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  • Red Wings look to Datsyuk for spark in Game 2

    CHICAGO (AP) - Detroit's Pavel Datsyuk is one of the NHL's most feared scorers, a wizard with the puck who is equally adept at setting up his teammates for easy plays. Chicago's Jonathan Toews has at least 23 goals in each of his six seasons in the league. If you want to stop a Datsyuk or Toews, well, it sure helps to have a Datsyuk or Toews. Two of the three finalists for the ...

  • Michigan DTE customers oppose fees to refuse power meters

    A small but outspoken group of residential customers vows to continue battling Michigan's largest utility company over the freedom to opt out of having "smart" meters installed outside their homes.State regulators' days-old decision to approve an opt-out ...

  • 3 in Michigan win $250000 in Mega Millions lottery

    Sheila Sutton updates the Powerball prize money sign at the Super C convenience store in Lincoln, Neb., Friday, May 17, 2013. Powerball officials say the jackpot has climbed to an estimated $600 million, making it the largest prize in the game's history and the world's second largest lottery prize. / Associated ...

  • National Safe Boating Week begins today states crack down on drunken boating

    This sign is posted at a boat launch on Lake Lanier where boating accidents claimed the lives of three children last summer in Buford, Ga. / David Goldman / Associated ...

  • Mega Millions jackpot won Powerball at $600M

    Two winning jackpot tickets were sold in Friday's $190 million Mega Millions drawing, but even if you aren't holding those magic numbers in your hand, you have a chance at an even bigger prize tonight.The winning tickets in the Mega Millions drawing were bought in New Jersey and Virginia, according to a news release on the lottery's website. The winning numbers were: 11, 15, 35, ...


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Stray Dog (Nora inu) [DVD]

Stray Dog (Nora inu) [DVD]

Stray Dog (Nora inu) was Akira Kurosawas ninth film as a director, and it marked the first time in which he truly branched out beyond simple genre material. In a sense, Stray Dog is very much a genre filma straightforward police procedural with hints of American-influenced ... ...

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  • Charles Woodson talks Jabrill Peppers Michigan football and Lions

    Charles Woodson was happy to hear that high school cornerback Jabrill Peppers wants to be better than he ...

  • Lions Stephen Tulloch hopes Titus Young can get the mental help he needs

    About a week before he was arrested for the first time, Titus Young happened to be on the same flight from Miami to Detroit as Lions linebacker and former teammate Stephen Tulloch.Tulloch, who was honored as the ...

  • Lions Reggie Bush sees Matthew Stafford as future Hall of Famer

    In this Dec. 22, 2012 file photo, Detroit Lions quarterback Matthew Stafford throws during the first quarter of a game against the Atlanta Falcons. / Associated ...

  • Detroit Free Press Julie Hinds column

    May 18--A metro Detroit benefit screening of "Monsters University," the much-anticipated prequel to the animated hit "Monsters Inc.," is switching locations. The May 29 event is moving to Emagine Royal Oak from its original site, the Detroit Institute of Arts' Detroit Film Theatre. The arrival of the new digital projection system at the Detroit Film Theatre has been ...

  • Kuroda Inspires Yankees Detroit Edge Rangers

    (Reuters) - Japanese ace Hiroki Kuroda pulled out his best performance of the season as the New York Yankees cruised to a 5-0 win over the Toronto Blue Jays on Friday. Kuroda (6-2) allowed just two hits in eight innings and lowered his ERA to 1.99 to keep the Yankees (26-16) on top of the American League East Division while ensuring the Blue Jays (17-25) remain rooted to the bottom. ...

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