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Tuesday Afternoon State Sports Tue, 06 May 2008 13:57:41 The Detroit Tigers Will Send Left Hander Nate Robertson To The Hill Tonight Against The Boston Red Sox To Try And Put The Brakes On A Four-Game Losing Skid. He Will Face Knuckleballer Tim Wakefield. One Of Wakefield's Two Wins This Season Came Against The Tigers On April 10th. Robertson Is Trying For His Second Straight Win After Beating The Yankees Last Week In New York. The Detroit Pistons Will Take A 2-0 Series Lead Into Orlando For Game Three Of The Nba Eastern Conference Semifinals Tomorrow Night Against The Magic. The Pistons Built A Double-Digit Lead Last Night At The Palace, But Needed Two Late Free Throws From Chauncey Billups To Get The 100-93 Win. Billups Led All Scorers With 28 Points, While Averaging Just Over 23 Points In The First Two Games Against The Magic. History Will Be On The Red Wings Side When They Face The Dallas Stars In The Third Round Of The Stanley Cup Playoffs. Detroit Has Never Lost A Playoff Series To The Stars' Franchise, Dating Back To 1992, When The Club Was Still In Minnesota. The Western Conference Finals Open Thursday Night At Joe Louis Arena. The Red Wings Are Coming Off A Four-Game Sweep Of The Colorado Avalanche While The Stars Took Six Games To Eliminate The San Jose Sharks. The Last Game Took Four Overtimes. Michigan Head Basketball Coach John Beilein Is Losing One Of His More Experienced Players. Junior Forward Ekpe (Eck-Pay) Udoh (Oo-Doe) Has Decided To Leave U-M And Transfer To Another School. However, He Has Not Determined Where That Will Be. Udoh Averaged Five And-A-Half Points A Game, Four-And-A-Half Rebounds And Just Over Two Blocks A Game. He Led The Big Ten In Blocks In 2007-08, And His 159 Career Blocked Shots Place Him Fifth In Wolverines History. |
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