Red Wings: Chelios Inducted Into the Hall Of Fame

Chris Chelios was inducted into the hall of fame yesterday. He played for four teams during his NHL career and leads all defensemen in games played with 1651.

NASCAR: Standings

CHASE After 20 Races     Pts.     Pts. Back     Wins     Change
1. Carl Edwards                   682          ---               1             ---
2. Jimmie Johnson                 671         -11               1             ---
3. Kevin Harvick                  670         -12               3              +1
4. Kyle Busch                      666         -16               3              +1
    Matt Kenseth                   666         -16               2              +1
6. Kurt Busch                       664         -18               1              -3
7. Jeff Gordon                      630         -52               1             ---
8. Ryan Newman                 618         -64               1             ---
9. Tony Stewart                   609         -73               0              +2
10. Dale Earnhardt Jr.          606         -76               0              -1
11. Denny Hamlin                587         -95               1              -1
14. Paul Menard                  553        -129              1              +5

Detroit Resign

It was official today that the Detroit Lions resigned CB Chris Houston to a 2 year $3 million dollar contract. Officially as of now the Detroit Lions have accomplished their goal of signing 2 cornerback's and 2 linebackers without spending over 100 million dollars.

NASCAR: Indianapolis

Top 10
1. Paul Menard
2. Jeff Gordon
3. Regan Smith
4. Jamie McMurray
5. Matt Kenseth
6. Tony Stewart
7. Greg Biffle
8. Mark Martin
9. Brad Keselowski
10. Kyle Busch

Detroit Lions next FA prospect.

Former Green Bay Packers linebacker Nick Barnett will visit the Detroit Lions on Sunday and discuss the possibility of signing a free agent contract with the team. Barnett was released by the Packers on Friday in a salary cap move. The Lions are also in negotiations with former Tennessee Titans linebacker Stephen Tulloch. According to a source close to the situation, Barnett will fly into Detroit tonight and then meet with team officials on Sunday.

Detroit Lions Transactions In the Past 3 Days

DETROIT LIONS TRANSACTIONS
Unrestricted Free Agents Signed: WR Rashied Davis, LB Justin Durant, C Dylan Gandy, K Dave Rayner, QB Drew Stanton, S John Wendling, CB Eric Wright
Restricted Free Agents Signed: FB Jerome Felton, DT Andre Fluellen, CB Maurice Leggett, DT Quinn Pitcock
Exclusive Rights Free Agents Signed: LB Korey Bosworth, LB Caleb Campbell, OT Corey Hilliard, WR Stefan Logan, CB Prince Miller, LB Ashlee Palmer, S Randy Phillips, CB Paul Pratt
Draft Picks Signed: DT Nick Fairley, WR Titus Young, HB Mikel Leshoure, LB Douglas Hogue, OT Johnny Culbreath
Active/Non-Football Injury List: OT Jeff Backus, CB Alphonso Smith

NASCAR: Point Standings

CHASE after 19 races     Pts.     Pts. Back     Wins     Change
1. Carl Edwards                 652           ---              1             +1
2. Jimmie Johnson               645           -7              1             +3
3. Kurt Busch                     641          -11              1             +1
4. Kevin Harvick                 637         -15              3             -1
5. Kyle Busch                     632         -20              3             -4
6. Matt Kenseth                  626         -26              2             ---
7. Jeff Gordon                    587          -39             2             ---
8. Ryan Newman                586         -40              1             +1
9. Dale Earnhardt Jr.           577         -49              0             -1
10. Denny Hamlin               570         -56              1             ---
      Tony Stewart                570         -56              0             ---
13. David Ragan                 524        -128             1             +2

NASCAR: New Hampshire

Top 10
1. Ryan Newman
2. Tony Stewart
3. Denny Hamlin
4. Joey Logano
5. Jimmie Johnson
6. Kasey Kahne
7. Bobby Labonte
8. Martin Truex Jr.
9. Marcos Ambrose
10. Kurt Busch

NASCAR: Standings

CHASE after 18 races     Pts.     Pts. Back     Wins
1. Kyle Busch                     624          ---              3
2. Carl Edwards                 620          -4               1
3. Kevin Harvick                614          -10             3
4. Kurt Busch                     606          -18             1
5. Jimmie Johnson               605          -19            1
6. Matt Kenseth                 602          -22             2
7. Jeff Gordon                    552          -72             2
8. Dale Earnhardt Jr.          548          -76             0
9. Ryan Newman               538          -86             0
10. Denny Hamlin               530          -94            1
11. Tony Stewart               527          -97             0
15. David Ragan                494          -130           1

