SB Nation Detroit: All Posts by James Herberthttps://cdn.vox-cdn.com/community_logos/48919/detroit-fave.png2012-08-09T08:03:04-04:00https://detroit.sbnation.com/authors/james-herbert/rss2012-08-09T08:03:04-04:002012-08-09T08:03:04-04:00Michigan State Training Camp: Monty Madaris Fighting For Time At WR
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<p>Michigan State Spartans freshman Monty Madaris is battling for time at the wide receiver position at training camp. The Cincinnati Moeller product was regarded as one of the best at his position in his high school class and wants to be able to learn on the job immediately at the NCAA level, <a target="_blank" href="http://www.lansingstatejournal.com/article/20120808/GW01/308080067/1023/GW?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter">via Brian Calloway of Lansing State Journal</a>:</p>
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<p>"It means everything," Madaris said of the opportunity at receiver. "That's my dream. That's why I came to Michigan State is to play. Football is basically my life right now."<br>...<br>"We have a couple of upperclassmen and right now I'm just learning from them," Madaris said. "I've got to learn the plays. The older receivers, they really are my mentors right now with learning the offense."</p>
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<p>Madaris has lots of competition and head coach Mark Dantonio is not tipping his hand as to which direction he's leaning just yet.</p>
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https://detroit.sbnation.com/2012/8/9/3229561/michigan-state-spartans-training-camp-monty-madarisJames Herbert2012-08-08T22:53:05-04:002012-08-08T22:53:05-04:00Tigers Vs. Yankees Final Score: Detroit Falls, Winning Streak Stops At 6
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<p>The <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.blessyouboys.com/">Detroit Tigers</a>' six-game winning streak is over, as they lost to the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.pinstripealley.com/">New York Yankees</a> 12-8 on Wednesday. Detroit rallied back from a 7-0 deficit, but it was not enough.</p>
<p>New York scored two runs in the first off of RBI-singles from <span>Eric Chavez</span> and <span>Curtis Granderson</span>. Granderson extended the lead to 5-0 with a three-run home run in the third. A <span>Nick Swisher</span> single and a <span>Mark Teixeira</span> sac fly made it 7-0 heading into the bottom of the fourth.</p>
<p>Brennan Boesch singled in a run in the fourth and a single from <span>Jeff Baker</span> scored two in the sixth to make it 7-3.</p>
<p>In the seventh, <span>Ichiro Suzuki's</span> RBI-single gave the Yankees a five-run lead. That lead was cut to just one after a huge bottom of the inning for Detroit.</p>
<p>Austin Jackson scored on a <span>Prince Fielder</span> groundout, then <span>Miguel Cabrera</span> scored on an <span>Andy Dirks</span> single. <span>Brennan Boesch's</span> infield single scored <span>Delmon Young</span>, then <span>Alex Avila's</span> single drove in Dirks. This made it 8-7.</p>
<p>New York extended their lead to 10-7 in the top of the eighth, first with an RBI-single from Teixeira and then with <span>Robinson Cano</span> scoring on a Chavez groundout.</p>
<p><span>Omar Infante's</span> solo home run in the bottom of the eighth made it 10-8. <span>Jayson Nix</span> scored on a <span>Brayan Villarreal</span> balk and Cano drove in Jeter with a single to make it 12-8 in the ninth and that's how it would stay.</p>
<p><span>Anibal Sanchez</span> got the loss for Detroit. He pitched three innings, gave up seven hits and seven earned runs and struck out two.</p>
<p>C.C. Sabathia pitched six and two-thirds innings, gave up eight hits, five runs (three earned) and struck out seven for the win.</p>
<p>The fourth and final game of the series will be played on Thursday, first pitch at 1:05 p.m. ET at Comerica Park.</p>
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https://detroit.sbnation.com/2012/8/8/3229354/detroit-tigers-new-york-yankees-final-score-winning-streak-overJames Herbert2012-08-08T21:20:04-04:002012-08-08T21:20:04-04:002012 Olympic Medal Count: United States Takes Back Overall Medal Lead
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<p>The United States took back the overall medal lead from China on Wednesday, with seven Track and Field medals putting them over the top. Allyson Felix, Aries Merritt and Britney Reese all earned gold medals.</p>
