Detroit Athlete of the Decade Tournament: Round Two

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 Detroit Athlete of the Decade Tournament: Round Two
Round One is complete, with your winners from each team being Jason Hanson, Chauncey Billups, Nicklas Lidstrom, and Magglio Ordonez. Let the festivities continue! Semifinal #1: Jason Hanson vs. Chauncey Billups Jason Hanson (Big Al, SideLion Report) When [Ace] asked me to pick the Detroit Lions player of the decade as part of his "Detroit Athlete of the Decade" project, I knew it would be ... [link]

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Vote Lidstrom at The Ace of Sports
Published 8/21/2008 by Christy Hammond at Behind the Jersey
... Lidstrom has three Stanley Cup titles to his name (not including the ‘97 win), six Norris Trophies, and a multitude of other impressive stats. So go head over to The Ace of Sports and vote Lidstrom! ...

Lidstrom in round two
Published 8/22/2008 by Dave at Gorilla Crouch
... Ace of Sports has begun round two for their tournament to determine the top athlete in Detroit sports over the past decade. Right now Nicklas Lidstrom is going up against Magglio Ordonez with the winner moving on to the finals. This should be an easy victory for Lidstrom as Ordonez has spent most of the last decade playing for the White Sox. So ...

Summer High-(and Low)-lights
Published 8/22/2008 by Steph (noreply@blogger.com) at NO PUN INTENDED
... The Ace of Sports is hosting a "Detroit Athlete of the Decade" competition, now down to the final four: The Lions' Jason Hanson, the Pistons' Chauncey Billups, the Tigers' Magglio Ordonez, and the Wings' own Nicklas Lidstrom. The contest involved bloggers from across the Detroit Sports blogosphere writing in their arguments as to why their athlete is the all-around MVP, and Lidstrom's well-penned plea was written by the Wing's blogosphere's own Dave of ...

Around The Way
Published 8/25/2008 by Natalie Sitto (noreply@blogger.com) at Need4Sheed.com
... Gold. "I enjoyed it but I kept thinking I might have been part of one of the best Olympic basketball games for all time." Tayshaun Prince on being part of USA Basketball Via Slam Inside Hoops talks to Chauncey Billups. Pistonscast has the Isaiah Thomas vs. Chauncey Billups debate. Detroit Athlete of the decade tournament, my Pistons vote went to Ben Wallace in Round One, but Chauncey won out and went on to Round 2. Rip Hamilton endorses Rip it Energy Drink, I was going to take a picture of the ...

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