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The Red Wings are right on the cusp of making the playoffs for the first time in almost a decade, however if they miss the second season the head coach might be fired. That’s right, according to Bob Duff from DetroitHockeyNow.com, Derek Lalonde could be relieved of his duties if the Wings don’t get in the tournament. So who would be the replacement? How angry is GM Steve Yzerman? Jeff Riger brings...

Michigan Panthers kicker Jake Bates put on a show over the weekend when he kicked back to back 64 yard field goals to give Michigan their first win of the season. Bates hasn’t kicked a field goal since high school and then he calmly strolled on the field and effortlessly nailed the long kick fully knowing that the UFL could be his ticket to the NFL. After the kick, reports indicate that numerous N...

Ask any Tigers fan what the goal was for Detroit in the early season and they would all tell you that the team needs to start fast, something they haven’t done in previous years. And, wouldn’t you knowing it, the Tigers in the early going have done just that…they are a perfect 3-0 after sweeping the Chicago White Sox to start the season. So what’s working so well? Jeff Riger brings you all the gre...

The Tigers started off the season the right way by blanking the White Sox in Chicago 1-0 yesterday. Javy Baez scored the winning run, Tarik Skubal was dominant and Detroit is over .500 for the first time since April 8th, 2022. Jeff Riger brings you the biggest observations from the biggest game of the season…so far on on the latest episode of The Daily Ticket To learn more about listener data and...

Happy Opening Day everybody! The Detroit Tigers start their season in Chicago as they take on the White Sox later this afternoon. Detroit didn’t do much to bolster their offense in the offseason despite having a chance win a perceived easy division. Should the Tigers have done more? Jeff Riger believes so and states his case on the latest episode of The Daily Ticket. To learn more about listener d...

Detroit Lions GM Brad Holmes spoke at the NFL Owners meetings yesterday in Orlando, Florida. How does Holmes think the Lions did in free agency? Does the Cam Sutton situation change his philosophy in the NFL draft? Why will the defense be able to get pressure on opposing QB’s? Will there be additions in the secondary? Why bring so many players with injury issues aboard? Holmes answers all those qu...

Lions President Rod Wood offered up some wild new information on the Cam Sutton story during the NFL owners meetings yesterday in Orlando, Florida. Jeff Riger brings you all the details as to where Sutton was when the Lions found out about his arrest warrant? Also, now that Sutton is not a part of Detroits plan next season, where does the team go from here? Do they draft a CB? Do they sign a CB? O...

It was a weekend from Hell for our local teams. The Red Wings fall out of a playoff spot after dropping a 1-0 game to the Nashville Preds, MSU gets rocked by 1 seed North Carolina and the dream season for Oakland University comes to an end after losing in overtime to North Carolina State. But, there was some good news, Michigan basketball gets their head coach and he is Dusty May from FAU. Jeff Ri...

The reason the NCAA Tournament is the greatest sporting spectacular on the Earth is because of moments like yesterday, when 14 seed Oakland University shocked 3 seed Kentucky. It was one of the most captivating games you’ll ever see and even if you weren’t a Golden Grizzly fan you found yourself rooting for them. Also, Michigan State pummeled Mississippi State and now get set to take on top seeded...

Were you underwhelmed by Lions free agency at any point this offseason? If so, you might need to apologize to Lions GM Brad Holmes for feeling that way. Jeff Riger tells you the story of a 97.1FM The Ticket radio host who believes that fans who weren’t 100% satisfied with the free agency period should say sorry to the GM. Riger also offers his grade for the free agent period as well. It’s another...

The Detroit red Wings are once again in possession of a playoff spot in the Eastern Conference after shocking the Columbus Blue Jackets 4-3 in overtime on Tuesday night. Detroit needed that win in the worst way and they had to come from behind to grab it. After trailing 2-0 in the first period, Lucas Raymond scored his second goal of the game to tie the contest at 3 with less than 13 seconds remai...

ESPN’s Mike Greenberg hopped on his radio show last week and gave an opinion about the Lions that fans are not happy about. What did Greenberg say? Does it offend you? Is he correct? Jeff Riger brings you all the details on the latest episode of The Daily Ticket. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad cho...

The Detroit Red Wings have played some truly regrettable hockey for almost a month now. They get out-scored by a wide margin, they struggle to play defense, they look lethargic and they might miss the playoffs too. The Wings have lost 8 of their last 9 games and Jeff Riger believes the team must move on from head coach Derek Lalonde. In the NHL, firing a head coach during the season happens more t...