<p>Felix won the <a href="http://www.sbnation.com/london-olympics-2012/2012/8/8/3228608/allyson-felix-womens-200m-gold-medal" target="new">women's 200 meters</a> and is now the first woman to win three medals in the 200 meters. Reese was the second American to win gold in <a href="http://www.sbnation.com/london-olympics-2012/2012/8/8/3228730/brittney-reese-womens-long-jump-gold-medal/in/2991577" target="new" style="background-color: #ffffff; text-decoration: underline;">women's long jump</a>, Merritt and fellow American Jason Richardson won gold and silver in the <a href="http://www.sbnation.com/london-olympics-2012/2012/8/8/3228609/aries-merritt-110m-hurdles-jason-richardson-medal-results/in/2991577" target="new">men's 110m hurdles</a> and Lashinda Demus took home silver in the <a href="http://www.sbnation.com/london-olympics-2012/2012/8/8/3228551/womens-400m-hurdles-gold-medal/in/2991577" target="new">women's 400m hurdles</a>.</p>
<p>Bronze medals were won by Carmelita Jeter and Janay DeLoach both in the 200 meters and the long jump respectively.</p>
<p>The top five in the most up-to-date <a target="_blank" href="http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/olympics/2012/medals/tracker/?xid=sbnation">medal count</a>:</p>
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<b>United States, 81</b> (34 gold, 22 silver, 25 bronze)</li>
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<b>China, 77</b> (36, 22, 19)</li>
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<b>Russia, 52</b> (11, 19, 22)</li>
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<b>Great Britain, 48</b> (22, 13, 13)</li>
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<b>Germany, 32</b> (7, 15, 10)</li>
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https://detroit.sbnation.com/2012/8/8/3229267/2012-olympic-medal-count-united-states-overall-leadJames Herbert2012-08-08T21:06:20-04:002012-08-08T21:06:20-04:00ESPN College GameDay To Feature Michigan At Indiana
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<p>ESPN released its 2012-2013 "College GameDay" basketball schedule on Wednesday and it will feature the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-basketball/teams/michigan-wolverines">Michigan Wolverines</a> on February 2 when they play against the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-basketball/teams/indiana-hoosiers">Indiana Hoosiers</a> in Bloomington, Indiana.</p>
<p>One person who should be happy about this news: Jalen Rose. The ex-Wolverine, who had been working as an NBA analyst for ESPN, was recently added to the basketball "College GameDay" crew as a full-time panelist. He will also work as a game analyst on a selection of games throughout the season.</p>
<p>Other key matchups on the "College GameDay<span style="line-height: 8.981481552124023px;">"</span> schedule include the show's first trip to Butler's Hinkle Fieldhouse on January 19, Missouri's visit to Kentucky's Rupp Arena on February 23 and a wild doubleheader on March 9. On the last "College GameDay" of the season, Rose and the crew will start the day in Washington for Syracuse/Georgetown and then travel to Chapel Hill for Duke/North Carolina.</p>
<p>The full "College GameDay" schedule can be seen <a href="http://espn.go.com/blog/collegebasketballnation/post/_/id/62136/the-2013-college-gameday-schedule-has-arrived" target="_blank">over at ESPN.com</a>.</p>
https://detroit.sbnation.com/2012/8/8/3229241/espn-college-gameday-michigan-wolverinesJames Herbert2012-08-08T20:27:00-04:002012-08-08T20:27:00-04:00Score Update: Tigers Down Big To Yankees, Streak In Jeopardy
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<p>The Detroit <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.blessyouboys.com/">Tigers</a> are looking to get their seventh win in a row on Wednesday night against the New York <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.pinstripealley.com/">Yankees</a>, but so far it isn't looking good. Heading into the fifth inning, they are down 7-1.</p>
<p>The Yankees took a 2-0 lead in the first inning off of RBI-singles from <span>Eric Chavez</span> and <span>Curtis Granderson</span>.</p>
<p>Granderson extended that lead to 5-0 in the third inning with a home run that scored Chavez and <span>Robinson Cano</span>.</p>
<p>The Yankees made it 7-0 in the fourth with an RBI-single by <span>Nick Swisher</span> followed by a <span>Mark Teixeira</span> sac fly.</p>
<p>Both benches were warned, as three batters have already been hit -- Teixeira and <span>Prince Fielder</span> in the first, then Robinson Cano in the third.</p>
