Rattle Run recently announced Affordable Family Golf on Saturday afternoons from 2:30 to 4 p.m. Juniors can golf free with the purchase of a round of golf (by parent or guardian) for $15. The Pro Shop manager says, “These are some amazing discounts.”
The field for the NCAA Preliminary Rounds was announced and two Titans will be heading to Greensboro, NC, to compete in the East Region: senior Brittany Horne (Okemos, Mich./Okemos) and junior Lesley Hanna (Exuma, Bahamas/Coakley). The event will take place at the Irwin Bell Track on the campus of North Carolina A&T State University from May 27-29.
Former Detroit Tiger outfielder Marcus Thames has kind of been lost in the conversation when it comes around to ex-Tigers outfielders. The talk about centerfielder, Curtis Granderson, was all the rage when he was traded to the New York Yankees in the off-season and rightfully so.
On a clear and sunny Saturday in April over 400 people were packed into a local Community Bowling Center with one purpose in mind — making a difference in the lives of young Detroiters. The Annual Bowl for Kids Sake Challenge was under way and employees, friends and family members of Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan (BCBSM) of Michigan and Blue Care Network (BCN) were not only raising funds but awareness to the critical need for mentors for Big Brothers and Big Sisters of Metropolitan Detroit (BBBSMD).
When the Detroit Tigers let closer Fernando Rodney go via free agency, I was very concerned. After all, any team that plans on contending for a pennant has to have a very reliable closer who can step in and hold leads and save hard fought games.
“We are here to try to make people grow stronger and more self-reliant, even when it means submerging our own egos. In developing oneself, there should always be some sense of community, some service orientation to life,” wrote Alvin Poussaint.
Last year when Ernie Harwell announced that he had been diagnosed with incurable, inoperable cancer, we knew that his time on this earth was coming to an end.
A series win against the Minnesota Twins put the Detroit Tigers in good spirits as they returned home from the longest road trip of the season to finish up a tough stretch of 20 consecutive games without a day off.
