Last night’s shootout win puts Detroit in a familiar place, albeit one they haven’t seen very often this year – inside the 8 team playoff cut for the Western Conference.  The two points needed to jump over Calgary did not come easy.  Despite a good first and second period, Detroit found itself in a 1-1 [...]

Despite two absolutely spectacular shootout goals by Pavel Datsyuk and Todd Bertuzzi, the Wings were unable to best the Blackhawks on Sunday.  A final shootout tally by Patrick Kane gave the Blackhawks the win, their third straight over the Wings this season. Pavel Datsyuk and Todd Bertuzzi’s shootout goals

Drew Brees offered a lengthy and well-written opinion on Sunday for the Washington Post concerning the current NFL anti-trust case that will likely be before the Supreme Court as you read this.  The lawsuit in question concerns a 2000 decision by the NFL to award Reebok an exclusive merchandise deal for all NFL apparel – [...]