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Johnson cruises to 3rd win in NASCAR All-Star race (The Associated Press) Sat May 19 20:03:57 2012 EST
Lake Forest, IL (Detroit Lions Trash Talk) - The Bears have reached an agreement with former Detroit Lions head coach Rod Marinelli to be Chicago's defensive line/assistant head coach. The now infamous Marinelli was at the helm of a Detroit team that went 0-16 this past season -- the first winless campaign in the NFL since 1976. The Lions became the first team since the league went to a 16-game format to finish a full season without a win. He was let go one day after the Lions finished off the season wit
Back in New York, Rivera examined by 3 doctors (Yahoo! Sports) Mon May  7 16:06:10 2012 EST
Allen Park, MI (Detroit Lions Trash Talk) - Detroit Lions head coach Rod Marinelli weathered his way through a season that produced the first winless campaign since 1976, and his anticipated fate was realized when the club fired him as part of an organizational overhaul on Monday. The 0-16 mark was the final judgment on Marinelli's three-year tenure, which produced just a 10-38 record. The 10-year defensive assistant in Tampa Bay was the fourth head coach in former general manager Matt Millen's eight-yea
Eric McClure released from Alabama hospital (The Associated Press) Mon May  7 15:36:43 2012 EST
Allen Park, MI (Detroit Lions Trash Talk) - Detroit Lions head coach Rod Marinelli weathered his way through a season that produced the first winless campaign since 1976, and his anticipated fate was realized when the club reportedly fired him on Monday. The NFL Network reported the 0-16 mark was the final judgment on Marinelli's three-year tenure, which produced just a 10-38 record. The 10-year defensive assistant in Tampa Bay was the fourth head coach in former general manager Matt Millen's eight-year
Bills reward RB Jackson with contract extension (Yahoo! Sports) Mon May  7 11:08:35 2012 EST
Green Bay, WI (Detroit Lions Trash Talk) - The Detroit Lions finished their 2008 season the way they finished every week of this season, with a loss, and became the first team in NFL history to finish a campaign 0-16. Just one season after New England became the first NFL team to go 16-0 in the regular season, Sunday's 31-21 loss for the Lions, at the hands of the Green Bay Packers, handed Detroit the first winless non-strike season since the Tampa Bay Buccaneers went 0-14 in 1976, the expansion club's i
Real Madrid to play Galaxy for 3rd straight year (The Associated Press) Mon May  7 10:41:13 2012 EST
Green Bay, WI (Detroit Lions Trash Talk) - The Detroit Lions became the first team in NFL history to go 0-16 as Aaron Rogers threw three touchdowns and the Green Bay Packers put down the Lions, 31-21, to end Detroit's season of futility. The Lions (0-16) became the first team since the 1976 Tampa Bay Buccaneers, who went 0-14 in their expansion season, and the first team since the league went to a 16-game format to finish a full campaign without a win. The Lions now join the 1962 New York Mets (40-112),
Rams lead off 2nd round of draft, taking WR Quick (Yahoo! Sports) Fri Apr 27 16:18:18 2012 EST
ave been proving their strength over the past two months by winning a number of close games. Six of Indy's seven wins during their current streak have come by 10 points or less, including a closer-than-it-looked 31-21 triumph over the winless Detroit Lions last Sunday, and five of those victories have come by six points or fewer. Tony Dungy's squad needs a win over Jacksonville to remain ahead of a glut of 9-5 teams in the AFC, with the Ravens, Dolphins, Jets, and Patriots all lurking just behi
Wiesberger shoots course record 65 to take lead (The Associated Press) Fri Apr 27 05:03:57 2012 EST
L 75th Anniversary All-Time team in 1994 and still holds Redskins records for career touchdown passes (187) and single-season completion percentage (70.3). In 1943, he led the NFL in passing, punting and interceptions; in one game against the Detroit Lions, he recorded four touchdown passes as well as four interceptions. "We are saddened to learn of the death of Hall of Famer Sammy Baugh, one of the game's true pioneers and most versatile players," said Pro Football Hall of Fame president Steve