Lions GM Brad Holmes signed DJ Reader on Thursday afternoon in a move that should really help the Lions defense. Reader is one of the best interior defensive lineman in football and joined with Aidan Hutchinson, Alim McNeill and James Houston, the Detroit defensive line just became dominant. Jeff Riger gives you all the details about the Reader signing and some things that might give you a little...

As we wait to see who else the Detroit Lions might sign in free agency, we turn our attention to the Detroit Red Wings who are mired in a 6 game losing skid and who no longer have a playoff spot either. Detroit is losing games in embarrassing fashion and are in jeopardy of missing the playoffs. So who deserves the most blame? Jeff Riger tells you and also has a solution as how to get the Red Wings...

We are a couple of days into NFL Free Agency and the Detroit Lions have yet to make any major moves while other teams seem to be getting better. Danielle Hunter went to the Texans. Brian Burns went to the Giants. Christian Wilkins went to Miami. And, then there are the Lions who have filled positions of need but did they do a good enough job? Jeff Riger is underwhelmed so far by the Lions in Free...

The Detroit Lions were pretty active in what essentially is the first day of NFL Free Agency. Detroit went out and signed defensive end Marcus Davenport to a one year deal and traded for cornerback Carlton Davis. What did Detroit give up? Will both players help the team? Are the Lions done in Free Agency? Jeff Riger has all the details on the latest episode of The Daily Ticket To learn more about...

Pistons GM Troy Weaver got into a heated altercation with a fan at Little Caesars Arena over the weekend. What was said? What caused it? Jeff Riger has all the details! Also, it was an awful weekend for Detroit sports! The Red Wings have lost 5 straight and could be on the outside of the playoff picture looking in. Michigan hoops lost again, this time on Senior Day to Nebraska as they finish with...

With Free Agency starting soon in the NFL, Lions fans everywhere are wondering what moves GM Brad Holmes will make to help Detroit reach a Super Bowl? While we sit and wait we do know the team at least has interest in Kansas City cornerback L’Jarius Sneed. Detroit was one of seven teams that have reached out to the Chiefs to inquire about the 27 year old game changer. How much would it cost? Is Sn...

Stats in the spring usually are not significant. Being good or bad in exhibition games means nothing, well unless you’re Javier Baez and have yet to get a hit in the spring? Jeff Riger points out Javy’s shocking spring stats and nominates him for the ‘All-Time Disliked Detroit Athlete’ list. Baez has been in Detroit for 2 seasons, he hasn’t produced and now he is still owed around $100 million ove...

Michigan fans will defend him. Michigan State fans will bash him. Welcome to the never ending debate about JJ McCarthy. Some believe he will be the 3rd player drafted in this years NFL draft while others believe he is not even worthy of being selected in the first round because the Wolverines didn’t ask him to do more in college? Jeff Riger brings you all the chatter involving the draft stock of M...

Since announcing the Red Wings would be wearing a patch to advertise a garbage company the team is on a 2 game losing skid and they lost their captain, Dylan Larkin for the next couple weeks with a lower body injury. Jeff Riger is starting to believe the new patch is a curse, do you? Also, why Michigan coach Juwan Howard needs to be fired after the season and Wojo joins the podcast at the very sta...

The Detroit Tigers have spoken and what they said is that they will not be spending anymore money before opening day. Detroit could have gone out and bolstered their offense by signing veterans like Matt Chapman and JD Martinez however they have decided against it and will play the kids this season instead. Jeff Riger shares his anger about the lack of moves while Tigers fans actually seem happy w...

The Detroit Red Wings announced a new advertisement patch that the team started wearing immediately on Thursday afternoon. As expected, fans were furious that Detroit now has to wear the patch alongside the iconic Winged Wheel and it doesn’t help that the Wings saw their 6 game win streak end wearing them either. Jeff Riger dives into all the details and admits that the new patches don’t anger him...

Lions head coach Dan Campbell was voted as one of the best coaches in the NFL after getting an A+ in the most recent NFLPA survey. Campbell was one of 3 coaches to get a perfect grade. Jeff Riger takes you through how the Lions did overall and how about the Red Hot Detroit Red Wings as well? Are they the best team in the entire NHL? They sure could be! Plus, Javier Baez seems to be back to his old...