Sports

There’s a subplot to sports that I normally try to steer well clear of and that’s the money side of the game. The x’s and o’s of on the field/court is what draws me and the vast majority of fans and while we understand that these players need to be paid, the amounts are mostly white noise to us. That is, until something comes along that has even people like me saying a very loud and very resounding WTF!

Yesterdays breaking news that former Milwaukee slugger Prince Fielder had signed a 9 year, $214 million dollar contract with the Detroit Tigers was one of those moments.

Hudsonville Ice Cream announced an official partnership with the Detroit Tigers on Friday.

During the Detroit Tigers Winter Caravan, 13 players — including Brandon Inge, Alex Avila and Rick Porcello — and three coaches were in Holland to announce that Hudsonville Ice Cream is the official made-in-Michigan ice cream of the Detroit Tigers and Comerica Park.

Hudsonville Ice Cream will be available at all home games during the 2012 season.

The Detroit Pistons aren’t measuring this season totally in wins and losses, yet certain defeats are particularly disappointing, like Wednesday’s 93-85 loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves.

The Pistons probably won’t play past the April 26 regular-season finale, and are coming to grips with that reality. More >

Still hanging in his room back at his parents’ home in Muskegon, Mich., is one of Justin Abdelkader’s favorite posters from his childhood. More >

Detroit Lions defensive tackle Ndamukong Suh was suspended for two games by the National Football League on Tuesday for stomping on Green Bay Packers guard Evan Dietrich-Smith last Sunday. More >

The last time Aaron Rodgers and the Packers came to Detroit, they looked like anything but Super Bowl contenders.

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It’s only a full-dress rehearsal that doesn’t count in the standings, but the Lions’ first appearance of the season in front of their paying fans has a higher level of expectation than any exhibition game in recent years. More >