Leelanau Sports Guy’s World

Lots of great stories from the Free Press involving our favorite Detroit teams. Here’s the latest:

Braylon Edwards receives the Biletnikoff Award as top wide receiver. He definitely deserves it. I thought he should have had more Heisman interest also, but that’s the way it goes. He was instrumental in all of Michigan’s big wins and delivered some of the top catches of the year. He should make a solid pro, he has good hands, size and speed, and it seems like he has matured.

Sides finally talking as NHL/NHLPA finally get together. The NHLPA’s proposal doesn’t have all the right answers, but it’s at least a step in the right direction. I believe this season is lost, but if they can hammer out a successful agreement and start up next year that would be great.

Tigers lost out on Finley, Glaus. I was actually shocked that 3B Troy Glaus didn’t become a Tiger. Sounds like he is a West coast guy and that’s one of the main reasons for signing with Arizona. Finley also is a west coast and National League guy so it’s not really that surprising. Look for the Tigers to continue to go hard after Carl Pavano and also enter the Adrian Beltre hunt.

Rip donates uniforms to local high school. Detroit Central was the beneficiary of some a generous holiday gift from Pistons star Rip Hamilton. He went out and bought shoes, uniforms, warmups, etc. for the basketball team. Way to go Rip!

Injury bug hits UM again as Horton is out 4 weeks. Another starter goes down for the Wolverines as they continue to suffer from injuries. This should strengthen their bench and as some of these guys come back, they will be a stronger team. They should still be able to survive and get to the NCAA Tournament.