tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-276592292011-04-21T22:33:36.625-04:00An opinionated sports blog with a Detroit feel, focusing on issues that go off the beaten path.J.Thttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17226972713827843023noreply@blogger.comBlogger791100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27659229.post-1156772386909789572006-08-28T09:37:00.000-04:002006-08-28T09:39:46.920-04:00

4 StraightYup, he's the greatest.

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The whole "I'll break down the Top 25, five at a time" thing kind of bombed, so I said screw it, I'll just make my own. So without further ado, my Top 25.1. Texas2. West Virginia3. Ohio State4. Auburn5. LSU6. Florida7. Notre Dame8. USC9. California10. Michigan11. Florida State12. Miami13. Georgia14. Louisville15. Virginia Tech16. Nebraska17. Oregon18. Oklahoma19. Iowa20. Penn State21. Clemson22.

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Today I accomplished something that I had wanted to do for a while, but it wasn't in the form I thought it would be in. I'll start from the beginning. I came across Pat Caputo's blog a few weeks ago while searching for an article that was in the Oakland Press. I have read his articles in the Oakland Press for a long time, and when I found out about his sports blog, I started reading it. While I

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I have created a new blog recently, titled Black and Blue Report. It is a blog that is all about my favorite team, the Detroit Lions. I have been a lifelong fan of the Lions, and decided to create a blog to help me vent/cheer along with every game and move. I will continue to post here, just probably not as frequently. And there will be no posts about the Detroit Lions. So thanks and

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Friday night the Detroit Lions opened up the Rod Marinelli era with a bang, edging the Denver Broncos 20-13 before an excited crowd at Ford Field. There were some areas of the game that worried me, but mostly it was all positives from the night. Though the game was closer than it should have been, the Lions still won. Here's some thoughts I had from the preseason opener.The playcalling was good

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Tonight marks the start of a new embarkment for the Detroit Lions. They open up the Rod Marinelli era with a preseason opener at 7:30 tonight against the Denver Broncos. The Broncos are the defending AFC West Division Title winners, and their starters will provide a stiff test for the Lions. But keep in mind, this is preseason, so the starters will only play in the first quarter or maybe less.

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Today has been a fantastic day to be a fan of Ohio State football. The Buckeyes have had one current player and one "ex-star" in trouble in a span of six hours. Just glad I'm not a fan.The big story is that now banished one year superstar Maurice Clarett was arrested yet again last night, being tasered and eventually Maced by cops after being pulled over around 2 am. Clarett, who was a big time

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The Big Ten has long been known as one of the premier athletic conferences in the nation, and therefore has an enormous reputation to live up to. This year in college football they have four teams in the preseason Top 25, including the Number 1 team in Ohio State. But there's always room for more, especially if the team is one of the most storied (but overrated) teams in college football history.

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Every year there seems to be someone approaching some record that draws a ton of media attention, and the question always comes up, "Can they break it?" This year it's Chase Utley of the Phillies, who has hit safely in 33 consecutive games. Now granted, that is an amazing streak that is noteworthy in any era. But he's still 23 games away from even tying the record set by Joe DiMaggio. 23 games of

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To count down to the college football season, I will count down the Top 25 football teams according to rivals.com. Now this list, as all preseason lists are, is up for debate. My list will consist of the top players at each position, and a brief preview for the team.25. Boston College (9-3 in 2005)The Eagles of Boston College are set to rely on a strong offensive core to lead them to wins this

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Over the past three days, two Americans, both world champions, have put their lives on the edge of being ruined. Tour de France winner Floyd Landis and track and fields 100 meter champion Justin Gatlin have both been reported to have tested positive for "high testosterone". Both are now appealing their tests, but assuming they're not overturned, two sports fighting for support could have gone

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I have been gone at lacrosse camp for the past three days, and haven't had any time to post. However I'll be back tomorrow with my scheduled posting and should keep up through the week.

