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DETROIT _ Forget the cliche "these two guys just plain don't like each other." In Saturday night's fight between Floyd Mayweather Jr. of Grand Rapids, Mich., and Diego Corrales, these […]

DETROIT _ Late Monday night, snug in a hotel room in downtown Sacramento, Calif., after a sudden change in travel plans, Red Wings director of public relations John Hahn logged […]

MOORESVILLE, N.C. _ Forgive Dale Earnhardt for feeling a little light-headed these days. And it has nothing to do with his upcoming 50th birthday in April. Earnhardt, nicknamed Ironhead by […]

MOORESVILLE, N.C. _ At his father's Dale Earnhardt Inc. racing headquarters this week, Little E delivered his "I had a dream" speech. Dale Earnhardt Jr., characteristically clad in well-worn jeans […]

DETROIT _ No, Brent Leder did not attend a special school in the fine art of ring announcing. But he did happen to be wearing a tuxedo one night nine […]

DETROIT _ The Herd is the word. Still. Making the Motor City Bowl home for the holidays again, Marshall thundered to a 25-14 victory Wednesday over Cincinnati at the Silverdome. […]

Crowe DETROIT _ At quarterback, as in life, seeing the forest for the trees is of utmost importance. So while Byron Leftwich of Marshall values his quickness and throwing arm, […]

Slightly built, baby-faced Jonathan Ruffin looks as if he should be bagging your groceries, delivering your papers or wondering what high school will be like. "Hey," Cincinnati coach Rick Minter […]

DETROIT _ It's the best of both worlds for Cincinnati wide receiver Jason Collins-Baker: Home for the holidays, and for Wednesday's Motor City Bowl at the Silverdome. Although some Bearcats […]

Crowe DETROIT _ OK, it's not exactly an annual pilgrimage. But Christmas in Motown does not seem to mean holiday ho-ho-homesickness for the Thundering Herd of Marshall. The Mid-American Conference […]

DETROIT _ Cincinnati coach Rick Minter said his Bearcats "never met a bowl game we didn't like." Sophomore linebacker Antwan Peek said he has never met a bowl game, period. […]

DETROIT _ Running five to eight miles up hills early every morning except Sunday, then going 10 rounds with a heavy bag and 10 more with a speed bag, can […]

PONTIAC, Mich._ Mostly, it was a TV day away from dimpled ballots and cheating chads. It was also one on which the Lions' treasured tradition of serving pigskin on Thanksgiving […]

A record year for rain at Milan Dragway ended last weekend _ a few thousand miles away and about as brightly as possible. Jim Adams of Fruitport _ representing Milan […]

PONTIAC, Mich. _ Was that Big Ten smashmouth football in Gary Moeller's debut? Or just the usual Lions formula of an offense that sputtered and a defense that saved the […]

DETROIT _ IT isn't novel to Bobby Labonte. In 17 of this year's 32 NASCAR Winston Cup events, Labonte's Pontiac has finished fifth or better. But one more top-five would […]

DETROIT _ Perhaps something has been painfully overlooked in the buildup to Saturday night's fight for the undisputed heavyweight title held by Lennox Lewis: David Tua's chin. "Absolutely," said Lewis […]

DETROIT _ With three races left and his driver leading the NASCAR Winston Cup standings by more than 200 points, crew chief Jimmy Makar should be sitting on top of […]

DETROIT _ Bobby Labonte has this weekend off. But there is no real break from the pressure of trying to sew up his first NASCAR Winston Cup title. Following last […]

DETROIT _ Dale Earnhardt Jr. has permission to join his fast famous father on an upcoming all-nighter. The party will be the famed 24 Hours of Daytona endurance race Feb. […]

DETROIT _ As new boxing businessman Thomas Hearns pretty much puts it, God is his co-promoter, and both of them report to Lois Hearns. Hearns Entertainment, the fledgling promotional group […]

DETROIT _ Could be a classic. Could be a clunker. Could be a catastrophe. Could be another chapter or so in a psychology textbook. Mike Tyson and Andrew Golota, boxing's […]

DETROIT _ According to "Pretty Boy" Floyd Mayweather Jr., there is life after firing your father. And it can even be friendly. Mayweather, reigning World Boxing Council 130-pound champion and […]

Crowe Brooklyn is thicker than water. Just ask Zab Judah, the International Boxing Federation junior-welterweight champion, about his home in New York. It's the kinship he shares with good friend […]

DETROIT _ Yes, Mike Tyson tends to view the world in black and white. True, Tyson does not react favorably to reminders of past bad ring behavior. And, yes, it […]

