Alive On Arrival: Shanahan Endures 1St Day As Wing
The phone rang around 3:30 Wednesday afternoon. Paul Boyer, the equipment man, picked it up.
“Who wears No. 14 for us?” asked Scotty Bowman, the Red Wings coach.
“Aaron Ward,” Boyer said.
“Make a new No. 14 with the name ‘Shanahan.’ Give Ward No. 27. You think he’ll mind?”
“No,” Boyer said, smiling, “I don’t think he’ll mind.”
BOWMAN, COFFEY FURTHER APART THAN WINGS, WHALERS
This much they agree on: Scotty Bowman called Paul Coffey into his office Saturday afternoon. He told Coffey he didn’t want him playing in the Red Wings’ season opener that night against the Devils. He said, “We’re trying to trade you, so it...
THERE’S NO DEBATING WHAT WE’D REALLY LIKE
If you believe the analysts, almost no one is planning to watch tonight’s presidential debate. Heck, according to the numbers, more people will catch “Real Stories of the Highway Patrol” than Clinton and Dole.How can this be? Is it because we, as a...
SPITTING MAD ABOUT ALOMAR
No way he should be playing. Not after what he did. A baseball player spits in the face of an umpire, and here he is, Tuesday afternoon, taking swings in the playoffs as if nothing happened? What’s it take to get suspended in this game? A gunshot?Right is right,...
Blades Huffs And Puffs As Lions Blow Away Bucs
TAMPA, Fla. — Complimenting a team on beating Tampa Bay is like complimenting a surgeon for washing his hands. Still, bad things often happen when the Lions play the lowly Bucs. So fans should be thankful this morning. Truth is, Detroit knew things would be fine when, late in the first quarter, the Buccaneers (franchise motto: “Forget the game, get a tan”) had one of those plays they now will try desperately to keep out of their football video.
Kiss And Tell Shows How Sad We’Ve Become
Whenever this country starts to depress me — more and more these days, I’m afraid — I think back a few years to a time in New York City, when I was a social worker. I ran an after- school program for 5- and 6-year-olds. They would line up each day at the bottom of the stairs, then wait until I blew a whistle.
FATHER AND SON, BOUND BY PERSISTENCE, A DREAM
He came to this country in the trunk of a car, in the middle of the night, sneaking across the border, whispering, “Are we there yet?” When they popped the latch, the first thing he saw was snow, everywhere. Where he came from, it did not snow.”So...
JOHNNIE GETS HIS TURN ON THE SPOT
Receivers are like puppies, they all want to play with the ball. When they don’t get it they yap. And they keep yapping until they do.Johnnie Morton yapped. He said he was frustrated with his lack of catches. He joked that maybe he should wear Herman...
Trying On Their Spa Was Berry, Berry Good For Me
ST. GEORGE, Utah — “Where’s the soap?”
“You don’t need it,” I was told. “Just wipe yourself with that mitt.”
“The one with mustard on it?”
“It’s not mustard, it’s a mixture of ash, rainwater, sand and juniper berry extracts.”
“OK. Where’s the towel?”
“You don’t need one.”
“But when I finish showering?”
“Dry yourself with the other mitt.”
“The one with ketchup on it?”
“It’s not ketchup, it’s moisturizer made with olive oil, gardenias and grapefruit.”
“Oh . . . that mitt.”
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