NASCAR: Inaugural Kentucky Race

Top 10
1. Kyle Busch
2. David Reutimann
3. Jimmie Johnson
4. Ryan Newman
5. Carl Edwards
6. Matt Kenseth
7. Brad Keselowski
8. David Ragan
9. Kurt Busch
10. Denny Hamlin

MLB AL Central and Wild Card Standings

AL Central         W     L     GB
Cleveland            47     40     ---
Detroit               48     42     .5
Chicago              43     47     5.5
Minnesota           40     47     7
Kansas City        36     53     12

AL Wild Card     W     L     GB
New York           52     35     ---
Tampa Bay          49     40     4
Los Angeles         48     42     5.5
Detroit                48     42     5.5
Seattle                  43     46     10

NASCAR: Standings

Chase as of now               Pts.     Pts. Back     Wins
1. Kevin Harvick                586          ---               3
2. Carl Edwards                 581          -5                1
3. Kyle Busch                    576          -10              2
4. Kurt Busch                     570         -16              1
5. Matt Kenseth                 564         -22               2
   Jimmie Johnson               564          -22              1
7. Dale Earnhardt Jr.          534          -52              0
8. Jeff Gordon                    519         -67               2
9. Clint Bowyer                  505          -81             0
10. Ryan Newman             498          -88              0
11. Denny Hamlin              495          -91               1
17. David Ragan                457         -129            1

NASCAR: Daytona

Top 10
1. David Ragan
2. Matt Kenseth
3. Joey Logano
4. Kasey Kahne
5. Kyle Busch
6. Jeff Gordon
7. Kevin Harvick
8. Paul Menard
9. Juan Pablo Montoya
10. AJ Allmendinger

NASCAR: Standings

Top 10                         Pts.     Pts. Back     Wins
1. Carl Edwards           573         ---               1
2. Kevin Harvick          548         -25              3
3. Jimmie Johnson        540         -33              1
4. Kurt Busch               539        -34              1
5. Kyle Busch              536         -37              2
6. Matt Kenseth           521         -52              2
7. Dale Earnhardt Jr.    508         -65              0
8. Clint Bowyer            496        -77              0
9. Jeff Gordon              480        -93              2
10. Ryan Newman        475       -98               0
11. Denny Hamlin         463        -110            1
12. Tony Stewart          460        -113            0

NASCAR: Sonoma

Top 10
1. Kurt Busch
2. Jeff Gordon
3. Carl Edwards
4. Clint Bowyer
5. Marcos Ambrose
6. Joey Logano
7. Jimmie Johnson
8. Martin Truex Jr.
9. Kevin Harvick
10. Brad Keselowski

NASCAR: Standings

Top 10                              Pts.          Pts. Back
1. Carl Edwards                532               ---
2. Kevin Harvick               512               -20
3. Dale Earnhardt Jr.         505               -27
4. Kyle Busch                    503              -29
    Jimmie Johnson              503              -29
6. Matt Kenseth                491               -41
    Kurt Busch                   491               -41
8. Ryan Newman              456              -76
9. Denny Hamlin               455               -77
    Clint Bowyer                455               -77

NASCAR: Michigan

Top 10
1. Denny Hamlin
2. Matt Kenseth
3. Kyle Busch
4. Paul Menard
5. Carl Edwards
6. Ryan Newman
7. Tony Stewart
8. Clint Bowyer
9. Mark Martin
10. Brian Vickers

NASCAR: Standings

Top 10                         Pts.     Pts. Back
1. Carl Edwards            492         ---
2. Jimmie Johnson         486          -6
3. Dale Earnhardt Jr.     482         -10
4. Kevin Harvick           481         -11
5. Kyle Busch               461         -31
6. Kurt Busch               457          -35
7. Matt Kenseth            448         -44
8. Clint Bowyer            419          -73
9. Tony Stewart            417          -75
    Ryan Newman          417          -75

NASCAR: Pocono

Top 10
1. Jeff Gordon
2. Kurt Busch
3. Kyle Busch
4. Jimmie Johnson
5. Kevin Harvick
6. Dale Earnhardt Jr.
7. Juan Pablo Montoya
8. Matt Kenseth
9. Ryan Newman
10. Martin Truex Jr.

