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Mekhi Wingo Out for Season

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1 year ago

November 30, 2024

The Detroit Lions have had several injuries test their depth, and the hits kept coming for the defense following the team’s win over the Chicago Bears on Thanksgiving.

In addition to the news of linebacker Malcolm Rodriguez suffering a torn ACL that will sideline him for the remainder of the season, Detroit will also be without defensive tackle Mekhi Wingo for the rest of the year.

Wingo totaled nine tackles in 11 games as a rookie, as the Lions drafted him in the sixth round of the 2024 Draft.

“Wingo’s gonna be out, he’ll be done for the season,” Campbell said. “His will probably require surgery, so that’s another one. Hate that for him, but I think everything will be clean, and he’ll be healed up for next year and that’s good news.”

Dan Campbell hates to lose LB Malcolm Rodriguez. He’ll be good to go next year
Wingo OUT for season. Needs surgery
— DetroitSportsPodcast (@DetroitPodcast) November 30, 2024

Rodriguez’s injury is the latest to hit a linebacking corps that has been depleted for depth, as they have lost Alex Anzalone, Derrick Barnes and Jalen Reeves-Maybin prior to losing the third-year Oklahoma State product.

“Hate it for Malcolm. He was playing so dang good for us, he’s been a staple for us defensively, especially with the injuries,” Campbell said. “Even before that, he was playing for us, not like he wasn’t really a spot starter anyway, and then took over that role with the injuries. Special teams guy for us. It’s another one, we hate to lose him. It’s hard. The good news is once he has this done, he’ll be good to go next year and he’ll be healthy and ready to roll.

Other injuries sustained in Thursday’s game included defensive end Josh Paschal and defensive tackle Levi Onwuzurike, both of whom left the game in the first half. Paschal was diagnosed with a knee injury, while Onwuzurike had a hamstring injury.

Campbell diagnosed both players as day-to-day, but was not optimistic on either’s chances of playing on Thursday against the Green Bay Packers.

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Emmanuel Moseley, who was ruled inactive prior to the game against the Bears after a pregame injury, is expected to be good moving forward.

“Paschal, it’s hard to say. These guys, he and Levi, are day-to-day. I think Paschal’s got a better shot than Levi, but I’m not real optimistic about either one of them playing,” Campbell said. “Pashchal’s got a better shot. E-man, I think, is gonna be good to go.”

The Lions held Moseley out on a precautionary basis, but anticipate him helping in the future. He could get an opportunity on Thursday, as Carlton Davis is considered day-to-day ahead of the Packers game. Davis missed the Thanksgiving game with injuries to his knee and thumb.

“Had a little something that flared up on him and didn’t feel right,” Campbell said of Moseley. “Just knowing what we were gonna ask him to do, we didn’t want to take that risk of him trying to open up. But it looks like he’s gonna be just fine.”

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“Moon tree” in Metro Detroit rediscovered following Artemis II mission

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7 hours ago

April 11, 2026

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An unassuming tree in Ferndale’s Wilson Park has more history than any other in the area. What is called the “moon tree” all began with a deal between NASA and an elementary school that used to be in the Ferndale neighborhood.

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How to buy Detroit Pistons 2026 NBA playoff tickets

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April 10, 2026

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How to buy Detroit Pistons 2026 NBA playoff tickets

The NBA Eastern Conference’s No. 1-seeded team enters the postseason with eyes on a title run.

After clinching the top seed, the Detroit Pistons are headed to the postseason for a second-consecutive season after lack of success in prior years.

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The strong play of Cade Cunningham has been the catalyst for the Pistons as they’ve been one of the top defensive teams in the league. Now, it’s time to start thinking about the postseason as Pistons playoff tickets are already available.

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While we don’t yet know the Pistons’ first-round opponent or exact schedule, we know Detroit fans are guaranteed to host at least Game 1 and Game 2, with the potential to host Game 5 and Game 7 should the series require it.

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As of publication, the cheapest available ticket to a Detroit Pistons home playoff game during the first round is $93.

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Hypothetical tickets to the Piston’s first home game in the Eastern Conference Semifinals, Eastern Conference Finals and even NBA Finals are already on sale. If the Pistons advance, you’re all set! If they are eliminated, you will be refunded for your ticket.

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The Pistons will take on the No. 8 seed, which will be a play-in winner, one of these six Eastern Conference teams: Atlanta Hawks, Charlotte Hornets, Miami Heat, Orland Magic, Philadelphia 76ers and Toronto Raptors.

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The NBA Finals are scheduled to begin on Wednesday, June 3 and could run all the way until a potential Game 7 on Friday, June 19. Should the Pistons advance to the NBA Finals, they would have home-court advantage and host Game 1, Game 2, Game 5* and Game 7*.

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WNBA formally approves Detroit franchise. Where will they play, and when?

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April 10, 2026

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WNBA formally approves Detroit franchise. Where will they play, and when?

The WNBA is returning to southeast Michigan for the first time since 2009, when the highly decorated Shock moved to Tulsa.

Detroit — It’s official: Detroit is getting its WNBA team.

The WNBA announced Thursday night that its Board of Governors has formally approved previously announced expansion teams for Detroit, Cleveland and Philadelphia.

The WNBA announced in June 2025 its intention to set up shop in each of those cities. Cleveland will begin play in 2028, Detroit in 2029 and Philadelphia in 2030.

Detroit’s WNBA team will play its home games at Little Caesars Arena — the third full-time tenant of the building, joining the Pistons and Red Wings — and is expected to have its own standalone practice facility.

This marks a return of the WNBA to Michigan. The Detroit Shock played at The Palace of Auburn Hills from 1998-2009, winning three championships, in 2003, 2006 and 2008, under head coach (and former Pistons “Bad Boy” Bill Laimbeer). The team then was sold and moved to Tulsa, Okla., after longtime Pistons and Palace owner Bill Davidson died in 2009, and the franchise now is the Dallas Wings.

Detroit’s new WNBA team, which has yet to announce a nickname (the Shock remains a possibility, but not a formality), is to be owned by a group of investors led by Pistons owner Tom Gores and wife Holly. The ownership group includes several high-profile investors, including Lions owner Sheila Ford Hamp and husband Steve, General Motors CEO Mary Barry and husband, Lions quarterback Jared Goff and wife Christen, former Piston and NBA Hall-of-Famer Grant Hill and wife Tamia, and Fab Five legend Chris Webber, among several others.

Little Caesars Arena is expected to undergo millions in renovations to add in locker-room facilities for the new WNBA team, and a 75,000-square-foot practice facility (along with a 100-square-foot youth sports facility) is planned for east Detroit, near the Belle Isle bridge.

The WNBA, which launched in 1996, has 15 teams, and will expand to 18 by 2030, amid the recent spike in popularity of the sports, with the emergence of star players like Caitlin Clark, Angel Reese and Paige Bueckers.

The WNBA and the Players Association recently agreed on a new Collective Bargaining Agreement that will see team salary caps rise to $7 million in 2026, from $1.5 million in 2025. Average salaries will approach $600,000.

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