by Mitch Albom | Sep 25, 2023 | Detroit Free Press, Sports
Aidan Hutchinson came roaring across the line, spun off his man like a ballerina, and plowed over Atlanta quarterback Desmond Ridder, twisting the poor guy into the turf like a corkscrew. Hutchinson then popped up and launched into a dance that looked like his foot...
by Mitch Albom | Sep 24, 2023 | Comment, Detroit Free Press
On the one hand, it’s hard to get upset about the U.S. Senate doing away with its dress code when the rest of America has been sliding down the clothes chain for years. I first noticed it in Hollywood, maybe 20 years ago. I would show up for meetings in a...
by Mitch Albom | Sep 18, 2023 | Detroit Free Press, Sports
If you’ve gone to Detroit Lions games over the last 50 years, you’re used to fans heading for the exits even before the final whistle blows. Sunday afternoon at Ford Field was the opposite. The 2023 home opener was over, but thousands of fans still...
by Mitch Albom | Sep 17, 2023 | Comment, Detroit Free Press
Years ago, during a sports writing assignment, I interviewed Detroit Tigers pitcher Willie Hernandez. I taped our conversation. I wrote exactly what he said. After he read the column, and his quotes, he found me in the locker room and dumped a bucket of...
by Mitch Albom | Sep 11, 2023 | Detroit Free Press, Sports
It’s not about sex. It’s about judgment. That’s the reason Mel Tucker has been suspended as coach of the Michigan State Spartans and, in all likelihood, will never coach them again. Judgment. Not sex. A hearing will determine whether what went on between...
by Mitch Albom | Sep 10, 2023 | Comment, Detroit Free Press
Let’s talk about “old.” Everyone else is. The president is old. The former president is old. The Senate minority leader is old. The House minority leader is old. Very old? Too old? Let’s face it. Old is news. Joe Biden will turn 81 in November. He wants another...
by Mitch Albom | Sep 8, 2023 | Detroit Free Press, Sports
The house was on fire, the hostile crowd was wild, conventional wisdom called for surrender, punt the ball, you have the lead, it’s fourth-and-2 on the opponent’s 45-yard line, only a few minutes left in the game. You gotta punt it, right? Dan Campbell didn’t need a...
by Mitch Albom | Sep 7, 2023 | Detroit Free Press, Sports
Tonight, we learn how stupid we are. Or how smart. Tonight, hype meets hit. Giddiness meets gridiron. Tonight, once again, Detroit is Charlie Brown running to the football, staring at Lucy’s fingers, wondering if she yanks it away at the last moment. Tonight, NFL...
by Mitch Albom | Sep 3, 2023 | Comment, Detroit Free Press
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — This has to stop. That’s what you tell yourself. People cannot live every day with murder and destruction. They cannot live with gangs marching into their neighborhoods, setting their homes on fire and chasing residents into the streets,...
by Mitch Albom | Aug 27, 2023 | Comment, Detroit Free Press
Of the many challenging moments in life, knowing what to say after a tragedy may be the most awkward. Think of funerals you may have gone to, where a poorly phrased sentiment can leave people shaking their heads. “How could they say that?” mourners wonder. “At a time...
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