Schwartz: "Calvin's No Worse For The Wear"
Detroit Lions starting WR Calvin Johnson hasn't had the stellar season he had last year through eight games of the season.
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Detroit Lions starting WR Calvin Johnson hasn't had the stellar season he had last year through eight games of the season.
The Lions face the Jaguars this Sunday, with Johnson squaring off with the well-respected Rashean Mathis. Megatron talked about the match-up.
Packers, Steelers, Giants, Lions ... ? Which team's receivers are best. It's time to Pick-A-Side!
Last year Calvin Johnson had 10 touchdowns by week nine. This year he has one. Is it the "Madden Curse" or has he just been facing good defenses? Get your two cents in with our Tweet Throwdown.
Calvin Johnson is used to looking down at defensive backs, but the Detroit Lions' 6-foot-5 wide receiver won't be able to do that against the Seattle Seahawks.
Detroit Lions wide receiver Calvin Johnson joined Stoney, Bill & Sara for his weekly chat on Wednesday.
Can the Lions start off fast in the Monday Night Football game against the Chicago Bears? Calvin Johnson thinks they can.
Johnson was visibly out of it after the collision with Greenway.
Matthew Stafford and Calvin Johnson were basically unstoppable early last season.
Who are the best first round draft picks made by the Detroit Lions? Who will end up in the number one slot? Will it be Calvin Johnson, Matthew Stafford, Barry Sanders, Ndamukong Suh or someone else?
The Minnesota Vikings have a chance to maintain at least a share of the NFC North lead with a victory against the Detroit Lions. The Lions are struggling and the Vikings enter with momentum from a victory over the San Francisco 49ers.
In this week's interview with Calvin Johnson, he was asked if he thinks the call that went against the Green Bay Packers on MNF was worse then the call that went against him and the Lions in the infamous possession game.
During this week's interview with Calvin Johnson, Stoney and Bill wanted to know about the "bad boys" image the league and other teams have tagged to the Lions.
The Detroit Lions are getting what they expected from wide receivers Calvin Johnson and Nate Burleson, but not much else from the rest of their wideouts.
San Francisco's stingy defense denied Matthew Stafford another milestone, Vernon Davis caught touchdown passes of 21 and 23 yards from Alex Smith, and the 49ers beat the Detroit Lions 27-19 on Sunday night in a September showdown of NFC powers.
Calvin Johnson also respects the Niner defense, adding,"They are a well-coached unit.We have to be disciplined and have no penalties before or after the snap."
Calvin Johnson is still more than most secondaries can handle and the defensive line looked stout.
To start this year 0-2 after last season's undefeated start would be a letdown we don't need. Fingers crossed.
On the female replacement referees his team faces when the season starts, Johnson seems to think there's a learning curve.
The Lions make no apologies for how they are built. They are built to pass the football.
Comments on the Detroit Lions by the AP Pro32 panel (ranking in parentheses):
NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell couldn't help but notice a great deal of optimism and confidence that the Detroit Lions are moving in the right direction when he visited their training camp.
Matthew Stafford threw a 24-yard touchdown pass to Calvin Johnson and the Detroit Lions went on to beat the Buffalo Bills 38-32 Thursday night.
It probably shouldn't come as any surprise the Lions are going to walk into 2012 with the same strengths and the same ultimately fatal weakness they had at the close of the 2011 season.
For a shy, humble guy, receiver Calvin Johnson has turned into quite the media darling lately.
In a press conference after the shooting, East Lansing Police Chief Jennifer Brown said that when officers arrived on the scene, they found Kirby, 21, allegedly holding a bloody knife.
The operation targets vacant homes, lots and other locations connected to cases where people have been missing for a year or more.
So far, more than a dozen people have visited the Hervey family's cottage in Lake Orion to do laundry and take showers.
"Occupy the Summer" will run for 10 weeks and is designed to address ongoing concerns about youth violence and large gatherings involving teens.
According to the Michigan Department of Natural Resources, each of the five anglers is allowed up to six walleye in the Detroit River (30 total among the group); however, conservation officers discovered that the group exceeded the limit by 34 walleye.
Here's what you need to know for Tuesday, May 12, on the water emergency affecting a large part of Oakland County.
U.S. Marshals arrested Richard Werstine, also known as Joseph Alan Stavros, last month in Panama.
In a press conference after the shooting, East Lansing Police Chief Jennifer Brown said that when officers arrived on the scene, they found Kirby, 21, allegedly holding a bloody knife.
The operation targets vacant homes, lots and other locations connected to cases where people have been missing for a year or more.
