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  • Will an Andretti reign at Indy 500 again

    INDIANAPOLIS — Mario Andretti was hanging out in the media center at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Carb Day on Friday, speaking fluent Italian to a stoutly built friend in the front of the room.Indy is a place Andretti both loves and hates but respects for its ability to lure you in and devour you just when you think you have the track beaten.Andretti won only one Indianapolis 500 in ...

  • Lions safety Silva working on strength speed

    Ricardo Silva heard the whispers.Silva started six games at safety for the Lions midway through last year after being signed off the practice squad, but by the time the season ended he was inactive and on the bench.He was a step too slow or maybe ...

  • Red Wings look to eliminate the Blackhawks in Game 5

    The Red Wings are looking to eliminate the Blackhawks in game five of the playoff series Saturday in Chicago. The Wings lead the series 3-1. To see all of the action, tune into Local 4 for the pre-game show at 7:30 p.m. The game immediately follows at 8 p.m. Jamie Edmonds will be live from Chicago for the postgame ...

  • Wings forward Millers return helping penalty kill deliver at right time

    Wings want to 'stick to it' in Game 4: The Detroit Red Wings are focused on building a 3-1 series lead over the Chicago Blackhawks. Video by Helene St. James / ...

  • A bad night for Twins Team suffers 10th straight loss

    Tigers' Anibal Sanchez talks about near no-hitter: Tigers right-hander Anibal Sanchez talks about his near no-hitter against the Minnesota Twins on Friday night at Comerica ...


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Movie Review

Space Jam

As we drove home from the theater, a friend and I were having a heated discussion about the merits of the new Michael Jordan movie "Space Jam." Personally, I hated it. I saw it as shameless attempt by Warner Brothers to ransack the Looney Tunes by ripping them out of their environment and dropping them in the middle of a computerized live action/animation film whose main purposes is to advertise ... ...

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  • Royal Oak dangerous dog law requires $1M insurance policies

    Royal Oak officials said they hope that a new ordinance will prevent vicious attacks by dogs like two incidents reported by police last year.In October, an attack by a Doberman pinscher outside a Royal Oak grocery store left a Warren man with a broken nose and impaired breathing that required surgery. And in December, a police officer shot two pit bulls after the unlicensed dogs fatally mauled a ...

  • Pontiac schools in danger of missing payroll state warns

    A report released by the state this week paints a bleak picture of the Pontiac School ...

  • Detroits creditors could target Detroit Institute of Arts collection

    A public spat over the fate of the Detroit Institute of Arts' collection erupted Friday as museum officials sparred with Emergency Manager Kevyn Orr's office over whether its masterpieces can be sold in the event of a bankruptcy. DIA spokeswoman Pamela Marcil said earlier Friday the city is not allowed to sell off assets because of an agreement with the DIA that says the museum will ...

  • Davidson family members in legal battle over late businessmans foundation

    Billionaire William M. Davidson was founder of Guardian Industries and his holdings once included the Detroit Pistons and The Palace of Auburn Hills. On March 15, 2009, the seat of the Detroit Pistons owner at The Palace was adorned with a portrait of him and a rose after his death. (Clarence Tabb, Jr./The Detroit ...

  • Laura Berman Entrepreneurs urban tree farm is taking root

    Andy Williams, urban farmhand, and Mike Score, president of Hantz Woodlands, are sweating in the hot sun, attacking three vacant, overgrown lots with chainsaws and a backhoe. The men both work for John Hantz, a Detroit entrepreneur who earned his wealth from financial services and his notoriety trying to farm vacant land in Detroit. Five years after announcing his controversial plan to create ...

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