Thursday Afternoon State Sports Headlines
Thu, 29 Jul 2010 13:55:55 EDT
     The Rays Completed A Four-Game Sweep Of The Tigers With A 4-2 Win This
Afternoon In Tampa. Ramon Santiago And Austin Jackson Drove In Runs For
Detroit. Former Tiger Carlos Pena Had A Home-Run And Drove In All Four Runs
For The Rays. Rick Porcello Took The Loss, Dropping To 4-And-9 On The Year.
Detroit Is Five-And-A-Half Games Back Of The White Sox For First-Place In
The Al Central. The Tigers, Who Have Lost 11 Straight Games On The Road,
Will Open A Three-Game Series With The Red Sox In Boston On Friday Night.   

     The Tigers Acquired Infielder Jhonny Peralta From The Indians On
Wednesday. Detroit Sent Minor League Pitcher Giovanni Soto To Cleveland In
Exchange. Peralta, Who Was In Uniform But Did Not Start Today, Will Take
Over At Third Base For The Injured Brandon Inge. Peralta Is Expected To
Move To Shortstop When Inge Returns To The Lineup.   

     A Former Spartan And Wolverine Are Making Nba News This Week. Zach
Randolph Is Reportedly Working On An Extension With The Memphis Grizzlies.
Randolph Left Michigan State After His Freshman Year, And Was The 19th Pick
In The 2001 Nba Draft. The Celtics Have Invited Former Michigan Forward
Deshawn Sims To Training Camp. Sims Averaged Seven Points A Game For Boston
In Summer League Play Earlier This Month.

     The Detroit Red Wings Will Reportedly Give Aaron Downey Another Shot.
Downey Is Expected To Receive A Tryout With Detroit During Training Camp.
The Enforcer Played In Motown During The 2007-08 Season, Earning Three
Assists And 116 Penalty Minutes With The Red Wings. Downey Did Not Play In
The Nhl Last Season.

     The Detroit Lions Are Inching Closer To The Start Of Training Camp.
Players Will Report To The Teams Headquarters And Practice Facility In Allen
Park On Friday. First Round Picks Ndamukong Suh And Jahvid Best Are Still
Unsigned. The Rams Continue To Negotiate A Contract With First Overall Pick
Sam Bradford. Once Bradford Signs, A Pay Scale Will Be Set For Several
Other First Round Picks, Including Suh And Best.

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