Nation & world: Rutgers' Greg Schiano will coach Buccaneers
The Buccaneers are counting on Greg Schiano to lead them back to respectability and transform Tampa Bay into consistent winners -- much in the same way he made Rutgers matter again.

'I saw death': Canadian in Bahrain says he's hiding to escape his torturers
Terrified that he will be beaten to death if he is dragged back to prison, a Kuwait-born Canadian citizen says he has gone into hiding in Bahrain after losing his appeal of his conviction for breaking the country's illegal assembly laws.

Timing of Prince Fielder's vacation a lucky break for Tigers
Prince Fielder might never have had the chance to join the Tigers if he hadn't gone on a trip overseas for several days in the first part of January. Fielder and his wife, Chanel, had just renewed their wedding vows, and they took a trip they had planned for two years. During that vacation, he put on hold his decision where to sign as a free agent.

Heat 101, Pistons 98: Notes from Wednesday's loss
Well, what do you know? Most drove to northern Oakland County expecting a slaughter Wednesday night, but the Pistons put forth their best effort of the season.

John Beilein cites Giants QB Eli Manning to preach resilience to Wolverines
John Beilein never turns off his basketball brain -- even when he's watching football. That's where the Michigan basketball coach's mind was Sunday, watching the New York Giants and quarterback Eli Manning persevere for an overtime victory to advance to the Super Bowl.

Michigan State point guard Travis Trice taking leadership role
Michigan State guard Travis Trice didn't play Wednesday against Minnesota because of a hip injury. Coach Tom Izzo wanted to rest his freshman point guard to try to get him ready for the game at Illinois on Tuesday.

Ex-Spartan Chris Allen seeking fourth NCAA tournament bid with Iowa State
Chris Allen's NCAA tournament clock is ticking.

Michael Rosenberg: Blues get chippy, but Wings adjust to comforts of JLA
The Red Wings won their 17th straight home game Monday night, and the amazing part is … wait, that is the amazing part. Twenty-six NHL teams have not won 17 home games all season.

Nation & world: Top four men reach Australian Open semifinals
Appearing uncomfortable for much of the match, defending champion Novak Djokovic held on to beat David Ferrer, 6-4, 7-6 (7-4), 6-1, on Wednesday and complete a blockbuster semifinal lineup at the Australian Open.

College hoops roundup: UDM wins; CMU, WMU lose
Eli Holman's 26th career double-double led Detroit Mercy past Loyola, 67-52, tonight.

Joe Paterno's 10 most memorable games at Penn State during Big Ten era
A comfortable member of the Big Ten for more than two decades, it's easy to forget that Penn State wasn't readily welcomed by everyone. "I've been to Penn State," said Bob Knight, then the coach at Indiana, when Penn State was first invited to join the league in 1990. "And Penn State's a camping trip. There's nothing for about 100 miles."

U-M's Trey Burke plans to stay cool, calm in Columbus
Michigan guard Zack Novak and Michigan State forward Draymond Green today were named finalists for the Lowe's Senior CLASS Award

Penn State's move to Big Ten was rocky, but Joe Paterno led the way
A comfortable member of the Big Ten for more than two decades, it's easy to forget that Penn State wasn't readily welcomed by everyone in the conference.

Guarded optimism for Pistons guards Brandon Knight and Rodney Stuckey
It's fairly well known how NBA teams are going to attack offensively. The point guard runs a lot of high pick-and-rolls with the big men. Two-guards come off baseline screens with small forwards doing a little post-up and running off screens as well.

Miami 101, Detroit 98: Pistons came to play, but still lose
The Pistons fought, scratched and clawed Wednesday night. They hustled and dived for loose balls and challenged many shots. They still weren't good enough to beat the Miami Heat (13-5).

Fredericton's gun registry targets toys, critics complain
The looming end to the federal long-gun registry will soon leave Fredericton in a unique position: the only major Canadian city with a municipal gun registry.

