Instead of throwing it home to honorary catcher Eric Davis, Mallory tossed it several feet up the first base line, toward the umpires in foul territory. One of the umps gave him the thumb.

The Red Wings' Henrik Zetterberg is purchasing 1,500 smoke detectors for area fire departments to distribute to low-income families. He'll be at the New Hudson Lowe's Home Improvement Store on Friday to meet with officials.

• Memphis coach John Calipari, a guest host on FSN's "Best Damn Sports Show Period," on whether Florida's star players should stay in school or go pro: "It's a decision that each young person has to make, and each has to do what's right for himself. I told Marcus Camby, 'If you want to do what's right for you and your family, you go to the draft. If you want to do what's right for me and my family, you stay right here.' "

• Former Michigan State wrestler Gray (The Bully) Maynard is one of the competitors on "The Ultimate Fighter," which debuts at 10 tonight on Spike.

• Phoenix Coyotes forward Jeremy Roenick, 37, asked by the East Valley Tribune if he'll be back: "I don't know what I'm going to do. ... I'll see what people need. Maybe there's someone out there that wants a cheap fourth-liner. I can still play."

• Colorado Rockies manager Clint Hurdle, after serving a one-game suspension for a spring training dustup: "I don't think I'm going to a movie. I feel like I'm in an adult timeout and so I want it to feel the way it's supposed to feel and learn from the error of my ways."

• South African rugby player Bryan Habana will race a cheetah next week to raise funds for endangered cats. If the cheetah loses, it has to buy dinner. If Habana loses, he has to be dinner.

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