By Brian Rexroth
As much as the signs of spring are beginning to show their face, we here at least in the north are not feeling much spring in our step instead having to un-bury ourselves from a mountain of snow.
Here are a few things I am looking forward to in the upcoming weeks and months [...]

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By Matt Pelc
Well it took a long time to do it, but it appears that Johnny Damon and the Detroit Tigers have FINALLY agreed on a contract for his services for probably just this upcoming season. The Tigers will have a press conference at 2 p.m. to officially announce the expected and Damon will arrive [...]

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By Brian Rexroth
As the NBA trade deadline approaches at 3pm today and the rumors subside, it is clear that the Detroit Pistons will not be making a splash in the trade market until at least the end of the season.  The contracts of Tayshaun Prince, Rip Hamilton, Ben Gordon, Jason Maxiel and Charlie V are [...]

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By Matt Pelc
In sports, the bad usually balances out the good.
For every Cleveland Cavaliers, there is a New Jersey Nets. For every New Orleans Saints there is a Detroit Lions, but in the NHL the good teams seem to outnumber the bad teams.
A good team is usually a team that finishes above .500.
We often lament [...]

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By Brian Rexroth
Not since the likes of Bo Jackson and “Neon” Deon Sanders have we seen too many two sport athletes in sports.  Understandable given the money the teams have invested in the athletes and the multiple clauses in contracts that stipulate that the athletes are not allowed to partake in dangerous sports activities such [...]

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By Brian Rexroth
If nothing else, we got a buzzworthy clip from Coach Rich Rodriguez urging the media to be positive which unfortunately I can’t find a soundbite for.  Positive, we’re talking about Positive Rich Rod, how about a winning season under your coaching before we talk to the media about being positive when discussing the [...]

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By Matt Pelc
The Detroit Tigers got a bit of good news late last week when it was announced that ace Justin Verlander signed a five-year, $80 million deal to stay with the team through at least the 2014 season.
The Tigers started the off-season by choking down the stretch to fail to make the postseason and [...]

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By Brian Rexroth
Talks have sparked up this past week about the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament being expanded from its current format of 65 teams (gotta love that play in game), to 96 teams.  The NCAA has the option this summer to opt out of its current CBS contract this summer to broadcast the games.
To me, [...]

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By Matt Pelc
Bah, football season is over.
It just seems like yesterday we put a countdown clock on the site to commemorate the upcoming football season. I remember it being around 45 days or so when we first put it up, making football season seem so far away. The season now seems like a blur and [...]

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By Matt Pelc
Each of us knows someone who has been affected by breast cancer whether it was our mom, sister, wife, aunt, grandma or friend.
My cousin Courtney is pledging her efforts to helping the cause of eradicating Breast Cancer within our lifetime by taking part in a 39.3 mile walk in Washington D.C. on May [...]

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