Wings won't let Sharp get away with low blow

My morsels for today:

NHL: Look for some big-time retaliation by the Detroit Red Wings the first time they encounter the Chicago Blackhawks next season. And who could blame them? You’ve probably heard that Red Wings captain Nicklas Lidstrom missed the final two games of the Western Conference semifinals series between the Red Wings and Blackhawks because he underwent surgery after being speared in the testicles -- yes, testicles -- by Chicago’s Patrick Sharp during Game 3. Lidstrom, who played all seven games against the Pittsburgh Penguins in the Stanley Cup Finals, called the injury the most painful he’s endured in his 15-year NHL career. I don’t doubt that a bit. Hell, it hurt me to write that he was speared in the testicles.

BASKETBALL: There’s been another terrible tragedy involving a young athlete. Basketball player Dorian Dawkins, 14, collapsed at the free throw line late in a game at a high school tournament Friday at Michigan State University and died later in an area hospital. According to a press release issued by MSU, Dorian received “immediate and appropriate medical attention” after his collapse. Dorian was a 5-foot-10 guard and an incoming freshman at Saginaw (Mich.) High School, where his father Lou Dawkins is the boys basketball coach. More than 60 teams from Michigan, Illinois, Ohio and Wisconsin participated in the tournament.

MLB: We may have seen the last of former pitching stars Jason Isringhausen and Dontrelle Willis. Isringhausen, in his first season with the Tampa Bay Rays, is gone for the year because he’ll need Tommy John surgery on his already surgically repaired right elbow. The 36-year-old has 293 career saves. Willis has been a mess since he joined the Detroit Tigers in a 2008 trade. He’s 1-4 with a 7.49 ERA this season and has been bounced from the starting rotation by Manager Jim Leyland. … We haven’t seen the last of Minnesota Twins pitcher Anthony Swarzak, even though he was sent to Triple-A Rochester on Saturday after allowing four hits and no runs in seven innings against the Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field, The Twins needed to ship Swarzak to the minors so they could recall catcher Jose Morales. … Condolences to Washington Nationals outfielder Josh Willingham, who is on bereavement leave after his younger brother was killed in an auto accident Saturday night.

That’s all for now. See you later.

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