Embed from Getty Images After completing the Big Ten schedule at Michigan State, the Detroit Red Wings signed Taro Hirose. Hirose is the first Spartan to sign with the Red Wings since Justin Abdelkader. Fresh out of college Taro has recorded an assist in each of his first two games. Taro Hirose has proven the…
The Detroit Red Wings need Anthony Mantha to be more consistent
Embed from Getty Images Anthony Mantha had hoped this would be the season he would break the 30 goal marker. A bad start to the season coupled with a injured hand due to a fight Dec. 2 – which kept Mantha out of 15 games just as he was turning his season around has left…
Healthy once again Miguel Cabrera is ready to lead the Detroit Tigers
Embed from Getty Images “I feel good. And I want to feel that in the season.” Miguel Cabrera is ready for the 2019 Detroit Tigers season to start. Having missed three and a half months of last season due to a ruptured biceps, Cabrera hit his fourth home run of the spring. Miguel Cabrera, once…
Thon Maker has been a solid addition to the Detroit Pistons
Embed from Getty Images Sometimes for a variety of reasons a player drafted by a team does not fit in well. That was the case for the Milwaukee Bucks, Thon Maker. The former first round draft pick never found solid footing in Milwaukee. He was acquired last month by the Detroit Pistons. Thon Maker, made…
“The Russian Five” is being used as a fundraiser for a former Detroit Red Wing
Embed from Getty Images Former Detroit Red Wings star, Vladimir Konstantinov was seriously injured in a limousine accident 22 years ago. When the Limo driver was driving drunk and slammed into a tree. 22 years later Konstantinov needs round the clock care. Vladimir Konstantinov, was not expected to make it through the night. As part…
Mark Dantonio, says Michigan State needs to make plays in the fourth quarter
Embed from Getty Images It seems just about certain the Michigan State Spartans football team will enter the season with a top-five defense. A defense that returns nearly every starter from last seasons disappointment. Yet, the defense does not need fixed. The Michigan State offense was woefully bad, awful at times. The Spartans offense finished…
Jim Harbaugh has given the offense completely over to Josh Gattis
Embed from Getty Images Fans and media had their doubts. Doubts about would Jim Harbaugh a hands on quarterbacks coach, hands on the offensive coach would really give up control. Shortly after being named Michigan Wolverines offensive coordinator, Josh Gattis hit the recruiting road with his new boss. Entering his fifth season as Wolverines head…
Detroit Tigers rebuild rolling forward
Embed from Getty Images “I’m saying, you can see the light at the end of the tunnel,” Detroit Tigers general manager Al Avila said. This season will be different in Detroit. Yes, there will be plenty on losses. But there will also be anticipation as Tigers top prospects continue to grow. The Detroit Tigers are…
Former Detroit Lions linebacker/defensive end Mike Cofer passes away
Embed from Getty Images Mike Cofer was a A third-round pick out of Tennessee in 1983. He played his entire 10 year career with the Detroit Lions. A standout player on some bad Lions teams, Cofer earned a Pro Bowl nod in 1988, one of two seasons where he topped 10 sacks. Mike Cofer, 58,…
Detroit Pistons turnaround may be Dwane Casey’s best job yet
Embed from Getty Images Here we stand, a little more than two disastrous months , and Detroit Pistons head coach Dwane Casey has turned the Pistons into a playoff contender. The Pistons bottomed out at seven games below .500 in early February. Even as losses piled up there were signs that the team’s offense was…