<p>Tigers starter Anibal Sanchez was pulled for <span>Duane Below</span> after Swisher's RBI-single. He gave up seven hits and seven earned runs and struck out two in three innings.</p>
<p><span>Brennan Boesch</span> cut the lead to 7-1 in the bottom of the fourth.</p>
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https://detroit.sbnation.com/2012/8/8/3229143/detroit-tigers-new-york-yankees-score-update-curtis-grandersonJames Herbert2012-08-06T23:28:12-04:002012-08-06T23:28:12-04:00Michigan Wolverines Football Training Camp: Denard Robinson Emerging As Leader
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<p>The <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/teams/michigan-wolverines">Michigan Wolverines</a> opened their training camp on Monday and it appears a new version of <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/players/76856/denard-robinson">Denard Robinson</a> showed up.</p>
<p>This Robinson, a senior, is more vocal on the field, embracing a leadership role, <a target="_blank" href="http://www.foxsportsdetroit.com/08/06/12/Denard-Robinson-embracing-leadership-rol/landing_um.html?blockID=772025&feedID=3868">via Dave Hogg of Fox Sports Detroit</a>:</p>
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<p>"Denard's really picked it up," [Roy] Roundtree said after Michigan's first fall practice. "He's a lot more vocal than he has been in the past. You can actually hear him now."<br>…<br>"I think we've seen Denard step up as a leader since the spring," Michigan coach Brady Hoke said Monday. "His maturity level is high, and even though we are just one day in, he did a really nice job today of getting the offense where it needed to be, and calling plays in the huddle. There's more confidence this year."</p>
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<p>It's a continuation of what was first seen at Big Ten Media Days last week, when <a target="_blank" href="http://detroit.sbnation.com/michigan-wolverines/2012/7/27/3197305/video-michigan-football-denard-robinson-speech-big-ten-luncheon-wolverines">Robinson delivered a heartfelt speech about his family and his journey to U-M</a>.</p>
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https://detroit.sbnation.com/michigan-wolverines/2012/8/6/3224878/michigan-wolverines-football-training-camp-denard-robinsonJames Herbert2012-08-06T23:14:04-04:002012-08-06T23:14:04-04:00Justin Verlander Was "Angry" Before His 14-Strikeout Career Night
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<p><a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.blessyouboys.com/">Detroit Tigers</a> pitcher <span>Justin Verlander</span> was "angry" before he went and struck out a career-high-tying 14 <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.pinstripealley.com/">New York Yankees</a> at Comerica Park on Monday night.</p>
<p>Going into the game, he'd lost his last two starts. Against the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.letsgotribe.com/">Cleveland Indians</a>, he gave up six hits and four runs in the seventh inning. Against the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.overthemonster.com/">Boston Red Sox</a>, he gave up four runs in the fourth inning. Verlander knew he had to be better against New York, <a target="_blank" href="http://www.mlive.com/tigers/index.ssf/2012/08/detroit_tigers_ace_justin_verl_9.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+mlive_sports+%28MLive.com+Sports%29">via David Mayo of mlive.com</a>:</p>
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<p>"Two in a row with big innings, teams stringing together hits, that's not like me," Verlander said. "So I knew that there needed to be something changed."</p>
<p>He went to pitching coach Jeff Jones and asked for help.</p>
<p>"I feel like after one, sometimes, it's OK, just kind of throw it aside, didn't pitch well," Verlander said. "I feel like if two happens, it's starting to begin a pattern, maybe something's not right. That's the way I felt.</p>
<p>"So after this last loss, I went to Jeff and said, 'Hey, we need to figure out what's a little off here and fix it.' So we did a little look-back and compared to some old video and found a couple things that we thought were off and fixed them."</p>
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<p>Verlander's amazing night vaulted him past George Mullin for sixth-most career strikeouts in Tigers history, at 1381.</p>
