"The star voltage in Detroit sports right now is blinding. With Prince Fielder and Miguel Cabrera crowding the spotlight the past few days, it's easy forgetting that the Tigers are also home to that rarest of baseball double plays -- the reigning American League Most Valuable Player and Cy Young Award winner, Justin Verlander.

The Red Wings are ... well, once again, the Wings.

Matthew Stafford is the best under-25 quarterback in the NFL. Wide receiver Calvin Johnson is wondering what model of Brinks truck he'll motor around in considering he and the Lions are in the process of negotiating a contract extension that should make Johnson the highest paid non-quarterback in the NFL."