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Leather-Bound Lions: Dutch Clark

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Published June 3, 2010 at 10:00 a.m.

Ty from the always great The Lions In Winter ... stops by for a history lesson on Lions great Dutch Clark ... With his rocket arm, aw-shucks grin, competitiveness, surprising athleticism, and #1 overall NFL draft pick status, Matthew Stafford has often drawn comparisons to John Elway. Stafford modeled his game after John Elway in high school and wore Elway’s #7 at Highland Park and Georgia ... There’s even a Facebook group called "Matthew Stafford Looks Like John Elway." So, how come

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UM-Dearborn to transfer ownership of Ford Estate

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Published April 19, 2010 at 1:42 p.m.

The University of Michigan-Dearborn voted late last week to transfer the Henry Ford Estate in Dearborn at no cost to the Edsel & Eleanor Ford House in Grosse Pointe Shores in July 2011 ...

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Granderson to bid farewell to fans at Celebrity Shootout

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Published Dec. 16, 2009 at 4:06 a.m.

Curtis Granderson may not be a Tiger, but he is continuing to help students in the state of Michigan through his foundation and celebrity All-Star Game, which Billfer gave two thumbs-up to at the Detroit Tigers Weblog ... Maybe Grandy should give Austin Jackson a call and let the fans know he's an OK guy. The kid has really big shoes to fill, he could use any help he could get, I'm sure ... ... Press release from Curtis Granderson's PR director John Fuller: ... Curtis Granderson and the Grand

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University of Michigan-Dearborn gets $3.1 million grant to develop plug-in hybrid system

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Published Dec. 18, 2009 at 5:00 p.m.

The University of Michigan-Dearborn was issued a $3.1 million grant from Chrysler Group L.L.C. to develop a plug-in hybrid powertrain system for a full-size, four-door Dodge Ram pickup truck ...

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Bowl roundup: Teams chosen for Little Caesars Pizza Bowl; Michigan teams well represented in post-season

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Published Dec. 7, 2009 at 7:23 a.m.

Ohio University -- which lost the Mid-American Championship game on Friday to Central Michigan at Ford Field -- will return to Detroit to play Marshall at 1 p.m. Dec ...

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Leading stem cell researcher to speak in Detroit

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Published Dec. 8, 2009 at 8:00 a.m.

A leading researcher and director of University of Michigan's A. Alfred Taubman Medical Research Institute will speak in Detroit on the status of stem cell research and its promises of improving health and the economy. Dr. Eva Feldman speaks to the Detroit Economic Club Tuesday at downtown's Westin Book Cadillac Hotel. Her talk is titled "Stem Cells: The New Frontier of Medical Science." ...

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Morning Prowl: Arbitration Dilemmas, Free Agent Predictions, and Gibby's Managerial Aspirations

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Published Nov. 9, 2009 at 8:00 a.m.

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The Tigers face quite a dilemma with their free agents, in regards to offering arbitration. Kurt Mensching tries to predict what decisions the team will make on Placido Polanco , Adam Everett , Fernando Rodney , and Brandon Lyon at Mack Avenue Tigers ... MLB Trade Rumors listed their Top 50 Free Agents for 2010, and Tim Dierkes forecasts where each of them will end up. He sees the Tigers being in on a couple of guys (you'll have to scroll down the list), and he has an

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Bing, Barrow to sit for taped interviews this week

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Published Oct. 20, 2009 at 2:02 p.m.

Detroit -- One-hour interviews with Mayor Dave Bing and challenger Tom Barrow will be taped and aired this week as part of the continuing voter education project by Detroit Public Television and the University of Michigan-Dearborn ...

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State should see modest economic gains in 2011, UM economists say

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Published Sept. 18, 2009 at 12:06 p.m.

University of Michigan economists George Fulton and Donald Grimes painted a grim picture of Michigan's past few years at an economic forecast for Wayne, Oakland and Macomb counties hosted by Wayne County at Henry Ford Community ...

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Motor City Bowl officially becomes the Little Caesars Pizza Bowl

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Published Sept. 2, 2009 at 11:16 a.m.

As expected, the Motor City Bowl college football game at Ford Field was rebranded the Little Caesars Pizza Bowl today, and former University of Michigan coach Lloyd Carr was named its president ...

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