Rasheed Wallace hears boos, cheers in his return; The Palace is for sale and more links
Boston Celtics center Rasheed Wallace (30) greets Detroit Pistons center Ben Wallace before the start of Wednesday's game at the Palace of Auburn Hills. (Photo: Associated Press)
Wallace had 16 points and seven rebounds in a rare start, but it wasn’t enough as Rodney Stuckey led the Pistons to an even rarer win, 92-86.
At halftime, Pistons owner Karen Davidson acknowledged she's looking into selling the team - anyone with $479 million want to go in on the deal?
And in the second quarter a fan almost made Big Baby cry, serenading him with taunts of "fat boy" and "chubs."
MORE BASKETBALL • 76ers center Samuel Dalembert was stunned at the carnage he saw when he returned home to Haiti.
FOOTBALL • Former Michigan linebacker David Harris, the Jets' leading tackler, is one win away from playing in the Super Bowl.
• Sorry, Jets fans. Someone thinks your quarterback has the makings of JaMarcus Russell.
• Vikings quarterback Brett Favre is heading home, or close to it this weekend, and he said he doesn't have anything left prove.
• It's good to have friends like Titans receiver Kenny Britt - if you murdered someone. Allegedly.
OTHER • Ana Ivanovic lost her second-round match at Australian Open.
• Brock Lesner is ready to get back into the Octagon.
• Kwame Kilpatrick is a liar, but then we all knew that.
Dave Birkett covers University of Michigan football for AnnArbor.com. He can be reached by phone at 734-623-2552 or by e-mail at davidbirkett@annarbor.com. Follow him on Twitter @davebirkett.