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Thebyeweekapparently helpedDevinGardner. TheMichiganquarter- backpostedhisfirstturn- over-freeperformanceof 42-13victoryoverMinneso- dowithhismind-set. madeaconsciousdecision nottogetrattledanymore.I hadtwoweekstothinkabout thatandwentintothegame, wasgoingtostaycalm.That workedout.Obviouslyalot Usuallyaftermakinga himself.Butherealized afterthe10turnoversthe previousfourgamessome- thinghadtochange. sureItalkedtoothersand biggestthing.Alotofpeo- youtalktoyourselfand Butifyougoandtalkto yourownheadandencour- Associateathleticdirec- toranddirectorofathletic counselingGregHardenwas onthesidelineduringthe mealooktogotalktooth- likethatwasreallybene- Partofthementalityis remindinghimselftostay vantageofthetelevision himtimetothink. ByeweekhelpedGardnerrelax ByMarkSnyder DetroitFreePressSportsWriter Wolverines Football 2C WWW.FREEP.COM MICHIGANSIX Evenmore coverageat freep.com mindwhilefightingbeside himinthetrenchesofthe BlackandBluedivisionof athisBloomfieldHills home.Hewas80.

pancreaticcancerinMarch, toldtheFreePressin2012 thatheandKarrasdevel- opedaninstinctiverelation- shiponthedefensiveline. twogameswhileplayingfor IwasgoingandIknewhow hewasgoing.So,asyou someworked tremendously togetherina relationship taciturnnature onthefield mighthave mademind- readingarequirementfor RogerBrownanddefensive endSamWilliams. phoneinterviewWednesday. ingpeopleoutortalking abouttheirmotherorany- thinglikethat.Hewasjusta knewhewouldholduphis McCordwassoquiet whilehedutifullydis- patchedtacklesandquarter- backsatleftdefensiveend thatBrownneverknew McCordgrewupinDetroit andattendedCassTech High.McCordwasbornin blefarmingfamilythat movedtoDetroitwhenhe wasyoungsohisfather couldworkatagood-paying factoryjob. McCordattendedele- mentaryschoolinDetroit andattendedCassTechfor oneortwoyearsbeforethe familyreturnedtoTen- McCordSawtellesaid.

McCordearnedaschol- arshiptoTennesseeand graduatedwithanengineer- ingdegree. TheLionsdrafted McCordinthethirdround beganworkingonbusiness ventures. reallywewerecountingthe nieshestartedacrossthe andhehadagreatentrepre- neurialspirit. dadwouldalwaysinvestor starthimuporatleastpar- McCordSawtellesaidher mentstendedtoovershadow hiskeenbusinessacumen. Afuneralservicewillbe heldat10a.m.Saturdayat NorthbrookPresbyterian ChurchinBeverlyHills.

ByCarlosMonarrez DetroitFreePressSportsWriter McCordsaidheandKarrasinstinctivelyknewwhattheotherwasgoingtodo.McCorddiedWednesdayat80. 1960FILEPHOTO Lions Football Darris McCord RodneyStuckeyisalittle camerashynowadays. Hecontinuestowearevi- denceofthepoptohismouth inDecemberduringavictory overtheWashingtonWizards. Hisrightincisorismissing, andhesaidtheprocessof lookinggoodasnewwilltake twoyears. Thedentisquitenoticeable whenStuckeytalks.

Withoutthebenefitofa explanationofhissituation. Afterwaitingformore enoughtoholdacrownonits own. toothisbrokenoffatthegum line. wouldfalloutinlikefive Stuckeysaidafterthat andthenthecrownwillbe applied. Stuckeysaidtheprocess willstartnextsummer.

Pistons Basketball Stuckeysaysmouthreconstruction couldtakeaslongastwoyears ByVinceEllis DetroitFreePressSportsWriter HenrikZetterberg summeduphowhisteam- funtoplayagain. AsmuchastheRed Wingshaveenjoyedthefive homedateagainstPhoenix, theCoyotesareawelcome sight. startingtheseasonover ZetterbergsaidWednesday. HavingnogameWednes- daygaveZetterberganop- portunitytocelebratehis 33rdbirthday.HavingMon- dayandTuesdayoffmeant anopportunitytoattend bothTigersplayoffgamesat ComericaPark. Thedowntimewasespe- ciallygoodforJordinToo- playafterbeingsidelinedby abruisedshoulder.Hewon’t crackthelineuptonight, Babcocksaidtheonlysub- kaelSamuelssonreplacing TomasTatar.