AP source: John L. Smith interim Arkansas coach (Yahoo! Sports) Mon Apr 23 12:45:33 2012 EST
Indianapolis, IN (Detroit Lions Trash Talk) - Indianapolis Colts running back Joseph Addai and safety Bob Sanders were inactive for Sunday's game against the Detroit Lions. Addai failed to participate in any of the team's three practice sessions this week because of a shoulder injury. Addai, who missed two consecutive games earlier in the season due to a hamstring injury, has compiled 540 rushing yards, 151 receiving yards and six total touchdowns this season. A knee injury will keep Sanders out of actio
Blue Jays turn first triple play in 33 years (Yahoo! Sports) Fri Apr 20 18:30:24 2012 EST
Indianapolis, IN (Detroit Lions Trash Talk) - Indianapolis Colts running back Joseph Addai is listed as questionable for Sunday's matchup with the winless Detroit Lions with a shoulder injury. Addai, who missed two consecutive games earlier in the season due to a hamstring injury, has compiled 540 rushing yards, 151 receiving yards and six total touchdowns this season. He failed to participate in any of the team's three practice sessions this week. Dominic Rhodes is expected to get the starting nod if Ad
Cardinals set to place 1B Berkman on DL (Yahoo! Sports) Thu Apr 19 12:28:53 2012 EST
Detroit, MI (Detroit Lions Trash Talk) - Detroit Lions quarterback Daunte Culpepper has been ruled out of Sunday's game against the Indianapolis Colts with a shoulder injury. Lions head coach Rod Marinelli said that Dan Orlovsky, who hasn't played since a Week 9 27-23 loss to Chicago due to a broken right thumb, will get the start under center for the 0-13 Lions. "I think as we watched practice today, we fell pretty good about Danny (Orlovsky)," Marinelli said. Culpepper, who strained his right shoulder
Fans taunt Bruins' Thomas for skipping White House (Yahoo! Sports) Mon Apr 16 18:43:15 2012 EST
Allen Park, MI (Detroit Lions Trash Talk) - The Detroit Lions on Tuesday released cornerback Brian Kelly, who signed a three-year contract with the club this past offseason. Kelly started 11 games this season, compiling 26 tackles, but did not play during Sunday's loss to Minnesota, despite suiting up for the contest. He had spent the previous 10 seasons with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. The Southern California product has played 142 career games, recording 377 tackles, 21 sacks and 22 interceptions for the
Rondo carries road-weary Celtics to win over Hawks (Yahoo! Sports) Wed Apr 11 21:05:39 2012 EST
(Detroit Lions Trash Talk) - They might just get it done after all. Though initial giggles mentioning the "Detroit Lions" and "0-for-16" were similar to those heard every season until the final winless team secures its first victory, it's becoming more serious. Not only did the Lions fall to 0-12 with an every-bit-as-one-sided-as-it- sounds 47-10 loss to Tennessee on Thanksgiving Day, the fact that they did so in a nationally televised holiday game gave the entire country a glimpse at just how bad things
Van Gundy, Howard agree to focus on team's play (Yahoo! Sports) Fri Apr  6 17:13:26 2012 EST
Allen Park, MI (Detroit Lions Trash Talk) - The Detroit Lions placed wide receiver Mike Furrey on injured reserve because of a concussion on Monday. Furrey managed just 18 receptions for 181 yards in nine games this season, two years after he had 98 receptions for 1,086 yards and six touchdowns for the Lions. Furrey suffered the concussion on November 9 against Jacksonville and has not played since. "Over the past few weeks, Mike made several attempts to participate in practice in hopes of returning to t
Police: Lions back Leshoure caught with marijuana (Yahoo! Sports) Mon Apr  2 13:58:25 2012 EST
