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Tue. 10/2/07 11:06 AM
We're done resting. Please get this blog out of here. Thanks
largemelon, Novi, MI
Thu. 09/20/07 01:05 PM
HAS ANYONE ELSE SEEN THE STORY ON THE NEIGHBORS CRYING ABOUT THE TRAFFIC SHOWING UP AT GORDIE'S HOME? WHAT PATHETIC PEOPLE ARE THEY. IT IS PEOPLE LIKE THIS THAT ARE KILLING AMERICA. HE IS NOT A CRIMINAL, HAS DONE SO MUCH FOR OUR COMMUNITY, AND WHAT DOES HE GET? SOME IDIOT WHINING ABOUT TOO MANY CARS PARKING ON SOMEONE ELSE'S PROPERTY. WHO FRICKIN' CARES? MIND YOUR OWN BUSINESS. I KNOW A RETIRED RICH UROLOGIST HAS NOTHING BETTER TO DO, BUT COME TO AN AVERAGE JOE'S COMMUNITY AND THIS WOULD BE A POSTIVE NEIGHBOR TO HAVE (AND IT SHOULD BE IN AN ABOVE AVERAGE AS WELL) IT'S A FREE COUNTRY THAT THIS PERSON DOES NOT BELONG IN. PEED OFF IN COMMERCE TWP,
BIG DAN W, COMMERCE TWP, MI
Thu. 05/10/07 12:49 AM
Stars and strikes will ignite Braylon Edwards Inaugural 2007 Charity Blitz June 28-29, 2007, an affair guaranteed to be one of the most memorable highlights of summer. Cleveland Browns star wide receiver Braylon Edwards, a Detroit native, recently announced a host of events that will benefit his non-profit Braylon Edwards Foundation, which seeks to improve and create educational opportunities for underserved youth. Notable athletes and entertainers will be on-hand for the charitable festivities. 2007 Charity Blitz will begin at Lucky Strike Lanes in Novi, Mich. June 28 with the Strike 1 Celebrity Bowling Classic. Teams will be led in friendly competition by celebrity team captains, and one special Bowl with Braylon auction winner will earn the chance to join Edwards on the hosting team. A VIP reception and silent auction will be held before the bowl-off, and later there will be an after-party at club Tequila Rain. The fun will conclude with a theme party, Braylon Edwards Brings South Beach to the D, on June 29 when VIP guests enjoy gourmet cuisine, champagne and cigars aboard The Ovation, a 138-foot luxury yacht. Proceeds will benefit the ADVANCE 100 program and the University of Michigan scholarship endowment Edwards recently established for student athletes who earn the privilege of wearing football jersey No. 1 as a commitment to excellence. Former U-of-M players and NFL stars, including Green Bays Charles Woodson, the Chicago Bears Brian Griese and TV commentator Desmond Howard, will be among participants at 2007 Charity Blitz. I am excited about returning home to host my charity initiatives, this is a proud moment for both the Braylon Edwards Foundation and the community, Edwards says. I hope everyone will help us make the Blitz a success. Tickets and corporate event partnership opportunities are available by calling (734) 697-9447 or by visiting the Web site www.braylonedwardsfoundation.org. Other attendees include: Champ Bailey, Michael Irving, Chad Johnson, Reggie Bush, Edgerrin James, Sheed Walace, Curtis Martin, Chris Perry and many more!
