This spring and summer, The Detroit News again will be introducing you to some of the lesser-known sports standouts in the area, including from the United Shore Professional Baseball League, Detroit ...

The Astros announced this morning that they’ve selected the contract of right-hander Luis Contreras to the big league roster. Contreras’s first appearance will be his MLB debut. Right-hander Nick ...

The Astros have sent right-hander Luis Contreras outright to Triple-A Sugar Land, according to his transactions tracker at MLB.com. He had been designated for assignment earlier this week when the ...

Cristian Contreras, 26, walked out of jail on Wednesday after a jury acquitted him of second-degree murder in the death of 26 ...

MINNEAPOLIS – The Astros optioned reliever Luis Contreras to Triple-A Sugar Land and called up reliever Kaleb Ort from Triple-A prior to Saturday’s game against the Twins. The move gives Houston a ...

Bryan King, a left-hander from Littleton, Colo., is a former 30th-round draft pick who missed last season recovering from Tommy John surgery. Luis Contreras, a right-hander from Maracaibo, Venezuela, ...

At the age of 15, Luis Contreras embarked on a career as a jockey — not knowing how long he would be able to stay in horse racing or how successful he might be. Now 33, the Mexico City native has ...

Chef Luis Contreras, who received positive reviews for his cooking at two Mexican restaurants in San Francisco, and most recently ran the Pearl District’s Oba, plans to launch a Mexican pop-up out of ...

A jury rejected second-degree murder charges against Christian Duran-Contreras and prosecutors’ arguments that he set off ...

Texas authorities have identified the suspect that they believe tried to kidnap a woman at a Target in Magnolia last week. Magnolia resident Jose Luis Contreras, 22, was charged with attempted ...

MAGNOLIA, Texas -- A suspect wanted in connection to the attempted kidnapping of a teen girl outside of a grocery store on Aug. 9 has been arrested, according to the Montgomery County Sheriff's Office ...