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Spielman: Wolverines are 'dead men walking'
(9-2, 6-1 Big Ten) and Michigan (3-8, 2-5)?
Here are excerpts of the conversation that took place Monday on WBNS 1460 AM's "The Big Show," hosted by Bruce Hooley. He was joined by former Ohio State players Kirk Herbstreit and Chris Spielman, now both analysts for ESPN.
Spielman: "Anybody ...
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Detroit Lions
Hiring Pats' Pioli would give Lions instant credibility
There is a buzz on the NFL pipeline that the right opportunity could entice Pioli to leave the Patriots. Being top man in a franchise could qualify. The only higher jobs are ownership, and NFL commissioner, and those jobs aren't open.
Pioli and Patriots coach Bill Belichick first joined ...
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Bill Belichick
New England Patriots
Cleveland Browns
Detroit Lions
Mavericks owner Mark Cuban accused of insider trading
The Securities and Exchange Commission has accused Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban of insider trading.
The Wall Street Journal on Monday reported that Cuban is alleged to have dumped shares in Mamma.com upon learning it was raising money in a private offering.
In a civil action, the SEC ...
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NBA
Dallas Mavericks
Mark Cuban
Northwestern hands Michigan most single-season losses (eight) in history
Michigan sank to an all-time low on a day as miserable as its season.
C.J. Bacher threw touchdown passes on his first two drives of the second half to lift Northwestern to a 21-14 win Saturday over the Wolverines, handing them eight losses overall and five at home for the first time in the ...
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NCAA Football
Michigan Wolverines
C.J. Spiller
Nash, Alston, Barnes suspended for fight
The NBA has suspended Steve Nash and Matt Barnes of Phoenix and Rafer Alston of Houston for their roles in a fight.
Alston and Barnes were suspended for two games without pay and Nash for one. The league also fined Shaquille O'Neal $35,000 and Tracy McGrady $25,000 on Friday for their actions ...
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Steve Nash
Phoenix Suns
Matt Barnes
Rafer Alston
Houston Rockets
Shaquille O'Neal
9-time Pro Bowler Lynch to retire
Future Hall of Fame safety John Lynch will not play for the Patriots in 2008, or for any other team. Not this year. Not ever again.
Lynch told FOXSports.com on Friday that he is retiring from the NFL, and will hold a press conference on Monday in Tampa to make his decision official.
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Hall of Fame
John Lynch
New England Patriots
Tigers hike prices for prime games on some seats
The Tigers announced on Friday that they are raising ticket prices for choice seats for some of their most desirable games next season.
The team said it is raising tickets prices for 21 of its 81 home games on 40 percent of the seats. The raise will affect single game tickets. It was not ...
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Chicago Cubs
Boston Red Sox
Detroit Tigers
Tigers head into free agency with holes to fill
The attempt to right the wrong begins for the Detroit Tigers with the opening of free agent signing season.
President and general manager Dave Dombrowski's efforts will intensify headed into the heavy trading sure to take place Dec. 8-11 at baseball's winter meetings in Las Vegas.
The ...
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Detroit Tigers
Dave Dombrowski
New York Yankees
Iverson, Wallace lead Pistons past Warriors
Rasheed Wallace missed two free throws. Then he inadvertently tipped a ball in to the wrong basket.
Then, when it looked like the Pistons might let one slip away down the stretch, Wallace threw in two long three-pointers and converted a layup off a pretty pass from Arron Afflalo to break the ...
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Detroit Pistons
Golden State Warriors
Rasheed Wallace
Arron Afflalo
Allen Iverson
Chauncey Billups talks about trade, Flip
Chauncey Billups and Rip Hamilton were crying. There they were, two NBA All-Stars, in Billups’ room in the Hilton City Center in Charlotte … crying. And laughing. And crying again.
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Chauncey Billups
Richard Hamilton
Charlotte Bobcats
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Denver Nuggets
Brown put in Pistons' starting lineup
Pistons coach Michael Curry, during an interview on the Stoney & Wojo show on WDFN-1130 a.m., said he is altering the starting lineup.
He said he would start Kwame Brown in place of Amir Johnson. His rationale being that he thinks Rasheed Wallace will be more productive playing alongside the ...
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NBA
Detroit Pistons
Michael Curry
Kwame Brown
Amir Johnson
Rasheed Wallace
Yanks get Swisher from White Sox, deal Betemit
The Yankees have acquired first baseman Nick Swisher and Class AA right-hander Kanekoa Texeira from the White Sox.
The White Sox will receive infielder Wilson Betemit and minor leaguers Jeff Marquez and Jhonny Nunez.
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Chicago White Sox
Nick Swisher
Wilson Betemit
Jeff Marquez
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Pistons must wait with Dice
Antonio McDyess has agreed to a contract buyout with Denver. The Pistons will now have to sweat out a month before McDyess could rejoin them.
McDyess agreed to a reported $6-million buyout, leaving over $7 million on the table in the last two years of his contract. He had no desire to play ...
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Antonio McDyess
Denver Nuggets
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Allen Iverson
Chauncey Billups
DEI, Ganassi to combine teams
Teresa Earnhardt and Chip Ganassi will combine their sponsorship-strapped race teams next season, an effort to stabilize their organizations in a tough economic time.
The combined team will be called Earnhardt Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates and will field cars for Martin Truex, Aric ...
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Aric Almirola
Juan Montoya
DEI and Chip Ganassi will merge next season to form Earnhardt Ganassi Racing
Tough economic times have led Dale Earnhardt Inc. and Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates to merge and form a four-car team in 2009.
Dale Earnhardt Inc. and Chip Ganassi Racing, both unable to secure sponsorship to fully fund their teams in 2009, will merge to form a four-car ...
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Autos
Pistons beat Kings for first win with Iverson
"You're no Chauncey Billups!" was a chant Allen Iverson heard repeatedly in the fourth quarter Tuesday against the Sacramento Kings.
He spotted the chuckling fan who said it, and kept on playing.
But in the end, it was Iverson who got the last laugh as Detroit rallied for a 100-92 win, ...
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NBA
Allen Iverson
Detroit Pistons
Sacramento Kings
Chauncey Billups
LaVar Arrington calls Joe Gibbs a 'coward' for leaving
Former NFL linebacker LaVar Arrington has no love lost for former Washington Redskins head coach Joe Gibbs or team owner Daniel Snyder.
The always-blunt Arrington had harsh words for both -- and others -- in an interview published in the Washington Times.
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LaVar Arrington
Joe Gibbs
Washington Redskins
Former Lions RB Bell returns to Denver
The injury-riddled Broncos have signed free agent running back Tatum Bell to his second stint in Denver.
The fifth-year pro played three seasons for the Broncos before he was traded to Detroit in March 2007. The Lions released him on Sept. 2.
The Broncos drafted Bell in the second round ...
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Denver Broncos
Detroit Lions
Tatum Bell
Glenn Martinez
Offseason outlook for Detroit Tigers
Miguel Cabrera, Magglio Ordonez and Curtis Granderson led an offense that got disappointing performances from Brandon Inge and fading former stars Edgar Renteria and Gary Sheffield. Justin Verlander went from ace to No. 3 starter, while everyone else in the rotation aside from rookie Armando ...
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Miguel Cabrera
Magglio Ordonez
Curtis Granderson
Brandon Inge
Edgar Renteria
Gary Sheffield
Marinelli’s metaphor on tunnels leaves us all in the dark
Rod Marinelli began his weekly news conference by announcing that defensive linemen Jared DeVries and Dewayne White probably would miss the Carolina game, and no, he’s not worried about his future because he had bet his entire life savings on Carolina.
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