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After the scandal that has taken place today, I'm not sure if I can ever watch cycling again. (Deep Breath)....Ladies and Gentleman, today it was revealed that Floyd Landis tested positive for high testosterone levels after his stunning win in Stage 17. If this holds true, Landis will be suspended from cycling and stripped of his Tour de France title, which will instead go to Oscar Pereiro. The

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If you were going to ask me who I thought was the overall best portion of this Lions team, I would have to give that title to the linebackers. The offensive line is good, but the depth and strength for the linebackers is unrivaled at any other position for this years team. From the top (injury prone but yet Pro Bowl canidate Boss Bailey) to the bottom (seventh round draft pick Anthony Cannon)

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I don't usually promote new blogs, but I felt I had to promote this one. My friend "J.S" (makes me laugh to say that) has started up a new blog mainly about fantasy football. He knows a lot about fantasy sports and I go to him for all my fantasy questions. Now everyone can get his insight on his blog, appropriately titled "Fantasy Football".Here's the link: Fantasy FootballRead and enjoy!

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On a team of question marks, the defensive line is definitely one of them. After releasing starter Dan Wilkinson during the offseason, they suddenly have a hole to fill at the defensive tackle position opposite Pro Bowler Sean Rogers. However, there are many promising young players who could take that position, with the leader of that probably being second year big man Shaun Cody. It'll be

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Sunday of Champions A special Sunday with two major titles being handed out to Floyd and Tiger.

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There are a lot of question marks going with the Lions skill positions into this season. A lot of their success depends on young, unproven players who have underachieved so far in their careers, but the Lions are depending on breakout seasons from them if they'll go far into the season. Their receivers are the main ones in question, despite a few offseason signings, and mainly will depend on

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Sorry that I couldn't get to posting anything today. I was really busy today, although I did get halfway through my Lions Preview. I should have a finished post by tomorrow night.

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Of all the area's I'm worried about on this years Detroit Lions squad, the offensive line is not one of them. In fact, the offensive line is probably the area I'm least worried about, due to the strength and depth they now have. The Lions made drastic changes in the offensive line, and it shows now, with eight or nine men who have a shot to win one of the starting spots in training camp. The line

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To count down the nine days until the Lions open Training Camp 2006, I have decided to break down the different Lions positions, each individually. I'll go through nine positions of the Lions, and at the end, every part of the Lions will be covered. First, the quarterbacks.I start with the quarterbacks, because simply, most football conversations about a team center around the quarterback

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Today was a milestone day for ESPN. For the next four or five months, ESPN won't have any programming trouble. When in doubt, put on poker. That's right, TV poker has made it's return for 2006. This year's campaign features "big names" like Gavin Smith and Peter Feldman. Go to your local bar, and you'll find five of 'em. Seriously though, hasn't America had enough of this? Back in 2003, there

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I'm finally back from vacation, and I'm gonna have a lot of good stuff coming up. I'll have a post later tonight and I'll have much more coming up. Once August hits, I'll have football every day, and so whenever I'm not at practice or having a game, I'll be dead tired and have nothing better to do than sit and type endlessly. So my posting will pick up then and August 1 I'll countdown the Top

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I just ran across this on google, and the Sporting News ranks the Big House as the seventh best stadium in college football. I thought that was a pretty good ranking, and if it was louder, and the fans were better, it would most definitely be higher. And even better, ranking the stadiums conference by conference, Michigan wins three of the five categories that they were ranked by, with Wisconsin

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To fill the time in the offseason, detroitlions.com has compiled a list of the Top 5 offseason moves the Lions have made. Why Top 5? Because there weren't enough for a Top 10. But anyway, the first two (numbers five and four) were interesting and though obviously one-sided, semi-relatable. But number three has got me laughing. No lie, the number three offseason move the Lions made, according to

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I'm going on a two week vacation out west starting tomorrow and I won't be back until the 18th. The internet access out there is very limited but I'll try to sneak in a post or two, maybe about the World Cup final. GO FRANCE!!! But I'll be back in a few weeks with college football previews, and more news that's worthy of making it here. Hopefully I'll come back and the Tigers will still be on

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Today Japanese competitive eater Takeru Kobayashi once again wore the crown of competitive eating, winning his sixth straight Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest. Kobayashi has become an imposter of sorts, and if American's cared about competitive eating for more than one day a year, then he would probably reach Barry Bonds status in the US. Kobayashi has benefited from the fact that, indeed, the US

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The Ben Wallace era has come to an end in Detroit, as the former face of the Pistons will chase the cash elsewhere, to Chicago, as he signed with the Bulls to a four year, $52 million deal. I could see this deal coming a mile away, and I'm glad that the man who used to have the "Heart of a Champion" is gone. By not resigning him, the Pistons have freed up much room under the cap, room that could