GoalieJimmyHoward todebutthepink-ribbon- SaturdayagainsttheFlyers cancerawarenessmonth activities.Pinkitemsworn byplayerswillbeauctioned testfirstagainstthe singletimeweplayPhoe- veryextremelywell-fought game.Theyplaytheirsys- TheCoyotesaresmarting fromtwostraightlossesthat RadimVrbataalreadyhas threegoalsandfourpoints. Youngstarsontheteam includedefensemanOliver Ekman-Larssonandforward MikkelBoedker. ZetterbergsaidofBoedker. ers.Heisstrong,skates TheWingsdidwellto weekbringsfourgames, beginningwithaback-to- backseries. abouttogetrealbusyfor RedWings Hockey Coyotesprovidetestafterfive-daygamebreak ByHeleneSt.James DetroitFreePressSportsWriter Matchup: RedWings(2-1)vs.

Phoenix(1-2). Tip-off: (1270). MaxBull- oughwasbornwithoutasense remembershavingit. OKwithit. withwhatIdo MichiganState seniorlineback- ersaidTuesday afterpractice andbeforehead- ingtoapacked lockerroom.

mylifeisspent ingolfactioncametolight DameonSept.21.Hewas askedbyaproducertosay somethinguniqueabouthim- responseasachild. THOMASIMPROVING: Sophomoredefensivetackle LawrenceThomas ispractic- ingforthesecondweekina rowandgettingclosertoplay- ingforthefirsttimethisyear. RonBurton saidofThomas, whohasbeenoutwithanun- stealth.Buthe’sgottoget backingamesmanshipmode, usinghishandsatthepointof attack.Andthat’sgoingto takeacoupleweeks.Butit’s goodtohavehimoutthere. Whatshowsrightawayishis Burtonalsosaidtackle JamesKittredge (recovery fromherniasurgery)isim- provingbutneedstoget stronger.Reservetackle Da- monKnox isuncertainfor anawithanankleinjury. Burtonsaid MarcusRush hadaslightankleinjuryat DenzelDrone startedforRushatIowain parttoprovidemorephysical- SNAKEONLOOSE: Sopho- morequarterback Connor Cook toldtheBigTenNet- workonTuesdaythathelost sleeprecentlyworryingabout roommate lost snake.Itwaslooseintheir apartmentforseveraldays andfoundrecently.

dreamthatthesnakewas Cooksaid. MIDNIGHTMADNESS: MSU announcedthatdoorswill nightMadnesseventforthe Admissionisfree.Theformal Spartans Football Thomasgettingclosertoplaying ByJoeRexrode DetroitFreePressSportsWriter LBMax Bullough Game4onTuesdaynight. twoearnedruns. CocoCrispledoffwithasingle. walkedJedLowrie.

YoenisCespedes. Witharunneronsecondandthetyingrunatthe victoryintheAmericanLeagueDivisionSeries. inGame1. whenwegetbackouttoOakland.Hopefullywewillbe Leylandnotconcernedabout ByGeorgeSipple DetroitFreePressSportsWriter Tigers Baseball TIGERS Liveblogtonight: Chatwithusasthe TigersandAthletics playGame5starting at8p.m. LIONS LionsGab: Calvin hurtmoreagainstthe Packers.

PISTONS Video: CoachMaurice Cheekstalksabout followingits exhibitionopener. REDWINGS Gamethread: Follow ourliveupdatesand discussastheWings hosttheCoyotes at7p.m. SPARTANS Chattoday: Beat writer JoeRexrode stopsbytoanswer yourMSUquestions at10a.m. WOLVERINES Chattoday: alsohavebeatwriter MarkSnyderanswer yourU-Mquestions at11a.m. FARMINGTONHILLSI )O( PH )O(1 G( VG.K#.1 BUO )O( G( XIG! (248) 289-4680.

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