WHO ARE WE TO FORCE OUR SAD STANDARDS ON OTHERS?
This is how you know crime has sunk its teeth into your society. When innocent people are branded as criminals — because they weren’t scared enough.Take the case of a Danish woman, Annette Sorensen, who was visiting New York City with her 14-month-old...
CAPTAIN MUST PUT BISCUIT IN BASKET
DENVER — Steve Yzerman leaned against the locker room wall and looked away from the reporters asking him questions, as if the answers might be at their feet or over their shoulders.He said Game 1 was close. He said the Wings had their chances. He said, “We...
A PASS, A SHOT — A SENSE OF DEJA VULIGHTS GO OUT FOR RED WINGS AS AVS WIN, 2-1
DENVER — With all the voltage being fed into this Colorado-Detroit hockey clash, maybe it’s no surprise the power blew in McNichols Arena less than an hour before they dropped the puck. Talk about a sputtering entrance. For a while, the whole place was on...
Rockies Ii: The Sequelwhat Happened To That One-Horse Town?
I remember the good old days, when Denver was a place your plane stopped on the way to the West Coast?
“Hey, nice mountains you got here,” you’d say to some cowboy-hatted local who was hanging around the airport.
And he’d pause for a minute, spit some tobacco and say, “Yep.”
Then you’d get back on the plane and go someplace else.
Back then, the city had only one big sports franchise, a football team, the Broncos. They wore orange uniforms and were lucky if they won four games a season. Five victories, they held a parade.
Is Vernon Surprised? Bet The House On It
There were four people interested in buying Mike Vernon’s house. He had their names and numbers. One day, not too long ago, he told his wife, “Maybe we better call them.” This is how you think when you’re not playing. Brace for the worst.
“I figured they had no reason to keep me if I wasn’t playing, so I’d be traded somewhere else,” he says. “When that happens during the season, you get on a plane and your wife gets stuck with the movers. I was trying to help her out.”
CURRENT KENNEDY SCANDALPATTERNED AFTER FAMILY PAST
America loves slow motion. Take some film footage, add stirring music, maybe a close-up, a smile or a wave. It’s the way we see our heroes. It’s the way we’ve always seen the Kennedys. There’s John in slow motion, tossing a football to his...
FROM BIRD TO XENA: BELIEVE IT OR NOT
The Live Albom . . . * OK. Admit it, Red Wings fans. You were looking for the national anthem singer extra closely Thursday night, just in case something else happened . . . * What’s funny about Lucy (“Xena: Warrior Princess”) Lawless’ spilling...
A FEW FINAL WORDS ON COLLINS AND CO.
Before they fade from memory, some parting comments about this year’s Pistons . . . DOUG COLLINS: I was watching this week as Rick Pitino — who has never won an NBA championship — was given at least $6 million a year by the Celtics, and Larry Brown...
OVER … AND OVERTIMEHILL RUNS INTO A MOUNTAIN — AND SEASON ENDS
ATLANTA — Every time Grant Hill tried to take the season into next week, it kept spitting back in his face. He drove to the basket, went to lay the ball in, and had it swatted against the backboard by the mountainous Dikembe Mutombo. He drove to the hole, dished...Stay Connected
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