happened and, as Tigers president Scott Harris said, it raised negative narratives and legitimate questions.
'Can't be naïve to what I saw': Scott Harris, Tigers to take hard look at wilting offense
September happened and, as Tigers president Scott Harris said, it raised negative narratives and legitimate questions.
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October 13, 2025 at 9:05 PM
September happened and, as Tigers president Scott Harris said, it raised negative narratives and legitimate questions.
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How do the Tigers deal with the dilemma Tarik Skubal presents now that he's headed into a final year under team control?
Niyo: Will Tarik Skubal stay or go? Tigers need to find an answer
How do the Tigers deal with the dilemma Tarik Skubal presents now that he's headed into a final year under team control?
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October 13, 2025 at 11:10 PM
How do the Tigers deal with the dilemma Tarik Skubal presents now that he's headed into a final year under team control?
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Tigers president Scott Harris said at his season-ending press conference that the system's top prospects, including Kevin McGonigle, are going to get invites to big-league camp.
Tigers' top prospects likely to debut in Detroit in 2026; how quickly is TBD
Tigers president Scott Harris said at his season-ending press conference that the system's top prospects, including Kevin McGonigle, are going to get invites to big-league camp.
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October 14, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Tigers president Scott Harris said at his season-ending press conference that the system's top prospects, including Kevin McGonigle, are going to get invites to big-league camp.
Niyo: Will Tarik Skubal stay or go? Tigers need to find an answer
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Niyo: Will Tarik Skubal stay or go? Tigers need to find an answer
How do the Tigers deal with the dilemma Tarik Skubal presents now that he's headed into a final year under team control?
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October 14, 2025 at 12:05 AM
Niyo: Will Tarik Skubal stay or go? Tigers need to find an answer
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Could a streamer get a Super Bowl as early as the 2030s? Roger Goodell told me that it’s “certainly possible”…meanwhile the larger maneuvering has already begun, even ahead of the current opt-outs for broadcasting partners at the end of the decade. More:
My story from Santa Clara on Sunday - on the commissioner, the creators, and the maneuvering already at play ahead of a not-so-distant future: www.nytimes.com/athletic/664...
The NFL and YouTube are getting closer, and their relationship could change everything
As the NFL increasingly embraces streamers and creators, YouTube could be a bigger and bigger part of its future.
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September 24, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Could a streamer get a Super Bowl as early as the 2030s? Roger Goodell told me that it’s “certainly possible”…meanwhile the larger maneuvering has already begun, even ahead of the current opt-outs for broadcasting partners at the end of the decade. More:
Niyo: Lions meet the moment on 'Monday Night Football' and own it
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Niyo: Lions meet the moment on 'Monday Night Football' and own it
Fourth-and-2 at midfield? Of course Dan Campbell was going to go for it. It wasn’t just the right call analytically. It was the only call in his mind and in his gut.
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September 23, 2025 at 12:30 PM
Niyo: Lions meet the moment on 'Monday Night Football' and own it
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Jimmy Fallon says 'whatupdoe!' to Detroit with Motown, Slows Bar BQ and a Lions cameo
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Jimmy Fallon says 'whatupdoe!' to Detroit with Motown, Slows Bar BQ and a Lions cameo
'Tonight Show' taping Sunday at Detroit Opera House was full of Detroit love.
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September 16, 2025 at 11:58 AM
Jimmy Fallon says 'whatupdoe!' to Detroit with Motown, Slows Bar BQ and a Lions cameo
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Niyo: Lions get the last laugh in Ben Johnson's Detroit return
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Niyo: Lions get the last laugh in Ben Johnson's Detroit return
They were friends before they were enemies. But that only added to the laughs Sunday as the Lions welcomed back Ben Johnson.
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September 14, 2025 at 11:54 PM
Niyo: Lions get the last laugh in Ben Johnson's Detroit return
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Opinion | Tyler Robinson and Our Poisonous Internet
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September 14, 2025 at 12:59 PM
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Niyo: Michigan opens up the playbook, uses all of Bryce Underwood
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Niyo: Michigan opens up the playbook, uses all of Bryce Underwood
The full Bryce Underwood experience simply overwhelmed Central Michigan's defense in Saturday's 63-3 rout.
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September 14, 2025 at 12:16 PM
Niyo: Michigan opens up the playbook, uses all of Bryce Underwood
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Tigers produce clutch two-out knocks, blast three homers and, most encouraging, get a gritty five-inning scoreless performance from Jack Flaherty. Good night in the Bronx...
Tigers batter Yankees again in the Bronx, extend lead in the Central to 9.5 games
There was more to this game than the lopsided score, including a gritty and emotional five-inning effort by Jack Flaherty
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September 11, 2025 at 3:44 AM
Tigers produce clutch two-out knocks, blast three homers and, most encouraging, get a gritty five-inning scoreless performance from Jack Flaherty. Good night in the Bronx...