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Lions Interested in Oshiomogho Atogwe, Not His Salary Demands

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Published June 4, 2010 at 12:33 p.m.

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The reason the Lions are not in the cards for free agent safety Oshiomogho Atogwe is because of how much money he is asking for. Atogwe's play on the field is something the Lions are most definitely interested in, because he would be the answer to the question of who is going to start at safety opposite Louis Delmas. So, while the Lions are "taking a hard look" at Atogwe, he isn't a realistic option at this point in time due to how much money he wants to be paid ... According to a league source,

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Website gives local artwork broader brush: Site already catches eye of film set designer

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Published May 9, 2010 at 8:00 p.m.

The Detroit Artists Market today plans to launch a new website designed to increase the visibility of local artists' works — to the public, businesses and visiting film crews ...

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DEGC hopes to find restaurant to replace Detroit Fish Market

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Published April 28, 2010 at 1:41 p.m.

The Detroit Economic Growth Corp. says it expects to attract another restaurant to the former Detroit Fish Market, which closed this week ...

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Frank Taylor's Detroit Fish Market, Breakfast House to close following DDA lawsuit

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Published April 26, 2010 at 2:54 p.m.

The Detroit Fish Market and the Detroit Breakfast House will close April 27, according to a statement issued by Michael Layne of Marx Layne Public Relations, on behalf of restaurant owner Frank Taylor of the Frank Taylor ...

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Urban farming can succeed in Detroit, panelists say

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Published April 7, 2010 at 1:53 p.m.

Beer is proof that small-scale, local farming can be a business success, Eastern Market Corp. President Dan Carmody says ...

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Reports: Tigers make (possibly two-year) offer to Johnny Damon

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Published Feb. 11, 2010 at 4:05 p.m.

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More photos » ... Darren Calabrese - AP ... I now have the theme song for Short Circuit in my head thanks to all this Johnny talk ... Browse more photos » ... So the Tigers have made an offer to Johnny Damon. Maybe, anyway. But there seems to be a lot of smoke on Twitter today, and where there's smoke, there's ... low-hanging fruit for blog posts ... Ken Rosenthal reports Tigers owner Mike Ilitch authorized an offer of $14 million over two years. That actually sounds exactly what I would

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Larry Foote to Test Free Agency

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Published Feb. 4, 2010 at 10:35 a.m.

More photos » ... Paul Sancya - AP ... 7 months ago: ... Detroit Lions linebacker Larry Foote motions during NFL football minicamp, Wednesday, June 24, 2009, in Allen Park, Mich ... (AP Photo/Paul Sancya) ... Browse more photos » ... Larry Foote came to Detroit after being released by the Steelers last year with the hope of finishing his career in his hometown. Now, though, whether or not that will actually happen is very up in the air, both because of the Lions' potential future plans for

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Justin Verlander, Detroit Tigers come to 5-year agreement: AP report

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Published Feb. 3, 2010 at 8:12 p.m.

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More photos » ... TONY DEJAK - ASSOCIATED PRESS ... Justin Verlander will reportedly make $80 million over the next year years ... Browse more photos » ... Larry Lage of the Associated Press reports the Tigers and Justin Verlander have reached a five year deal worth an estimated $80 million dollars. The team has not yet made the announcement, but it could come as early as Thursday, the report said ... The deal would work out to an average of $16 million a season, though it is seldom as

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Is Johnny Damon the Tigers' best move?

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Published Jan. 27, 2010 at 6:01 p.m.

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More photos » ... Paul J. Bereswill - AP ... Do they see the Tigers in Johnny Damon's future? ... Browse more photos » ... The New York Yankees signed Randy Winn today and indirectly told Johnny Damon , "Thanks but no thanks." To say the market for Damon is dry would be understating it. The reports are basically down to Detroit or Cincinnati now that Billy Beane officially shot down any Damon-to-Oakland talk even after the A's signed Ben Sheets yesterday ... Damon still brings skills to the

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Pistons considered to be strong, sellable franchise

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Published Jan. 24, 2010 at 8:00 p.m.

If the Detroit Pistons end up on the market, they will sell — even in a poor economic climate with tight credit markets — and probably sell faster than other teams on the market ...

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