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Red Wings take flight in Game 2
Detroit Red Wings' Justin Abdelkader (C) is hit by the puck as he screens Chicago Blackhawks goalie Corey Crawford (R) with Duncan Keith during the first period during Game 2 of their NHL Western Conference semi-final playoff hockey game in Chicago, Illinois, May 18, 2013.(JIM ...
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Vicious killers who tossed bound man into Detroit River elude justice for three decades
Damien Brunner and Brendan Smith scored in the second period and the Detroit Red Wings beat the Chicago Blackhawks 4-1 Saturday in Game 2 to even their Western Conference semifinal ...
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Hoge Door Opens For Red Wings After Poor Effort By Blackhawks
UNITED CENTER (CBS) The Blackhawks said they would be ready for a stronger, faster Red Wings team in Game 2. They just didn’t play like it. In fact, Saturday’s 4-1 loss to the Red Wings was their worst effort since their 24-game points streak ended in Colorado Mar. 8. Every other loss this season was by two goals or less. ';Across the board we should all assume some ...
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Federal agents arrested a Saudi Arabian traveler who arrived at Detroit Metropolitan Airport with a pressure cooker a key component used in the Boston Marathon bombings last month.
Detroit - Federal agents arrested a Saudi Arabian traveler who arrived at Detroit Metropolitan Airport with a pressure cooker, a key component used in the Boston Marathon bombings last month.Hussain Al Kwawahir appeared for a brief hearing at 1 p.m. in federal court on charges he allegedly used an altered passport and lied to a U.S. Customs and Border Protection Agent about the pressure ...
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Blackhawks not happy with loss vs. Wings but know its one game
CHICAGO — This lockout-shortened season has been an easy ride for the Chicago Blackhawks.It took nearly two months for them to suffer a loss as their first defeat came after starting the season 21-0-3.They went on to easily capture the Western ...
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Dune
After reading the novel, it should have been immediately apparent to writer/director David Lynch that Frank Herbert's epic "Dune" could not make a successful move from page to screen in anything less than four or five hours. At the least. Instead, Lynch tried to condense the novel, keeping the main plot intact, but leaving out certain characters and squeezing events together. For those who have re ... ...
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Detroit church hosts Groceries for Gun surrender event
The Groceries for Guns event aims at making local neighborhoods safer by getting more guns off the street. People who came out and turned in a gun received gift a Meijer card to buy ...
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Powerball fever sweeping Detroit
So what would you do with all that money? "I would go buy me a house way out in the country, get a dog live in the mountains with me and my woman," LeRoy Hill from Highland Park. The two dollar tickets are selling fast everywhere including at the BP on Nine mile and Hilton. "It's been busy, we were really bust yesterday. We sold over 400 tickets just on our shift," said ...
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Red Wings down Blackhawks to tie series at one apiece
Detroit Red Wings' Brendan Smith (L) celebrates his goal with teammate Henrik Zetterberg against the Chicago Blackhawks during the second period in Game 2 of their NHL Western Conference semi-final playoff hockey game in Chicago, Illinois, May 18, 2013. (JIM ...
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Groundbreaking for Rockford field for children with disabilities held today
Rockford, Mich. - A groundbreaking has been held for a ball field in Rockford that will hold games for children with physical and mental disabilities. Nate Hurwitz Field will be part of the West Michigan Sports Commission's Art Van Sports Complex, which has been under construction since September, according to MLive.com. The complex will have 12 baseball and softball fields. Hurwitz was a ...
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Red Wings Rally Past Blackhawks to Level Series
(Reuters) - The Detroit Red Wings spotted the Chicago Blackhawks an early lead then struck for four unanswered goals to claim a 4-1 win on Saturday and even their Western Conference semi-final at a game each. The best-of-seven series now shifts to Detroit for two games with Game Three set for Monday at Joe Louis Arena. Jimmy Howard was rock solid in the Detroit net, facing 20 shots, ...
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He is the most evil, vile, demonic criminal. He is dead to me. There will be no visits, there will be no phone calls. He can never be Daddy again. I have no sympathy for the man.
Angie Gregg
Gregg was speaking about her father Ariel Castro who allegedly kidnapped, raped and held captive for a decade, three young women in Cleveland, Ohio.
Hotel Review
Hotel Galvez, Galveston, Texas
Coming off Highway 45, about an hour's drive and 50 miles south of Houston, and as we approached Galveston my ...
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- Red Wings take flight in Game 2
- Vicious killers who tossed bound man into Detroit River elude justice for three decades
- Hoge Door Opens For Red Wings After Poor Effort By Blackhawks
- Federal agents arrested a Saudi Arabian traveler who arrived at Detroit Metropolitan Airport with a pressure cooker a key component used in the Boston Marathon bombings last month.
- Blackhawks not happy with loss vs. Wings but know its one game