Detroit and Ford Field were the history makers at the recent NCAA Frozen Four national hockey championship at Ford Field as a record crowd of 37,592 attended the title contest.
ALLEN PARK – Just like Opening Day for the Detroit Tigers every year, likewise the NFL Draft for the Lions is a time for hopeful thought and dreams of a possible rebirth as a competitive NFL team.
“There’s no such thing as momentum in this game,” Jim Leyland said after the Tigers’ loss against the Royals on April 12, but Tigers fans have to be pleased with the team’s quick start.
Opening Day is always a time for hope and optimism. So the start of the 2010 Major League Baseball season in Detroit was a celebration of what could be and what most hope will be.
In conjunction with the recently opened “Fabulous 5: Detroit’s Beloved Sports Coaches” exhibit at the Detroit Historical Museum, the weekend of April 17-18 will feature the second of four “Salute to Coaches” weekends, which offer organized youth sports teams (ages 17 and under) and their coaches the opportunity to see this exciting exhibit for free.
Senior Thomas Kennedy (Detroit, Southeastern) was strong and steady for two years in a Titan uniform and on Thursday, the Detroit native was named the team MVP as the Titans celebrated a successful season at the annual team banquet. The event was held at Buddy’s Restaurant Pizzeria in Farmington Hills.
The Semi-Senior Invitational League has become one of the area’s prominent leagues despite its youth in bowling years. The brainchild of Leonard Hampton (he also created the Free Enterprise League), is completing its 8th year. The late Al Ellis’ 40 & Over Summer League was the inspiration for the Semi-Senior. Ellis recognized the culture conflict between the older and the younger bowlers. He formed a league with a minimum age the central requirement.
Detroit is known worldwide for it cars, thus the moniker the Motor City. And, of course, Motown records established a musical legacy that is etched in lore, too. However, simultaneously earning its place in American sports remembrance was Detroit’s boxing history. It started with legendary fighters Joe Louis and Sugar Ray Robinson getting their starts at the Detroit’s famed Brewster Recreation Center, and was elevated further with the international ascension of the Kronk Boxing club.
