by Mitch Albom | Sep 10, 2010 | Detroit Free Press, Sports
There’s a collection of short stories on Jim Schwartz’s desk. That’s a first. I’ve met a lot of Lions coaches. None had a short-story collection on his desk (or, in most cases, literature of any kind), let alone one nominated for the National...
by Mitch Albom | Aug 29, 2010 | Detroit Free Press, Sports
It is already one of the most embarrassing video clips in sports history, and it has nothing to do with dropped passes or missed dunks. It is footage of New York Jets defensive back Antonio Cromartie, a 26-year-old man, trying to list the names of his...
by Mitch Albom | Aug 29, 2010 | Detroit Free Press, Sports
The first time Rich Rodriguez got fired was one year after he’d been hired, as a 25-year-old head coach at Salem College. He was sitting in the office, two weeks from getting married, with a new car loan and a new house loan, and the phone rang. His school had...
by Mitch Albom | Aug 23, 2010 | Detroit Free Press, Sports
They were standing in the parking lot of St. Cecilia’s gym, the college coach and his former player. Darryle Miller smiled when he flipped open his phone to show photos of his baby daughter. But something was bothering him.”Right before he left,”...
by Mitch Albom | Aug 16, 2010 | Comment, Detroit Free Press
In the case of the flight attendant who went ballistic this past week, had a “take this job and shove it” moment, then grabbed a beer, pulled the chute and went slip-sliding away, the only question I have is this: Why didn’t the passengers follow...
by Mitch Albom | Aug 15, 2010 | Detroit Free Press, Sports
Matthew Stafford pops himself up on a table, legs dangling from oversized shorts, backward baseball cap over his moppy hair. In front of him is an empty football field. It’s the picture of a fresh start. A clean slate. And “clean slate” is usually a...
by Mitch Albom | Aug 10, 2010 | Detroit Free Press, Sports
Who else? Really. Who else? Who else has the money, the experience, the potential real estate and, most important, the motivation? It’s almost natural for the Ilitches – who own the Tigers and the Red Wings – to take a run at the Pistons. But...
by Mitch Albom | Aug 9, 2010 | Comment, Detroit Free Press
PORT AU PRINCE, Haiti – Because they still need us.Because we still can help.Because the first time we came, their toilets were holes in the ground, their kitchen was a pot full of bugs and their dorm rooms had been destroyed.Because the first time we came, the...
by Mitch Albom | Aug 9, 2010 | Detroit Free Press, Sports
If a house is burned to the ground, you can whine about the firefighters or criticize the building material – but first you blame the guy who started the fire, right?Last week, a government worker named Shirley Sherrod was axed after a video clip of her NAACP...
by Mitch Albom | Jul 18, 2010 | Comment, Detroit Free Press
The old expression was, “What would you do if you had six months to live?”This year, it’s, “What would you do if you had six months to die?”The clock is ticking on free death in America. Last week we saw an amazing example of a good...
The only newsletter dedicated to updates, exclusive content, and giveaways of Mitch's books!