Fister Fitting In Nicely In Detroit
"You never know," Jim Leyland said, "how these things are going to work out."
Watch CBS News
"You never know," Jim Leyland said, "how these things are going to work out."
The Lions had two big concerns coming out of training camp - stopping the run and running the ball.
In past years, the Lions would be looking to pick up the pieces entering Week 2. This year, all they need to do is clean up some loose ends after a mostly impressive 27-20 opening week win at Tampa Bay.
I really liked how fast the Lions looked on Sunday. For the first time in a long time, fans saw "team speed" and they saw it at the most important spot: Linebacker. Excellent road win to start the season.
In a sense, the Lions had little to gain and much to lose on their trip to Tampa Bay Sunday.
It was an awesome weekend for sports in Michigan! Every single sports team won (put your hand down, CMU)! But I am going to focus on the NFL. We're off:
You gotta hand it to the fans in Ann Arbor on Saturday. I say Saturday because it includes all 24 hours of that day, starting with the tailgaters before noon and concluding with the revelers well past midnight.
Get ready to pop the cork on your Dom Perignon. Better make it a Miller Lite. This is baseball, after all. And besides, who can afford a $500 bottle of champagne? The Tigers are about to celebrate their first division title since 1987.
There will be skeptics who dismiss Michigan's 35-31 victory over Notre Dame Saturday night.
The Detroit Lions win their season opener against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers 27-20 on Sunday.
Jose Valverde gets save number 43 and the Detroit Tigers beat the Minnesota Twins 2-1 Sunday.
The Detroit Tigers won their 8th straight game - and won for the third time in eight home games on a walk-off home run - when Brandon Inge hit a solo shot with two outs in the bottom of the 9th to deliver a 3-2 win over the Twins.
The University of Michigan Wolverines stage a dramatic come from behind victory to beat Notre Dame 35-31 under the lights Saturday night.
Brandon Inge hits a game ending homer in the ninth inning helping the Detroit Tigers beat the Minnesota Twins 3-2 Saturday.