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The Detroit Lions are a professional American football team based in Detroit, Michigan. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference (NFC) in the National Football League (NFL), and play their home games at Ford Field in Downtown Detroit.
Read More at Wikipedia ›A Lions fan who called in two bomb threats during Detroit's playoff loss to the New Orleans Saints at the Superdome in January pleaded guilty to the offense in court.
Shawn Payton, 34, admitted a felony charge of using interstate communications to transmit a threat as he appeared Friday afternoon in US District Court in Detroit, MLive.com reported.Payton called in the hoax threats from his home in Jackson, Mich., in a bizarre attempt to halt the Jan. 7 game, which the Saints went on to win 45-28, after finding a contact for the Superdome reception on the internet.According to the indictment, he told the receptionist, "I will blow up your building."In the second message, which was recorded by police after the first threat was reported, he ordered, "I want you to relay a message to the sideline: If your stupid Southern team keeps winning, there will be ... severe consequences, OK?"FBI agents traced phone records to nab Payton, who later issued a public apology in a newspaper interview.He ...The Detroit Lions have signed wide receiver Calvin Johnson to an eight-year contract worth up to $132 million, the biggest deal in NFL history.The player's agent, Bu...
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(The Sports Network) - The New York Giants have selected Virginia Tech RB David Wilson with the 32nd overall pick in the 2012 NFL Draft. That concludes the first rou...
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Detroit Lions defensive tackle Nick Fairley and wide receiver Titus Young were back on the practice field Tuesday — with security escorts to keep reporters away.Fair...
Detroit Lions defensive tackle Nick Fairley was arrested early Sunday morning on charges of driving under the influence and attempting to elude police.According to a...
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers made plenty of noise with their atypical full-bore splash into this offseason's free-agent pool back in March.Their moves that followed may ...
Former Elon quarterback Scott Riddle, the Southern Conference's all-time passing yardage leader, has signed a professional contract with the CFL's Montreal Alouettes...
Former Detroit Lions receiver Tommie Boyd has been sentenced to at least five years in prison for having sexual contact with a teenage girl.The Oakland Press of Pont...
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Detroit Lions defensive tackle Nick Fairley was arrested Tuesday in Alabama on a charge of possessing marijuana, authorities said.Citizens called to complain that Fa...
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