Red Wings goaltender Chris Osgood and general manager Ken Holland have known each other for more than two decades. If Osgood isn't a Hall of Famer in another 20 years, Holland will be surprised. "He's certainly making a case," Holland said Monday. No doubt.

Bill Laimbeer likes how his defending WNBA champion Detroit Shock look on paper. But, with the season opener less than a week away, he would like to see how they look on the court.

Bill Laimbeer likes how his defending WNBA champion Detroit Shock look on paper. But, with the season opener less than a week away, he would like to see how they look on the court.

Last summer, Detroit coach Bill Laimbeer brought the Shock to Traverse City over the Olympic break to relax, practice and interact with the northern Michigan fans. They're back.

In a rematch of last year's WNBA Final, the Detroit Shock will play the San Antonio Silver Stars in an preseason game Saturday at Traverse City West Senior High School.

Coach Jim Schwartz said the Detroit Lions "stuck" to their draft board, relying on the evaluations of their scouts, in selecting their picks in the NFL draft over the weekend. Fine. But I would feel better if that scouting department included someone with credentials like David Chadd (former Boston Red Sox-current Detroit Tigers director of amateur scouting) or Hakan Andersson (European scout for the Detroit Red Wings).

Grading drafts shortly afterward is pretty much an exercise in futility. Just go back and read glowing reviews of Matt Millen's picks of Joey Harrington, Charles Rogers and Mike Williams to see why. But the Detroit Lions appear to have selected a solid draft class when all things are taken into consideration.

The only sure-fire selection Detroit made was Oklahoma State tight end Brandon Pettigrew. When the Lions selected him with the 20th pick in the first round, I didn't quite understand it. But upon further review, Detroit seems to have nailed a home run.

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