Federal deficit $17B and falling

The federal budget deficit now stands at $17.3 billion, eight months into the fiscal year, the Finance Department reports.

Video: Women go ga-ga for Devin Thomas on 'Wendy Williams Show'
Former Michigan State and Canton High receiver Devin Thomas was on today's "Wendy Williams Show" (Fox 2) after recovering two fumbles for the New York Giants in the NFC title game, including the one that set up their winning field goal in overtime.

Your turn: Pick the batting order for the Detroit Tigers
If you were in Jim Leyland's shoes, how would you order the Detroit Tigers' batting lineup?

Injured Wolverine Horford 'may' play Tuesday
Horford, a sophomore, has missed the last 11 games with a right foot injury but will travel to Tuesday's game at Purdue.

It's official: Prince Fielder is a Tiger
The Tigers this morning officially announced the signing of Prince Fielder to a nine-year contract. The club had agreed with the free-agent slugger on the deal two days ago, then waited to announce it until after Fielder passed a physical. Come to Freep.com at 2 p.m. to watch his press conference live.

Ann Arbor's Shibutanis making history
Their spats were typical for their age back then, mostly kids stuff, like arguing over who got to push the elevator button first.

Detroit 3, St. Louis 1: Wings keep home cookin', win 17th straight at JLA
The Red Wings fought, hit, skated and scored Monday night to secure themselves a 17th straight victory at home.

MSU 68, Minnesota 52: Izzo notches 400th win
Draymond Green had 22 points and 14 rebounds as No. 10 Michigan State beat Minnesota, 68-52, tonight at Breslin Center for coach Tom Izzo's 400th career victory.

Russell Williams victim's family sues killer and wife
The family of a Belleville, Ont., woman who was murdered by Russell Williams has filed a $4-million lawsuit against the convicted sex killer and his estranged wife.

Recruiting: Stacey decommits, but Wolverines' OL class still OK
Stacey was Michigan's second commitment in the class when he committed on March 26, 2011. He is the third prospect to decommit from Michigan, following Lyndhurst (Ohio) Brush tight end Pharaoh Brown and Crete (Ill.) Monee cornerback Anthony Standifer

'Kosher Jesus' book ignites skirmish between Jewish scholars
Two of North America's leading orthodox rabbis — including a prominent Jewish scholar in Canada — are engaged in a fierce war of words over the proper place of Jesus Christ in the teachings and traditions of Judaism.

Owners whose homes slid down riverbank to get $1.35 million
Three Edmonton homeowners whose houses slid into a river valley more than a decade ago will get $1.35 million in compensation under an agreement with the province and the City of Edmonton.

Defence attacks star Crown witness at Winnipeg triple-murder trial
Jeremie Toupin might be an admitted killer-for-hire, but the young man insists he is no liar as his credibility comes under attack in a Winnipeg courtroom.

Michigan looking at offensive line recruits
When Puyallup (Wash.) offensive lineman Josh Garnett chose Stanford over Michigan at a news conference Thursday, it shifted U-M's focus onto the next target. The offensive line is a strength of the 2012 class, but Garnett would have been a major addition, rated as Rivals.com's No. 33 overall player in the class.

Substation fire cuts power in Chilliwack, B.C.

Health concerns have been raised following a fire at a BC Hydro substation near Chilliwack, east of Vancouver, that left 38,000 customers in the region without power.

Ticker: Jacksonville writer covets Cliff Avril for the Jaguars
Get ready, they're starting to come after our Lions. "Jaguars should be targeting free agent Cliff Avril," the headline says in the Florida Times-Union.

Ticker: Nicklas Lidstrom cool behind the scenes on 'NHL 36' (with video)
As expected, it wasn't "Keeping Up with the Kardashians." But Wednesday's "NHL 36" took a nice behind-the-scenes look at Red Wings captain Nicklas Lidstrom.

