28 Apr
Addendum 4/29 10AM: Our roundtable has been postponed by President George W. Bush! WDET, being a public radio station, breaking news (W’s holding a press conference) comes first. So our roundtable will be on tomorrow (Wednesday) at 10AM instead.
I’ll be appearing on “Detroit Today,” which is broadcast on WDET 101.9 FM, Detroit Public Radio. [...]
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26 Apr
Join me live at 3PM! Let’s hope I haven’t bitten off more than I can chew…
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26 Apr
As I’m officially an NFL blogger, I’ll be watching the draft intently. But I’m more than a one-trick pony.
There’s 2 other big time events in the D today, and both are nationally televised. The Tigers are taking on the Angels at 3:30, and more importantly, the Red Wings will be playing game 2 of their [...]
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26 Apr
From a report in the St. Petersburg Times today:
Former Bucs safety Kalvin Pearson is in a Tampa jail after getting arrested on charges of domestic violence, including domestic battery by strangulation, according to Hillborough County jail records.
Pearson, 29, was booked this morning at 7:48 a.m. at Orient Road Jail, with two felony and one misdemeanor [...]
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25 Apr
I’m going to go off on a bit of a rant, so be prepared.
I’m sure you’ve been overwhelmed with NFL mock drafts. I know I have. Every day, what seems like another 100 or so mocks show up on various places the web, done by the local and national MSM, bloggers, forums, fans, Mel Kiper, [...]
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24 Apr
Being T minus 2 days and counting till the NFL draft, it appears more and more that Jerod Mayo is the player the Lions are targeting with the 15th overall pick.
Jerod Mayo: Soon to be the Lions’ next condiment middle linebacker?
Mayo is not number one on the Lions’ draft board though, as that status belongs [...]
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23 Apr
One of the most popular features at my other blog, The Wayne Fontes Experience, is “Burning questions.” Once a week, whenever the Hell I feel like it, or whenever the news warrants it, I answer questions about the latest hot button topics in regard to the Tigers and Lions.
As I did my first Detroit Tigers [...]
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23 Apr
I’d like to welcome 2 new blogs to the rapidly growing Fan-Sided Blogs universe.
“Blogging Dirty“ will cover all things Atlanta Falcons. (Tripp, you have my sympathies in having to write about Joey Blue Skies…)
There’s also a new Fan Sided blog covering the New Orleans Saints, “Who Dat Dish.” (The Saints are no longer the ‘Anits, [...]
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22 Apr
The Lions announced the signing of three backups today.
Signed were offensive guard Stephen Peterman and defensive tackle Langston Moore. I’m sure your reaction was the same as mine, “Big damn deal.”
Peterman is a depth for the O-line, a guy who won’t hurt you too much if he needs to be inserted in place of an [...]
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21 Apr
1. Today I learned Sport Illustrated’s NFL guru, Peter King, is batshit crazy. What makes me think King is off his rocker? This…
If Ryan is sitting there at six or seven, I expect Detroit, Carolina and Chicago to inquire about trading up.
Making a move to get Ryan, who is far from a sure thing, would [...]
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