8:29 AM ET, Thu March 11, 2010

About Last Night: Playing against the Detroit Pistons must be like Christmas for Kyle Korver

Grand Rapids Press — The Utah Jazz's superior ball movement created plenty of open looks on jump shots.

Detroit Pistons 58 mins ago

Jonathan Wade's goal is to prove he's NFL player

Detroit Free Press — Lions cornerback Jonathan Wade thought for a moment about what he was going to say, then spoke slowly. "I am looking forward to proving I belong," Wade said Wednesday, after his one-year deal was officially announced. "It's been a quiet three years for me, and I want to do something about that."

Detroit Lions 2 hours ago

Red Wings hockey: Valterri Filppula moves to Z's line

Detroit Free Press — The Red Wings went back to work on salvaging their season Wednesday, making two changes up front in preparation for hosting Minnesota tonight. With just 16 games left, it's about re-establishing an identity as a team that grinds out victories and doles out punishment via its offense.

Detroit Red Wings 2 hours ago

Michael Rosenberg: The mysterious struggles of Datsyuk and Zetterberg

Detroit Free Press — "Both of those guys, in my opinion, are the best two-way players in the world." -- Red Wings general manager Ken Holland, speaking about Henrik Zetterberg and Pavel Datsyuk, June 5, 2008

Detroit Red Wings 2 hours ago

U-M, Iowa continue first-round tradition

Detroit Free Press — A few familiar faces will be on the other bench today when Michigan opens the Big Ten men's basketball tournament in Indianapolis. Today's 2:30 p.m. tip-off between the No. 8-seeded Wolverines and No. 9 Iowa will be the third straight season the programs have met in the first round, both a commentary on the programs and their respective regular seasons.

Michigan Wolverines 2 hours ago

Coach John Beilein's March memories bubble over

Detroit Free Press — March is usually a time Michigan basketball coach John Beilein loves. Since the 1993-94 season, his second year at Canisius, his teams have participated in postseason play -- either the NCAA tournament or NIT -- 11 out of 15 seasons. This year is not likely to include the postseason, barring a deep Big Ten tournament run.

Michigan Wolverines 2 hours ago

The ticker: What a Shock! Jones runs to WNBA

Detroit Free Press — One can only wonder: Had the Shock stayed in Detroit, would local fans have witnessed Marion Jones' foray into basketball? The disgraced sprinter signed Wednesday with the WNBA's Shock, which relocated from the Palace to Tulsa, Okla., this off-season.

Michigan Wolverines 2 hours ago

Iowa hopes to change tourney fortunes vs. U-M

Detroit Free Press — DES MOINES, Iowa — Iowa coach Todd Lickliter's experience with the Big Ten tournament has been limited and sadly familiar.

Michigan Wolverines 2 hours ago

Delvon Roe plays through pain with knee, other injuries

Detroit Free Press — EAST LANSING -- After microfracture surgery forced him to miss his senior season of high school, Delvon Roe had to write off much of his freshman season at Michigan State. He did so with the understanding that he would need more than a year to return to the form that made him one of the top recruits in the country.

Michigan State Spartans 2 hours ago

Behind the scenes: MSU, U-M both keen to win weekend hockey series

Detroit Free Press — Fans couldn't ask for much more in a Central Collegiate Hockey Association quarterfinal series than what they'll get at Munn Ice Arena starting Friday.

