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detroitnews.com — Chicago - They found their legs. And then they used them. Again and again, shift after shift, the Red Wings did, pulling together until they'd pulled even, skating away with Game 2 against the Chicago Blackhawks - a 4-1 win that silenced the matinee crowd of 21,822 at United Center - to tie this Western Conference semifinal series.

detroitnews.com — Prosperity is the greatest enemy of fiscal discipline. When fortunes begin to reverse, the urgency to cut spending, find savings and use resources more efficiently wanes. Both Michigan and the federal government are enjoying revenue windfalls thanks to the recovering economy. In Lansing, Gov. Rick Snyder finds himself with an unexpected $483 million budget surplus.

detroitnews.com — It will shock no one versed in Detroit's ways if the Tigers look first at pitching when this year's draft gets rolling June 6 and continues through June 8. College pitchers, ideally, are on the Tigers' menu since they could be staring at a rotation hole if Max Scherzer follows the customary advice of agent Scott Boras and tries out free agency following the 2014 season.

detroitnews.com — Rick Porcello: A great example why it pays to be patient in baseball. Tigers fans were impatient and, so, probably, were his employers as Porcello last year finished his fourth big-league season with a 10-12 record, 4.59 ERA, and with the dubious celebrity of having allowed more hits (226) than any other American League pitcher.

detroitnews.com — Chicago - Going through the rigorous interview process for the NBA draft combine can be stressful enough without having a team play what can be perceived as mind games to boot. That seems to be what the Pistons did with former Indiana guard Victor Oladipo during their interview, but Oladipo called the experience "one of the best interviews I've been on."

detroitnews.com — Oh, the Red Wings are outmanned, and it was evident in Wednesday night's 4-1 loss. But after practicing at Joe Louis Arena on Friday before hopping on the plane back to Chicago, the Red Wings better understood the task, and felt better equipped to handle it.

blogs.detroitnews.com — There's no way around it. The Red Wings played on their heels for the majority of the second and third periods in Game 1. They let the Blackhawks dictate the pace of the game, and the result was a barrage of shots on Jimmy Howard.

detroitnews.com — Chicago - If age is only a number, then height serves the same meaningless purpose for Michigan's Trey Burke, the national player of the year who led his team to the brink of a national title.