Philadelphia, PA (Detroit Lions Trash Talk) - The following is a list of inactive players for today's NFL games. TENNESSEE TITANS AT DETROIT LIONS, 12:30 P.M. (ET) Titans - 3rd QB Chris Simms, WR Chris Davis, RB Chris Henry, DL Jason Jones, T Mike Otto, WR Paul Williams, CB Tyrone Poole, DL William Hayes Lions - QB Drew Stanton, QB Dan Orlovsky, LB Alex Lewis, CB Keith Smith, DE Dewayne White, WR Mike Furrey, C Dominic Raiola, G Edwin Mulitalo
Jockey Napravnik defends title, is hungry for more (AP) Sat Mar 31 03:23:34 2012 EST
Arizona defense has surrendered an NFL-worst 22 touchdown passes on the year, but is tied for first in the league in forced fumbles recovered (12). Fast Fact: The Cardinals are 0-7 on Thanksgiving since the then-Chicago Cardinals defeated the Detroit Lions on Nov. 25, 1948. Prediction: Philly needs a win in the worst way, and actually matches up with Cardinals better than most. Eagles 31, Cardinals 27 --- San Francisco (3-8) at Buffalo (6-5), Sunday, 1:00 (Buffalo -7) Storylines: Bills, who las
Ross says Dolphins made 'big effort' for Manning (Yahoo! Sports) Mon Mar 26 14:40:27 2012 EST
(Detroit Lions Trash Talk) - With three division games looming in the distance, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers are doing their best not to look past the Detroit Lions. With Detroit winless in 10 games this year, that figures to be easier said then done. Tampa Bay, which will be without leading rusher Earnest Graham, visits the Motor City this weekend to take on their former division rivals at Ford Field. At 7-3 after last weekend's 19-13 win over Minnesota, the Buccaneers find themselves a game back of first-p
QB Campbell agrees to 1-year deal with Bears (Yahoo! Sports) Tue Mar 13 17:49:36 2012 EST
Detroit, MI (Detroit Lions Trash Talk) - Maurice Jones-Drew ran for three touchdowns as the Jacksonville Jaguars crushed the winless Detroit Lions, 38-14, at Ford Field. Jones-Drew finished the game with 70 yards on 11 carries while David Garrard went 18-for-27 for 238 yards and two scores for the Jaguars (4-5), who stopped a two-game slide. Fred Taylor had 80 yards on 18 carries. Daunte Culpepper, who was signed on Tuesday, started the game in place of the injured Dan Orlovsky, but was ineffective as he
Rodman: Owners' points race starting to tighten up (NASCAR.com) Tue Mar 13 14:15:26 2012 EST
Detroit, MI (Detroit Lions Trash Talk) - Jacksonville Jaguars linebacker Mike Peterson was inactive for Sunday's game against the Detroit Lions. Peterson returned to the team on Friday after being sent home earlier in the week by head coach Jack Del Rio, who made the decision Sunday to keep the defensive captain off the field. Peterson and Del Rio met Friday morning, but neither would divulge the details of their conversation. "It's private," said Peterson on Friday. "I'd like to keep it behind closed do
Chris Paul made his son an adorable protective mask () Mon Mar 12 15:55:18 2012 EST
game against the Tennessee Titans on Sunday. Rex Grossman took reps with the first-team offense while Orton sat out both Wednesday's and Thursday's practice sessions. Orton had to be carted off the field in last Sunday's 27-23 win against the Detroit Lions with a right ankle injury that was originally thought to have sidelined the signal-caller for up to a month. The injury appears to be less severe and is being labeled a sprain. Grossman, who took over for Chicago under center in the second ha
Roundtable: What’s wrong with the San Jose Sharks? Has the window closed for Stanley Cup hopes? () Mon Mar 12 14:33:30 2012 EST
Allen Park, MI (Detroit Lions Trash Talk) - Detroit Lions quarterback Dan Orlovsky is out for Sunday's game against Jacksonville with a thumb injury. Orlovsky has two fractures and a torn ligament in his right thumb and the Detroit Free Press reported that he saw a hand specialist in New York and is scheduled to see another specialist next week, Second-round pick Drew Stanton could get the start versus the Jaguars. Stanton has yet to throw a pass in an NFL regular season game. Daunte Culpepper, who the t
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