TV Ratings For College Football Playoff Down 36 Percent
Television ratings for the first College Football Playoff semifinals held on New Year's Eve dropped approximately 36 percent from last season when they were played on New Year's Day.
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Television ratings for the first College Football Playoff semifinals held on New Year's Eve dropped approximately 36 percent from last season when they were played on New Year's Day.
Fans of Detroit and Michigan sports are no strangers to heartbreak. Every year, there are plays (and/or calls by officials) that go against our teams in gut-wrenching fashion.
The Lions visit the Chicago Bears in a game that will determine last place in the NFC North, and just might be the end for a coach who one year ago led this franchise to a rare playoff appearance.
Here's a list of some of the craziest sports stories around Michigan and Detroit sports throughout 2015.
"It's been a heck of a good year," Michigan coach Jim Harbaugh said. "Personally, I would look at this as the best year I've had in football — if we win this game."
Brandon Jennings received a long ovation from the crowd when he entered late in the first quarter.
The Penguins have a five-game unbeaten streak at Joe Louis Arena, going 3-0-2 in that span.
Cook's return to the Cotton Bowl for a 38-0 loss to No. 2 Alabama in a playoff semifinal on New Year's Eve left him with a much more empty feeling than 364 days earlier when he led a huge fourth-quarter rally in a New Year's Day win over Baylor.
Michigan State embraced its role as the underdog and came in expecting to slug it out with the Tide.
Take a look at what readers thought were the most interesting sports stories of 2015.
The Lions, Pistons, Tigers, Red Wings, Spartans and Wolverines all make the list of the best plays that our state has seen throughout 2015.
"It's something I look at, like, you know what? It takes a lot of consistency, a lot of effort, a lot of everything to make it to that number."
Chip Kelly won as Philadelphia Eagles' head coach, and then lost as the team's head of football operations.
Calhoun vs. Robinson is Michigan State vs. Alabama in a nutshell. The three-star vs. the five-star. The hidden gem vs. crown jewel.
The Spartans are the underdogs again, just the way they like it.