by Mitch Albom | Sep 7, 2025 | Detroit Free Press, Sports
Isaac TeSlaa remembers a Detroit Lions-Green Bay Packers game. The Hail Mary game. You remember it, too, right? Final seconds, Lions winning, 23-20. They tackle Aaron Rodgers for the apparent win, except a face mask penalty gives Green Bay an extra play. Then, on that...
by Mitch Albom | Aug 24, 2025 | Comment, Detroit Free Press
Don’t go changing, to try and please me, you never let me down before … Most of you will recognize those words as the start of one of the most iconic love songs of the last 50 years. “Just the Way You Are” by Billy Joel not only won Record of the Year...
by Mitch Albom | Aug 17, 2025 | Comment, Detroit Free Press
ANAHEIM, CA ― We started running when the gates opened, 8 a.m. sharp, past the train station entrance with the iconic Mickey Mouse carved in flowers, then down along Main Street with its timeless shops and Opera House and around the circle that abuts a small lake and...
by Mitch Albom | Aug 16, 2025 | Detroit Free Press, Sports
“A fish with its mouth closed never gets caught.” That’s a quote often attributed to gangsters. “My film is at the bottom of the pond.” That’s a quote attributed to former Michigan staffer Connor Stalions. Same thing. Stop expecting absolutes. They’re not coming. Not...
by Mitch Albom | Aug 10, 2025 | Comment, Detroit Free Press
Who celebrates the mother-in-law? Not television. From Endora in “Bewitched” to Cersei Lannister in HBO’s “Game of Thrones,” the TV mother-in-law is shrill, interfering, and torturous to the spouse who dared marry her precious child. Who celebrates the mother-in-law?...
by Mitch Albom | Jul 27, 2025 | Detroit Free Press, Sports
A.J. Hinch has a routine. Every morning, if the Detroit Tigers are playing at home that night, he goes to a local coffee shop in Birmingham. Same coffee shop. Same time. Once he’s finished, he will head to Comerica Park – even though the first pitch is...
by Mitch Albom | Jul 20, 2025 | Comment, Detroit Free Press
The other day I was driving through Birmingham and stopped at a light. A bumper sticker on the car in front of me caught my eye. It was a cute cartoon lamb, with happy birds and butterflies surrounding it. Next to the words: “S—‘s F—ed.” I’m not sure what...
by Mitch Albom | Jul 13, 2025 | Comment, Detroit Free Press
The rain began to fall in the wee hours of Independence Day. It came down harder than anyone expected, more than 6 inches falling before sunrise. This once-in-a-century rain level for Kerr County, Texas, was worsened by the fact that the summer earth was bone...
by Mitch Albom | Jul 6, 2025 | Comment, Detroit Free Press
We are celebrating America’s birthday this weekend. Yet recent polls show fewer citizens feel proud of being from this country. In fact, only 36% of Democrats say they are “extremely” or “very” proud to be American. Just a year ago, that...
by Mitch Albom | Jun 29, 2025 | Comment, Detroit Free Press
They say there’s no crying in baseball, but there was some crying last week. An Arizona Diamondbacks player named Ketel Marte was seen visibly shaken, tears falling down his face, during a pitching change of a game Tuesday night in Chicago. The reason? A fan had been...
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