NASCAR: Standings

Top 10                            Pts.         Pts. Back
1. Carl Edwards              485             ---
2. Jimmie Johnson           445             -40
3. Dale Earnhardt Jr.       444             -41
4. Kevin Harvick            442             -43
5. Kyle Busch                425              -60
6. Kurt Busch                414              -71
7. Matt Kenseth             412             -73
8. Tony Stewart             393              -92
9. Clint Bowyer             391              -94
10. Ryan Newman         381             -104

NASCAR: Kansas

Top 10
1. Brad Keselowski
2. Dale Earnhardt Jr.
3. Denny Hamlin
4. Jeff Gordon
5. Carl Edwards
6. Matt Kenseth
7. Jimmie Johnson
8. Tony Stewart
9. Kurt Busch
10. Greg Biffle

NASCAR: Point Standings

Top 10                           Pts.         Pts. Back
1. Carl Edwards             445              ---
2. Kevin Harvick            409             -36
3. Jimmie Johnson           408             -37
4. Dale Earnhardt Jr.       402             -43
5. Kyle Busch                 392             -53
6. Kurt Busch                 377             -68
7. Matt Kenseth              374            -71
8. Clint Bowyer               365            -80
9. Tony Stewart               356            -89
10. Ryan Newman           353            -92

NASCAR: Charlotte

Top 10
1. Kevin Harvick
2. David Ragan
3. Joey Logano
4. Kurt Busch
5. AJ Allmendinger
6. Marcos Ambrose
7. Dale Earnhardt Jr.
8. Regan Smith
9. David Reutimann
10. Denny Hamlin

NASCAR: Point Standings

Top 10                         Pts.          Pts. Back
1. Carl Edwards          416               ---
2. Jimmie Johnson        392               -24
3. Kyle Busch            379               -37
4. Dale Earnhardt Jr.    364               -52
5. Kevin Harvick        362               -54
6. Matt Kenseth          342               -74
7. Ryan Newman         340               -76
8. Clint Bowyer          336               -80
    Kurt Busch            336              -80
10. Tony Stewart          328               -88

NASCAR: Dover

Top 10
1. Matt Kenseth
2. Mark Martin
3. Marcos Ambrose
4. Kyle Busch
5. Brian Vickers
6. Clint Bowyer
7. Carl Edwards
8. Martin Truex Jr.
9. Jimmie Johnson
10. Kevin Harvick

Tigers Win Seventh Sraight

The Tigers have now won seven straight and improve to a record of 22-18 on the season.

Red Wings are Eliminated

The Sharks defeated the Red Wings 3-2 in game seven to advance to the Western Conference Championship Series Thursday night. The Red Wings are the eighth team to lose the first three games in a series and force a game seven, but only three have done so. The Red Wings finish the season at 47-25-10 and are eliminated in the playoffs in the second round for the second consecutive season by the Sharks.

Tigers sweep Twins

The Detroit Tigers won both games against the Twins in the series, 10-2 and 9-7. The Tigers have now won five straight games. The Tigers improve to a record of 20-18. The Tigers finally get a day off tomorrow.

Red Wings Force Game Seven

The Red Wings defeated the Sharks 3-1 last night to force a game seven. A team that was down 3-0 in a series has ownly come back and won three times in history and if the Red Wings win tomorrow night it will be the fourth.

Tigers Take Series From Blue Jays

The Detroit Tigers defeated the Toronto Blue Jays 10-5 last night. The Tigers have won five of their last seven games including three of four in this series. The Tigers improve to a record of 18-18.

Red Wings Stay Alive

The Detroit Red Wings won again today 4-3 against the San Jose Sharks to take the series to Detroit for game six. The series is now at 3-2 in the Sharks favor.

Tigers Defeat Toronto 5-2

The Detroit Tigers defeated the Toronto Blue Jays 5-2 today. Brad Penny pitched really good to follow up Justin Verlander's no-hitter yesterday. The Tigers now have won five of their last six games. The Tigers also improve to a record of 17-18.

NASCAR: Points Standings

Top 10                            Pts.       Pts. Back
1. Carl Edwards              378           ---
2. Jimmie Johnson           355           -23
3. Kyle Busch                 339           -39
4. Dale Earnhardt Jr.       331           -47
5. Kevin Harvick            328           -50
6. Ryan Newman            317          -61
7. Tony Stewart              313          -65
8. Kurt Busch                 306          -72
9. Clint Bowyer              297          -81
10. Matt Kenseth           295          -83

NASCAR: Darlington Results

Top 10
1. Regan Smith
2. Carl Edwards
3. Brad Keselowski
4. Kasey Kahne
5. Ryan Newman
6. Denny Hamlin
7. Tony Stewart
8. Greg Biffle
9. Jamie McMurray
10. Martin Truex Jr.

Verlander Records Second Career No-Hitter as Tigers win 9-0

Justin Verlander recorded his second career no-hitter tonight as the Detroit Tigers win 9-0 over the Toronto Blue Jays. Justin Verlander walked one batter and struck out four. Alex Avila and Johnny Peralta both hit home runs to help in run support in the victory. Justin Verlander has thrown two of the Tigers seven no-hitters in franchise history.