nic0926, Birmingham, MI
Sun. 04/29/07 11:56 PM
The Detroit Ignition did turn out to be very successful, and I am willing to pay the $22.00 to get into a game. I would buy the season tickets, but I dont have that sum of money on hand since I am only going on 17. I LOVE IGNITION!!! -Andrea
heroiswaltman, Canton, MI
Fri. 03/23/07 12:25 AM
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sai_gordon, hollywood, ca
Fri. 03/23/07 12:01 AM
Mr. Foster: I was alerted to this article by Mr. Brian Arnold himself. I am impressed at the emotion and dedication that he exhibits for his "players", however, his emotion, dedication and responsibility to his own biological children leaves much to be desired. Society places so much emphasis and worth on sports and sports figures without caring about the real character of these people. While Brian Arnold pours out his heart, time and soul into basketball, he neglects the financial care and responsibility, time and dedication to his own daughters. He hasn't seen either of them in nearly 7 years and has made no effort to do so. You, see, basketball is much more important. Brian Arnold almost missed the much valued playoffs because he was in the Wayne County jail charged with felony child support delinquency in the amount of $83,000. He and his great attorney came up with the idea to present a motion to get him released in time for the playoffs. Because the playoffs are, again, very important. The motion stated that the plaintiff, myself, had agreed to withdraw claim to any and all child support owed and enter into a private agreement to resolve the issue. Well, I am here to tell you that is a motion based on fiction and outright deceit. So there, your hero is actually no hero at all. He is just one of the many deadbeat, no good biological fathers running around Detroit. You're a reporter, check it out. The Wayne County Friend of the Court case numbers are: 1998-863511 and 1996-666309. Check the jail records for February 22 and they will verify, that yes indeed, he was there. Let's see where your sense of importance lies. Let's see if you write and print this story with the vigor that the sports story was written and printed..... Here is your article: http://www.detnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2007703210411
trj602, Phoenix, AZ
Fri. 03/9/07 08:22 PM
I couldn't agree more. Even people that aren't die-hard fans will watch a hockey game to see a fight. When is someone going to inform Mr. Bettman that he is ruining the game?
beauch11, Royal Oak, MI
Thu. 01/25/07 01:44 AM
Joanne Gerstner, I just read your top five NBA rookie list. It didn't say top five in what but it definately wasn't top five talent or value. You may want to check out a guy up in the NW named Brandon Roy. He's leading all rookies in scoring (third in rebounding and assists), is the leader of his team, and is THE go to guy at the end of games. Oh ya, he just hit the game winning free throws tonight against Minny. I can't blame you for not noticing. You've got the Pistons and I wouldn't care so much about rookies either if my team was a contender for a championship. But if you are going to put it out there get it right.
PDXBBaller, Portland, OR
Mon. 01/22/07 09:22 PM
"The Bears beat the Saints and the Colts beat the Pats, but both games, according to early Nielsen estimates, topped all in ratings Sunday.
At least the AFC playoffs did. The game, which aired on CBS, grabbed 28 percent of the market -- the highest ratings on TV since the 2006 Super Bowl."
Last night's Colts/Patriots game may have been one of the top 5 games I've ever seen. Obviously, Mr. Henning should stick to predicting simpler things, such as when the Lions will be in a Super Bowl.
Torch_O'_Wood, Mooresville, In
Sun. 01/21/07 10:39 PM
Smith and Dungy helped get their teams to the Superbowl because they are good coaches, not because of the color of their skin. A good coach is a good coach no matter what color he is. If they are good coaches because they are black, then we have to explain the other black coaches who lost. They're black. What happened? A few years back a man once said that he hopes one day to live in a nation where people will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character. Seems difficult to do when skin color is the first thing mentioned...
Calogero, Livonia, MI
Fri. 11/24/06 04:34 AM
I guess after all this time Dread Blye and the Lions actually got it right when they blame Joey for them losing. FIRE MILLEN!!!!!!! Have to go now, Millens goons are after me to kick me off of this site.
rufnkz, Shelby Township, Mi
Tue. 10/24/06 02:40 PM
During the 1st inning of the game on Sunday my boyfriend asked, "What is that on his hand?" I answered with my usual oblivious answer, "Oh nothing, probably dirt. It's wet and messy out there and he probably touched it." But then, it happened. This whole controversy started. My opinion, after reading a total of 10 articles about the issue, is that he did nothing wrong. There is constant talk about how these things are overlooked all the time, why should it matter now?
