New day dawns for Lions as they rise to a new standard
The Detroit Lions’ epic battle against the Rams ended with the Lions’ first OT win in eight years, a gutsy, exhausting display of overcoming obstacles.
Michigan football slams back to harsh reality in blowout loss to Texas
The eyes of Texas surely enjoyed it. But Michigan football fans wanted blindfolds. That wasn’t a game Saturday at the Big House, it was an execution. That wasn’t competitive, it was repetitive — as in Longhorns, Longhorns, Longhorns. And that wasn’t a...
Not just a dream — this Detroit Lions team is real championship material
When I saw the cover of Sports Illustrated picking the Lions TO WIN THE SUPER BOWL this season, I threw my head back so hard I knocked myself out. And in my unconsciousness, I time-traveled back to my early years covering this team and tried to break the...
When it’s politics, joy does not cometh in the morning
We heard a lot about joy last week. It was a constant theme at the Democratic convention, tossed around by politicians, donors, celebrities and the media, all to describe the surging campaign of Vice President Kamala Harris and Tim Walz. “Kamala Harris and the New...
Even a judge is no match for the courtroom of adolescence
There are a lot of funny quotes about raising teenagers. Most are painfully true. Like, “If you have teenagers, get a dog, so at least something will be happy to see you.” Or, “I know I’m supposed to be preparing my teenagers for life, but it’s hard when they already...
When the East tells the Midwest what people here are like
Out here in the hinterlands, there’s one thing we know. Whenever East Coasters start defining a Midwesterner, we better get out a shovel. It happens a lot. Suddenly, big city people who’ve barely spent any time here throw out a slew of adjectives, and a character is...
When you know your Olympic dreams – and chronicles – have come to an end
The other day, someone asked me, “Why aren’t you covering the Olympics?” “Well …” I said. The Olympic Games and I go back a long way. For a stretch, in my youth, I dreamed of competing. I joined the high school track team with fantasies of running the 200 meters in a...
Ooh, baby, baby: New arrival means an unexpected course in infant linguistics
I am learning a new language. I am speaking it fluently. It is not something I expected to do at this age, decades after I completed my schooling. But I am amazed how easily it is coming to me. It’s called Baby Talk. Or as scholars refer to it: GSL. Gibberish as a...
Things are bad enough politically. Exaggeration only makes it worse.
Exaggeration, someone once said, is truth that has lost its temper. I fear we are losing that temper these days. Especially when it comes to Joe Biden and Donald Trump. Let’s start with the hottest topic, Biden and his age — or rather his frailty due to it. Rarely has...Stay Connected
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