The Red Wings stay alive in series against the Sharks

The Detroit Red Wings won game four 4-3 over the San Jose Sharks, staying alive in the series. The San Jose Sharks lead the series 3-1. The Red Wings have to win the next three games in order to make it to the Western Conference Championship Series.

The Tigers lose to the Blue Jays 7-4

The Toronto Blue Jays defeated the Detroit Tigers 7-4 tonight, ending their three game winning streak. The Detroit Tigers record falls to 15-18.

The Tigers beat Yankees 6-3

The Tigers defeated the Yankees last night 6-3 to take three out of the four game series. The Tigers now have won three straight games. The Tigers record improved to 15-17.

The Sharks beat Red Wings 4-3 in OT, take 3-0 lead

The San Jose Sharks defeated the Detroit Red Wings today 4-3 in OT. The Sharks now have a 3-0 series lead and need one more series win to make it to the Western Conference Championship Series. The Red Wings are now in must win mode and need to win the rest of the games in the series to win the series and if the Sharks win one for game, they win the series.

Tigers beat Yankees 4-0

The Detroit Tigers defeated the New York Yankees today 4-0. Magglio Ordonez finally hit a home run and Max Scherzer continues to pitch excellent with another strong performance. The Tigers go for the series win tomorrow. The Tigers now have won two games in a row.

The Detroit Tigers end their Losing Streak

The Detroit Tigers ended their losing streak today with a win over the New York Yankees 4-2. Before today the Tigers had lost seven straight games. The Tigers improve to a record of 13-17.

Tigers Lose For the Seventh Straight Game

The Tigers lost again today to the New York Yankees 5-3. Two of the Tigers runs came off of two home runs from Alex Avila. Alex Avila has been hitting greatly lately. Miguel Cabrera went 3 for 4 with an RBI and Ramon Santiago also went 3 for 4. Justin Verlander threw for 6 innings and let up 8 hits with 8 strikeouts. The Tigers have now lost seven straight games. The Tigers fall to a record of 12-17.

Point Standings after Richmond

Top 10                          Pts.   Pts. Back
1. Carl Edwards            335        ---
2. Jimmie Johnson          326        -9
3. Kyle Busch                305       -30
4. Dale Earnhardt Jr.      301       -34
5. Kevin Harvick           300       -35
6. Kurt Busch                289       -46
7. Clint Bowyer             284       -51
8. Ryan Newman          277       -58
9. Matt Kenseth            276       -59
10. Tony Stewart          275       -60

NASCAR: Spring Richmond

Top 10
1. Kyle Busch
2. Denny Hamlin
3. Kasey Kahne
4. David Ragan
5. Carl Edwards
6. Clint Bowyer
7. AJ Allmendinger
8. Jimmie Johnson
9. Tony Stewart
10. Brian Vickers

Sharks take a 2-0 lead in series against Red Wings

The Detroit Red Wings lost again today 2-1 to the San Jose Sharks. The Sharks have a 2-0 series lead over the Red Wings. The Red Wings now have to win four of the next five games to move onto the Western Conference Championship Series.

Tigers lose to the Indians again 5-4

The Indians completed the sweep of the Tigers today by a score of 5-4. Tigers have now lost six straight games and fall to a record of 12-16. They have now been swept in two consecutive series and face the New York Yankees tomorrow at home.

Detroit Lions: Draft

The Detroit Lions had a tremendous draft for the third consecutive year. This year they drafted Nick Fairley, a DT out of Auburn, for the 13th pick of the first round. In the second round they took Titus Young, a WR out of Boise St, for the 44th overall pick and then they traded up to get Mikel Leshoure, a RB out of Illinois, for the 57th overall pick of the draft. In the fifth round they drafted Douglas Hogue, a LB out of Syracuse, for the 157the overall pick of the NFL draft. And in the seventh round the Lions drafted Johnny Culbreath, a OT out of South Carolina St, for the 209th pick of the draft. The Lions had the best draft according to two of the top ESPN analysts.

Detroit Pistons: Season in Review

The Detroit Pistons finished out the season with a 30-52 record. They did not make the playoffs for the second consecutive season.

Red Wings Lose to Sharks, Trail in Series 1-0

The Detroit Red Wings lost Friday to the San Jose Sharks 2-1 in overtime. Nicklas Lidstrom of the Red Wings scored first with 9:30 left in the 1st period. Then Joe Palveski of the Sharks scored with 10:22 left in regulation to send the game into overtime. Then Benn Ferriero of the Sharks scored the winning goal in overtime with 7:03 left to take the first game of the series. This game was the Red Wings first overtime game in this year's playoffs and the Sharks fourth game that went into overtime.