Unless you have been living under a rock the last few weeks, you probably have heard the news about the "Ellen Degeneres Show." Three producers were fired from the daytime talk-show on Monday after a Buzzfeed article detailed an abusive workplace on the set of one of the more popular…

It's never been a secret that the ratings success of WXYT-FM (97.1 "The Ticket") has always been propelled by the Detroit Tigers broadcast rights. Anyone who has followed the Detroit sports radio scene over the last 25 years can point to two factors as to why 97.1 became a juggernaut…

As we continue to commemorate the 15th anniversary of the DetroitSportsRag this week, I figured I would share with you one of my favorite stories that I’ve never fully told. (By the way, the official birthdate of the site is March 18, 2003. The day before the second Iraq war commenced to…

Last September when it was announced that the Detroit Tigers would part ways with manager Brad Ausmus, Detroit News beat writer Chris "Officer Barbrady" McCosky penned an extraordinary article that infuriated local sports fans AND several of his co-workers at the paper. (more…)

Sometimes this shit writes itself. Like, I might as well be on auto-pilot for this article. Earlier today the 97.1-FM webpage for the Morbidly Obese Virgin Whale (Scott Anderson) and Benedict Von Douche Nozzle (Douglas Allen Karsch the Third) Show featured the following article ..... The lead headline was a story…

We are now two months away from the 15th birthday of the DetroitSportsRag and we've been discussing different ideas to celebrate our crystal anniversary. A huge party has been mentioned, but one idea has gained some traction ..... The introduction of a DSR Hall of Shame for the worst members of the Detroit…

Last year while Jakob Chychrun was earning serious ice time for the Arizona Coyotes and outscoring every Red Wings defenseman not named Mike Green I started a bit on Twitter. Every time the then- 18-year-old defenseman  -- whom Ken Holland passed on in the draft to rid himself of Pavel Datsyuk's dead cap space…

In all of the hysteria from right-wing dipshits like Cowboys' owner Jerry Jones and purveyor of shitty pizza "Papa" John Schnatter regarding some unproven correlation between lower football ratings and African-American players peacefully protesting police brutality, another potential explanation has been ignored .... The fact that some folks of good conscience might not be watching…

According to a source, former U of M standout and NFL wide receiver Braylon Edwards is no longer working at 97.1 The Ticket. And it has nothing to do with Edwards' on-air dust-up with Mike Valenti last month over Michigan State's most recent victory over Edwards' alma mater which got fairly intense. According to my source,…