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DETROIT -- The Detroit Pistons are looking for new leadership after finishing with the NBA's worst record for the second straight year.

The Pistons announced Monday, a day after finishing the season 14-68, that it will hire a head of basketball operations who will report to team owner Tom Gores.

"This past season has been incredibly difficult and frustrating for our fans, players and our entire organization," Gores said. "We will continue to invest in our core group of young players and surround them with the right complimentary talent."

The Pistons are trying to build around Cade Cunningham, Jalen Duren and Jaden Ivey -- players who are 22 and younger -- to restore pride in a franchise that has won three NBA titles.

The team says general manager Troy Weaver, who has a 74-244 record in his four years with the franchise, and the basketball staff will keep their jobs.

"I am committed to doing whatever it takes to build a winning team," Gores said. "Nothing is off the table. As tough as this season has been, a bright future is available to us. It's in our power to get this right, and we will. This is a pivotal summer for the Pistons."

Detroit will hope to get the No. 1 pick overall in the NBA draft, a year after San Antonio won the draft lottery and landed Victor Wembanyama.

The Pistons set an NBA single-season record with 28 consecutive losses, a skid that started in October and didn't end until late December, under first-year coach Monty Williams and failed to come close to ending a five-year playoff drought.

The Detroit Mass Mob will kick off in Detroit later this month, marking a decade-long tradition.

The annual events bring worshippers to Mass at Catholic churches across metro Detroit, revitalizing underattended churches and encouraging Catholics to recommit to their faith. The 2024 Mass Mob will feature a lineup of five masses at Detroit and Dearborn churches.

"We're trying to help out these churches a little bit," said Thomas Mann, co-founder and organizer. "We're not going to save them financially, but we're bringing people back, helping them remember where maybe they grew up, where their parents and grandparents helped build these churches."

The Detroit Mass Mob dates to 2014, with a three-year pause during the COVID-19 pandemic.

This year, the first stop will be at the St. Patrick Senior Center in Detroit. Housed in the former Girls Catholic Central High School building, the center provides meals, transportation, medical services, activities, and more to Detroiters ages 55 and above.

"St. Patrick Senior Center and the older adults that we serve are a foundation in the community, and we welcome for all to come and celebrate the history of our organization, the history of our building, and the support that the Irish community and the midtown community have given our organization," said Executive Director SaTrice Coleman-Betts.

Some parishioners have reunited with childhood friends at the mass mob services, leading Catholic school friend groups to reunite after decades.

"It's rekindled friendships, friends going back 50 years or more," Mann said.

Worshippers can contribute to preserving Detroit's historic Catholic churches by attending mass mob, Coleman-Betts said.

"Enjoy a Catholic mass and celebrate the historical architecture of Detroit because many of these older buildings are being demolished and they have a place in Detroit history and in the future," Coleman-Betts said.

The 2024 mass mob is currently scheduled for the following five masses:

DETROIT, April 15 (Reuters) - General Motors (GM.N)

, opens new tab in 2025 will move its headquarters deeper into downtown Detroit, the U.S. automaker said on Monday, after spending more than 20 years in its riverfront home at the Renaissance Center.

GM will place its global headquarters a few blocks away from the so-called RenCen, in a sleek new high-rise building called Hudson's, which will be the second-tallest skyscraper in Detroit.

"It's important to all of us at GM that we continue to call Detroit our home for a long time to come," CEO Mary Barra said at a press conference. The new headquarters will provide collaborative areas for employees, space to host events as well as display vehicles, she said.

GM remains the only member of the Detroit Three automakers to have its headquarters in the Motor City. Ford Motor's (F.N)

, opens new tab home base is nearby in Dearborn, Michigan, and Chrysler parent Stellantis has its main North American office in Auburn Hills, Michigan, about 30 miles (48 km) from Detroit.

Ford is in the process of rehabilitating Michigan Central Station in downtown Detroit - the city's historic but dilapidated former rail station - to be a large hub for tech workers and software engineers.

The GM headquarters – with its glowing logo atop one of the towers – has become an important part of Detroit's skyline since the automaker purchased the property in 1996. The move to this location was "a milestone that helped spark a downtown renaissance," the company says on its website.

GM will partner with real estate firm Bedrock, which is led by billionaire Dan Gilbert, and with the City of Detroit and Wayne County, to study how to redevelop GM's Renaissance Center headquarters over the next year, Barra said.

GM has entered into an initial 15-year, multi-level lease for the top office floors as well as showcase space at the street level, the automaker said in a statement. Financial terms between GM and Bedrock were not disclosed.

GM President Mark Reuss and a company spokesperson declined to provide details of the difference in cost and square footage at the new building compared with the current headquarters.

When the automaker allowed remote work during the pandemic, Barra fielded questions about whether GM would remain on the riverfront.

