FOX Sports Detroit Catches Verlander No-Hitter

* Social network messaging helps spread word of Justin Verlander's bid for a perfect game

* TV audience increases 110% as drama builds in final innings

* TV, website and Dan Patrick Show recap no-hit performance

Saturday, May 7 was a much-welcomed warm, sunny  afternoon throughout Michigan, a state still thawing out from a long winter.  It was the kind of day to work in the yard, plant a garden, go for a bike ride or other outdoor activities.  Staying inside to watch the Tigers-Blue Jays 4 pm game on FOX Sports Detroit might have been a secondary thought to many.  That is, until word began to spread that a near-perfect day could possibly become even more so, thanks to Tigers pitching ace Justin Verlander...

Sadness of High School Basketball Tragedy Told by FoxSportsDetroit.com

* Prep athlete’s sudden death tugs at nation’s heartstrings

* Michigan high school team plays on in memory of teammate

The idyllic sounding town of Fennville was little more than a spec on the map in southwest Michigan prior to Thursday, March 3.  Since then, it has been in the thoughts of a sports nation after 16-year-old Wes Leonard collapsed and died of cardiac arrest just moments after making the game-winning layup in overtime, keeping his team undefeated for the season.

Following is how FOXSportsDetroit.com covered the story for its visitors in the days following the tragic event: