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There was the Red Wings’ Henrik Zetterberg, casually holding the hockey stick of his captain counterpart, Chicago’s Jonathan Toews. And Zetterberg simply refused to let go, even after the whistle blew and the referee skated in to separate the two players.
The evidence of Michigan’s elevated profile on the college basketball scene continues to manifest itself on the recruiting trail. The latest example of this is the Wolverines’ sudden strong presence in the recruitment of Thomas.
Lima (Ohio) Central Catholic four-star safety Darius West is scheduled to make his commitment next Thursday and named a top four of Michigan State, Kentucky, Louisville and Wisconsin.
There was much talk before this game, including from coach Joel Quenneville, that the first 10 minutes would be important, especially for the Blackhawks. But the Red Wings were with them every step of the way.
Count a certain white-haired scribe among those who sometimes fail to acknowledge Tigers pitcher Justin Verlander is one of us. Because he spins no-hitters and wins Cy Young and MVP awards, the baseball world tends to expect infallibility each time he pitches.
When I was growing up, Michigan football was looked at as old, stodgy, boring and unimaginative. It was a winning program, but one that could not laugh about itself. The school chased a certain image.
Ndamukong Suh and Nick Fairley were the first to line up — Fairley won, barely — but Washburn immediately called for a rematch, asking the rest of the group how many were picking Fairley to repeat.
Now we find out how tight and real it is, how frustrated the Blackhawks truly are, how much higher Henrik Zetterberg, Pavel Datsyuk and Jimmy Howard can raise their games. The Red Wings are gathering confidence and the Blackhawks are gathering themselves.
They generate scoring chances against a penalty kill that is perfect, 29-for-29 in the playoffs. But they must convert. It is a crucial issue in Game 4
There are so many questions that still need answering at this point it’s hard to know where to start. Or where and when this’ll all finish for Detroit and Chicago in their last wild West showdown.
If he doesn’t pull out of this spiral, and in a hurry, the Tigers will be left with no practical choice but to return Avila, 26, to Triple A Toledo for a head-clearing stint that might put him back on track.
Taylor takes a knee on the sidelines, admiring brightly colored wrist bands that drape both arms. The 40 wrist bands are messages or causes for people and organizations Taylor cares about.
A lot of fans were probably aghast when the Tigers made the decision to sign Jose Valverde to a speculative contract earlier this year. A deeper look at the early returns shows there may be storm clouds on the horizon.
During our joyride around the track Monday, IndyCar driver Will Power said he’s confident the Belle Isle Grand Prix will go off without a hitch.
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Western will go for its sixth straight Detroit Public School League title against Detroit King at 7 p.m. Monday at Comerica Park. The goal is to become the ...
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Porcello has had one bad start in 2013. He has four consecutive quality starts (six innings or more, three or fewer earned runs allowed) after winning Friday ...
College pitchers, ideally, are on the Tigers’ menu since they could be staring at a rotation hole if Max Scherzer follows the customary advice of agent Scott ...
Game 2 made it clear the Blackhawks do not walk on water. It also proved the Red Wings still can skate like mad on it, frozen. It is far easier for coaches and ...
Oh, the Red Wings are outmanned, and it was evident in Wednesday night’s 4-1 loss. But after practicing at Joe Louis Arena on Friday before hopping on the ...
So far in the 2013 Stanley Cup Playoffs, third periods are not the Red Wings’ best phase. The Blackhawks and Ducks have outscored them, 15-5. But how much does ...
Recent history suggests they can’t. The salary cap is designed so they won’t. But that won’t stop the Blackhawks from trying to become the kind of team that ...
Verlander hasn’t been himself in his last two starts. Should you worry? Of course, you should. But choose the right reason to do it. Let’s discard this reason ...
Somebody better kick the Mule again. And they’d better do it while the Red Wings are still alive and kicking because they’re probably not going to be for long ...
Over the first six weeks of the AAU season one of the hottest names on the circuit has been Jalen Brunson, a point guard from Des Plaines (Ill.) Stevenson. The ...
If you had to build a Mark Dantonio recruit from scratch, he would probably end up pretty close to Chris Frey, the newest prospect to verbally commit to the ...
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