The company has since instituted a policy where workers are asked to come to the office three days per week.

GM also has a technical center in Warren, Michigan, that is the home base for many of its workers.

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Reporting by Nora Eckert and Ben Klayman in Detroit and Abhirup Roy in San Francisco Editing by Chizu Nomiyama and Matthew Lewis

The General Motors World Headquarters is shown June 12, 2018 in Detroit, Michigan.

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General Motors is moving its headquarters deeper into downtown Detroit after spending more than 20 years in its riverfront home at the Renaissance Center, a person familiar with the matter said on Monday.

A GM spokesperson could not immediately be reached for comment, but the U.S. automaker has scheduled a press conference at 4:30 p.m. EDT with CEO Mary Barra and Dan Gilbert, an owner of property in downtown Detroit. Gilbert also owns the Cleveland Cavaliers team of the National Basketball Association.

The Michigan automaker will now place its global headquarters a few blocks away from the so-called RenCen, in a sleek new high-rise building called Hudson’s, which will be the second-tallest skyscraper in Detroit.

GM remains the only member of the Detroit Three automakers to have its headquarters in the Motor City. Ford Motor’s home base is nearby in Dearborn, Michigan, and Chrysler parent Stellantis has its main North American office in Auburn Hills, Michigan, about 30 miles outside of Detroit.

Ford is in the process of rehabilitating Michigan Central Station in downtown Detroit — the city’s historic but dilapidated former rail station — to be a large hub for tech workers and software engineers.

The GM headquarters — with its glowing logo pasted atop one of the towers — has become an important part of Detroit’s skyline since the automaker purchased the property in 1996. The move to this location was “a milestone that helped spark a downtown renaissance,” the company says on its website.

GM and real estate firm Bedrock, which is led by Gilbert, plan to study how to redevelop GM’s Renaissance Center headquarters, the Associated Press reported earlier on Monday, citing a person briefed on the plan.

When the automaker allowed remote work during the pandemic, Barra fielded questions about whether GM would remain on the riverfront.

The company has since instituted a policy where workers are asked to come to the office three days per week.

GM also has a technical center in Warren, Michigan, that is the home base for many of its workers.

April 15: RHP Ty Adcock claimed off waivers from Mariners and assigned to Triple-A Toledo The Tigers have had an open spot on their 40-man roster since Opening Day. They filled it with a hard-throwing right-handed reliever who has pitched in just 46 2/3 professional innings since being drafted in 2019 due to injuries. The 27-year-old pitched in 12 games for the Mariners last year, allowing six earned runs on 11 hits over 15 2/3 innings with no walks and 11 strikeouts. Opponents hit just .148 off his fastball, which averaged 96.6 miles per hour, but hit four homers off his slider.

Adcock pitched in three games for Triple-A Tacoma this season, allowing two runs on two hits over 2 1/3 innings with three walks and two strikeouts, before the Mariners designated him for assignment last week.

April 14: IF/OF Andy Ibáñez (left hamstring strain) works out on field The sight of Ibáñez on the field for some early work Sunday morning was a good sign in his progress. He probably won’t be ready when he’s eligible to return from the 10-day IL on Thursday, but will join the team in St. Petersburg next week.

“He’s doing great. He’s on the right track,” manager A.J. Hinch said. “We’re not sure if he’s going to travel with us or not. He’s starting to get into more baseball activities.

“He was told he couldn’t hit today. That’s like taking a blankie away from a little kid.”

April 12: RHP Sawyer Gipson-Long will get multiple opinions on right forearm tightness Though Gipson-Long is at Comerica Park this weekend, it’s not the kind of call that comes with good news. He’ll visit with team doctors for evaluation after complaining of forearm tightness following his rehab start for Single-A Lakeland last Sunday. He’s already expected to see specialists for further evaluation.

“We’re kind of waiting to solidify the plan to get him multiple opinions on what’s going on with him,” manager A.J. Hinch said. “We brought him here [because] we wanted him to see our doctors and also want to set up some appointments for him to get further evaluated.

“Obviously, on the injured list, he’s always welcome to have a locker here. And he’s frustrated, as he should be. It’s good to be around your teammates, around your coaches, around this place while he waits for the next steps.”

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IF/OF Andy Ibáñez (left hamstring strain) Expected return: Possibly late April Ibáñez continues to worked out on the field. He will work out at the Tigers' Spring Training facility when the Tigers go to Minnesota next weekend, but will rejoin the team when they visit the Rays after that. (Last updated: April 15)

RHP Sawyer Gipson-Long (left groin strain, right forearm tightness) Expected return: TBD Gipson-Long is being examined by doctors after complaining of forearm tightness following a three-inning rehab start for Single-A Lakeland on April 7. The rehab assignment was for his left groin strain, which led to him being placed on the 15-day injured list ahead of Opening Day. (Last updated: April 12)