Michigan State Spartans 2 hours ago
  • The Squeeze: Reds 6, Angels 0 From the Dugout | Orange County Register The gist: The Angels were held to three hits in a 6-0 shutout by the Cincinnati Reds at Tempe Diablo Stadium Wednesday. Top bat: Not applicable today. Mark Trumbo, Mike Napoli and Brandon Wood had the Angels’ only hits (all singles). Top arm: Sean O’Sullivan bounced back from a bad outing in his first spring start to [...]The Squeeze: Reds 6, Angels 0 is a post from: Angels blog
  • Columnist rips Nomar/Sox reunion From the Dugout | Orange County Register Dan Shaughnessy of the Boston Globe wasn’t the DJ at the Nomar Garciaparra party, in which the ex-Red Sox shortstop retired after he signed a ceremonial contract with the club that traded him three months before it won the World Series.  In fact Shaughnessy says the Bosox probably wouldn’t have broken the Curse had they [...]Columnist rips Nomar/Sox reunion is a post from: Angels blog
  • Rocky McIntosh willing to make inside move in 3-4 Redskins Insider | Washington Post Washington did not pursue Karlos Dansby, and Larry Foote left without a contract after visiting the complex this week, so it would seem the team still has a big hole to fill at linebacker opposite London Fletcher. The Redskins appear to need another starting middle linebacker because they are in the process of transitioning from a base 4-3 defense to a 3-4 alignment. But there is an in-house answer, Rocky McIntosh said. "I can play inside," McIntosh said in a phone interview the other day. "I've played inside before. It's no big deal. I can play anywhere. I did it when Gregg [Williams] was her...
  • Groundbreaking is set for Brooklyn home for NJ Nets Newark Star-Ledger APAn artist's rendering of the planned arena.NEW YORK -- A groundbreaking ceremony is set for the massive Atlantic Yards development in Brooklyn that includes an arena for the New Jersey Nets. The event on this afternoon will be attended by...
  • Barnes tips Albion to edge out Forest Express & Star Confident Albion winger Giles Barnes has tipped the Baggies to edge out Nottingham Forest to claim an automatic ticket to the Premier League.
  • Trail Blazers: Can Blazers snap losing streak in Oakland?; news, notes and links Behind The Blazers Beat | Oregonian Blazers have lost nine straight games at Oakland
  • Derrick Mason brought back in Baltimore FFToolbox.com Suddenly, the AFC is the division of wide receiver duos. The Baltimore Ravens re-signed wideout Derrick Mason on Wednesday to a two-year, $8 million contract. Mason spent the past five seasons with the Ravens, never missing a game and representing the team's most trustworthy targets. Mason had wanted to play again for Baltimore all along, but said that he would only return to the game if he got a two-year deal. That's exactly what happened. Mason, 36, is a fossil compared to other solid wide receivers, but he is coming off his eighth 1,000-yard season, including his third in a row. He will te...
  • Harris: Bryant gets slight bump after joining Bengals ESPN Christopher Harris looks at the fantasy implications of Antonio Bryant signing with the Cincinnati Bengals.
  • Bengals sign Antonio Bryant FFToolbox.com The Cincinnati Bengals have a legit No. 2 wide receiver. Or maybe more like a second No. 1. The team signed former Tampa Bay wide receiver Antonio Bryant to a four-year, $28 million deal on Wednesday. With incentives, Bryant could earn as much as $29 million. Bryant had a breakout season in 2008 with more than 1,200 receiving yards, 83 catches and seven touchdowns. Lingering pain from offseason knee surgery and a rookie quarterback dragged down his 2009 numbers, but he was still seen as the top unrestricted free agent wideout this year. Miami and Washington were also rumored to be vying for Br...
  • Blanks emerging as fantasy breakout candidate ESPN The San Diego Padres' Kyle Blanks has posted a .304 batting average, .393 on-base percentage and .505 slugging percentage in 1,935 minor league at-bat...
  • 30 Questions: Phillies ESPN AJ Mass assesses the condition of the Phillies bullpen and how manager Jerry Manuel might fill the void at closer should Brad Lidge not be able to do the job.
  • Fantasy: 2009-2010 Top Point Guards Hoops World Back in October, in addition to compiling an overall TOP 100 Fantasy list , I also produced a position-by-position breakdown of top performers. And with the fantasy playoffs inching closer and closer, we thought it would makes some sense to, over the next couple of weeks, re-examine those pre-season prognostications by comparing each players current cumulative rank to their preseason placing. We'll see how the predictions turned out/ who I whiffed on/ and the reasons for any major variances…