Anthony Cannon

On the Lions depth chart, they had two certain defensive backs who definitely belong starting in the NFL — cornerback Chris Houston and safety Louis Delmas. That’s it. Bentley is a start in the right direction of upgrading the secondary.  

If money talks, Detroit Lions fans spoke volumes by buying among the fewest season tickets in the secondary market during ... fan bases were with respect to their 2012 draft class is tough to definitively assert,” Rishe wrote.  

"This is a great opportunity for the Counties Manukau community to watch their Super ... the success of the Chiefs. "We know how important it is to encourage our whole region to get behind their team and by taking a Super Rugby games to ECOLight Stadium ...  

Friday was a pretty good day for the Detroit Tigers at Comerica Park. Not only did Justin Verlander come within two outs of his third career no-hitter in a 6-0 shutout of the Pittsburgh Pirates, but Detroit Lions receiver Calvin Johnson provided some interesting fireworks for the home crowd before the game even started. Johnson warms up with a couple hacks, the third swing provides a blooper not unlike the Josh Harrison single that ended...  

Matthew Stafford attended the Griese-Hutchinson-Woodson Champions for Children's Hearts weekend to benefit the University of Michigan C.S. Mott Children's Hospital. Before he left, he reached into his pocket and made a huge difference in the life of a family. After befriending Mott patient Faith Falzone and her brother Will, Stafford learned that his family liked to visit Chicago and were big Lions fans. According to Faith and Will's mother...  

If things like this keep happening, I'm going to start believing all the people who tell me that football is a violent game. When the Detroit Lions took the field for their OTAs on Monday, receiver Titus Young was conspicuous by his absence. Turned out that Young, the second-year player taken in the second round out of Boise State, had a "confrontation" with veteran safety Louis Delmas during last week's voluntary workouts. What kind of...  

I was reading an article written by Dan Pompei of the National Football Post about short quarterbacks in the NFL. It caught my attention because it mentioned Detroit Lions quarterback Kellen Moore and Seattle Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson in the title.  

COMMENTARY| Nick Fairley's latest offseason run-in with the law, a DUI in Alabama, signifies that the Detroit Lions' first-round pick of the 2011 NFL Draft is becoming a classic case of wasted talent -- literally wasted talent.  

Former players are suing the NFL at an alarming rate these days. From concussions to health care benefits, a good portion of yesteryear's heroes feel the league didn't do enough to protect their best interest.  

SATIRICAL COMMENTARY| Considering the fact that Calvin Johnson is one of the most dominant players in the NFL, it comes as quite the shock to hear that football wasn't his first love.  

The marijuana arrests of three Lions players this offseason doesn’t shock former Detroit OT Lomas Brown. In fact, he believes it’s merely an indication of larger, leaguewide problem.  

COMMENTARY| Nick Fairley's recent DUI in Alabama may be a way for the Detroit Lions' first-round pick of the 2011 NFL Draft to call for help.  

DETROIT (AP) Calvin Johnson has gone deep again - and this time he wasn't looking over his shoulder for one of Matthew Stafford's passes.  

Lions QB wants to help young girl at hospital  

Detroit running game needs to be revved up