The Daily Vibe for February 5, 2012
Final (basketball): Michigan State 64, Michigan 54 (MSUSpartans.com)
NFL Honors: Calvin Johnson Named NFL.com Fantasy Player Of The Year (Pride of Detroit)
Former Detroit Tigers starter Brad Penny agrees to one-year deal with Japanese club (MLive)
MSU picks up first 2013 verbal commit Gerald Holmes (The Little Brother)
Denver Broncos: Why the Broncos Need to Draft Michigan State QB Kirk Cousins (Bleacher Report)
Brandon Knight suffers broken nose, leaves game
Brandon Knight, coming off a career-best 26 points that included seven assists and no turnovers in 39 minutes of Friday night’s win over Milwaukee, only lasted five minutes on Saturday. With the action thick under the New Orleans basket, Knight was in the wrong place as Greg Monroe and ex-Piston DaJuan Summers contested a rebound. Monroe’s left elbow came down and clipped Knight in the face. He suffered a broken nose and missed the rest of the game. (NBA.com)
The Daily Vibe for February 4, 2012
Final: Pistons 89, Hornets 87 (NBA.com)
Final (basketball): University of Detroit 65, Butler 61 (DetroitTitans.com)
Final: Red Wings 4, Oilers 5 (SO) (NHL.com)
Gene Lamont still seeking chance to manage in majors after missing out on Red Sox vacancy (MLive)
Arizona Cardinals’ Larry Fitzgerald believes Detroit Lions receiver Calvin Johnson should get paid (Mlive)
Former Detroit Lions offensive lineman Dick Stanfel misses Hall of Fame bid (MLive)
List Of Detroit Lions’ 2012 Free Agents Released (Pride of Detroit)
Matthew Stafford wins Comeback Player of Year award
Detroit Lions quarterback Matthew Stafford has won the 2011 Associated Press NFL Comeback Player of the Year award.
Stafford beat out six other players who received votes from a nationwide panel of 50 media members who regularly cover the league. Stafford fought through injuries his first two seasons, then threw for more than 5,000 yards in 2011 to lead Detroit to its first playoff berth in 12 years.
He received 21 votes, six more than Cleveland linebacker D’Qwell Jackson. San Francisco quarterback Alex Smith finished third, followed by Carolina receiver Steve Smith, Denver defensive end Elvis Dumervil, New England defensive end Andre Carter and Giants quarterback Eli Manning.
Stafford is the first Lion and the ninth quarterback — four straight — to win the award since its inception in 1998. (Fox Sports Detroit)
Detroit Lions to raise ticket prices
For the first time in five years, the Detroit Lions are raising ticket prices. Tom Lewand, the Lions’ president, announced the rise in prices on Friday. Here are the basics on what will be changing and by how much. “Most everyone will see a price increase this year,” he said. “Most of them are about four or five percent, 30,000 seats are four to five percent, a few are higher than that, like our $90 seats at the 50-yard line go to $99. So, on average, it will go up just under eight percent at 7.9 percent.” (Pride of Detroit)
