Strange, But Elway Makes It True For Afc
SAN DIEGO — Well, if the pope can visit Cuba, the Unabomber can confess, and the president can be accused of making whoopee with an intern, I guess the AFC can win a Super Bowl.
FLAP SAYS AS MUCH ABOUT US AS CLINTON
Ionce had a summer job as a janitor. I worked alongside an older man who had been doing it a long time. Since I was young and energetic, I would finish my tasks quickly, then ask the boss what else he wanted me to do.After a few days of observing this, the older...
This Time, Curt, You Blew It Like El Nino
SAN DIEGO — I blame El Nino.
What else, Curt, could make a mature, respected, otherwise intelligent sports writer like yourself behave like a sea monkey?
Look at you, bobbing back and forth, picking the Denver Broncos. How cute. What other colors do you come in?
It must be El Nino, Curt. They blame it for every other nutty thing that happens here in California.
And nutty is the word, my old, old friend, when you open your mouth and say,
“The Denver Broncos will win the Super Bowl.”
Another Loss Likely, But Don’T Judge Elway By It
SAN DIEGO — Let’s face it, John Elway is probably not going to win this Super Bowl, either. Not his fault. Just bad luck. His Broncos were beaten in his first try
— “We were in the game until halftime, and then the Giants dominated us,” he recalls — and they were beaten in his second try — “The Redskins dominated us in the second quarter,” he recalls — and they were beaten in his third try
— “The 49ers dominated us before kickoff,” he recalls.
Sharpe Brothers Share Super Bowl Sensations
SAN DIEGO — There’s a scene in the “Godfather” films where a member of Michael Corleone’s Mafia family is about to confess to a Senate subcommittee. Michael arrives at the hearing with an older Italian man by his side, who turns out to be the would-be snitch’s long-lost brother from Sicily. The snitch looks up, sees the old man, and immediately takes his whole story back, says he lied and made it up.
Later, when Michael explains to his wife what happened, he says this: “It was between the brothers.”
WORST-CASE SCENARIO: HELMET RADIO IS CALLED FOR INTERFERENCE
SAN DIEGO — I worry about things. I can’t help it. It is my nature. If someone says “chance of rain,” I start looking at the sky. If someone says “mad cow disease,” I throw away my hamburger.And if someone here in San Diego says,...
HAIL, YES!IN A VALIANT ROSE BOWL FINISH, VICTORS END PERFECT SEASON
PASADENA, Calif. — The gun went off and the championship hats came on and oh, baby, it was really a happy new year now. Never mind that the last play of this crazy Rose Bowl may have been the craziest of all, with an all-world quarterback throwing the ball at...
Three Innocent Teenagers Were Killed When a Drunken Driver Made…A Deadly Decision
Last in a series on the heartbreaks and hopes of unsung Detroit area athletes.
A thin drizzle fell that night, giving the streets an oily sheen under the lights. It was just past midnight, Monday turning to Tuesday, and a teenager named Tim Doil was driving through Troy with two friends, coming home from a high school graduation party. It was warm. Early June. They had Puff Daddy on the radio, singing “I’ll Be Missing You.” They were heading east.
Free Press Predictions
Free Press sports writers pick the Rose Bowl:
MITCH ALBOM
First we never heard of Ryan Leaf, then he was going to win the Heisman, then he was going to single-handedly beat Michigan. I prefer first impressions. Michigan 31, Washington State 10.
KEITH GAVE
WHEN DID PARENTING BECOME OPTIONAL?
Second in a series on the heartbreaks and hopes of unsung Detroit area athletes.The trouble, James says, began last year, when they fished his Uncle Alfonso out of the Detroit River. Alfonso was 28. He was into drugs. Crack cocaine. He died of an overdose. Police said...Stay Connected
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