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Thursday Afternoon State Sports Thu, 08 May 2008 14:51:04 Detroit Tigers Ace Justin Verlander Will Try To Pitch Out Of His Recent Funk In Tonight's Finale Of A Four-Game Series Against Boston At Comerica Park. Verlander Is 1-And-5 And Will Face Red Sox Ace Josh Beckett. The Tigers Got Back On The Winning Track With A Dramatic 10-9 Victory Last Night, As Second Baseman Placido Polanco Drove In The Winning Run On A Busted-Bat Single That Scored Edgar Renteria From Third Base. The Tigers Broke A Five-Game Losing Streak Wiht The Win. The Detroit Red Wings Will Play Its First Game In A Week When They Skate Tonight In Game One Of The Nhl Western Conference Finals Against The Dallas Stars At Joe Louis Arena. The Red Wings Expect To Have Most Everyone Healthy And Ready To Play, Including Center Valtteri Filppula (Val-Terr-Ee Fill-Poo-Lah), Who Practiced Yesterday After Missing Several Days With A Leg Injury. Detroit Pistons Point Guard And Leader Chauncey Billups Is Listed As Day-To-Day Due To A Strained Hamstring Suffered In The First Quarter Of Last Night's 111-86 Loss To The Orlando Magic In Game Three Of Their Eastern Conference Semifinal Playoff Series. Billups Did Not Come Back Into The Game, As Rookie Rodney Stuckey Filled In. Game Four Is Saturday Night In Orlando. The University Of Detroit-Mercy Men's Basketball Team Is Getting Better And Better For Coach Ray Mccallum's First Season. The Titans Have Landed Indiana University Transfer, Eli Holman, Who Is A Six-Foot-Nine Inch, 250 Pound Center. Mccallum Spent The Last Two Seasons On The I-U Staff, And Knows Holman Very Well. He Says He Looks At His Transfer To Udm As A Chance Get A Fresh Start After Missing Most Of His Freshman Season With An Injured Wrist. |
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