by Mitch Albom | Dec 16, 1995 | Detroit Free Press
* Detroit 27, Jacksonville 17: The players in Jacksonville are complaining about a dictatorship under head coach Tom Coughlin. I don’t know. Just because you have to ask permission to sneeze doesn’t mean it’s a dictatorship. Pick vs. spread: Jacksonville.
* Pittsburgh 21, New England 20: Terrific quarterback. Brilliant coach. I thought those two things alone were supposed to put you in the playoffs. What happened, Pats? Pick vs. spread: New England.
by Mitch Albom | Dec 14, 1995 | Detroit Free Press
Slowly the book closes on Bob Probert. He matters less and less around here, and that can only be good, because for so many years he mattered too much. Wednesday night at Joe Louis Arena, his return was as hyped as the opening of “Showgirls” — and,...
by Mitch Albom | Dec 11, 1995 | Detroit Free Press
HOUSTON — Let’s not say the stadium was empty. Let’s just say that if you were sitting behind one end zone, and the hot dog guy was clear across the other end zone, all you had to do was yell, “Sir? When you get a chance?”
by Mitch Albom | Dec 10, 1995 | Detroit Free Press
Tis the season when giving is in fashion. You see Santa Clauses ringing bells for needy causes. Food banks and clothing drives are in full gear. And in our multimedia world, even TV, print and radio are involved in “helping out.”But lately I’ve been...
by Mitch Albom | Dec 9, 1995 | Detroit Free Press
* Detroit 21, Houston 20: I got five bucks. Maybe you got five bucks. If we all put our money together, maybe we can pay Mel Gray to play for the Lions by Sunday. Pick vs. spread: Houston.* Minnesota 28, Cleveland 21: The Browns will never win again. We just got the...
by Mitch Albom | Dec 8, 1995 | Detroit Free Press
Let’s be honest. Football may be a team game in spirit, but in today’s NFL, one man is often the difference between winning and losing.That man is the quarterback.It hasn’t always been this way. Once blockers and running backs were more important...
by Mitch Albom | Dec 3, 1995 | Detroit Free Press
They were married in a simpler time. The town and the team. They both said, “I do.”The team was young and new. The town was older, with a chest full of pride. They spent days together on playing fields such as the Polo Grounds and Municipal Stadium in...
by Mitch Albom | Dec 2, 1995 | Detroit Free Press
* Detroit 20, Chicago 19: The only thing that worries me here is that it’s a Monday night game and the opponent isn’t Dallas or San Francisco. Are the Bears good enough for the Lions to beat? Pick vs. spread: Chicago.
* Minnesota 23, Tampa Bay 21: What happened to all that bold talk from Sam Wyche? Pick vs. spread: Tampa Bay.
by Mitch Albom | Nov 30, 1995 | Detroit Free Press
The puck was coming at him. “Uh-oh,” he thought. “I gotta stop it. . . . Am I gonna stop it? . . . How do I stop it?”
He had enough time to think all this, because the puck was shot from the other end of the ice and was moving pretty slowly. Even so, it went between his legs before he flopped backwards, landed on it, then reached behind him.
And then, a smile.
“I did it,” he told himself, looking at the puck. “I made my first save.”
He was 8 years old.
He had just become a goalie.
by Mitch Albom | Nov 23, 1995 | Detroit Free Press
* Detroit 29, Minnesota 28: Although his critics have often called him a turkey, Wayne Fontes survives Thanksgiving with his head intact. Pick vs. spread: Minnesota.* Dallas 20, Kansas City 17: Someone in the AFC has to stay within a touchdown of Dallas. Otherwise,...
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