Pistons-Celtics: There’s No Such Thing As Momentum
People always talk about which team has the momentum in the NBA playoffs. It doesn’t matter. At all. The Pistons were supposed to have it after ending Boston’s unbeaten record at home in Game 2, and Boston won Game 3. That meant the Celtics had it, since they had [...]
The Red Wings are hosting Game 1 of the Stanley Cup finals on Saturday. At the same time, the Pistons will be hosting Game 3 of the Eastern Conference Finals, and the Tigers are playing a home game against the Twins. It’s already being called “Super Saturday” – the biggest day in Detroit sports history.
But [...]
You probably had no idea that Auric Goldfinger won the first Buick Open, did you?
Actually, that’s Hall of Famer Billy Casper, who was in town Monday to help kick off the Buick Open’s 50th anniversary celebration. The guy on the right is the legendary Brian Bateman, who won last year’s tournament – a bit of [...]
Fulham Football Club has been trying an odd experiment as they struggle to stay in the English Premier League – load the roster with Americans. Brian McBride is the team captain, Kasey Keller is the starting goalkeeper, Clint Dempsey is the leading scorer, plus Eddie Johnson and Carlos Bocanegra.
Until the last month, it wasn’t working [...]
On paper, last night had to be something close to perfection for a Detroit sports fan. The Red Wings clinched a playoff series, the Pistons clinched a playoff series, and the Tigers finished off a sweep of the Yankees. Even the Lions appear to have gone 24 hours without making any major mistakes.
(When will people [...]
Detroit Tigers: (12-15, 3 games behind Chicago)
When the Tigers started 0-6, everyone started talking about 2003 – including me, but that was because AP paid me to do it – but this team isn’t nearly that bad.
In 2003, there wasn’t any talent. In 2008, there was a lot of injured and slumping talent. There’s a [...]