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New 'Idol' judge might find 4's a crowd
30.08.2008 02:46
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Is trouble already brewing for the newly appointed fourth "American Idol" judge Kara DioGuardi? "Idol" producers announced Monday that the Grammy-nominated songwriter will join Simon Cowell, Randy Jackson and Paula Abdul at the judges' table when the show premieres its eighth season on the Fox Network in January.
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Dad-daughter tale ends tragically
30.08.2008 02:46
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QUESTION: During the 1980s, I saw a movie on cable about a girl and her father, the publisher of a small newspaper that had great political influence. Their relationship ends when tragedy strikes.
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Alert the first responders to clear the auditorium
30.08.2008 02:46
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"Disaster Movie." The name says it all. Not since the Hindenburg has something crashed and burned as spectacularly as this film. This is the latest juvenile attempt by writer-directors Jason Friedberg and Aaron Seltzer to milk laughs out of the formulas used in their "Scary Movie," "Date Movie" and "Epic Movie."
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Weekend events
30.08.2008 02:46
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Bump: 8 p.m. The Magic Bag, 22920 Woodward, Ferndale. 248-544-3030. $10. Colgate Country Showdown: 7 p.m. Michigan State Fairgrounds Band Shell, 8 Mile & Woodward, Detroit. 313-369-8250. Free with fair admission: $10, $5 seniors and children ages 3-12. Free for kids younger than 2. Parking $7.
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UTAH AT MICHIGAN | 3:30 P.M. | ABC: After an off-season filled with turmoil, Rich Rodriguez has become U-M's face of change
30.08.2008 02:45
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Today, for the first time since 1985, Michigan's football team will begin its season ranked outside the Associated Press top 25. The team will be directed by a man who didn't know the words of the school's iconic fight song until this past winter -- and still might not, were he pressed.
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MSU AT CALIFORNIA | 8 P.M. | ABC: Questions? Cal has more to answer than the Spartans
30.08.2008 02:45
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EAST LANSING -- Michigan State has questions about the strength of its offensive line and a desperate need to replace the passing production lost with the departures of wide receiver Devin Thomas and tight end Kellen Davis to the NFL. California has more concerns.
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FINAL ROSTER CUT DAY: Six Lions draft picks could make Lions' final roster
30.08.2008 02:45
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Before this year's NFL draft, Lions coach Rod Marinelli said he didn't want to swing for the fences with his picks. He wanted to hit solid doubles. "I want them here," Marinelli said. "I want them playing."
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TIGERS CORNER: Dontrelle Willis, Joel Zumaya likely done for '08
30.08.2008 02:45
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On Monday, a little less than three months after he was sent to the minors, Dontrelle Willis is expected to rejoin the Tigers' active roster. Yet, as with many aspects of Willis' turbulent first season in Detroit, the specifics beyond that are unclear.
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DETROIT 6, KANSAS CITY 3: Granderson keys winning rally with triple
30.08.2008 02:45
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Curtis Granderson has hit more triples than anyone in the major leagues over the past two seasons, and so many of them have looked alike: He swats some unsuspecting fastball into the right-centerfield gap, takes a peek at the rolling ball and turns around the bases with fire and ease.
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TIGERS 6, ROYALS 3: Photo gallery: See the Tigers' win
30.08.2008 02:45
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See pictures from Detroit's 6-3 win in our photo gallery.
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DREW SHARP: Michigan's chance for redemption
30.08.2008 02:45
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It's asking too much that 2008 replicate the intoxicating magic of the 2007 college football season. That's like coming home from a date with Beyonce and finding a voice mail from Halle Berry. Nobody's that lucky.
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FLASHBACK: APP. STATE 34, MICHIGAN 32: Photo gallery: Revisiting the upset
30.08.2008 02:45
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Michigan aims to open its season in a more successful fashion than it did last year. Take a look back at the Wolverines' historic loss to FCS team Appalachian State in our Free Press photo gallery.
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U-M ready for Utah's spread
30.08.2008 02:45
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The Michigan defense appears to have finally found its answer. After years of trying to figure out how to handle the spread offense -- last year's opening losses to Appalachian State and Oregon are still vivid in fans' minds -- the Wolverines may have found the best way. Make sure that's what you face in practice.
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FRIDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL : Photo gallery: Area prep football action
30.08.2008 02:45
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See photos from some of the area's best Friday matchups, including South Lyon vs. Walled Lake and Detroit King vs. Muskegon.
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LIONS NOTEBOOK: Slimmer Shaun Cody might have improved odds to make final cuts
30.08.2008 02:45
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Shaun Cody won't be comfortable today until the Lions announce their final cuts and he knows he's not one of them. But he might not be as anxious as he could have been. Cody knew he had to come to training camp in shape and perform in the preseason. The defensive tackle lost about 15 pounds, at coach Rod Marinelli's request, and it has shown.
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