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When I woke up around 9 o'clock this morning, I was expecting to find some World Cup prematch reports, and other minor sports news. Instead, by 10 o'clock I had been informed with the worst news in one day of sports since the imfamous Palace brawl in 2004. I am just devestated right now. I'm watching an exciting Germany-Argentina game, but I can't focus. Not only have (depending on reports) 50

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In yesterday's Tour de France preview, I predicted Jan Ullrich and Ivan Basso to both finish in the top 3. Man, was I wrong. Earlier today Ivan Basso and Jan Ullrich were among many cyclists to be barred from the Tour de France for doping. I can't believe I'm saying this. This scandal will cut down the number of riders in the Tour down from the original 189 and will no doubt crucify the

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This year is a big year for cycling. It'll be interesting to see how many viewers they get in the first year after the "Lance Era". For the cycling community, the numbers this year should be pretty good. For the first time since 1999, this year's race is wide open, and five to ten riders have a very good shot at winning. But in America, don't count on the race to generate much excitement. For

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As I'm listening to the Detroit Tigers afternoon matinee on 1270, I'm listening to person after person talk about how great the Tigers are, and how far they'll go in the playoffs. Now before I say anything else, you need to hear this, I am a huge Tigers fan. HUGE. I rarely don't watch a game, and I go down to Comerica as often as I can. I just love watching the Tigers. I've lived through a 43-119

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Coming in as one of the so-called "weakest teams" in the field, not many people expected the Ukraine to do so much as win a match in this years World Cup. The undertalented team from Northern Europe responded by not only winning a match, but advancing to the second round, where they met a stiff test from the Swiss, who hadn't allowed a goal in World Cup play. Ukraine responded, and decided they

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As the first round is over, and the United States are gone, there's not a whole lot to keep America interested in soccer. But this is the second round of the World Cup and these are two of the best teams in the world. So, I felt it was necessary to keep a running diary.Let's see what happens....2:55: Welcome to the World Cup, Round 2! If either Mexico or Argentina didn't make it to the second

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Central Michigans senior defensive end Daniel Bazuin already has enough honors to fill a trophy case, and the season hasn't even started yet. Bazuin, who will no doubtedly be the leader of an overall young CMU defense, has been named to five preseason award "watch lists", and a preseason All-American by Athlon Sports and Lindy's. Watch lists are completely B.S and mean nothing once the season

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When ESPN came out with their slogan for this year's World Cup, I laughed. The slogan was "One game changes everything." I thought that was incredibly stupid and meant to try to build up interest. But as the World Cup has gone on, and with a big day tomorrow for the United States, I realized that ESPN wasn't as far off as they seemed with that cliche. Because, in reality, "Two games change

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Pablo Mastroeni reacts to the red card being handed out by referee Jorge Larrionda. It probably was a bad call, it looked like a yellow card tackle, but I'm starting to calm down about the game. The US got a point, and with a win teamed with a Czech Republic loss to Italy on Thursday, they can advance to the second round. Though the chances of that happening, being how good Ghana is and how good

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The United States beat Italy. The refs almost lost it. In a game with the worst officiating I've ever seen, including two US players being sent off with red cards, America somehow overcame all that, and almost won. By the time the whistle blew to end the game, the Americans were so emotionally and physically exhausted that they didn't know what to do. So they walked into the locker room, glad to

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Here in America, the World Cup doesn't plant much meaning. Some Americans will get into the Cup, and some will just watch the games for the heck of it, but most won't watch at all. I can't see why. I follow can watch anything if it follows these simple rules: 1- The game is played at a high level. 2- The crowds are boisterous and into the game. When the games follow that general trend, I could

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There are unconfirmed rumors flying around that Packers running back Ahman Green may be on his way out. On Pro Football Talk, they are saying that an NFL player maybe retiring but didn't specify who. Some people are saying that it may be Green, who isn't guaranteed anything by Green Bay this year, and obviously doesn't like it. In the article on Pro Football Talk, they said that it's not Brett

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Just one day after the heartbreaking 11th inning breakdown last night against Tampa Bay, the Tigers rebounded this afternoon, downing the Devil Rays 6-2 in a game dominated by the pitching heroics of Travis Miner. Miner went seven strong innings, only allowing three hits and no earned runs, while the Detroit bats came to life, scoring six runs to get the win. This poses a much bigger picture, a

