Monday, May 30, 2011

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

Sunday, May 15, 2011

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

Saturday, May 14, 2011

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.

Wednesday, May 11, 2011

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.

Tuesday, May 10, 2011

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.

Sunday, May 8, 2011

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.

Saturday, May 7, 2011

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.

Friday, May 6, 2011

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.

Wednesday, May 4, 2011

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.

Tuesday, May 3, 2011

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.

Monday, May 2, 2011

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.

Sunday, May 1, 2011

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.