Saturday, March 13, 2010

Michigan's John Beilein, Manny Harris need each other

Bob Wojnowski: Beilein desperately needs a boost, something to convince us he's more than just a smart, gentlemanly leader of an up-and-down, underachieving program. Harris needs to round out his game and show he can be the focal point of an offense. - 7:32 pm

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Lions know all good teams come to pass in NFC North

The Lions ranked sixth in the NFL in 2009 in pass attempts with 585, and Matthew Stafford had 377 of that total.

John Niyo: With the emergence of Aaron Rodgers in Green Bay and the arrival of Brett Favre in Minnesota and Jay Cutler in Chicago -- now you've got Mike Martz there, too -- this isn't the same 'ol Black and Blue division. - 7:32 pm

Possible Tigers starters look good vs. Yankees

Three important pitchers -- Dontrelle Willis, Jeremy Bonderman and Nate Robertson -- pulled three good grades Saturday as the Tigers whipped the New York Yankees, 6-2, at windy Marchant Stadium. - 7:32 pm

MSU waits for explosiveness of Delvon Roe's game to emerge

Injuries have slowed the college development of MSU sophomore Delvon Roe.

Eric Lacy: It's unfair to call Michigan State forward Delvon Roe's young college career a bust. But that's a popular belief among overzealous fans who thought Roe would be an explosive dynamo this season. - 7:32 pm

U-M spring game played at night would be extra special

Coach Rich Rodriguez and the Wolverines sing the fight song after last year's spring game at Michigan Stadium.

Angelique S. Chengelis: Just think of the possibilities. There has been so much talk among fans in recent years about the Wolverines playing a night game at Michigan Stadium, and what better way for that to become a reality than by doing a dry run during the spring? - 7:32 pm

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John Niyo
Lions know all good teams come to pass in NFC North

With the emergence of Aaron Rodgers in Green Bay and the arrival of Brett Favre in Minnesota and Jay Cutler in Chicago -- now you've got Mike Martz there, too -- this isn't the same 'ol Black and Blue division. - 03/13/2010

Bob Wojnowski
Michigan's John Beilein, Manny Harris need each other

Beilein desperately needs a boost, something to convince us he's more than just a smart, gentlemanly leader of an up-and-down, underachieving program. Harris needs to round out his game and show he can be the focal point of an offense. - 03/13/2010

Eric Lacy
MSU waits for explosiveness of Delvon Roe's game to emerge

It's unfair to call Michigan State forward Delvon Roe's young college career a bust. But that's a popular belief among overzealous fans who thought Roe would be an explosive dynamo this season. - 03/13/2010

Lynn Henning
Minds are Jim Leyland's business

Leyland is the best psychologist who has managed the Tigers, at least in the past 35 years. Leyland is so into reading the minds of his team and players he would not separate it from his responsibility as skipper. - 03/13/2010

Chris McCosky
Thankfully, GMs shot down dopey idea for pre-playoff tournament

The proposal by Islanders owner Charles Wang was to have the teams that finish eight through 15 in each conference play a week-long tournament to decide the eighth-place finisher. Never mind that 82-game regular season -- that was just a prelim. - 03/13/2010

Angelique S. Chengelis
U-M spring game played at night would be extra special

Just think of the possibilities. There has been so much talk among fans in recent years about the Wolverines playing a night game at Michigan Stadium, and what better way for that to become a reality than by doing a dry run during the spring? - 03/13/2010

Ted Kulfan
Pistons will play to win, with or without Rodney Stuckey

A mob of reports surrounded Rodney Stuckey, asking how he felt, asking if he believed he had a future in the NBA, asking what he remembered about collapsing in the game at Cleveland. - 03/13/2010

Angelique S. Chengelis
U-M's hopes crushed in stunning fashion

Manny Harris didn't want to talk about his future. And John Beilein still can't go into any detail about what exactly went wrong for his Michigan basketball team this season. - 03/13/2010

Jerry Green
Ex-Tiger Purnal Goldy never reached phenomenal promise

He was tall, rawboned, with a classic swing. He would be the perfect outfielder for the Tigers, an athlete who would fit in with Al Kaline. - 03/13/2010

Tom Gage
Dontrelle Willis is thankful for everything

Giving thanks. Some players do it when they cross the plate. Some in the dugout for all to see. Willis, without fanfare, does it. He didn't know someone had noticed. - 03/13/2010

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