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Possible location for new Red Wings arena

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Today, MLive is reporting the sale of the Michigan Veterans Center on Woodward and Temple in Detroit to an unknown buyer. The article speculates that it could be yet another purchase in the area from Ilitch Holdings, to be part of the new Red Wings arena. This comes on the heels of another MLive article in which the owner

Michigan to debut new uniforms, helmets

New Michigan Helmet

The University of Michigan football team will be wearing new uniforms and helmets for the Outback Bowl, against South Carolina on January 1, 2013. Senior Jordan Kovacs modeled a new road uniform with blue shoulders  maize numbers and blue trim. The team will also wear a matte-blue version of the traditional winged helmet. Video from MGoVideo.   Follow

Michigan to play Notre Dame under the lights

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As Notre Dame football prepares for Alabama in the National Championship, Michigan Athletic Director David Brandon broke news with his own preparations. Brandon announced that next year’s Michigan-Notre Dame game on Sept. 7 would be under the lights at Michigan Stadium. “Our athletic department is looking forward to recreating the night game magic from two

Pistons need wins, not gimmicks

Photo Credit: Tom Franz

This has been a dismal year for ticket sales at the Palace of Auburn Hills. No, Justin Bieber and Carrie Underwood did not have trouble selling out their concerts, but rather the Detroit Pistons are struggling to even get people in the doors. The Pistons rank dead last in average attendance per game (12,262) and percentage sold (55.5%) in the entire NBA. This just includes

Rob’s Six-Pack Picks For the Weekend

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Last week was a GREAT week folks. We went 5-1, and using the hypothetical $25 per bet would put us up $100 dollars last week. This week brings us another 3 college games and 3 NFL games, with Michigan State on a bye this week I will pick the U of M game and two

Rob’s Six-Pack Picks For the Weekend

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The way this will work is every week I will pick 3 NCAA football games and 3 NFL games. I will also select a 6-pack that I recommend picking up for your weekend of watching football. We will use a “hypothetical” value of $25 per bet every week and track the year’s win/loss of money.