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Has Detroit Found An Answer To The Publicly Financed Stadium Scam?
When Marathon Petroleum received a $175 million tax break from the city of Detroit in 2007, they promised jobs for Detroiters. And, as of last January, the $2.2 billion expansion of Marathon's refinery on the city's southwest side had, in fact, created new jobs for tax-paying residents —all of 15 of...
Hockey Fan Eats It Down The Stairs
Some sweet deke skills by my man there, who executes a perfect toe drag to blow by that other guy. Who says you shouldn't drink and dangle?...
Brandon Jennings Leaves Game With Suspected Torn Achilles
Detroit star point guard Brandon Jennings left last night's game against the Bucks after suffering what appeared to be a painful third-quarter ankle injury. Woj is now reporting the Pistons fear Jennings suffered a torn Achilles tendon and that his season is over....
Greg Monroe Goes Silent Rather Than Throw Josh Smith Under The Bus
The Pistons have gone 10-2 since cutting Josh Smith, including last night's win over the Indiana Pacers that featured a last second tip-in by Andre Drummond. One of the players to benefit most from Smith's absence is Greg Monroe, who has more time to work in the post now that defenses can't double...
Nothing Prettier Than A Brandon Jennings Floater
Brandon Jennings's floater is a gorgeous, arcing, wisp of a shot; it darts just through and over a mess of limbs on its way up before dropping clean through the net, occasionally flying high enough to kiss off the top of the glass before coming back down. It's a perfect shot. There's nothing exactly...
Jerks Dick Kid Out Of A PS4 <i>Madden</i> Game For Being A Lions Fan
Everyone needs to shut up about the reversed pass interference call from last week's playoff game between the Cowboys and Lions, because the real travesty of the day occurred before the game even started....
Hey, Whoa, Maybe The Pistons Are Good Now
The Detroit Pistons went to Dallas and beat the hell out of the Mavericks last night, 108-95, for their seventh consecutive victory. They're 7-0 since waiving Josh Smith on Dec. 22; they were 5-23 before that. Maybe they are good, now!...
Mic'd-Up Matt Stafford Was Very Confused By That Reversed PI Call
Matt Stafford was mic'd up during last Sunday's playoff game against the Cowboys, and his reaction to the reversed pass interference call that helped bone the Lions out of a win aired on last night's episode of Inside the NFL. As you might imagine, Stafford was just as confused and exasperated by th...
SVG On Playing Defense With 0.1 Seconds Left: "Form A Fucking Wall"
Stan Van Gundy coached his Pistons to a 105-104 win in San Antonio tonight over the Spurs, and a late inbound attempt with a tenth of a second remaining led him to advise Detroit players to "just form a fucking wall" around the rim. It was good advice!...
NFL Admits Officials Missed Another Crucial Cowboys Penalty
Poor Detroit. The NFL is just rubbing it in at this point....
NFL Officiating Head Says The Cowboys Got Away With At Least One Penalty
Dean Blandino, the NFL's VP of officiating, made the media rounds today to discuss the controversial reversed pass-interference call that occurred in a crucial spot of Dallas's win over Detroit. Blandino didn't come down strongly on either side of whether Anthony Hitchens interfered with Brandon Pet...
Yes, The Reversed Call In Lions-Cowboys Really Was Rd. 1's Biggest Play
A proper inventory of what did and didn't go in Detroit's favor in Sunday's playoff game against the Cowboys would include, at minimum, the NFL ruling that "first-time offender" Ndamukong Suh was eligible to suit up; a hot start followed by scoring just six points over the final three quarters (fo...
If You Pick Up A Flag, You Need A Better Explanation Than That
Let's get this caveat out of the way, and (in spirit) amend it to all future discussions of the picked-up pass-interference flag that appeared so crucial in the Lions' loss to the Cowboys: the no-call didn't cost Detroit the game. Failing to hold a lead cost Detroit the game, as did turning the ball...
NFL Ref Pete Morelli Explains Reversed Cowboys' Pass Interference Call
Per Josh Katzenstein of the Detroit News, here's referee Pete Morelli's explanation of why Cowboys linebacker Anthony Hitchens wasn't called for defensive pass interference on Brandon Pettigrew today. According to Morelli, the back judge thought it was DPI, but the head linesman determined that Hitc...
Officials Reverse Cowboys' Pass Interference Penalty
This was the call (or non-call) that changed the game. On third-and-one, Matthew Stafford threw to tight end Brandon Pettigrew, who was covered by linebacker Anthony Hitchens. Hitchens had his back to Stafford and made no intention to look for the ball. An official threw a flag and announced a def...
Report: Suh Says He Stepped On Aaron Rodgers Because His Feet Were Numb
Ndamukong Suh won an appeal of his one-game suspension for stepping on Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers, and according to ESPN's Adam Schefter, Suh argued innocence by claiming that his feet were numb from the cold....
Why The NFL Considered Ndamukong Suh A First-Time Offender
Yesterday, Lions DT Ndamukong Suh successfully appealed his one-game suspension for twice stepping on the injured leg of Aaron Rodgers. There is legitimate debate to be had over whether Suh deserved to be suspended for this weekend's playoff game; there is no debate that Suh has a reputation as one ...
Ndamukong Suh Wins Appeal, Will Play Against Cowboys
Did not see this one coming!...
Ndamukong Suh Suspended For One Game
Ndamukong Suh has been suspended for one game for stepping on Aaron Rodgers's injured leg. Suh will miss the Lions' Sunday playoff game at Dallas....