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...Indiana Pacers forward Ron Artest was seen leading a fast break into the stands at the Palace in Auburn Hills, Mich. Artest was charging down a local lout, John Green, who hit him with a full beverage cup after Artest got into an on-court scuffle with the Detroit Pistons' Ben Wallace. Several teammates joined Artest, punching anyone they could reach. The referees ended the game with 45.9 sec. left, and the Pacers were forced to exit through a shower of popcorn, beer and venom from Detroit fans. Nine fans were hurt, none seriously. But the rumble in Detroit quickly...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Why Fans and Players and Playing So Rough | 12/17/2004 | See Source »

...always baseball for Harvard infielder John Wolff, whose father spent time with the Detroit Tigers after being drafted following his junior year at Harvard. The elder Wolff introduced his son to the game early, pitching balled-up socks to Wolff almost before he could hold a bat upright...

Author: By Aidan E. Tait, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Wolff Finds His Voice Off the Diamond | 12/10/2004 | See Source »

DAVID STERN, NBA commissioner, describing the Nov. 19 brawl between the Indiana Pacers and the Detroit Pistons...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Verbatim: Nov. 29, 2004 | 11/29/2004 | See Source »

Boyle's focus is on a trial that laid bare the racial tensions of Detroit in the 1920s. On Sept. 8, 1925, Ossian Sweet, a young black physician, moved with his wife and baby daughter into a bungalow in a largely white neighborhood. Just one night later, a white mob began showering the place with rocks while police stood by. Then a barrage of gunfire blazed back from the house. Anticipating trouble, Sweet had secretly stored away guns and recruited friends to help him defend his home...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: And a Taut Account of a 1920s Race Trial Gets the Nonfiction Prize | 11/29/2004 | See Source »

Jehu. Hear songs from their most recent, and quite nice, release Audit in Progress. With Detroit garage rockers the Demolition Dollrods and Dan Sartain. 18+. $13 advance; $15 at door. Downstairs at the Middle East...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Headline | 11/12/2004 | See Source »

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