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George Sipple

High Praise for PFW's '08 Fantasy Guide

George Sipple of the Detroit Free Press recently took a trip to his local bookstore to review the ever-growing section of fantasy football preview magazines. Out of the 16 magazines that he rated, the PFW/CBSSports Fantasy...

Red Wings sign Valtteri Filppula to a 5-year deal

Red Wings forward Valtteri Filppula and general manager Ken Holland both got what they wanted Wednesday. Filppula, 24, agreed to a five-year, $15-million contract to remain with the Wings through the 2012-13 season. The deal...

Red Wings sign Jimmy Howard, Jonathan Ericsson for 3 years

Added 9m ago DETROIT - The Detroit Red Wings signed goaltender Jimmy Howard and defenseman Jonathan Ericsson to three-year deals on Monday and offered former defenseman Brad McCrimmon a job as an assistant coach. The Sporting...

Ranking the best fantasy football magazines

BY GEORGE SIPPLE • FREE PRESS SPORTS WRITER • July 21, 2008 Pro football training camps open next week and that means it’s time to start thinking about fantasy football. FOUR STARS (Keeping me entertained throughout the summer)...

Honor took Deromedi by surprise

Former Central Michigan football coach and athletic director Herb Deromedi expected to find women's shoes in the box he received via express mail. Instead he found a football and a letter notifying him he would be enshrined in...

Red Wings get more Original Six, Saturday dates for next season

More games against Original Six foes. More games against Eastern Conference teams. More games on Saturday nights. Not to mention an outdoor game Jan. 1 at Wrigley Field, Chicago. Those are the highlights of the Red Wings'...

NHL ROUNDUP: U-M's Pacioretty opts for Canadiens

Michigan hockey associate head coach Mel Pearson joked that it had been "too quiet" in Ann Arbor this summer. There always seems to be a summer defection from the hockey team, and one finally happened on Thursday. Forward Max...

It's official: Wings to play 'Hawks on Jan. 1 outdoors at Wrigley

James Wisniewski grew up in Canton dreaming of playing hockey and baseball. Now the Chicago defenseman will get a chance to play hockey at Wrigley Field when the Blackhawks host the Red Wings on New Year's Day. The Winter...

Wings' Dallas Drake retires, won't pull a 'Favre'

UPDATED AT 2:17 P.M. -- Red Wings forward Dallas Drake officially announced his retirement today. Drake, a fan of the Green Bay Packers, said fans won't have to worry about him having a change of heart like quarterback Brett...

Getting personal with: Wings prospect and avid Zetterberg fan Jesper Samuelsson

The Red Wings used the 211th and final pick of the 2008 NHL draft to select Stockholm native Jesper Samuelsson, a 5-foot-11, 178-pound center who scored 62 points in 40 games last season with Timra IK. Samuelsson, 20, will play...