Their Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick is emblazed in a growing political and sex scandal. Unemployment is at a country high and the housing market is one of the worse.
Hope loomed as the Detroit Baseball Tigers invested heavily in expensive superstars only to start the season as the league joke.But here come the Detroit Hockey Red Wings to the Stanley Cup Finals playing some of the best hockey in years.
And rolling right beside them are basketballs' Detroit Pistons, returning home after taking one game at Boston in the NBA Eastern Conference Finals. Happy days are here again! Here's the television schedules:
NHL STANELY CUP FINALS
Detroit Red Wings vs. Pittsburgh Penguins
Game 1: Pittsburgh at Detroit Saturday, May 24, 8 PM ET, VERSUS
Game 2: Pittsburgh at Detroit Monday, May 26, 8 PM ET, VERSUS
Game 3: Detroit at Pittsburgh Wednesday, May 28, 8 PM ET, NBC
Game 4: Detroit at Pittsburgh Saturday, May 31, 8 PM ET, NBC
Game 5: Pittsburgh at Detroit Monday, June 2, 8 PM ET (if necessary), NBC
Game 6: Detroit at Pittsburgh Wednesday, June 4, 8 PM ET (if necessary), NBC
Game 7: Pittsburgh at Detroit Saturday, June 7, 8 PM ET (if necessary), NBC
NBA Eastern And Western Conference Finals
NATIONAL TV SCHEDULE - 2007-08
Date Opponent Time (ET) Network
Game 1: Boston 88, Detroit 79 Box Score
Game 2: Detroit 103, Boston 97 Box Score
Game 1: Los Angeles 89, San Antonio 85 Box Score
Game 2: Los Angeles 101, San Antonio 71 Box Score
Sat, May 24 Boston @ Detroit Conf. Finals 8:30 pm - ABC
Sun, May 25 L.A. Lakers @ San Antonio Conf. Finals 8:30 pm - TNT
Mon, May 26 Boston @ Detroit Conf. Finals 8:30 pm - ESPN
Tue, May 27 L.A. Lakers @ San Antonio Conf. Finals 9:00 pm - TNT
Wed, May 28 Detroit @ Boston if necessary 8:30 pm - ESPN
Thu, May 29 San Antonio @ L.A. Lakers if necessary 9:00 pm - TNT
Fri, May 30 Boston @ Detroit if necessary 8:30 pm - ESPN
Sat, May 31 L.A. Lakers @ San Antonio if necessary 8:30 pm - TNT
Sun, Jun 1 Detroit @ Boston if necessary 8:30 pm - ABC
Mon, Jun 2 San Antonio @ L.A. Lakers if necessary 9:00 pm - TNT
NATIONAL TV SCHEDULE - 2007-08
Date Opponent Time (ET) Network
Game 1: Boston 88, Detroit 79 Box Score
Game 2: Detroit 103, Boston 97 Box Score
Game 1: Los Angeles 89, San Antonio 85 Box Score
Game 2: Los Angeles 101, San Antonio 71 Box Score
Sat, May 24 Boston @ Detroit Conf. Finals 8:30 pm - ABC
Sun, May 25 L.A. Lakers @ San Antonio Conf. Finals 8:30 pm - TNT
Mon, May 26 Boston @ Detroit Conf. Finals 8:30 pm - ESPN
Tue, May 27 L.A. Lakers @ San Antonio Conf. Finals 9:00 pm - TNT
Wed, May 28 Detroit @ Boston if necessary 8:30 pm - ESPN
Thu, May 29 San Antonio @ L.A. Lakers if necessary 9:00 pm - TNT
Fri, May 30 Boston @ Detroit if necessary 8:30 pm - ESPN
Sat, May 31 L.A. Lakers @ San Antonio if necessary 8:30 pm - TNT
Sun, Jun 1 Detroit @ Boston if necessary 8:30 pm - ABC
Mon, Jun 2 San Antonio @ L.A. Lakers if necessary 9:00 pm - TNT