Monthly Archives: February 2012

A Look at the Big Ten Championship Race

Well, it might be the first time it has happened in basketball. Heck, it might be the first time in a long time that it should happen. Michigan fans should cheer for Ohio State on Sunday against Michigan State. But … Continue reading

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Trade Deadline recap

The NHL trade deadline has come and gone without much excitement.  All of the big names that were rumored to be on the block didn’t move and a few minor deals were made across the league. For Detroit, the only … Continue reading

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Weekend Preview 2.24.12

This weekend we take a look at a busy Saturday in Detroit with every team but the Pistons in action. Detroit Mercy is at Youngstown State in a big game as far as seeding goes in the Horizon league. Colorado … Continue reading

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College update on the court and the field

Michigan, Michigan State and Ohio-something have been in the news both on the basketball court and on the football field. On the hardwood, Michigan State currently leads the Big Ten by a half a game over both Michigan and Ohio … Continue reading

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Red Wings roster update and big injury news

The big news of the day is that Pavel Datsyuk has had arthroscopic knee surgery and will be out for two weeks.  Mike Babcock talked to the media before today’s game against the Blackhawks about the injury: Everything is real … Continue reading

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Pistons Showing Improvement

Twenty-four games into the 2011-12 season, the Detroit Pistons were 4-19. However, they are currently playing some inspired basketball and are 7-3 in the last ten games.  Here is a good piece on what forward Jason Maxiell has provided since moving into … Continue reading

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Weekend Preview 2.17.12

Pretty full weekend of sports as we look at the Pistons, Wings and all of the local colleges in action. Both Oakland and Detroit Mercy are involved in a “Bracketbuster” game this weekend and I make a bold prediction about … Continue reading

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Red Wings set another record and it should be a bigger deal

The Red Wings set the NHL record last night with their 21st straight win at home, 3-1 over the Dallas Stars.  Some of the talk has been how the Wings should have some sort of asterisk because of how the … Continue reading

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Looking at Linsanity and a recent Detroit example

The news all over ESPN and the internet as a whole has been New York Knicks Jeremy Lin, undrafted point guard from Harvard.  Lin has started four games during the Knicks current five-game win streak and has averaged 28.3 points … Continue reading

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Tigers Don’t Get Cespedes, Pitchers and Catchers Report Sunday

Throughout the winter months, the Detroit Tigers were rumored to have a very high interest in the Cuban Centipede, Yoenis Cespedes. However, with the huge signing of Prince Fielder, it seemed more unlikely that they would not sign Cespedes too. Well the rumors came … Continue reading

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