Category Archives: Detroit Lions

Setting the Table Thursday: Chestnuts, Turkey & Michigan fixings (and football)

Wild Turkey October by incaseofme
The Freep reports that many stores like Southfield-based Hiller's Markets are cutting prices on turkey and the fixings.  CEO Jim Hiller: Yes, we are going to make less money, a lot less. At the end of the day, I hope it will permit people to shop at Hiller's and still enjoy [...]

Sportacular Tuesday: Rivalry, Tiger comics, Pistons preview and waving to McCarty

When you're feeling that the politics is getting too heavy, there's always sports.
...except for last weekend of course, when politics was a welcome relief for UM and MSU fans. After getting pasted by a combined 91-24, the state of Michigan is assured of a Big Ten victory on Saturday as the Michigan State University Spartans [...]

Detroit Lions fire Matt Millen

FOXSports.com and WDFN-AM (1130) are reporting that the Lions have removed team president and CEO Matt Millen from his post, ending one of the most criticized tenures in Detroit - or for that matter, NFL history.
As we look back on such landmark events as the Millen Man March and spontaneous movements like "Fire Millen!" we [...]

The Week for August 4 – 10, 2008

Dog_Parade_3 by scherbis
Say hello to August and the dog days of summer! Our Michigan August Event Calendar is loaded with great opportunities to explore the Great Lakes State. The PGA Championship is in Bloomfield Township August 4 - 10. Celebrate the blueberry industry in and around South Haven at the National Blueberry Festival August 7 [...]

Five things you need to know for Wednesday, March 12, 2008

Welcome to a special March Madness edition of Five Things you need to know about Michigan. Last weekend featured championships in girls basketball, boys swimming and diving, competitive cheer, gymnastics, wrestling and hockey and you can get all the details from the Freep, Detroit News and mLive.
Michigan Girls Basketball State Championships
Last weekend the state [...]

Photo Friday: Lioness by rckrawczykjr

This photo is titled Lioness and it was taken by Ralph Krawczyk Jr. at the James Scott Memorial Fountain on Belle Isle in Detroit. If you follow Michigan in Pictures, you've seen a lot of Ralph. If you don't click here to see what you've been missing!
Ralph says that he's a graphic designer, a [...]

Detroit Lions, is THIS finally their year?

The Future by Dave Hogg
While I'd like to say I avoid thinking about the Detroit Lions until October or so, the truth is I'm a Michigan boy and can't help but think that this might be the Lions' "year" ... I mean, it's statistically possible, right?
When I received an email from NFL.com announcing the newly [...]

Detroit is top-rated sports city … mostly

The latest issue of ESPN: The Magazine has their "Ultimate Standings" for US sports franchises. It will come as little surprise to learn that Detroit scored three teams in the top 20 for the 2007 rankings. The rankings are a combination of record, ownership/management, coaching, players, affordability, fan relations, stadium experience and "bang for the [...]

Massive trade sends Legislature, Governor to Guam

Dave Dombrowski, Joe Dumars & Jim Leyland,
shown evaluating their new acquisitions.
DATELINE: APRIL 1, 2007, LANSING, MICHIGAN
Residents of Michigan were stunned today by the announcement of a massive trade that sent Michigan's full House, Senate, Governor and a number of key government officials to be named later to the Territory of Guam in exchange for left [...]

Blogs We Dig: Blue Cats and Red Sox

scoring the game by Boston Fan in Michigan
Blue Cats and Red Sox is written by "a Bostonian at University of Michigan OBSESSED by baseball," but I guess how could she not be, coming from Boston. Luckily she manages to talk about other sports (and cities) as well, maybe because baseball isn't always in season? Baseball, [...]