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  Detroit, Michigan - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
In 1796 Detroit and its surrounding areas passed to the United States, and from 1805 to 1847 the town was the territorial and state capitol of Michigan.
Detroit is also considered the birthplace of techno music—techno pioneers Juan Atkins, Derrick May, and Kevin Saunderson established their names in Detroit, and techno progenitors Carl Craig and Richie Hawtin (aka Plastikman) built their reputations there as well.
Detroit was also the former home of a round of the Formula One World Championship, holding a race on the streets of downtown Detroit from 1982 until 1987, after which the sanction moved from Formula One to Indycars.
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 Detroit Stars -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
The Detroit Stars were an American (A ball game played with a bat and ball between two teams of 9 players; teams take turns at bat trying to score run) baseball team in the (additional info and facts about Negro Leagues) Negro Leagues.
The Detroit Stars established themselves as one of the most powerful teams in the West during the late 1910s and became a charter member of the (additional info and facts about Negro National League) Negro National League in 1920.
The Stars' best chance at a league championship came in 1930 when they won the second-half season title, but the pennant was snatched away from them by the St. Louis Stars in the championship playoffs.
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/d/de/detroit_stars.htm   (331 words)

  
 Detroit dims Stars - The Boston Globe
Detroit is one-half game behind Washington for the fourth and final playoff spot in the Eastern Conference.
Detroit is 5-2 since obtaining Smith in a trade July 31 from Minnesota, and has won three straight since with her in the starting lineup.
Phoenix's leading scorer, former UConn star Diana Taurasi, bruised her right knee diving for a missed shot on the final play of the first half and did not play in the second half.
www.boston.com /sports/basketball/articles/2005/08/14/detroit_dims_stars   (437 words)

  
 Dallas Stars   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
This Stars team, which thrived on discipline with the puck a year ago, seemed to play hot potato with it against the Red Wings.
The Stars' best chance at cutting into that lead and possibly shifting momentum came late in the second, during a delayed penalty on Detroit.
The Stars had trouble clearing their own zone for much of the night simply because they couldn't send the pass from one Dallas stick to another without it winding up on the tape of a Red Wing.
www.dallasstars.com /gameday/previous.jsp?id=559   (895 words)

  
 Detroit River - Hutchinson encyclopedia article about Detroit River   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Outlet of Lake Saint Clair, immediately east of Detroit, in southeastern Michigan, which flows mainly west and south for 48 km/30 mi into the western end of Lake Erie.
The Detroit River is crossed by many tunnels and bridges between Detroit and Windsor, Ontario, and in recent years has been severely polluted by industrial waste and sewage from neighbouring municipalities.
Fort Detroit, the first European settlement on the river, was founded by the French explorer Antoine de la Mothe, sieur de Cadillac, in 1601.
encyclopedia.farlex.com /Detroit+River   (171 words)

  
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The Stars were looking for revenge as the team had lost to the Snipers in overtime in 1999.
Overtime started with the Stars back on their heels, and when forward Geoff Cary took a wicked slap shot that hit the crossbar just minutes into the overtime period, the Stars knew that it was a game of inches.
In the finals, the Stars would not be denied, and used their finals' experience to beat the Canadians, 7-1.
www.inlinehockeycentral.com /amin/narch082002.shtml   (785 words)

  
 Black Baseball in Detroit / Lester, Miller and Clark | BaseballLibrary.com
During the twenties, the Stars were comparable to their white counterparts, the Tigers; having superb hitting and less-than-spectacular pitching.
The Detroit Stars snared third place in both 1924 (37-29) and 1925 (57-41), before dropping a notch to fourth place in 1926 (50-42).
The Stars captured third place in 1928 with a 54-37 record, but fell to fourth place in 1929, with their first losing record, 39-42.
www.baseballlibrary.com /baseballlibrary/excerpts/black_baseball_in_detroit.stm   (1086 words)

  
 Detroit Tigers News
DETROIT -- For the first time in Major League history, the Tigers will extend the Negro Leagues commemoration game from its original one day celebration to a weekend theme, starting Thursday and wrapped around the home series with the Royals.
The Detroit Stars played 15 seasons as an original member of the Negro National League and produced a Hall of Fame slugger in Norman "Turkey" Stearnes.
Commemorative Detroit Stars caps will be given to the first 10,000 kids ages 14 and under.
detroit.tigers.mlb.com /NASApp/mlb/det/news/det_news.jsp?ymd=20030724&content_id=442391&vkey=news_det&fext=.jsp&c_id=det   (698 words)

  
 The stars who turned Detroiters into couch potatoes
Between pies, Soupy's face was pawed by the meanest dog in all Detroit, White Fang, and petted by the nicest dog in the land, Black tooth.
While Soupy was teaching Detroit kids the Soupy Shuffle during the day, he was entertaining their parents with his 11 p.m.
Detroiters paid 25 cents each to hear his talks and watch his films about his trips around the world.
info.detnews.com /history/story/index.cfm?id=25&category=life   (1576 words)

