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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...

How To Cook A Bunch Of Good Food For The Super Bowl Party
So the Super™ Bowl® is here, and that means some sucker—maybe even you!—will be hosting a Super™ Bowl® party which they will feel weirdly obligated to refer to as a "Big Game" party, because the NFL likes to sue people for liking it. You will have to bring something to this shindig—especially if ...

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?...

This Is No Way To Act In A Buffalo Wild Wings, Ohio State Fan
From The Big Lead comes this video of a very loud and presumably very drunk Ohio State fan basking in the glory of his team's national championship victory, all in the service of education his fellow Buffalo Wild Wings patrons....

Gustav Nyquist Holds Puck For About Half A Minute Before Scoring
Gustav Nyquist's overtime winner against the Senators last night can't fit into a GIF. You need to watch the full video to appreciate it. The Red Wing got the puck at 1:17, and scored with 48 seconds left....

Today's College Football Viewing Schedule
The third-ranked Florida State Seminoles are just 2½ point favorites against the unranked 6-3 Miami Hurricanes tonight. That doesn't make any sense, but let's go with it. Hooray for playoff chaos....

Today's College Football Viewing Schedule
Top to bottom, it's the best single day of football we will have this college football regular season, and you can enjoy this one even if you'd rather steer clear of the SEC. Get your windbreaker tucked into your trousers and let's figure some things out....

Gordie Howe Watches As Joe Louis Arena Gives Him A Standing Ovation
Gordie Howe is back resting at his daughter's home after suffering a stroke, and the Detroit Red Wings wanted to do something nice to help lift his spirits. Before In the middle of the first period of Friday night's game at Joe Louis Arena against the Los Angeles Kings, they got the crowd to sta...

Report: Gordie Howe Suffered "Serious" Stroke
Red Wings legend Gordie Howe suffered a stroke early Sunday morning in Texas, according to The Detroit News. Howe, 86, is now out of the hospital and recuperating in Lubbock at his daughter's house. His son told the paper that, while Howe is having significant physical issues, his mind is doing bett...

Today's College Football Viewing Schedule
Three days from now, we'll get the first ever rankings from college football's playoff selection committee. No one's going to like them....

This Week's College Football Viewing Schedule
The 3:30 time slot is overrun with compelling, high-stakes contests that will directly affect playoff spots and division championships. Noon used to look half-decent, but now is really only good for complaining about how this guy can play and this guy can't. And late, a top-ten Arizona team is an un...

Today's College Football Viewing Schedule
It's an early-fall cornucopia of college football delight today, with four ‒ four! ‒ games featuring two top-15 teams, and an undercard featuring two more games between two top-25 teams. It may be a crisp, clear fall day where you are, perfect for ogling foliage, but do yourself a favor and stay hom...

Today's College Football Viewing Schedule
Recommended games are bolded, and today, those are few and far between. I feel like I've even been generous with my bolding. There are zero games today featuring two ranked teams, and and if you need further evidence of the lackluster nature of today's slate, Syracuse is playing in primetime on ABC....

Today's College Football Viewing Schedule
It's not a slate packed with marquee games, but when there's a load of expected blowouts, you know one or two underdogs are going to rise up and bust some heads. Let's hope, somehow, that Purdue is one of them....

Today's College Football Viewing Schedule
The rest of the college football world was good enough to get out of the way of Stanford vs. USC at 3:30, and that was very nice of them. The only exceptions were a handful of Ohio and Kentucky schools who just had to make 3:30 today the time when all Ohio vs. Kentucky football beefs were settled....

Minor-League Pitchers Combine To Finish Very Strange No-Hitter
Logan Darnell of the Rochester Red Wings, a Triple-A affiliate of the Minnesota Twins, put the finishing touches on a no-hitter against the Durham Bulls Monday night. Darnell only pitched the last six innings of the game, though, and the man who originally started the game isn't even a member of the...

Red Wings Generously Agree To Accept Huge Sums Of Money From Public
Yesterday, the Detroit Red Wings unveiled plans for their brand new publicly subsidized $450 million arena development. The arena, which promises to include $200 million additional investments in mixed-used development, will break ground in September. The Ilitch family, which owns the Red Wings and...

Loyalty In Sports Is Stupid
This is about hockey. Not that other thing....

