Colton Schoelkopf and Nate Robertson each drove in a run. Nolan Snell allowed one run on four hits and six walks in five innings pitched, picking up the win. He struck out seven. Grand Canyon's starter, Brady Wager, was tagged for the loss after...

Ilitch, who turns 83 on July 20, had an estimated worth of $1.7 billion in 2010, according to Forbes. The Tigers and NHL's Red Wings are his personal playthings. And if he takes on a few ill-advised contracts from time to time — Dontrelle Willis, Nate...

But they got through it, and they had some $ 72 million in contracts expiring after the season. The totals on the bad contracts were staggering, and all of them were contract extensions, given to existing players at the time. Carlos Guillen, Ordonez,...