Why are some Detroit Tigers fans so salty about Comerica Park being named Fifth Third Park? What did you expect? That they were going to change the name from Comerica Park to Tiger Stadium? That’s not the way things work in today’s corporate world. Most stadiums are named after banks, fast food giants, cell phone…
A week ago the gang at Woodward Sports said “Go Blue” when I asked them to name their top five college football teams. Michigan won. This week they are saying “Boo Blue” after I asked what team they hated most. Michigan won that poll over Ohio State and Notre Dame. That’s what happens when you…
DETROIT, MI – The Detroit Pistons tipped off pre-season versus the Phoenix Suns with an exciting 109-107 win. Rookie Ebuka Okorie, who made his first shot attempt for three, sunk the game winning layup with a few seconds left. He also successfully defended the Suns last attempt to tie or even win the game. But…
People often ask me who I think will be the next Detroit professional team to win a championship. Without thinking, I always said the Detroit Red Wings. No more. The Red Wings are a mess and could only win a title if they were demoted to the Ontario Hockey League. Maybe. Their captain wants out….
Justin Verlander wasn’t the only person to get choked up after he pitched the final ball of his career. I did too. The dad came out in me when his seven-year-old daughter Genevieve came bouncing out to the mound to celebrate his final moment as a Tiger. This was the moment that really got to…
By Nicholas Kohloff Detroit Tigers Beat Reporter Woodward Sports When the Detroit Tigers decided to trade back-to-back Cy Young winner Tarik Skubal, the question was simple: What would they get in return? The answer was a package headlined by a top-30 prospect in OF Zyhir Hope, a top-75 prospect in RHP River Ryan, along with…
Our heroes at Woodward Sports said “Go Blue” when asked to name their five favorite college football teams. Michigan State (Go green. Go white) finished a close second in our poll. This should come as no surprise. What was surprising was the fourth-place school (South Carolia) which finished behind third place Miami of Florida. There…
I saw a young man proudly wearing a Jahmyr Gibbs jersey during the Detroit Lions season-opening game. He wore that jersey with pride. He popped the collar and smiled. At the time the Lions were killing the New Orleans Saints. Later, I ran into another young man who appropriately wore a shirt that said “Fuckin…
By Ryan O’Bleness Woodward Sports Michigan State got off to a rocky start under the Pat Fitzgerald era, but we discovered a lot about him during the Spartans 30-20 come from behind victory over Toledo at Spartan Stadium. The new version of Fitzgerald has a little Dan Campbell in him. He is aggressive on fourth…