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From Detroit News
Pistons hold off Bucks, end seven-game skid
Pistons notebook: Charlie Villanueva will be sidelined awhile
Ailing Pistons Will Bynum, Ben Gordon work out, could be nearing return
Pistons guard Brandon Knight hasn't hit rookie wall
NBA notebook: Heat use spurt in fourth to top Sixers

From Detroit Free Press
Every NFL team will play a night game next season
Lions to hike ticket prices (with audio)
Lions' Lewand busy negotiating with pending free agents, Johnson
Lions' Jim Schwartz recalls his own abbreviated Super Bowl trip
NFL roundup: Clements named Packers' OC; Peyton medically cleared

CHFF Lions classics
 
 
Official team site
 
 
Sports radio
WKRK 97.1 FM (game broadcasts)
 
Local media
UPN Channel 50 (preseason broadcasts)
 
Fan sites
 
(If any of these links are broken or directed to the wrong place, or if you know of one that needs to be added, let us know about it.)
 
Stadium
Ford Field, 2000 Brush St., Detroit, MI 48266
Capacity: 65,000
Opened: September 22, 2002 ($430 million)
Surface: FieldTurf
 
Phone: 313-216-4000
Ticket office: 313-262-2000
 
Nearby bars, restaurants:
Elwood Bar & Grill, 300 E. Adams Ave., Detroit
Tavern on The Park, 1570 Woodward Ave., Detroit
Hunter House Hamburgers, 351 Gratiot Ave., Detroit
Century Club Restaurant, 333 Madison St., Detroit
Loco Bar & Grill, 454 E. Lafayette Blvd., Detroit
Fifth Avenue Downtown, 2100 Woodward Ave., Detroit
 
Nearby hotels:
Milner Hotel, 1526 Centre St., Detroit; 313-963-3950; $50/night
Hilton Garden Inn Downtown, 351 Gratiot Ave., Detroit; 313-967-0900; $99 to $299/night
Ramada Inn Downtown, 400 Bagley Ave., Detroit; 313-962-2300; $79 to $144/night
 
 


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