The Detroit News Online -- Your source for Detroit and Michigan sports news, including football, basketball, baseball, hockey, track, cross country, gymnastics. http://www.detroitnews.com en-us Copyright 2013, detroitnews SaxoTech Online Tue, 21 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400 Tue, 21 May 2013 23:20:33 -0400 15 http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20130521/SPORTS07/305210392 "I don't plan to drive again, but I will always be around boat racing," Villwock told the H1 Unlimited website. "If someone is trying to figure out why they don't go fast, I might be able to help." Tue, 21 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20130521/SPORTS07/305210392 http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20130519/SPORTS07/305190346 After Oxbow upset Kentucky Derby winner Orb in Saturday's Preakness to extend racing's Triple Crown drought to 36 years, the next best alternative for the Belmont Stakes is a rematch. Sun, 19 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20130519/SPORTS07/305190346 http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20130519/SPORTS07/305190340 The United States won its first medal at the ice hockey world championships in nine years, taking the bronze by beating Finland 3-2 in a penalty shootout Sunday. Sun, 19 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20130519/SPORTS07/305190340 http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20130518/SPORTS07/305180375 Orb needed a Preakness win to set the stage for a Triple Crown try three weeks later in the Belmont Stakes. He couldn't deliver, despite the outpouring of support at Pimlico as fans cheered loudly when he led the post parade. Sat, 18 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20130518/SPORTS07/305180375 http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20130518/SPORTS07/305180371 The loss for Orb ended any chance of a Triple try at the Belmont Stakes in three weeks, extending the drought to 36 years since Affirmed in 1978 became the 11th horse to sweep the Derby, Preakness and Belmont. Sat, 18 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20130518/SPORTS07/305180371 http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20130518/SPORTS07/305180304 Everything's a go for Orb. The Kentucky Derby winner was in a playful mood the day before the Preakness, making faces for photographers between nibbles of grass outside his stall at Pimlico Race Course. Sat, 18 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20130518/SPORTS07/305180304 http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20130516/SPORTS07/305160411 The 38-year-old Beckham, who recently won a league title in a fourth country with Paris Saint-Germain, has become a global superstar since starting his career at Manchester United. Thu, 16 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20130516/SPORTS07/305160411 http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20130516/SPORTS07/305160396 Escanaba — Cool spring weather might make things more challenging than usual for walleye anglers in Michigan. Thu, 16 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20130516/SPORTS07/305160396 http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20130515/SPORTS07/305150439 Kentucky Derby winner Orb has drawn the rail in Saturday's Preakness and has been installed an overwhelming even-money favorite in the nine-horse race. Wed, 15 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20130515/SPORTS07/305150439 http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20130515/SPORTS07/305150420 Kentucky Derby winner Orb and Illinois Derby champion Departing played together as foals in the lush pastures of Claiborne Farm in central Kentucky. Wed, 15 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20130515/SPORTS07/305150420 http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20130515/SPORTS07/305150395 Four local athletes - Prince Fielder, Miguel Cabrera and Justin Verlander of the Tigers, and Lions wide receiver Calvin Johnson - have made Sports Illustrated's annual list of the highest-earning American athletes, released Tuesday. Wed, 15 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20130515/SPORTS07/305150395