  
 CNNSI.com - Hockey - Recap: Dallas Stars 1, Detroit Red Wings 1 - Thursday December 19, 2002 11:09 PM
DETROIT (Ticker) -- This time, it was the Dallas Stars' turn to come from behind to earn a point.
Detroit, which failed to hold a lead after two periods for just the second time (12-0-2-0), rallied twice in the third period earlier this season to salvage ties with Dallas.
The Stars were without center Mike Modano, who suffered a concussion in Tuesday's 2-2 tie with Philadelphia.
sportsillustrated.cnn.com /hockey/nhl/recaps/2002/12/19/det_dal   (263 words)

  
 Dallas Stars, National Hockey League, Detroit Red Wings - CBS SportsLine.com
Detroit outshot Dallas 29-28, the extra shot coming for the defending Stanley Cup champs in the overtime period.
Detroit is 5-0-3 their last eight, including a 1-1 tie at home against the Stars on Dec. 19.
The Stars played the first game after a seven-game road trip -- their longest of the season -- during which they were 2-3-2.
www.sportsline.com /nhl/gamecenter/recap/NHL_20021229_DET@DAL   (791 words)

  
 Detroit native stars on Dominican radio - 07/13/00
Amy Dinges,23, of Detroit works the microphone during the popular afternoon radio program she co-hosts in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.
   The 23-year-old Detroit native came to the Caribbean country a year ago on a lark and stumbled into stardom as a sidekick character on the Dominican Republic's most popular afternoon radio program.
   The radio star was immediately struck by Dinges' perspective on Dominican culture -- which is Latin but at the same time very connected to the United States, with whom it shares a love of baseball and to whom it has sent as many as a million immigrants.
www.detnews.com /2000/detroit/0007/16/a05-90284.htm   (410 words)

  
 Dallas Stars   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
The Stars held Detroit's renowned five-man Russian unit to one goal Wednesday night, and that was good enough.
Detroit's All-Star goalie had not allowed more than four goals in a game this season, but he gave up six at even strength Wednesday.
So were Stars fans when Shanahan's goal cut the lead to 4-3 with 5:51 to go.
www.dallasstars.com /stars/1397udscarticle3.jsp   (694 words)

  
 CNNSI.com - Hockey - Recap: Dallas Stars 3, Detroit Red Wings 2 - Thursday January 17, 2002 01:45 AM
Detroit posted six straight wins from October 12-24, but failed to extend the run after a 5-3 loss to Dallas on October 26.
The Stars tied it early in the second period on Nieuwendyk's first goal of the night.
The Stars allowed 22 shots over the final 40 minutes but managed to hold the Red Wings without a goal on five power-play opportunities.
sportsillustrated.cnn.com /hockey/nhl/recaps/2002/01/16/dal_det   (570 words)

  
 Dallas Stars/Detroit Red Wings NHL recap on ESPN
DETROIT (AP) -- Brenden Morrow had several breaks Friday night.
Stars goalie Ed Belfour picked up his fourth shutout of the season and No. 53 of his career.
Langenbrunner attempted to dump the puck in front of the Detroit net, but it deflected off Red Wings defenseman Nicklas Lidstrom to Morrow who sent a wrist shot to the right of goalie Manny Legace.
espn.go.com /nhl/2001/20001117/recap/daldet.html   (488 words)

  
 Turkey Stearnes and the Detroit Stars - The Negro Leagues in Detroit, 1919-1933 - Richard Bak
Turkey Stearnes and the Detroit Stars - The Negro Leagues in Detroit, 1919-1933 - Richard Bak
This groundbreaking analysis of Detroit's entry in the Negro National League brings to life a fascinating story of skill, pride, and perseverance.
The greatest Star of them all—Norman "Turkey" Stearnes— established virtually all of the team's individual and career records during his nine seasons with Detroit.
wsupress.wayne.edu /glb/detroit/baktsds.htm   (227 words)

  
 The sounds of the holidays will soon fill Metro Detroit venues - 11/27/03
The Detroit Symphony Orchestra is joined by the Michigan State University Chorale.
Ring in the holidays with the Detroit Symphony Orchestra, Madrigal Chorale of Southfield and the Highland Park Baptist Church of Southfield Chancel Choir, $15-$86.
Detroit Chamber Winds and Strings presents holiday favorites and music of the season.
www.detnews.com /2004/holidayevents/0402/23/g10n-336073.htm   (1242 words)

  
 Cooperstown Bears - 1920 Detroit Stars Plush Bear
The Detroit Stars were one of the original teams in the Negro National League.
He is wearing a bear-sized version of the 1920 Detroit Stars authentic team uniform.
"1920 Detroit Stars" is embroidered on his left foot and the limited edition number written on this foot as well.
www.universalshopping.com /coopbeardets.html   (102 words)

  
 Dallas Stars/Detroit Red Wings NHL recap on ESPN
DETROIT (AP) -- Pat Verbeek was almost embarrassed that he moved into 25th place on the NHL's career goal-scoring list as the Detroit Red Wings beat the Dallas Stars 4-2 on Thursday night.
Dallas' Jere Lehtinen scored on a rebound to give the Stars a 2-1 lead early in second period.
Detroit's Chris Chelios, who had knee surgery on Nov. 20, has been cleared to skate straight ahead this week.
espn.go.com /nhl/2001/20010104/recap/daldet.html   (502 words)

