2006: Michigan's Year!

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  1. Thoth

    Thoth Sisyphus in training

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    <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Pack Attack)</div><div class='quotemain'>But we all can dream as sports fans of our particular states/cities/alma maters.</div>
    I will not be tied down by loyalty due to geographic proximity.

    Its near impossible that I'd root for the Jazz. Rooting against BYU is as much fun as cheering for the University of Utah.
     
  2. panthersare#1

    panthersare#1 The GM

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    Bobcats are going from worst to best next season, with Okafor, Felton, May, Wallace, Matt Caroll, and hopefully Rudy Gay
     
  3. Zackman

    Zackman The Historian

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    <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (vikingfan)</div><div class='quotemain'><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Zackman)</div><div class='quotemain'>MICHIGAN #1 IN THE NBA, NHL AND MLB!</div>
    Enjoy it - its fun while it lasts.</div>
    It is and I intend to! I don't think this has ever happened before. Can anyone name a time in the past where the top teams in all three major professional sports leagues in April came from the same city/state? This may be a first.

    Righty tosses seven scoreless innings;
    slugger drives in three

    By Jason Beck / MLB.com
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    ARLINGTON -- Chris Shelton's now batting .700. The Tigers are still perfect.

    Shelton didn't homer Saturday night, but neither he nor his team missed a beat. He tripled twice as part of a 3-for-4, three-RBI game, providing offensive support behind Justin Verlander's seven scoreless innings, as Detroit rolled to a 7-0 win at Texas.

    <u>The 5-0 Tigers</u> are off to their best start since 1985, when they won six straight to open their World Series title defense. They'll try to match that here in Sunday afternoon's series finale.

    The Tigers 17 home runs in the first five games is a Major League record.

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    Williams, Osgood help Red Wings beat Blue Jackets
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    COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) -- Even with a couple of key injuries, the Detroit Red Wings are primed for another run at the Stanley Cup.

    Jason Williams scored the go-ahead goal and Chris Osgood made it stand in the Red Wings' 4-2 victory over the Columbus Blue Jackets on Saturday night.

    The Red Wings improved their <u>NHL best record to 54-15</u>.

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    The <u>NBA leading Pistons (61-15)</u> play the Pacers tomorrow at 1:00 on ABC at The Palace.
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    Tennis Player Maria Sharapova and friend watched the Pistons notch their 27th road win of the season, a franchise record, as they beat the HEAT 95-82 in Miami on Thursday.
     
  4. Thoth

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    <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Zackman)</div><div class='quotemain'><u>The 5-0 Tigers</u> are off to their best start since 1985</div>
    Not bad; The Brewers are 5-0. The difference is being <u> all </u> their wins are come from behind. <u>1901 was the last time that feat was happened. </u>
     
  5. vikingfan

    vikingfan nfl-*****s member

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    <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Zackman)</div><div class='quotemain'>It is and I intend to! I don't think this has ever happened before. Can anyone name a time in the past where the top teams in all three major professional sports leagues in April came from the same city/state? This may be a first.</div>
    I don't know about the top teams, but a few years ago the Wild were making a very good run in the NHL playoffs (ended up losing in the semi's), the Timberwolves were looking like a team that would make the finals (ended up losing in the semi's as well), and the Twins were starting yet another year of claiming the AL Central. I remember going to Old Chicago one night to watch both the Timberwolves and Wild in the playoffs, and the Twins were also playing a game - it was a ton of fun.
     
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    DP He shoots, he scores!

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    <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Zackman)</div><div class='quotemain'>The 5-0 Tigers are off to their best start since 1985, when they won six straight to open their World Series title defense. They'll try to match that here in Sunday afternoon's series finale.

    The Tigers 17 home runs in the first five games is a Major League record.</div>
    ...
    that doesnt mean they are the BEST team because they beat THERE OWN record! Dur dur durrrrrrrrrrr.
     
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    Red Wings clinch Presidents' Trophy with League's best record
    DETROIT (AP) -- The Detroit Red Wings slowly skated to Manny Legace, tapping his pads with their sticks as if it was an ordinary victory -- not the one clinching the best record in the NHL.

    Legace made 29 saves and Kris Draper and Donald MacLean scored to help Detroit beat the Edmonton Oilers 2-0 on Tuesday night.

    The Presidents' Trophy-winning Red Wings, with 118 points, will have home-ice advantage throughout the playoffs.

    "I don't think you saw much celebrating because the big mug is what we're after, not the Presidents' Trophy," said Legace, whose seven shutouts this season are the most for a Detroit goalie since 1965-66.

    http://www.detroitredwings.com/gameday/default.jsp?id=132
     
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    Shanahan records the hat trick against Chicago
    CHICAGO (AP) -- Brendan Shanahan and the Detroit Red Wings are not showing any signs of slowing down heading into the playoffs.

    Shanahan scored three goals and added an assist to help the Red Wings set an NHL record with their 11th straight road win, 7-3 over Chicago on Thursday night.
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    http://www.detroitredwings.com/gameday/default.jsp?id=133
     
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    But I think what we are all dying to know is...

    How are the Tigers doing? [​IMG]
     
  10. Thoth

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    It appears the Tigers have come back down to earth.... well, Detroit anyways. lmao.
     
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    Just a matter of time til bulls bounce pistons from playoffs!
     
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    Are the Bulls in the playoffs this year? I haven't watched the NBA in Lord knows how long! How about the Heat and Cavs how are they doing?
     
  13. J-E-T-S 1083

    J-E-T-S 1083 The Original Jets Junkie

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    well Pistons have a good shot at the NBA Finals but thats a given its always been happening.

    All i know is that Detriot is now 6-5 that was kinda a blow (HOW BOUT THEM 8-2 METS)

    Red Wings... we gotta see how they do in the playoffs (Rangers will beat em)
     
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    <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (BearsFan1)</div><div class='quotemain'>Just a matter of time til bulls bounce pistons from playoffs!</div>
    What are you on?
     
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    J-E-T-S 1083 The Original Jets Junkie

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    we are all starting to sound like TKO
     
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    Interesting bit of Trivia; Chris Shelton is from Salt Lake City and played at the University of Utah

    Shelton bio
     
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    Detroit produces top teams in both NBA, NHL

    Associated Press
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    DETROIT (AP) - Hockeytown or Hoopstown?

    Detroit is both.

    The top teams at the end of the NBA and NHL regular seasons are from the <u>same city for the first time</u>, with the Pistons and Red Wings combining to pull off the feat for the Motor City.

    "It's always cool to be a part of anything that hasn't happened before," Joe Dumars, the Pistons' president of basketball operations, said Wednesday in an interview with The Associated Press. "This is a great sports town, and the fans around here are about to really have some fun following both teams."

    The Red Wings ended the regular season Tuesday with an NHL-best 58 wins, and the Pistons closed Wednesday night against Washington, entering the game with an NBA-best 64 wins.

    http://msn.foxsports.com/nba/story/5519326
     
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    panthersare#1 The GM

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    What happen to the Tigers, they have been brought down to earth, and started sucking
     
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    <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (vikingfan)</div><div class='quotemain'>But I think what we are all dying to know is...

    How are the Tigers doing? [​IMG]</div>
    Don't look now, but the Tigers have won 5 of their last 6 and have a Major League best road record of 10-3!

    If you'll recall the Pistons finnished with the best road record in the NBA and the Red Wings set a NHL All-Time record for road wins.
     
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    Pack Attack The KISS Army

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    Prepare yourself for a Pistons loss tonight to the Bucks.
     

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