<p><i>To stay up-to-date with the Tigers-Yankees series, continue reading this </i><a href="http://detroit.sbnation.com/detroit-tigers/2012/8/6/3224022/detroit-tigers-new-york-yankees-preview-recap-news-updates-schedule">Story Stream</a><i>. For all things Tigers head over to <a href="http://www.blessyouboys.com/">Bless You Boys</a> and for all your other MLB needs don't miss <a href="http://www.sbnation.com/mlb">Baseball Nation</a>.</i></p>
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https://detroit.sbnation.com/detroit-tigers/2012/8/6/3224856/justin-verlander-strikeouts-detroit-tigers-career-high-new-york-yankees-angryJames Herbert2012-08-06T22:49:16-04:002012-08-06T22:49:16-04:00London Olympics 2012: Jalen Rose Doesn't Want You To Call U.S. Gymnasts 'The Fab Five'
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<p>Jalen Rose wants you to know that there is only one Fab Five and it is not the U.S. women's gymnastics team.</p> <p>It turns out Jalen Rose is protective of the 'Fab Five' name. The former Michigan Wolverine is evidently not okay with media referring to the United States women's gymnastics team with his team's famous moniker.</p>
<p>He had some pointed words for those who have repurposed the name, <a target="_blank" href="http://detroit.cbslocal.com/2012/08/06/jalen-rose-dont-call-the-olympic-gymnasts-the-fab-five/">via Jamie Samuelsen of 97.1 Detroit</a>:</p>
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<p>"To use the nickname just points and screams of lazy journalism by the national media, that's really what it is," Rose said. "It's no fault at all of the young gymnasts. But I really wish they would have come up with an even more creative tag for them and their gold medal pursuit."</p>
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<p>"To use the nickname just points and screams of lazy journalism by the national media, that's really what it is," Rose said. "It's no fault at all of the young gymnasts. But I really wish they would have come up with an even more creative tag for them and their gold medal pursuit."</p>
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<p>Rose is currently working as an analyst for ESPN during the Olympics.</p>
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<p><span>Justin Verlander</span> (12-7) was dominant as the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.blessyouboys.com/">Detroit Tigers</a> beat the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.pinstripealley.com/">New York Yankees</a> 7-2 on Monday night. It was the fifth win in a row for Detroit.</p>
<p>Verlander pitched eight innings, gave up eight hits and struck out 14. That ties his career high in strikeouts. He now has 1381 strikeouts in his career, passing George Mullin for sixth in Tigers history, <a target="_blank" href="https://twitter.com/BBritten_Tigers/statuses/232651526684958721">via Brian Britten, Detroit's Director of Media Relations</a>.</p>
<p>Detroit took a 2-0 lead early on the strength of solo home runs from <span>Prince Fielder</span> and <span>Miguel Cabrera</span>, but New York tied it up in the top of the fifth on RBI-singles from <span>Derek Jeter</span> and <span>Robinson Cano</span>.</p>
<p>RBI-singles from <span>Omar Infante</span> and <span>Alex Avila</span> plus a sac fly from <span>Andy Dirks</span> made it 5-2 at the end of the fifth.</p>
<p>Avila and <span>Jhonny Peralta</span> both had RBI-singles in the sixth to make it 7-2 and that's how it would stay.</p>
<p>Yankees starter Ivan Nova (10-6) gave up 11 hits, seven runs and struck out five in 5 1/3 innings.</p>
<p>Detroit sold out the game with 41,381 fans coming to Comerica Park. The series will continue Tuesday at 7:05 p.m. ET.</p>
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<p>Brazil's Arthur Nabarrete Zanetti pulled off an upset victory in the Men's Gymnastics Rings final on Monday, capturing his country's first medal of the 2012 Olympic Games.</p>
<p>Zanetti finished with 15.900 points, enough to beat silver medal winner Chen Yibing of China, who had 15.800 points.</p>
<p>Chen -- the "Lord of the Rings" -- was the favorite, as he won gold in Beijing and was also the winner of four of the last five world titles.</p>
<p>Italy's Matteo Morandi won bronze with a score of 17.733.</p>
<p>It's not as if Chen performed poorly, but Zanetti managed to be just slightly better on this particular da, via The Associated Press:</p>
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<p>Just slight flaws kept Chen from another gold.</p>
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