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Maybe the greatest game you'll ever witness just finished, with neither side getting the result they wanted. The Saudi Arabia-Tunisia game was definitely not the most watched game of this year's cup, probably not even the most watched game today (Germany-Poland), but it may have been the most exciting. The two sides finished in a 2-2 tie, but the final score couldn't do the game justice.The

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Thud! What's that sound? That sound you hear is the United States chances of advancing out of the group hitting the floor. After all the buildup to this game and the high expectations, the US couldn't deliver, looking pathetic in their 3-0 loss to the Czech Republic this afternoon. It wasn't good, and it certainly wasn't what the Americans wanted in their World Cup opener. The chances of the

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In three hours, the United States kicks off in their first battle of the 2006 World Cup against a Czech Republic team that will be tough to score goals against. But the US isn't going to use that as an excuse, and knows that they have to get a result today to avoid digging themselves into a huge hole in the "Group of Death". A win today against the second ranked Czechs could put the US into the

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In a sport that Americans only care about every four years, it's tough to grab headlines in between. It takes a phenomenal performance by someone, or a huge rivalry in that sport to grab the attention span of Americans for more than five seconds (the time it takes for the Bottom Line to scroll by on ESPN). Recently, the rivalry has grabbed the attention of Americans, though. And no, I'm not

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I guess it was just ment to be. If it wasn't for destiny, why would it of happened? I still can't believe it. Yesterday afternoon European powerhouse Sweeden came into their first round match against the smallest and so-called "worst" nation in the cup expecting an easy win. The Soca Warriors of Trinidad and Tobago were ranked 39th in the world, and were amazingly happy just to make it to Germany

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The biggest sporting event kicked off yesterday, and Day 1 lived up to the hype, with some great goals, and an upset that will start to shake the world. I'll go over the two games from yesterday, and decide who I think will keep it up.Germany- 4, Costa Rica- 2The first game of the 2006 World Cup kicked off, pitting the host nation against the small nation looking for the upset. The game started

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Tonight Jim Leyland became the newest Tiger, by making his first managerial decision that makes me want to get him fired. I seriously want to get him fired after this one. But I'm resisting. For now. Tonight I watched in despair as Jim Leyland watched 21 year old pitching prodigy Joel Zumaya throw a scoreless seventh. Then watch him put in Fernando Rodney let Toronto back in it, and Todd Jones

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The clock is counting down, it's almost time. In under 25 hours, the World Cup 2006 kicks off when Germany faces off against Costa Rica. After that, for the next month, there will be nonstop action, with games every afternoon, live on the ESPN family of networks. As the Cup goes on, you'll hear about many great stories and phenomenal teams, and might become attatched to a few. But no matter what

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It's almost official. Steve McNair will become the newest member of the Baltimore Ravens. McNair, a 33 year old quarterback who is well past his prime, would of had to take a 50% pay cut down to $4.5 million per year to stay in Tennessee, and that wasn't going to happen. So it was only a matter of time, and today will be the day. The trade has been agreed on between Baltimore and the Titans, and

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Rasheed looks on in disbelief after the Pistons Game 6 elimination. I can't believe they lost. I can't really talk about it without getting totally depressed and annoyed. I'll be back with my Season in Review soon, but the Pistons just didn't look like themselves in the Playoffs. The whole "Going to work every night" seemed like a long lost idea, and the blue-collar mentality was gone. They were

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I thought it was a mistake when I ran across it on Deadspin, but I later confirmed that this is indeed true, and I might need to kill myself. Matt Millen has found a new way to become the worst GM in sports today, signing crazy (literally) lineman Ross Verba to a deal worth $4 million this year, and potentially worth up to $20 million. C'mon Matt, you HAVE to have more common sense than that. But

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My posting was limited this week, and probably will be this coming week too with finals Wednesday-Friday, requiring insane study time. Nevertheless, I will post as often as possible, and will have:The ultimate US World Cup preview. Full analysis and game by game rundowns of the United States trip in Germany.Pistons Wrapups. Reports from Game(s) 6 and hopefully 7, but a win tonight is needed for

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It's almost time. Only one more day until the nation is captivated by an event so meaningless and boring that it makes tennis watchable. Only one more day until the National Spelling Bee. Tomorrow hundreds of thousands of people who finished dead last in their Junior High spelling bees will try to correctly spell impossible words along with some of the nerdiest kids in the nation. I have nothing

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Barry Bonds connects with home run No. 715 yesterday to pass Babe Ruth and move into second place on the all time home run list. I've already viewed my opnions on Barry, everyone knows Barry can only pass the Babe in number, never the true meaning of the word. Because the Babe was twice the person and player that Barry will ever be.Courtesy of wfaa.com for the picture.

