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Motor City Madness ... catch it. It's a renaissance in Detroit; the jump-start was a single unlikely NFL victory. The city's jury is still out on Marty Morhenweig (though it passed summary judgment on Luis Pujols), but the crowd-pleasing verdict is in on the town's big new star: rookie QB Joey Harrington, whose brash confidence has aroused the team from its lengthy slumber and created a burgeoning nationwide fashion craze to sport the baby-blue team colors on a No. 3 jersey.
Throw in downtown-revitalizing Ford Field -- the see-and-be-seen place for Detroit glitterati (save your sarcasm) -- and the city's new First Son, Eminem, whose upcoming movie, "8 Mile," will combine with the Lions' rising fortunes to turn Detroit into the next Atlanta.
The halo around Detroit may not last long, so jump on the city's bandwagon while you can. Meanwhile, check out the rest of what's hot and what's not this week:
What's Hot, What's Not this week
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Category |
Hot |
Not |
One-hit blunder |
Jerry Royster |
Luis Pujols |
Quick to recover |
Bobby Valentine |
Jerry Narron |
Joe Paterno |
Free to assault more refs |
Free to get team to execute better |
NFL QB breeding ground |
XFL |
Arena League |
Vice sponsorship |
Chinese beer |
Hard liquor |
Hindsight bullpen strategy |
Go early and often |
Press your luck |
Pitching staff linchpin |
Middle relief |
No. 1 starters |
A's ace |
Mark Mulder |
Tim Hudson |
NBA training camp story |
Grant Hill's health |
Gary Payton's wealth |
Olympic hoops savior |
Phil Jackson |
Bobby Knight |
Front-burner hiring controversy |
NFL coaches |
College football coaches |
Marshall alum |
Chad Pennington |
Randy Moss |
Get that jersey! |
Tommy Maddox No. 8 |
Kurt Warner No. 13 |
Does anyone care? |
Jon Kitna |
Akili Smith |
College football big game |
Stanford-Notre Dame |
Miami-UConn |
Sampras conventional wisdom |
Fatherhood calls; he's out |
Back on top |
Bandwagon |
Anything Iowa State |
Tom Brady |
Detroit Lions savior |
Joey Harrington |
Matt Millen |
Heisman bandwagon |
N.C. State QB Philip Rivers |
Michigan State WR Charles Rogers |
Weekend flick |
"Red Dragon" |
"The Tuxedo" |
Randy Johnson's playoff persona |
Old, choking Unit |
New, reigning co-MVP Unit |
Notre Dame conspiracy |
NCAA sanctions ND's "non-exempt" win |
Padded schedule with service academies |
Maurice Clarett watch |
Will feast on Hot/Not alma mater Northwestern |
Knee scope puts super-season in doubt |
News flash! |
College FB refs fired for poor performance |
College FB refs have poor performance |
More pressing Knicks disaster |
Kurt Thomas' trouble with law |
Spree's "Did I mention that break?" injury |
Jazz back-up PG |
37-years-young Mark Jackson |
22-year-old Raul Lopez |
Dan Shanoff is a columnist for Page 2. His "What's Hot, What's Not" trend-spotting list appears Thursdays. Got inside scoop on an up-and-coming trend? Want to declare something passé? Send this glimpse of your hipness to hotnotlist@yahoo.com.
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