Hasek Out For Season; Cup Chase Falls To Cujogoalie’S Troublesome Groin Ends Red Wings’ $6-Milli
That thump you just heard was the sound of a city falling to its knees and begging Curtis Joseph to forgive and forget.
Or maybe it was Mike Ilitch fainting.
Truth is, there were many things going bump in Hockeytown on Tuesday after Red Wings goaltender Dominik Hasek announced that the Grand Experiment was over, that his groin was not improving, that he was done playing hockey this year.
HASEK OUT FOR SEASON; CUP CHASE FALLS TO CUJOGOALIE’S TROUBLESOME GROIN ENDS RED WINGS’ $6-MILLION GAMBLE
That thump you just heard was the sound of a city falling to its knees and begging Curtis Joseph to forgive and forget.Or maybe it was Mike Ilitch fainting.Truth is, there were many things going bump in Hockeytown on Tuesday after Red Wings goaltender Dominik Hasek...
They Never Stopped Loving
For those who found the perfect mate, the bonds of the heart endure–even after death. In his new best-selling novel, The Five People You Meet in Heaven, Mitch Albom writes of a devoted old widower who meets his wife again in heaven. Inspired by his...
THE MUSIC MUST MATTER, NOT THE HYPE
Istill remember the girls screaming. Because I was only a kid, it really didn’t faze me. I didn’t know what songs the Beatles were singing anyhow. To me, they were just these guys on Ed Sullivan on our black-and-white television, guys with long hair (my...
IN SEARCH OF JANET, I GET FULL EXPOSURE
With all the fuss over Janet Jackson’s exposed breast during halftime of the Super Bowl, I figured I’d better get a second look.But it wasn’t easy.First I went to my TV, where I had taped the game. I hit rewind, then hit play, and up came a beer...
Pudge Factor: Ilitch Thinks He Has Found His Yzerman For The Tigers
Until Monday, Comerica Park was a big building with a home plate. Now the Tigers have something to put behind it.
His name is Ivan (Pudge) Rodriguez, he’s a catcher, a leader, a newly minted world champion — and he just became the face of Detroit baseball. With his stocky build, shiny black hair and big-toothed smile, he does not look anything like Steve Yzerman, the Red Wings’ charismatic captain.
But he does to one man: Mike Ilitch, the guy who signs the checks.
He just signed his baseball Yzerman.
He’s betting $40 million on it.
PATRIOTS BY A FOOTNO MISTAKE ABOUT IT: BRADY GOLDEN
HOUSTON — And then Tom Brady made a mistake. This was not on his resume. This was not in his pregame feature. Mistakes were not part of the unflappable golden boy image that had been crafted by a league hungry for a new King Quarterback. But there it was. A...
Our Country Depends On Your Answer
Shrugging is not an option.
You can blame the CIA and demand an investigation or you can blame President George W. Bush and demand his accountability. But you cannot shrug. You cannot walk away. You cannot say, “Oops.” Not unless you’re the kind of person who sees a dead man in the street and steps over him.
That’s not the kind of person I am. And that’s not the country I live in.
SUPER SCENARIOS DON’T COME DRAWLIN’ TO ME: PATS FAR SUPERIOR
Here’s what I know about Carolina Panthers fans. While many are new to the sport, some of the real diehards have been rooting for a month.
That’s 29 days longer than you, Curt.
Oh, I know privately you’ll complain that you lost our annual season-long picks competition and therefore were stuck choosing Carolina when you knew, as well as I do, that New England will stomp the Panthers.
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