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
- Delvon Roe looks to put headaches, lackluster play behind
- Ailing Raymar Morgan expects to play Friday for Spartans
- Allyssa DeHaan, Michigan State come up a point short against No. 5 Notre Dame
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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- Johnson takes pole at Homestead - 04:54 PM
- Jayson Williams plea hearing delayed indefinitely - 03:27 PM
- Grabow gets $7.5 million, 2-year deal from Cubs - 03:31 PM
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- Johnson signs extension with Hendrick through 2015 - 12:39 PM
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- Lions' Cliff Avril gets message after benching
- John Niyo: Coaches Jim Schwartz, Eric Mangini took similar paths to top job
- No local TV for Lions-Browns
- Wife of former Lion Chris Spielman dies at 42 after lengthy cancer battle
Lions Julian Peterson, Brandon Pettigrew fined for hits
Peterson, a linebacker, was fined $7,500 for a hit on Vikings backup quarterback Tarvaris Jackson. Pettigrew, a tight end was fined $5,000 for a late hit on linebacker Chad Greenway. - 4:57 pm
- Tigers will wait to sign their free agents
- Tiger minor leaguer suspended 50 games for failed drug test
- Giants' Tim Lincecum wins second straight Cy Young Award
- Tigers freeze ticket prices for 2010
Scott Sizemore, three others added to Tigers' 40-man roster
Sizemore, a second baseman, shortstop Audy Ciriaco and outfielders Ryan Strieby and Brennan Boesch will be automatically invited to spring training. - 4:42 pm
- Knicks to Allen Iverson: No thanks
- Peja Stojakovic leads Hornets past Suns
- Terry Foster: Michael Jordan isn't Jackie Robinson of basketball
- Rashard Lewis and Magic overpower Thunder
Pistons' lack of assists proves costly
Here's one reason why the Pistons had such a poor third quarter Wednesday in their 87-81 loss to the Portland Trail Blazers. The Pistons had one assist. - 11:42 am
- Tuomo Ruutu lifts Canes past Leafs in shootout
- 'It's a joke': Disputed goal helps Stars beat Wings
- Dana Wakiji: Brendan Shanahan's legacy includes helping to turn Wings around
- Veteran Mike Modano still having fun
Wings still puzzled by no-goal call
Although coach Mike Babcock and the players agree it's time to move on, there was still discussion Thursday of Brad May's no-goal against Dallas Wednesday. - 1:00 am
- Ben Cronin's first game for Michigan might be Big Ten opener
- Bob Wojnowski: Not even overrated Buckeyes can mess this one up
- Ex-Wolverine Jamie Morris: Fans want 'Michigan football'
- Sam Webb: U-M has 'very big chance' of landing 'Big Tex' Jatashun Beachum
Brandon Minor out vs. OSU; four U-M captains elected
Seniors Stevie Brown, Brandon Graham, Zoltan Mesko and Mark Ortmann were voted permanent captains of the 2009 team by their Michigan teammates. - 1:00 am
- Ailing Raymar Morgan expects to play Friday for Spartans
- Allyssa DeHaan, Michigan State come up a point short against No. 5 Notre Dame
- Court reinstates case against ex-MSU football player
- Eric Lacy: Spartan seniors leave program better than when they arrived
Delvon Roe looks to put headaches, lackluster play behind
Roe, a 6-foot-8 sophomore, has had two forgettable outings to open the season, going scoreless and fouling out against both Florida Gulf Coast and Gonzaga. - 3:32 pm
- Farmington Hills Mercy eyes state title
- Marian sweeps Mercy to reach Class A title game
- Southwestern's '08 PSL football title rescinded
- Tom Markowski: Dual quarterbacks revive Brother Rice
Stevenson football player loses kidney, wins battle for his life
When his Sterling Heights Stevenson High football team plays Clarkston on Saturday in the state playoffs, Mark Hanna will be in a wheelchair rooting from the sideline. - 4:42 pm
- Villanova escapes George Mason with late basket
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- Wayne State's Joique Bell a finalist for national award
Third-string QB Brandon Weeden leads No. 12 Cowboys to win
Stillwater, Okla. -- Drafted by the New York Yankees in the second round, Brandon Weeden was a starting pitcher all the way. - 1:27 am
- Jamie Farr one of only 13 LPGA events in U.S. in 2010
- Tiger Woods' impact in Australia will be felt for a while
- Michelle Wie wins first tour title
- Tiger Woods completes continental slam
Michelle Wie withdraws, Lorena Ochoa leads LPGA Tour Championship
Wie withdrew from the season-ending event because of a sprained left ankle, hours after Ochoa shot a 6-under 66 to take a one-shot lead over Reilley Rankin. - 1:00 am
Hendrick's drivers would make history with 1-2-3 finish
If Jimmie Johnson, Mark Martin and Jeff Gordon finish in the top three spots in the standings, Hendrick Motorsports would become the first team in NASCAR history to truly pull off that feat. - 6:17 pm
- Southern Michigan hunters enjoy large deer harvest, but numbers down farther north
Ex-Tiger Kirk Gibson takes another big Michigan buck
Gibson said he took a "big swamp buck" Tuesday morning from state land near his ranch in the northeast corner of Michigan's Lower Peninsula. - 4:27 pm
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