So far, more than a dozen people have visited the Hervey family's cottage in Lake Orion to do laundry and take showers.
Michigan's average diesel price on Sunday is $6 — the highest ever recorded by the American Automobile Association.
Ford Motor Company is recalling over 179,000 vehicles due to a front seat issue that can increase the risk of injury in a crash, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said.
A vote by UAW Local 2093 members will be on May 11. The UAW says that if approved, workers could walk out of the Three Rivers facility starting on May 31.
The organization says its executive committee will oversee operations and lead the search for the next leader, under the leadership of DADA president Katie Coleman and Auto Show chairman Lincoln Phillip.
General Motors has announced production investments at its sites in Romulus, Saginaw and Toledo.
With summer not far behind, the city of Detroit is preparing for the highly anticipated 2026 Ford Fireworks next month.
Motown may be Detroit's most famous sound, but it's far from the only one.
Gene Simmons visited Detroit Rock City to celebrate the grand opening of a restaurant co-founded by him and his Kiss bandmate Paul Stanley.
The moon music tradition started more than 50 years ago, NASA said as it shared the Artemis II crew's playlist this week.
Restaurants are being considered for the new Michelin Guide American Great Lakes Edition, set to be revealed in 2027.
In a press conference after the shooting, East Lansing Police Chief Jennifer Brown said that when officers arrived on the scene, they found Kirby, 21, allegedly holding a bloody knife.
A larger COLA would boost monthly checks for retirees, but also strain Social Security's already depleted trust funds.
University of Toronto researchers say cellphone data shows a major drop not only in Canadian tourists visiting the U.S., "but also in business-related travel."
A hacking group named ShinyHunters claimed responsibility for the Canvas breach and threatened to leak data involving 275 million individuals if schools did not pay a ransom.
A Texas couple is filing a lawsuit accusing the AI company of guiding their teenage son in using drugs, resulting in a fatal overdose.
A Texas couple is filing a lawsuit accusing the AI company of guiding their teenage son in using drugs, resulting in a fatal overdose.
An American on the repatriation flight began showing symptoms of hantavirus and another "tested mildly PCR positive for the Andes virus," the Department of Health and Human Services says.
More than 100 people from a cruise ship dealing with an outbreak of the rare and deadly hantavirus are set to be disembarked.
In 2002, Zermeño found out he contracted hantavirus after cleaning the family house following the death of his mother and sister. He had been exposed to rodent droppings and became infected.
Perfect Pair was founded by a University of Michigan student in 2020 to curb social isolation during the pandemic.
The World Cup turfgrass, developed in collaboration between Michigan State University and the University of Tennessee, is designed to make play as consistent as possible.
Donovan Mitchell tied an NBA playoff record with 39 points in the second half as the Cleveland Cavaliers evened their second-round NBA playoff series against the Detroit Pistons with a 112-103 victory.
Gage Workman came off the bench and hit his first major league homer, a two-run shot that sent the Detroit Tigers past the Kansas City Royals 6-3 to snap a five-game losing streak.
Michael Wacha pitched seven scoreless innings, Bobby Witt Jr. hit an inside-the-park home run on a grounder and the Kansas City Royals beat the Detroit Tigers 5-1.
The Detroit Pistons lost 116-109 on Saturday to the Cleveland Cavaliers in Game 3 of their Eastern Conference semifinal series.
The roundtable discusses the impact of rising gas prices and friction at the federal level with Canada and the U.S., and how it affects tourism.
Life Directions has been helping guide and mentor young people in Detroit.
Robert Costa, the award-winning national correspondent for CBS Sunday Morning and chief Washington analyst for CBS News, talks about Michigan's role in this critical midterm election.
Diallo Smith, CEO of Detroit nonprofit Life Remodeled, talks about its new opportunity hub on the east side of Detroit called Anchor Detroit.
It's a look at the critical relationship between Canada, Michigan and the U.S. on this week's Michigan Matters.
Breezy and cool for Wednesday with a big change on the way
Detroit police, Michigan State Police, the FBI and more than a dozen other agencies are now working together on what they're calling "Operation Block," a citywide effort to search for missing people.
The family of Isaiah Kirby is asking for transparency after the Michigan State University senior was shot 17 times and killed by East Lansing police after he allegedly refused to drop a bloody knife.
While repairs continue on the water main break in Auburn Hills, residents are still being asked to conserve water. People living in homes connected to the city lines haven’t been able to do normal everyday things like taking showers or do laundry.
Detroit Mayor Mary Sheffield unveiled a new citywide summer safety initiative on Tuesday aimed at keeping kids and teens active and off the streets.