Pistons Coach 20 yards from bridge collapse

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 Pistons Coach 20 yards from bridge collapse
Flip Saunders Took detour to take different bridge across river was 20 yards from I-35W [link]

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Flip Saunders narrowly avoided Minnesota bridge tragedy
Published 8/2/2007 by Matt Watson at Detroit Bad Boys
... From the AP: ...

Flip Saunders 20 Yards From Minneapolis Bridge Collapse
Published 8/3/2007 at FanIQ Blog
... Source: (Sports Illustrated)

Happenings and Mishappenings: Elijah Dukes May Serve Time
Published 8/3/2007 by Ryan Dragoon at Nyjer Please
... Flip Saunders was almost fish food- Sports Illustrated ...

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