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It used to be that the Canadian Football League was home to the NFL's future and hidden talents. Doug Fluite, Bill Willis, and Frank (Pop) Ivy all hailed the CFL as an employer at some time during their career. But now it appears that the CFL is now home to a new type of player, the druggies.The CFL has been widely publicized for their run lately to get Marcus Vick, Virginia Tech quarterback and

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Last night the Pistons got trampled by the Miami Heat, 98-83. The Pistons showed a little offensive firepower for the first time in a long time, but their famous shut-down D was nowhere to be seen. That seems to have been a trend for the Pistons in this playoff series. Sometimes they show up, sometimes they don't. That has become a problem for formerly the best team in the league. In 2004 and

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There was no "breaking news" in sports today, so I'm going with a new feature, Touch 'em all. In this I'll point out newsworthy happenings in sports today, but not quite newsworthy enough to write a full article about. Here they are:The Tigers continue their hot streak, led by Curtis Granderson's five RBI night, beating the Cleveland Indians 8-3 in front of 31,241 at Comerica Park this evening.

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If there ever was a time where a Game Two was do or die in a best of seven series, it was tonight when the Pistons took on the Miami Heat, following a pathetic Detroit loss in Game 1. Losing the first two games at home could potentially be devastating for the Pistons, which would make losing the series looking like a very likely possibility. But winning Game 2 could give the Pistons the extra

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The US mens national soccer team fell to Moracco in their first of three World Cup warmups last night, thanks to a 90th minute goal by substitute Mohamed Madihi, who put one by keeper Kasey Keller to seal the win. Manager Bruce Arena remains confident dispite the loss though, but said of the teams performance,"We weren't sharp. We were a little leg weary, a little over-trained at this point. If

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The Detroit Lions made offseason headlines yesterday, releasing defensive tackle Dan "Big Daddy" Wilkinson. It was expected to happen, with the choices either being releasing him or restructuring his contract for much less money. The 6 foot 4, 350 pound big man spent three years with the Lions, clogging the middle with All Pro tackle Sean Rogers. He was a big part of the Detroit defense during

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It all comes down to this. Detroit-Miami. Shaq vs Big Ben. Seven games to decide a winner. Seven games to choose who will represent the Eastern Conference in the NBA Finals this June. The Pistons are making their fourth consecutive trip to the Conference Finals, winning two of the previous three. Miami has made it for the second consecutive year, losing to the Pistons in seven games last year. It

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The Detroit ballers certainly made it interesting, but in the end found a way to shut down LeBron James and move past the Cleveland Cavaliers and into the Eastern Conference finals against Miami.I'll admit it. After Game Five I was worried. But the Detroit Pistons surpassed even my expectations by coming back from a 3-2 hole in the series to win in seven games. I was expecting the Pistons to lose

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My posting is very limited this weekend because I have a lacrosse tournament halfway across the state. But I'll be back Sunday night with my thoughts on Game Seven of Pistons-Cavs (phew!) and World Cup Group C Preview. Also this week, I'll have more thoughts on the Tigers and Lions offseason news, plus some other stuff.Now to the Pistons. Last night it was safe to say they dodged a bullet.

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The Detroit Pistons went from looking unbeatable to very beatable, all in the course of five days, after they lost their third straight game, this one AT HOME to the Cleveland Cavaliers. Now, with all due respect to the Cavaliers, who are a very good basketball team, there is no reason that the Pistons should be down 3-2 in this series. The Cavs aren't in the same league as the Pistons, and there

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As the World Cup draws nearer, the tensions are getting higher. The English are one of the favorites to win the Cup and they lead a tense group in Group B. They are joined by Paraguay, Sweeden, and Trinidad and Tobago in another tough group, not unlike Group A. Here's the overview.England: The favorites to win this group, the 10th ranked English national team is expected by many, especially their

