Friday, November 20, 2009

Mark Dantonio still right coach for Spartans

Lynn Henning: Three years ago this week I can remember making another hundred or so phone calls in the latest quest to learn who Michigan State would hire as its new head football coach. - 4:42 pm

Charles Woodson: Fans need to be patient with Rich Rodriguez

Woodson, a cornerback, punt returner and part-time receiver for the Wolverines, won the Heisman in 1997, the same year U-M beat Ohio State 20-14 and won the national championship. - 4:42 pm

Lions guard Stephen Peterman placed on injured reserve

Peterman, who started all 36 games he played in the last two-plus seasons, injured his right ankle in the third quarter of last week's loss at Minnesota. - 4:42 pm

Lions must beat Browns to salvage any credibility

Mike O'Hara: The Lions have lost big for a decade, but this is a time for them to think big. Big, for the Lions, is the potential to win two straight games and what that would mean to this struggling franchise. - 4:42 pm

Wolverines' woes confusing to Michigan students

When Peter Martin applied to colleges, he sought a mix of academic rigor and athletic achievement. School's first. But football is an essential ingredient. - 4:42 pm

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Mike O'Hara
Lions must beat Browns to salvage any credibility

The Lions have lost big for a decade, but this is a time for them to think big. Big, for the Lions, is the potential to win two straight games and what that would mean to this struggling franchise. - 11/20/2009

Lynn Henning
Mark Dantonio still right coach for Spartans

Three years ago this week I can remember making another hundred or so phone calls in the latest quest to learn who Michigan State would hire as its new head football coach. - 11/20/2009

John Niyo
Coaches Jim Schwartz, Eric Mangini took similar paths to top job

When Schwartz stops to share a laugh before Sunday's game with his Cleveland counterpart, it'll be easy to say it was worth it. - 11/20/2009

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COLLEGE BASKETBALL

1 Puerto Rico Tip-Off , ESPNU

3:30 P. Rico Tip-Off , ESPNU

5 Coaches vs. Cancer, conso.: California vs. Ohio St. , ESPN2

6:30 Toledo at Michigan State , BTN/WJR, 1310

7 Coaches vs. Cancer champ.: Syracuse vs. N. Caro. , ESPN2

7 Houston Baptist at Michigan , BTN/WWJ

8:30 P. Rico Tip-Off , ESPNU

COLLEGE FOOTBALL

5:30 Akron at Bowling Green , ESPNU

9:30 Boise State at Utah State , ESPN2

9 Eastern Michigan at Toledo* , 1310

GOLF

4 LPGA Championship , GC

3a Euro. Dubai Ch. , GC

MOTOR SPORTS

11:30a Sprint Ford 400 pr. , SP

1 N'wide Ford 300 pr. , SP

3 Sprint Ford 400 qu. , ESPN2

5 Truck Ford 200 qu. , SP

6:30 N'wide Ford 300 pr. , SP

8 Truck Ford 200 , SP

NBA

8 Orlando at Boston , ESPN

10:30 Denver at L.A. Clippers , ESPN

NHL

7:30 Florida at Detroit , FSD/97.1

10 Philadelphia at San Jose , NHL

Football on TV

SATURDAY

Noon Ohio Stateat Michigan , ABC

Noon Minnesota at Iowa , ESPN

Noon North Carolina at Boston College , ESPN2

Noon Duke at Miami , ESPNU

Noon Chattanooga at Alabama , FSD+

Noon Harvard at Yale , Vs.

12:30 Oklahoma at Texas Tech , FSD

2:30 Florida A&M vs Bethune-Cookman*** , ESPNC

2:30 Connecticut at Notre Dame , NBC

3:30 Penn State at Michigan State , ABC

3:30 LSU at Mississippi , CBS

3:30 Virginia at Clemson , ESPN

3:30 N.C. State at Virginia Tech , ESPNU

3:30 San Diego State at Utah , Vs

3:30 Wisconsin at Northwestern , BTN

3:30 Purdue at Indiana , BTN

3:30 Air Force at BYU , CBSC

4 Arizona State at UCLA , FSD+

7 Vanderbilt at Tennessee , ESPNU

7 California at Stanford , Vs.

7:30 Tulsa at Southern Mississippi , CBSC

7:45 Kansas State at Nebraska , ESPN

7:45 Kentucky at Georgia , ESPN2

8:07 Kansas at Texas or Oregon at Arizona , ABC

10:30 Nevada at New Mexico State , ESPNU

SUNDAY

1 Cleveland at Detroit**** , CBS

4 Arizona at St. Louis , Fox

4 N.Y. Jets at New England , CBS

8:15 Philadelphia at Chicago , NBC

MONDAY

8:30 Tennessee at Houston , ESPN

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