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Tayshaun Prince Battles Coach, Perceptions as Free Agency Approaches

Tayshaun Prince was getting close to erupting on John Kuester. He just didn't know it yet. This was a good day on the Detroit Pistons front, a win over the Sacramento on Sunday that made it four out of five for a team that had lost five straight to start the season. And still, there was a tone of frustration in the...

Magic Johnson Sells Ownership Stake in Los Angeles Lakers

Earvin "Magic" Johnson is no longer a part-owner of the Los Angeles Lakers. Johnson sold his stake in the Lakers to Dr. Patrick Soon-Shiong, an accomplished businessman, prominent UCLA surgeon and Lakers season-ticket holder for 25 years, for an undisclosed sum, the team announced Monday. Johnson, who was believed to own...

Mike Ilitch to Buy Detroit Pistons From Karen Davidson, Report Says

The Detroit Pistons will be sold to Detroit sports icon Mike Ilitch in a deal that should be completed within the next 30 days, according to "Crain's Detroit Business". The Ilitch family already owns the Detroit Red Wings and Detroit Tigers and is said to be very interested in building a new downtown arena that would...

Mike Modano Baffled by Stars

For the first time in 20 years, Mike Modano isn't spending his summer pointing toward the Stars' next season. Modano, who played for Dallas the entire time the Stars have graced that city, is now back in his hometown, set to wear the winged wheel for the first time since he played for Little Caesars youth hockey program,...

Tigers' Owner Wants Leyland, Dombrowski Back for 2011

From the sounds of some of Jim Leyland's quotes lately, he might just want to stroll out to pasture once the 2010 season is finished, but he'll at least have the option of returning to Detroit. Tigers owner Mike Illitch told the Detroit News he plans to keep Leyland and general manager Dave Dombrowski for next season....

Mike Ilitch News From the Web

05/29/12 Lockout + Wings attempts to publicly subsidize new... Source: Kukla's Korner [A lockout] could be a roadblock to getting a new arena built in downtown Detroit, a Clemson University economics professor said in a story by Crain's Detroit Business.
05/27/12 Drew Sharp: Like maligned Heat, Tigers' fate is... Source: Detroit Free Press - Detroit MI Do the Tigers risk becoming baseball's version of the Miami "Hate"?
05/24/12 Wings look to build new arena in Detroit Source: The Windsor Star - ON - Canada ItÃ¢s seen four Stanley Cup-championship teams, the nomination of a future U.S. president (Ronald Reagan) and many of the biggest names in music, but Joe Louis Arena has also seen better days.
05/21/12 Report: Red Wings hire architect to design new arena... Source: CBSSports.com While the fans aren't exactly lining the streets of Detroit chanting "Hey, hey! Ho, ho! The old Joe has got to go!" there is at least awareness that a new arena would be nice.
05/07/12 Zach Parise & Ryan Suter Will Lead the Detroit Red... Source: Bleacher Report It's no secret that the Detroit Red Wings owner, Mike Ilitch, is going to do whatever is necessary to win a championship.

Background on Mike Ilitch

Michael "Mike" Ilitch Sr. (July 20, 1929) is an American entrepreneur, founder and owner of the international fast food franchise Little Caesars Pizza.

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