Today’s High Five: Who should the Lions draft at #1? Tom Kowalski recommended USC safety Taylor Mays, but that’s a moot point now that Mays is staying in school. Lots of other folks think it should be Oklahoma quarterback Sam Bradford. But . . . Bradford isn’t coming out, either. So the Lions have the [...]

Today’s High Five: Great update from SI’s Don Banks on this year’s NFL coaching carousel, specifically how Giants defensive coordinator Steve Spagnuolo may not get a head coaching job, even though he’s been generally considered to be the top candidate. Banks also says the Titans’ Jim Schwartz would be a good fit in Detroit. Schwartz [...]

Weekend High Five: There are several stories today in the Detroit papers about the Pistons’ trip to Denver to take on Chauncey Billups and the Nuggets. Here’s the view from Denver on taking on former teammate Allen Iverson and Chauncey’s impact. Bonus coverage from the Rocky Mountain News: Lions’ head coaching candidate Todd Bowles interviewed [...]

Today’s High Five: In preparation for the formal launch of the Mitten’s campaign against the Lions’ drafting a QB with the top pick in the NFL Draft, I present to you Bob Wojnowski’s column on the subject. Jason Garrett has gone from a former candidate to the leading candidate for the Lions’ head coach job [...]

Today’s High Five: Dylan at U-M Hoops is experimenting with hockey-style plus-minus statistics in his evaluation of Michigan’s basketball team. MSU hosts Ohio State tonight, and it is the Mitten’s deep and enduring pleasure to introduce you to this blog by Ohio State player Mark Titus. It is genius. More serious news, and also seriously [...]

Today’s High Five: Sean at Pride of Detroit compiled a chart listing the Lion’s many coaching candidates. The list is not short. Shouldn’t Martin Mayhew add one more for an even dozen? Like maybe Jim Harbaugh, for instance? There’s a former Wolverine, and here’s a future one: blue-chip football recruit William Campbell is going to [...]