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SideLion Report (Free subscription) | 01/03/2009
I’m hearing things… THINGS Apparently the Detroit Lions, despite announcing a freeze on ticket prices, are tacking on a licensing premium to the nicer seats at Ford Field. Oh, I should mention that it’s to the tune of around 2,000 per seat. I’ll let you settle down from laughing. Ticket sales outlook for the 2009 season looks dire; [...]
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Open Book: A Sports Blog (Free subscription) | 12/22/2008
If anyone is surprised William Clay Ford’s first public comments this season presented confusion about what he is going to do with the Lions’ future, they shouldn’t be. Ford has a long track record of exactly this type of thing. It’s why Russ Thomas was general manager for so long. And why he stuck with Wayne Fontes as head coach throughout the 1990s, despite talent that was better than...
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Detroit Free Press (Free subscription) | 12/21/2008
Lions owner William Clay Ford said today he wants general manager Martin Mayhew and chief operating officer Tom Lewand to remain in the organization and help him hire another front-office executive, according to a report on mlive.com.
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U.S. Soccer (Free subscription) | 12/17/2008
The 2008 Olympic champion U.S. Women’s National Team will play its 36th and final match of the year on Wednesday, Dec. 17, taking on China PR at Ford Field in Detroit, Mich. The match kicks off at 7:30 p.m. ET and fans can follow on ussoccer.com’s MatchTracker.
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Detroit Free Press (Free subscription) | 12/06/2008
The third quarter paved the way for Buffalo's 42-24 shocker in the Mid-American Conference championship game Friday night at Ford Field. And it was a questionable half-yard call that turned things around.
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Detroit Free Press (Free subscription) | 12/04/2008
The last time Michigan State played at Ford Field in December 2003, Tom Jernstedt and Greg Shaheen purposely visited the worst seats. Detroit had already secured the 2009 NCAA Final Four five months earlier under a traditional court configuration, so the NCAA vice presidents wanted to get a feel for the building during a game.
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Detroit Free Press (Free subscription) | 12/03/2008
The Spartans have known for a year that they would have one guaranteed trip to Ford Field during this season and that they would play one of the top teams in the nation there. They hope there will be a return visit to Detroit in a few months -- with the possibility of a rematch.
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Detroit Free Press (Free subscription) | 12/03/2008
The Spartans have known for a year that they would have one guaranteed trip to Ford Field during this season and that they would play one of the top teams in the nation there. They hope there will be a return visit to Detroit in a few months -- with the possibility of a rematch.
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SPORTSbyBROOKS (Free subscription) | 12/04/2008
You know, at this rate the college basketball season isn’t going to be very interesting. North Carolina has now won each of its eight games by at least 15 points, and absolutely crushed Michigan State at Ford Field last night, 98-63, giving the Heels one more win in that venue than the Lions this year. [...]
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Detroit Free Press (Free subscription) | 12/02/2008
Women's national soccer coach Pia Sundhage has called in 22 players as the U.S. team returns to the field for two matches against China this month, including at Ford Field on Dec. 17 (7:30 p.m.).
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Detroit Free Press (Free subscription) | 12/04/2008
MSU trailed by 14 at halftime and the Tar Heels only extended their lead in the second half as MSU's shooting went cold. UNC won 98-63, getting another win for the Atlantic Coast Conference in the ACC/Big Ten Challenge.
