Detroit Free Press

The clock was down to mere seconds, his team trailed by two, LeBron James had the ball and he drove to the hoop, ...

All right, Rasheed. You want to make up for it? Have a monster game tonight. Have a game where you not only start strong, you finish strong, too. Have a game where you don't float in and out like a ghost going from room to room looking for someone to scare. Because the Pistons need you to be scary tonight. And, quite frankly, you owe them one.

"It's a pretty short trip between hero and disaster."- Andreas Lilja, after the Red Wings' 2-1 overtime lossAnd ...

Trust? Why should they trust? Why should Chrysler workers believe anything they hear from their company's new would-be owners, Cerberus Capital Management, a firm named for a mythical, three-headed hound of hell? Do you trust a new king who was born in another country? Do you trust a new landlord who has a history of evicting people? Who trusts anything when it comes to big business today? If you know someone, tell me. I don't. Not anymore.

He moves fast when he takes it slow, and he takes it slow even when racing downcourt. He can scare you with a ...

CHICAGO - Done with you. Done with your team. Done with your building. Done with your noise. Done with your ...

If the Pistons won't listen to their critics, their coaches, their fans or the gods of destiny, they should at least listen to Antonio McDyess.McDyess is the long, tall voice of reason on a team full of cowboy swagger. When other Pistons say they're serious, McDyess says, "We're playing around."When other Pistons say they're focused, McDyess says their focus is "out the window."

It was like watching a small rag fire, hoping it would burn out, and next thing you know, the whole neighborhood ...