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Detroit’s greatest coach ever
Posted on February 12, 2012 | 1 CommentI heard myself say an interesting thing Friday. (The concept is not exactly as weird as it may sound. I rarely surprise myself when I hear myself speak; I normally... -
Gordie Howe reportedly ill, still icon in Detroit as person and hockey legend
Posted on February 3, 2012 | 10 CommentsWord went around town quickly Thursday when it was reported that Gordie Howe was ill. You can cite all the machines and methods of the new mass communication that you... -
The inevitability of the Lions
Posted on January 31, 2012 | No CommentsThere was a sports yarn that made its way around Detroit in 1988, and which came to mind on the heels of the Lions’ loss to the New Orleans Saints... -
Prince Fielder and a new era of The Tiger
Posted on January 25, 2012 | 2 CommentsThe news of the Tigers signing Prince Fielder on Tuesday was … well, it was mind-boggling, stunning, almost too much to comprehend. If it had happened in New York, Los... -
Saving Todd Bertuzzi
Posted on January 20, 2012 | No CommentsThere’s a saying about life … and it has to be described as an ‘old saying,’ because, well, there’s really no such things as a ‘new saying,’ right? … I... -
Jimmy Howard, new Red Wings hero
Posted on December 20, 2011 | No CommentsI was watching a National Hockey League contest the other night, and a very odd thing occurred. The Detroit Red Wings were in a really important game, played throughout at... -
The Detroit Lions and the 1966 Snowball Rebellion
Posted on December 17, 2011 | No CommentsThere are advantages to playing football indoors. In the interests of honesty and candor, I should point out here — early on — that I remain a staunch advocate of... -
The Magic of Pavel Datsyuk
Posted on December 16, 2011 | No CommentsOkay, hockey fans. Run – don’t walk – to your TV screens, and look for #13 of the Detroit Red Wings. His name is Pavel Datsyuk, and all things being... -
Thanksgiving Past; The Lions last hurrah
Posted on November 24, 2011 | No CommentsThe cliché about history repeating itself might well be applied to the young Lions showdown Thursday against the undefeated and reportedly glory-bound Green Bay Packers. Though there are circumstances that... -
The old man in the front row
Posted on November 21, 2011 | No CommentsThere was enough emotion at the Hockey Hall of Fame induction ceremony last week in Toronto to fill Detroit’s old Olympia Stadium, even on those smoky nights at playoff time...