Oklahoma City 99, Detroit 79: Pistons blown out by Thunder on road
Russell Westbrook and reserve James Harden each scored 24 points, Kevin Durant added 20 and the Oklahoma City Thunder beat the Detroit Pistons 99-79 Monday night for their fourth straight blowout win at home.

Daily list: Super Bowl prop bets
With Super Bowl week just around the corner, some ever-popular and weird prop bets from bovada.lv:

Greg Kampe added to Oakland's Hall of Honor
When Greg Kampe was told about Oakland University's basketball coaching vacancy in 1984 while he was an assistant at Toledo, he reacted like most people.

Damon says he's interested in returning to Tigers
"I have interest knowing that I loved playing there and they are a team built to win," Damon told the Free Press in a text message today.

Daily list: Top five off-tune national anthems
In honor of "American Idol" judge Steven Tyler, who screeched the national anthem Sunday, other misses:

Brad Stuart's hit proves critical in Red Wings' win over Blues (with video)
Red Wings defenseman Brad Stuart laughed last, as did forward Darren Helm. Each earned a power play Monday night, which yielded two goals that propelled the Wings past the St. Louis Blues, 3-1, at Joe Louis Arena.

Prince Fielder lines up big bucks right off bat
Prince Fielder will start making the big bucks right away with the Detroit Tigers. That contrasts with Albert Pujols' backloaded $240 million, 10-year contract with the Los Angeles Angels, agreed to last month.

The morning after: How Prince Fielder's signing went down on Twitter
Tuesday's Prince Fielder news began with a question from ESPN baseball writer Buster Olney, posed more questions when a fake Twitter handle made its rounds and ended with one answer: Fielder is coming to town. Here's how it all went down:

Jamie Samuelsen's blog: Time will tell how Joe Paterno is remembered
Time will tell how the world remembers Paterno. Bias will come through. Allegiance will come through. But in the end, it will be the end. The 46 years will sadly, but rightly, be a footnote to the shameful way his career all came to a sudden close.

Prince Fielder, 27, was more attractive to Tigers than Albert Pujols
Prince Fielder was, in many ways, the most attractive player on the free-agent market -- even more so than all-time great slugger Albert Pujols, who left the Cardinals for the Angels. Whereas Pujols is 32 and has suffered a slight decline in production the past few seasons, Fielder will turn 28 in May and has hit at least 32 home runs in each of his past five seasons, all with the Brewers.

MSU football raises season-ticket prices
Michigan State athletic director Mark Hollis announced a new pricing policy for football season tickets Thursday at Spartan Stadium. The changes include assigning equal prices to season tickets throughout the stadium ($308), a $4-per-game increase for student season tickets and expansion of the "scholarship" seating areas.

Mystery follows fugitive Tunisian tycoon Trabelsi
Rumour has it Belhassen Trabelsi, the so-called "Godfather" of Tunisia, has left Montreal for Mexico, following in the footsteps of Moammar Gadhafi's son in search of a country with lax anti-corruption and extradition laws.

Williamston's Hannah Miller takes U.S. junior bronze medal
A year after winning the national novice title, Hannah Miller of the Lansing Skating Club clinched her first U.S. junior bronze.

Calvin Johnson, Justin Verlander make list of most powerful athletes
So who's the king of Detroit sports?

Tax trial hears details of polygamist's divorce
B.C. polygamist Winston Blackmore's divorce from his first wife Jane — the only one of his 22 wives recognized by law — was pried open at his trial in the Tax Court of Canada on Thursday.

Detroit 3, St. Louis 1: Wings keep Central lead, win 17th straight at JLA
The Red Wings fought, hit, skated and scored Monday to secure themselves a 17th straight victory at home

Zach Miner invited to Royals spring training
Kouzmanoff will have a chance to earn a utility job after spending last season with Colorado and Oakland, while Miner is trying to come back from Tommy John surgery.

Federal government to build long-awaited Attawapiskat school
Three decades after Attawapiskat's elementary school closed due to toxic contamination, the beleaguered First Nations reserve in a remote part of northern Ontario will have a new school by 2014.

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