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Michigan History: Sluggers in Skirts

During the gloomy days of World War II--when many men from the major and minor leagues left fields of play to serve their country--professional baseball's story lost much of its appeal. A rewrite job was badly needed, and Chicago Cubs owner…
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Photo Friday: Warmup by Rudy Malmquist

Rudy says he's a sarcastic joke-bomb manufacturer that happens to own a camera. It also appears that he's a runner who sometimes finds cool things like old firetrucks and old tractors ... and a unique way of framing common scenes. Check…
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2008 Detroit Red Wings bring the Stanley Cup to Hockeytown!

Welcome Back, Stanley!, photo by radiospike photography Originally posted at Michigan in Pictures. Spike writes that this photo was taken at 10:58pm on June 4, 2008 as the Detroit Red Wings defeated the Pittsburgh Penguins to secure…
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Flipped: Pistons Coach Flip Saunders fired

From Pistons.com: Detroit Pistons President of Basketball Operations Joe Dumars announced today that Flip Saunders will not return next season as the team's head coach. “Decisions like this are difficult to make, especially with the…
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The Week for May 26 - June 1, 2008

four tops by bkromer (Lake Erie Metropark) The big stories heading into the week are the playoff runs of the Detroit Pistons (Eastern Conference Finals v Celtics) and the Detroit Red Wings (Stanley Cup v the Pittsburgh Penguins). Both teams…
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Photo Friday: Eyes Wide Open by radiospike photography

This is one of a number of great photos of the Detroit Red Wings (slideshow) that Spike has for your viewing pleasure - a perfect way to warm up for the 2008 Stanley Cup vs the Pittsburgh Penguins. You can tell from this set - and others…
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Free Amir ... and the whole Zoo Crew

Free Amir! Amir Johnson is just 21. Wikipedia says that on April 19, 2007, Amir Johnson scored a career-high 20 points, grabbed 12 rebounds (6 of them offensive), and recorded four blocks and three steals in 37 minutes against the Boston…
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Detroit Pistons 2008 NBA Playoffs

and i bring you fire by Paul Hitz More pics in the Detroit Pistons Pool on Flickr With a final record of 59-23, the Detroit Pistons own the 2nd best record in the NBA (final 2008 NBA Standings) and tied their 3rd best mark. In their season…
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The Week for April 7-13, 2008

How Sweet It Is -Gladwin, Michigan by jfactor1 Our Michigan April Event Calendar says that this week is pretty much the best week to plan an event if you want to be the only game in town because we've got nothing to suggest. If you have…
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Canadian Freeze Ray wreaks havok on Michigan

Residents of the Straits area were stunned Sunday afternoon when the Mackinac Bridge was mysteriously encased in huge blocks of ice, rendering it totally impassible. While proponents for the 51st State of Superior seized upon the event to…
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Michigan March Madness!

The Michigan State University women's basketball team defeated Kansas, 58-54, in the third round of the Women's National Invitational Tournament at the Breslin Center and the University of Michigan's women's hoops squad dispatched Southern Miss…
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Photo Friday: Munn Ice Arena by canukr

Ryan took this photo at Game 2 of the CCHA semifinals between Northern Michigan vs Michigan State (NMU won the series 3-2 btw). He seems to enjoy hockey & ruins more than just a little and is also a member of Team Lazy.