Archive for January, 2009

31 Jan, 2009

High Five: Love Shack?

Posted by: Steve In: Lions| MSU basketball| Pistons| Tigers

Weekend High Five:

Several sources are reporting that Shack Harris is in line to join the Lions’ front office as the personnel specialist. (Dave Birkett from the Oakland Press blogs that “a person close to Harris said suggestions he could soon be a Lion ‘are not untrue.’”) Harris left the Jaguars at the end of the [...]

Today’s High Five:

Henrik Zetterberg won’t be leaving Detroit any time soon. With his new 12-year contract, the Wings’ star center joins the Tigers’ Miguel Cabrera as long-term staples of the Detroit sports scene.
I don’t put much stock in most Pistons trade rumors. But when it’s ESPN’s Chad Ford — friend of Joe Dumars — who [...]

Today’s High Five:

The Pistons’ current skid, combined with the season’s halfway point and the analysis that comes with that milestone, threatens to tip Detroit’s season from a disappointment to a debacle — especially for rookie head coach Michael Curry. Witness Exhibits A & B.
Here’s a great post from Dylan at UM Hoops breaking down the [...]

26 Jan, 2009

High Five: Lions in rare company

Posted by: Steve In: Lions| Pistons| Red Wings| Tigers

Today’s High Five:

The Lions fans who’ve tried to organize boycotts the last couple of years on the theory that the Lions don’t care about winning because they make money anyway . . . turns out the Lions don’t make money after all. Not only that, but they’re the only team in the league to have [...]

23 Jan, 2009

High Five: Linehan is next

Posted by: Steve In: Lions| Pistons| Tigers

Today’s High Five:

Another solid coaching pickup for the Lions, as Jim Schwartz tabbed former St. Louis Rams head coach Scott Linehan to be the new offensive coordinator in Detroit.
I’ve been waiting all day for the Tigers to finalize the Brandon Lyon signing, but to no avail. I’m also interested in the other reliever mentioned yesterday, [...]

Today’s High Five:

Joe Rexrode reports that MSU RB Javon Ringer played the last several games of his college career with a lateral meniscus tear. Which means that a) Ringer is tough; and b) everyone who argued that Ringer’s incredible workload would make him vulnerable to injury have some evidence in their favor. The other bombshell [...]


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