DETROIT _ Turns out that back in April, when Chris Byrd of Flint became a late replacement for Razor Ruddock, at least one man gave Byrd a decent chance of […]

Crowe DETROIT _ FRANK GARZA will be the dapperly dressed man in the middle when renowned rule-breakers Mike Tyson and Andrew Golota do battle Oct. 20 at the Palace. You […]

At least in English, an in-depth answer from Andrew Golota is two sentences. And he's rather good at punch lines. Such as when asked about his Oct. 20 fight with […]

DETROIT _ The state had good news Friday for Mike Tyson fans. Although he might be on anti-depressant medication or just a generally unpleasant person, that won't KO his Oct. […]

DETROIT _ So much for just turning left at the world's most famous speedway. That officially ends today, when practice begins at Indianapolis Motor Speedway for Sunday's first United States […]

They are the men behind the maniac. Way behind, apparently. Not that you can blame Tommy Brooks and Jay Bright, Mike Tyson's trainers for his Oct. 20 bout with Andrew […]

DETROIT _ Benefit of the doubt is that the self-proclaimed baddest man on the planet arrived at press conference Thursday suffering from some very funky airline food. The alternatives are […]

DETROIT _ It won't bring back Adam Petty or Kenny Irwin. It doesn't even guarantee that a third life won't be lost this year at New Hampshire International Speedway. But […]

Lawrence Clay-Bey, who never really went anywhere, is always amused to read that he's coming back. "I mean, every time I fight again, I always go on the Internet and […]

DETROIT _ It's one of those magic tricks generally performed by actual analysts. But lead Lions radio voice Mark Champion pulled a rabbit Sunday from the Lions-Washington game on WXYT-AM. […]

The scene of the suspected crime was just five miles from Bronco McKart's doorstep in Monroe, Mich. It was May 17, 1996, at Glen Stock Arena at the Monroe County […]

DETROIT _ It was a special match drag race last weekend at Cordova, Ill., between Shirley (Cha Cha) Muldowney, 60, and Tony Schumacher, 30, the reigning NHRA Winston top-fuel champion. […]

DETROIT _ It's a gimme. And Darrell Waltrip hopes he won't have to bend down to pick it up. In the final year of an outstanding career that included three […]

DETROIT _ The bad boys are coming to the Palace. And we're not talking about a Pistons reunion. All involved Wednesday confirmed that heavyweight head cases Mike Tyson and Andrew […]

DETROIT _ It's the one-year anniversary of Terry Labonte coming so close to winning _ before spinning _ at Bristol, Tenn. And despite several invitations, Labonte refused to light candles […]

BROOKLYN, Mich. _ When the end came Sunday to a caution-heavy Pepsi 400 at Michigan Speedway, Rusty Wallace's pursuers were simply too tired out to tangle. The result _ before […]

BROOKLYN, Mich. _ It was the shortest lease in Chevrolet history. When Kerry Earnhardt borrowed the No. 71 Monte Carlo from Dave Marcis for Sunday's Pepsi 400, he was just […]

BROOKLYN, Mich. _ It got misty for Mark Martin at Michigan Speedway on Friday. And it had nothing to with sadness over it being Martin's final appearance at the track […]

BROOKLYN, Mich. _ Big E. and Middle E. didn't make the show Friday. But Little E. stole it. NASCAR Winston Cup rookie Dale Earnhardt Jr., 25, turned a two-mile Michigan […]

BROOKLYN, Mich. _ He's not generally the fastest form of ammunition. But Buckshot Jones shot around Michigan Speedway's two-mile oval Friday in record fashion. His Chevrolet's lap at 184.786 m.p.h. […]

BROOKLYN, Mich. _ Winning isn't everything. It's just what Jeff Green has done in five of his 22 NASCAR Busch Grand National starts this year. And when not finishing first, […]

Crowe BROOKLYN, Mich. _ It's just a two-mile drive. But the closer this afternoon comes for Kerry Earnhardt, the more qualifying for Sunday's Pepsi 400 at Michigan Speedway seems like […]

If you _ like me _ yearn to learn the secret to scoring big-time boxing, let last Saturday's Evander Holyfield-John Ruiz bout for the WBA heavyweight title be our last […]

DETROIT _ Emanuel Steward will forever recall it as if it was yesterday. But it was one morning in early May when Steve McCrory stopped by Steward's Detroit home. "And […]

INDIANAPOLIS _ Dale Earnhardt proved typically quick with a cutting quip Friday morning at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Talking to an audience of mostly reporters and Jeff Gordon, Earnhardt said: "And […]