It’S The Biggest Game — Until The Next One
THE LIVE ALBOM:
* For all the hoopla over Sunday’s game, the fact is, if the Lions lose, everyone will say, “Never mind. The last two games are the important ones.”
Olden Is Beholden To Nobody But Himself
Olden Polynice was 7 years old when he came to America. He got off the plane at Kennedy Airport, holding his younger sister in one hand and his younger brother in the other. He was supposed to wait at the gate, but instead, in a new country, in a strange place, he decided to start walking.
PEPLOWSKI FOLLOWS HIS URGE TO STOP AT WRECK, GIVES AID,COMFORT TO INJURED HURLEY
He ran back to the truck for his hunting jacket, because you’re supposed to keep injured people warm, right? He rumbled down the embankment, and his feet squashed in the water of the drainage ditch. So much mud. He kneeled, wrapped the jacket around Bobby...
One Guardian Gets Her Message Heard
Usually, the stupidity of the masses is fought by the integrity of the few.
Now and then, it’s the other way around.
Take the case of Jill Burstein. She is a security guard at Detroit’s Renaissance Center. She sits behind a desk in one of the building’s many hallways.
The RenCen can be a cold, sterile place. So Jill decided to warm it up a little. At Halloween, she put a pumpkin on her desk. People smiled when they walked past.
At Thanksgiving, she put up two paper turkeys and a balloon. People smiled again.
Lions Math: 3 Goes Into 1
* Phoenix 12, Lions 10: Detroit is the only team where quarterbacks fight over who gets to be No. 3, because that means you get to start next.
* NY Jets 21, Washington 10: You have to hand it to the Redskins. In the years they don’t go to the Super Bowl, they really stink.
U-M Dates With Duke Are Top-Notch Affairs
Chris Webber sat across the table, a plate of spaghetti in front of him. He wore a green sweatshirt, jeans and sneakers, and he looked even younger than his age. He spoke about turning pro. This was last February, when he was still a student, still part of the Fab Five.
“I can’t imagine next year, when we play Duke, and me not being there,” he said. “I already know the date, Dec. 11. I can’t see myself with some NBA team, watching on TV. I’ve got to be there.”
JOLLY OLD ST. ERIK IS RIGHT FOR LIONS NOW
The front left corner of the Lions’ locker room is a strange and magical place where perfectly healthy men, for no apparent reason, disappear. It is where the quarterbacks sit. I call it the Bermuda Triangle.Lost in the mist this week were Rodney Peete (his...
EVERYONE SHARES BLAME, EXCEPT FOR SANDERS’ SUB
Rodney Peete was on one knee, his head down, as if in prayer. Wayne Fontes scowled. Willie Green stomped halfway down the sidelines. Andre Ware threw his helmet. The crowd booed. The Lions’ half of the scoreboard read “0.”All in all, a pretty good...
ROLL OVER, BEAVIS; TELL SNOOP THE NEWS
As someone who grew up in the ’60s, the last sentence I ever imagined myself saying was “Kids, I don’t understand your music.”I must be getting old. Because, kids, I don’t. For the longest time, I hung in there, I rode the wave of punk,...Stay Connected
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