This is the most painful story I've ever written. Calli was a tremendous person and a damn good journalist.
Always enjoyed working alongside her. She represented this area so well.
My heart goes out to her family.
Man 2003-2008 was a great time to be a basketball fan in Metro Detroit:
- Pistons win '04 title, six straight ECFs
- Shock win '03, '06, '08 titles
- Saw The Palace's address change from 2 to 3 to 4 to 5 to 6 Championship Drive
On this day, 17 years ago, (September 16, 2003) Coach Bill Laimbeer and the Detroit Shock won their first WNBA title in front of a sell-out crowd of 22,076.
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#MadefortheW | @LVAces
1. Pistons win emotional game
2. Drummond goes 8-0 vs KAT
3. Taj gets ejected
4. Kelser calls out 97.1
5. Fans pulling up old tweets
Me trying to process all of this:
Fortunate to announce that it's my first day at @thetimesherald! I'll be covering prep sports in the Blue Water Area. Very grateful for this opportunity and excited to get to work!
#DetroitBasketball and #FearTheDeer have met up four times in the NBA playoffs:
2006: Pistons win 4-1
2004: Pistons win 4-1
1989: Pistons win 4-0
1976: Pistons win 2-1