File this one under “duh” (from AP):
[Sporting News] magazine named the Motor City No. 1 in its 2007 annual ranking, which was published in editions that hit newsstands Wednesday.
“Although it didn’t bring home a title like some cities, Detroit benefits from having a full complement of very good teams and terrific fans to cheer them on,” executive editor Bob Hille said in a written statement.
A winning season is the most important criterion in creating the ranking, according to the magazine. Other criteria include sports atmosphere, playoff berths, bowl appearances, tournament bids, championships, quality of competition and overall fan fervor.
Chicago, which received the designation in 2006, ranked fourth this year.
The top 10, in order, are: Detroit, New York, Dallas-Fort Worth, Chicago, Los Angeles, Boston, Denver, Phoenix, Philadelphia and Minneapolis-St. Paul.
Did you catch that, Lions?
happy birthday my cutie!
woo woo!! that’s my tiger getting all that air on the left
and the fire millen picture is classic…
detroit sports teams are like a family of four, with three golden children and one bad seed that ends up being the black sheep. yeah, sometimes the other kids don’t do that well with something, but they are never as bad as that damn millen kid.
Amen!
FIRE MILLEN!