Western Herald » Sports Blog http://www.westernherald.com Western Herald Online News Service Sun, 16 Jun 2013 15:30:18 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 Copyright © Western Herald 2012 web-manager@westernherald.com (Western Herald) web-manager@westernherald.com (Western Herald) News 1440 http://www.westernherald.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/icon2.png Western Herald http://www.westernherald.com 144 144 http://westernherald.com/wordpress/?feed=rss2&category_name=podcasts The Western Herald Daily Buzz Western Herald Online News Service - providing the latest News, Sports, Arts & Entertainment, Politics, and everything in between, that shapes your world. The official podcast of the Western Herald, located at West[...] Western Herald Online News Service - providing the latest News, Sports, Arts & Entertainment, Politics, and everything in between, that shapes your world. The official podcast of the Western Herald, located at Western Michigan University in Kalamazoo Michigan. Visit our website at http://www.westernherald.com WMU, Kalamazoo, Western, Herald, Michigan, University, News, College, Student Western Herald Western Herald web-manager@westernherald.com no no Opinion: Five reasons the Detroit Tigers should be the best team in baseball this season (Part Four) http://www.westernherald.com/sports/opinion-five-reasons-the-detroit-tigers-should-be-the-best-team-in-baseball-this-season-part-four/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=opinion-five-reasons-the-detroit-tigers-should-be-the-best-team-in-baseball-this-season-part-four http://www.westernherald.com/sports/opinion-five-reasons-the-detroit-tigers-should-be-the-best-team-in-baseball-this-season-part-four/#comments Fri, 26 Apr 2013 18:51:17 +0000 Aaron Fishell http://www.westernherald.com/?p=38922 Aaron Fishell
Sports Editor

Justin Verlander has two no-hitters, a Cy Young award and an MVP to his credit, and is certainly one reason that anything besides a World Series victory this year for the Detroit Tigers will be a …

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Sports Editor and Sports Writer

In this week’s Herald Express Wenzel and Fishell talk about their favorite city’s sports teams.  For Wenzel it is Chicago while Fishell is a fan of Detroit sports.  They also …

]]> http://www.westernherald.com/sports/herald-express-episode-seven/feed/ 0 0:09:59 Aaron Fishell and Kenny Wenzel Sports Editor and Sports Writer In this week’s Herald Express Wenzel and Fishell talk about their favorite city’s sports teams.  For Wenzel it is Chicago while Fishell is a fan of Detroit sports.  They also[...] Aaron Fishell and Kenny Wenzel Sports Editor and Sports Writer In this week’s Herald Express Wenzel and Fishell talk about their favorite city’s sports teams.  For Wenzel it is Chicago while Fishell is a fan of Detroit sports.  They also count down their five favorite sports movies of all time.   Print PDF Blogs, Opinion, Podcasts, Sports, Top Western Herald no no Opinion: Five reasons the Detroit Tigers should be the best team in baseball this season (Part Three) http://www.westernherald.com/sports/opinion-five-reasons-the-detroit-tigers-should-be-the-best-team-in-baseball-this-season-part-three/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=opinion-five-reasons-the-detroit-tigers-should-be-the-best-team-in-baseball-this-season-part-three http://www.westernherald.com/sports/opinion-five-reasons-the-detroit-tigers-should-be-the-best-team-in-baseball-this-season-part-three/#comments Wed, 10 Apr 2013 18:25:27 +0000 Aaron Fishell http://www.westernherald.com/?p=38664 Aaron Fishell
Sports Editor

The last time I checked there were about six billion people on the planet.  Miguel Cabrera can hit a baseball better than any of them.

Photo courtesy of Mark Cunningham/Detroit Tigers.

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Sports Reporter

The Detroit Lions received criticism in the 2012 campaign for their lackluster play in the defensive backfield. In my previous article, I outlined reasons why they should draft cornerback Tyrann Mathieu with a later round pick, …

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Sports Editor

Though somewhat overshadowed by, and perhaps partially due to Miguel Cabrera’s triple crown heroics, 2012 was arguably Prince Fielder’s best offensive season since coming to the majors.  It was his first as a Tiger.

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Sports Reporters

In this week’s Herald Express Wenzel and Fishell discuss post-season play for men’s and women’s basketball as well as hockey.

The men lost in the semifinal round of the Mid-American Conference tournament but …

]]> http://www.westernherald.com/sports/herald-express-episode-5/feed/ 0 0:10:55 Aaron Fishell and Kenny Wenzel Sports Reporters In this week’s Herald Express Wenzel and Fishell discuss post-season play for men’s and women’s basketball as well as hockey. The men lost in the semifinal round of the Mid-American Confere[...] Aaron Fishell and Kenny Wenzel Sports Reporters In this week’s Herald Express Wenzel and Fishell discuss post-season play for men’s and women’s basketball as well as hockey. The men lost in the semifinal round of the Mid-American Conference tournament but accepted an invitation to the College Basketball Invitational where they defeated North Dakota State by one point in overtime in the first round. The women made it to the second round of the MAC tournament and got to go to Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland, Ohio. They lost their second-round game there. The hockey team lost to Michigan in the Central Collegiate Hockey Association tournament and will now have to wait until March 24 to see if they will make the NCAA tournament. Print PDF Blogs, Sports, Top Western Herald no no Opinion: The Honey Badger to the Lions? http://www.westernherald.com/sports/opinion-the-honey-badger-to-the-lions/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=opinion-the-honey-badger-to-the-lions http://www.westernherald.com/sports/opinion-the-honey-badger-to-the-lions/#comments Wed, 20 Mar 2013 01:17:20 +0000 Aaron Fishell http://www.westernherald.com/?p=37801 Lexus Ramsey
Sports Reporter

The Detroit Lions could get a huge contribution from an unlikely source in the 2013 season if they choose to draft controversial safety, Tyrann Mathieu out of Louisiana State University. Mathieu, also known as the Honey …

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Sports Reporter

Update: Gosder Cherilus has signed with the Indianapolis Colts.

The Detroit Lions go into the 2013 NFL draft amidst debate on which direction to go with the fifth overall pick, as they have needs in virtually every …

]]> http://www.westernherald.com/sports/opinion-why-the-detroit-lions-should-draft-an-offensive-lineman/feed/ 1 Herald Express: Episode four (with special guests from WMU women’s basketball Marquisha Harris and Michelle O’ Brien) http://www.westernherald.com/sports/herald-express-episode-four-with-special-guests-from-wmu-women%e2%80%99s-basketball-marquisha-harris-and-michelle-o%e2%80%99-brien/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=herald-express-episode-four-with-special-guests-from-wmu-women%25e2%2580%2599s-basketball-marquisha-harris-and-michelle-o%25e2%2580%2599-brien http://www.westernherald.com/sports/herald-express-episode-four-with-special-guests-from-wmu-women%e2%80%99s-basketball-marquisha-harris-and-michelle-o%e2%80%99-brien/#comments Fri, 01 Mar 2013 22:01:37 +0000 Aaron Fishell http://www.westernherald.com/?p=37333 Aaron Fishell and Kenny Wenzel
Sports Reporters

In this week’s Herald Express Kenny Wenzel and Aaron Fishell are joined by special guests Marquisha Harris and Michelle O’Brien from the Western Michigan University women’s basketball team.  The four of them discuss …

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Sports Editor

In his third year wearing the Old English D, Austin Jackson finally ended a season batting .300, the magical mark for a ballplayer, while scoring more than 100 runs and reaching career highs in homeruns (16) and RBI’s …

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