Rod Beard

Senior Sports Editor, @ajc. Former Detroit News Sports Editor and Pistons and U-M beat writer. Husband; father of 3. Purveyor of #StartWriting. ΑΦΑ

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Some news: I’ve accepted an amazing new role as Senior Sports Editor at @AJCsports. It’s bittersweet, leaving after 23-plus years at The Detroit News, my first and only newspaper home, and Michigan, the only state where I’ve ever lived. It's an immense blessing and I'm excited.

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@DetroitPodcast @officialctpod @boonersports @woodwardsports @DetroitKoolAid @jeffiafrate If you're trading Robinson, you're going to need 3-point shooting from somewhere. Not sure that I want to pay Kawhi at that level, either.

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@DetroitPodcast @officialctpod @boonersports @woodwardsports @DetroitKoolAid @jeffiafrate Is this an alternate spelling of Devin Booker?

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Final: #Aces 85, #Dream 84

Quality ball. Just a tremendous shot by Chelsea Gray to win it in the final seconds.

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It's a game: #Aces 83, #Dream 82, 48.6 left.

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#Dream All-Star Angel Reese gets her first intro in Atlanta in the regular season.

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Atlanta Dream starters, including Angel Reese, announced ahead of their home opener against the Las Vegas Aces.

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#Dream All-Star Angel Reese stretches before Sunday's home opener against the #Aces at State Farm Arena.

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#StartWriting ... #Pistons taking the series back to Detroit for Game 7 on Sunday.

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For free? Wow ... that's major.

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Coming this fall… TV20 is the new home for the Detroit Pistons!

Pistons basketball returns to free, over‑the‑air television in Detroit and Michigan beginning in 2026‑27: https://t.co/XMGOM6hNx8

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One last set of five spins on Tankathon for the #Hawks ahead of today's NBA draft lottery.

8-1-8-9-2 ... and on the 2, Dallas gets the top pick, smh...

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Angel Reese's first basket with the #Dream is a nice lay-in after being fouled, but she missed the FT.

She also has five rebounds in the first few minutes.

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Five spins on Tankathon for the #Hawks ahead of Sunday's lottery.

8-1-1-7-8 ... not bad. Good to know I've still got it.

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@SheKnowsSports I guess I wouldn't have a laptop in Hawaii, either. Enjoy!

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After watching the #Pistons struggle to find any sort of offense, this run is that much more impressive.

It starts with defense.

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#Braves Matt Olson on track for another MVP-worthy season. How is he still underrated?: https://t.co/n3v2NjQKRG

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That should do it: #StartWriting

#Pistons Tobias Harris' 3-pointer makes it a 105-86 lead, 3:23 4Q.

And all of Detroit exhales.

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Getting the #HashtagTime ready ... but not quite yet.

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@BradGalli @wxyzdetroit It's been an outstanding run. Thank you for all that you've done.

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#Knicks 57, #Hawks 19, 7:31 2Q

Yeah, this is #StartWriting time.