THERE’S NO DEBATE: WE JUDGE LIKE KIDS
You don’t normally get to pick your boss. And that’s the problem with this presidential election.We are watching these debates between Al Gore and George W. Bush — two down, one to go — and in a way, we are conducting a job interview. The...
CAN’T STAY AWAY ON OPENING NIGHT
“SQUEEZE MY knee,” Gordie Howe said.He was sitting in a 1955 Ford convertible, part of a lineup of classic cars waiting in the Joe Louis Arena tunnel, a 1926 Chrysler, a 1932 Plymouth, a 1965 Mustang. In their leather seats sat a collection of men, three...
Pack Comes For Dinner — And It’S Delicious
BECAUSE I like Brett Favre, as a guy and as a quarterback, I almost felt bad for him at the end of Sunday’s game, surrounded by Lions, looking desperately downfield, forcing a bad pass and watching it land in the arms of the wrong guy to choke a would-be miracle….
Well, I said “almost.”
In the end, I choose to feel about Favre’s fate the way I did about eating crocodile down in Australia: It’s payback. Eat or be eaten.
ELVIS HAS LEFT … AND WHAT DO I DO?
My dog is gone. Thirteen years ago, I plucked him from a litter of golden retriever puppies, tumbling over one another in a box. Why him? The usual reason. Because he nuzzled against me and licked me wildly and I was convinced that I heard a little ruff-ruff voice...
Lions Could’Ve Stopped Moss By Drafting Him
THE BALL was snapped, a starter’s pistol for Randy Moss. He bolted downfield and, for several seconds, was shadowed by cornerback Terry Fair. Then Moss, like an Olympic sprinter in overdrive, pulled away, leaving Fair a quarter-step, half-step, then a full step behind….
Nearly three years ago, Fair and Moss were side by side on another stage. A stage of hopefuls. It was draft day in April 1998. Like other college stars, Fair, out of Tennessee, and Moss, out of Marshall, waited by telephones to hear about their future.
WHAT YOU SAW ON NBC WASN’T THE REAL THING
I’ve been lucky enough to cover the last 10 Olympics, both winter and summer, from Sarajevo to Sydney. This time, for the first time, I came home a day early.Early enough to see a night of the TV coverage you got in America.Which means early enough to be...
Good, Bad And Ugly At Olympics
SYDNEY, Australia — The Olympics end today. The final medals will be decided. But I’m ready to name my own winners and losers of the past few weeks.
By the way, I am a purist.
Only gold …and tin.
Olympic Comeback
* Gold: To out-of-retirement swimmers Jenny Thompson and Dara Torres. They came. They saw. They delivered.
* Tin: To French track diva Marie-Jose Perec. She came. She saw. She ran away.
New Olympic Event
* Gold: Triathlon. Every time you watch it, you think “grueling.”
UNFORGETTABLEMARION JONES’ STAGE PRESENCE AND PERFORMANCE TRANSCEND A SPORT AMERICANS TRYHARD TO IGNORE
SYDNEY, Australia — The great ones make you forget their flaws. Michael Jordan became so synonymous with championships, people forgot his losing years. Muhammad Ali became so known for brash knockouts, people forgot the rope-a-dope fights where he barely earned...
SHAME AND GLORYOUR TALE OF OLYMPIC PROPORTIONS: A SLEAZY SPORT, A MIRACULOUS UPSET AND ALESSON IN FRIENDSHIP
SYDNEY, Australia — Time was, if you wanted the thrill of an Olympic fight, you went to boxing. Now you go to Greco-Roman wrestling.Time was, if you wanted the agony of an Olympic defeat, you also went to boxing. Now you go to taekwondo.These days, the...Stay Connected
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