magz1630, Sterling Heights, MI
Thu. 10/19/06 12:30 PM
Ponder the wonderful Sydney J. Harris on sports. I only wish I could express logic and reason the way he does! I love to watch baseball because people I love, love it and there is a lot to love about it but now that my daughter is in the Army and just back from Iraq and probably will go back again in September I have come to wonder why oh why men give so much energy to figuring out why a ump made a certain call, why a manager put in a certain player and get their panties in a bunch over it yet don't take a moment to wonder why we are in Iraq, why the "so called" experts were ignored, what the hell kind of strategy or lack there of is being used there now and on and on! I just hope someone will see this and maybe just maybe get a perspective now and vote the bums out in November and save a soldiers life!!!!!!!!!!! SPORTS ONLY EXERCISE OUR EYES from the Best of Sydney J. Harris, Houghton Mifflin Company Boston, 1975 BEFORE I PROCEED a line further, let me make it clear that I enjoy physical exercise and sport as much as any man. I like to bat a baseball, dribble a basketball, kick a soccer ball and, most of all, swat a tennis ball. A man who scorned physical activity would hardly build a tennis court on his summerhouse grounds, or use it ever day. Having made this obeisance, let me now confess that I am puzzled and upset- and have been for many years- by the almost obsessive interest in sports taken by the average adult American male. Athletics is one strand I life, and even the ancient Greek philosophers recognized its importance. But it is by no means the whole web, as it seems to be in our society. If American men are not talking business, they are talking sports, or they are not talking at all. This strikes me as an enormously adolescent, not to say retarded, attitude on the part of presumed adults. Especially when most of their passion and enthusiasm center around professional teams which bear no indigenous relation to the city they play for, and consist of mercenaries who will wear any town￢ﾀﾙs insignia if the price is right. Although I like to play, and sometimes like to watch, I cannot see what possible difference it makes which team beats which. The tactics are sometimes interesting, and certainly the prowess of the players deserves applause- but most men seem to use commercial sports as a kind of narcotic, shutting out reality, rather than heightening it. There is nothing more boring, in my view, than prolonged discussion by laymen of yesterday￢ﾀﾙs game. These dreary conversations are a form of social alcoholism, enabling them to achieve a dubious rapport without ever once having to come to grips with a subject worthy of a grown man￢ﾀﾙs concern. It is easy to see the opiate quality of sports in our society when tens of millionsof men will spend a splendid Saturday or Sunday fall afternoon sitting stupefied in front of the TV, watching a ￢ﾀﾜbig game,￢ﾀﾝ when they might be out exercising their own flaccid muscles and stimulating their lethargic corpuscles. Ironically, our obsession with professional athletics not only makes us mentally limited and conversationally dull, it also keeps us physically inert- thus violating the very reason men began engaging in athletic competitions. It is tempting to call this national malaise of ￢ﾀﾜspectatoritis￢ﾀﾝ childish- except that children have more sense, and would rather run out and play themselves.
Lynnette, Livonia,
Thu. 10/12/06 02:30 PM
Baseball is a sport like no other. One does not have to be an avid sports fan to enjoy nor does one have to plan to the extreme to attend and participate at the ball park. Our travels to all North American major baseball league cities over the past decades did not include a requirement to get tickets beforehand and in many cases did not even require dates other than the ball team should be playing at home. Very few games are sold out, and even when they are, scalpers have always been available to sell at reasonable costs. It is just a great feeling to sit down amongst the team fans, discuss their team and tell them of your travels to attend their home city. People are always friendly, are willing to talk to you and often advise as to the best bar or restaurant to visit. There are very few exceptions to their team being the best or that it will be winning the Pennant soon, but the conversations are generally as one friend talking to another. I often wish I knew how their conversation would play out when they returned home, but the interest on our trips really did seem genuine. From one Baseball fan to another, take in a ball game on your travels, you will meet some of the greatest people to share experiences with. Next year, remember when you travel outside your home city, that there are others with similar interests at the nearest ballpark. John Halonen @ http://www.fans-of-mlb.com/ or for a peek at our last major trip http://www.fans-of-mlb.com/trip-of-a-lifetime.html
john_halonen@hotmail.com, Clearwater, FL
Fri. 09/29/06 10:58 AM
I agree - the TO stuff needs a TO. Who knows whether he's telling the truth or not, but it sounds pretty believable to me that he's not that depressed. He's too arrogant to be depressed. This is just not that huge a story, and I don't know why it's gotten so much press.
Hunter Cashdollar, washington, dc