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Earlier today the liar that claims she was raped by three white men on the Duke lacrosse team finished off the trifecta, indicting senior captain David Evans of first-degree forcible rape, sexual offense and kidnapping. Even from the outset, it was clear the woman made the whole thing up. She had absolutely no evidence to support her claims but continued on despite the fact that both sets of DNA

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The Detroit Tigers survived a hour and a half rain delay, a near 8th inning blowup, and a 9th inning run by the Cleveland Indians to edge them 3-2 this afternoon. The Tigers got great pitching by pitcher Mike Maroth, who went 6 innings only allowing one run, and a lucky 7th inning break, scoring two runs on an error by Indians first baseman Eduardo Perez to finish the Tigers first three game

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My posting has been limited this weekend for many reasons.1) I am in the process of reconstructing my site, which is a very time consuming process. Right now it looks a little rough, but it'll be better before I'm done.2) I am starting my "Group B Preview" for the World Cup. That takes a while too.3) I have a huge 200 point research paper due Monday. Enough said.But I'll be back this week,

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Tonight, as Barry Bonds tries in his fourth consecutive game to hit home run No. 714 and tie Babe Ruth for second place on the all time home run list, most the nation will be captivated with every at bat. Through all the speculation, all the evidence that he used steroids, the nation will still tune in. Why? Why does America do this? Perhaps the most hollowed record in all of sports, held by one

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The Lions ended one of the most depressing four seasons in the history of the franchise today, unloading underachiving, cap eating quarterback Joey Harrington. The deal was finalized today that would send Joey to Miami in exchange for a fifth round pick in the 2007 NFL Draft. The deal took much longer then many people expected, but it had to happen, with the Lions owing Harrington a $4 million

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The time of Saturday's Game 3 between the Pistons and Cavs has been changed from 8:00 pm to 5:00 pm. The broadcast will also change from ABC to ESPN. The reason for the change, completed at about 1:00 am this morning, was the fact that both the Cavs-Pistons games haven't been close and the Mavs-Spurs, the new game in the 8 pm spot, will supposedly draw more viewers. But my question is this, if

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With the 2006 FIFA World Cup now less then a month away, I decided to get into the madness. I'm not a huge soccer fan, but I have been captivated by the US teams run to Germany and can't wait till June 9 when the games start and June 12 when the US plays their first game. So as often as I can, probabaly twice a week or so, I'll go group by group preparing you for the World Cup.First up, Group A

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The Cleveland Cavaliers made it clear before Game 2 that they weren't going to let another loss happen like it happened in Game 1 in Detroit. For the first half, that plan didn't work to well. The Cavs fell behind by as many as 22 points, then made a late push but fell to the almighty Detroit Pistons 97-91 at the Palace of Auburn Hills in Detroit.There was a question on whether the Pistons would

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As crazy and absurd as it seems, it's true, the Lions do have an actual practice facility where actual practices happen. I know, it's amazing to me too. With how soft they play, does actual things go on there?The only reason I'm bringing this up is that the Lions have been banned from the practice facility for today and tomorrow due to players complaining about the off-season practices being too

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The goal of the Detroit Pistons in this afternoons game would be to shut down the offensive firepower of Cleveland Cavaliers superstar LeBron James. That ended up coming secondary. They did shut down King James to 22 points, but the Detroit offensive showed up as well to coast to an easy 113-86 win over Cleveland.From the outset, it looked to be Detroit's day. After a tight first five minutes,

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The Lions first rookie mini-camp concluded today in Allen Park, after three days and five practices. At the conclusion, new head coach Rod Marinelli and GM Matt Millen said they were very pleased with the development and changes the 28 new players went through. With most of the players in their first NFL experience, there might be some hidden gems who went undrafted within the camp. One that

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Last night the Cleveland Cavaliers eliminated the Washington Wizards by winning 114-113 in OT. That win won them the series, 4-2, and earned them the right to play the best team in the league, the Detroit Pistons. The Pistons earned their ticket to Round 2 by beating up on the Milwaukee Bucks, 4 games to 1. The Cavaliers are lead by young superstar LeBron James, who singlehandedly won the series

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Welcome to my blog. This is going to be my blog about sports, with a Detroit feel, through my teen eyes. I'll post as often as possible, mostly depending on homework amount on that particular night or if I'm working on a long article. I post more on weekends, cause I have more time. That's about it.

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