  
 Detroit Wolves
The new Stars, guided by Walter Norwood, proprietor of the Norwood Hotel, re-organized and played one season in 1933, finishing with a dismal 16-26 record.
Detroit's fl populace would suffer without a league team until 1954.
By 1960, the Stars' final year, they were advertised as the Detroit-New Orleans Stars.
www.nlbpa.com /detroit_wolves.html   (313 words)

  
 Detroit blanks Dallas   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
It was like a replay from last night's East opener when the Detroit Red Wings beat the Dallas Stars, 2-0, in Game 1 of the Western Conference final.
Dallas failed to convert any of their five power-play opportunities and overall the Stars' offense was a far from the form that earned them the best record in the regular season.
Detroit flashed their fast attacks periodically but didn't control the game all the time.
www.hockeynut.com /playoffs98/pf052498.html   (242 words)

  
 Signing Habits and Autograph Analysis of Norman Thomas 'Turkey' Stearnes
Detroit Stars' Manager Bruce Petway discovered him in 1923 while he was playing with the southern fl teams.
He was chosen to the first East-West Negro League All Star Game in 1932 and batted in the leadoff position.
After retirement from baseball, he returned to Detroit and worked in the rolling mills of the city until 1964.
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 The day the Tigers finally integrated
The Detroit Stars formed in 1919 as part of the Negro National League, and started play the next year at Mack Park, at Mack and Fairview on the east side.
One of the brightest stars on the Detroit Stars was Norman "Turkey" Stearnes, shown here in 1971 with his grandson, Tony.
In organized baseball there had been no distinction raised--except tacit understanding that a player of Ethiopian descent is ineligible--the wisdom of which we will not discuss except to say by such rule some of the greatest players the game has ever known have been denied their opportunity.
info.detnews.com /history/story/index.cfm?id=53&category=sports   (1726 words)

  
 African American Registry: "Turkey" Stearnes, Icon of the Negro Leagues!
A fleet-footed power hitter with an unusual batting style, Stearnes demonstrated his hitting prowess early and was signed by the Detroit Stars of the Negro National League in 1923.
Again with the Detroit Stars in 1937 he earned another All-Star game appearance and hit for an incredible.383 average.
Norman Stearnes died on September 4, 1979 in Detroit, Michigan.
www.aaregistry.com /african_american_history/1700/Turkey_Stearnes_Icon_of_the_Negro_Leagues   (303 words)

  
 The Mike Modano Page - Schedule & Results - DETROIT 4, DALLAS 2
DETROIT 4, DALLAS 2 DETROIT (AP) - Pat Verbeek was almost embarrassed that he moved into 25th place on the NHL's career goal-scoring list as the Detroit Red Wings beat the Dallas Stars 4-2 on Thursday night.
The Stars are 1-11 when trailing after two periods this season.
Verbeek was effective after being a healthy scratch in Detroit's last game.
www.geocities.com /Colosseum/Field/1579/games/00_01/010401.html   (588 words)

  
 Hangout of the stars: Detroit
Her visit to his hometown seems to have gone smoothly, except for a minor bump in the road.
Last week, White was involved in a fender-bender in the Detroit area that left him with a broken finger and forced him to miss appearances in Europe and postpone U.S. dates.
Detroit is a laid-back place where stars can come to chill out and not attract a fuss.
www.freep.com /entertainment/namesandfaces/renee16_20030716.htm   (913 words)

  
 Turkey Stearnes and the Detroit Stars:0814324835:Bak, Richard:eCampus.com
From the team's beginning in 1919 to its demise in 1933, the Stars offered Detroit's fl community entertainment and a short respite from the hardships of daily life.
Moreover, the Detroit Stars represented a rare example of successful fl entrepreneurship.
The greatest Star of them all was Norman "Turkey" Stearnes, the brilliant longball-hitting center fielder.
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 Detroit Red Wings Dallas Stars Match Odds, Betting & Predictions   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Whether you think Dallas Stars or Detroit Red Wings will win, or if you expect a draw collect your free bet today.
The Detroit Red Wings website has fans views, news, suspensions and injuries, all information that should help you in your bets.
Dallas Stars news and info is available at http://www.dallasstars.com/, the site will keep you up to date with the latest and aid your predicting.
www.place-bets.co.uk /nhlwings-nhlstars.html   (207 words)

  
 The Detroit Historical Museum   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
In April 2003, the Detroit Historical Museum will open Guts, Games & Glory: Detroit’s Sporting Legacy, an exhibit that will celebrate southeastern Michigan’s long history of professional, amateur and youth sports and feature vintage photographs, uniforms, equipment and other memorabilia.
The Detroit Historical Museum, located at 5401 Woodward Ave.
Permanent exhibits include the famous and recently renovated Streets of Old Detroit, Frontiers to Factories, The Motor City, and The Glancy Trains.
www.detroithistorical.org /news/pressreleases.asp?ID=21   (256 words)

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