One Of These Days . . . Pow, Right In The Niners
* DETROIT 24, SAN FRANCISCO 20: I know they’re supposed to lose. I know the 49ers have been to more Super Bowls in their sleep than the Lions have been to in their history. But you know what? One of these days, the Lions are going to knock off San Francisco. And I want to be the one to say, “See? Told you so.”
* CHICAGO 10, GREEN BAY 0: Trust me on this one.
Morris Wouldn’T Pass Confirmation Hearing
THE LIVE ALBOM:
The World Series is here, and I can hardly wait to get to Minnesota and see my old pal, Jack Morris.
This Magic Moment Howard A Cut Above Your Basic Player
First of all, about the haircut. He does it himself. Before each game. Calls it the “high inside fade, with the bald spot and the sideburns.” When he explains this, he rubs the naked skin above his ear and smiles, a huge smile, a smile that will make him famous one day.
“The sideburns,” he proudly notes, “are my personal thing. You got to be a little different, you know.”
Next, the earring. Little gold thing. Goes with the sideburns, I guess. He only wears it off the field, away from the football team. Coaches just don’t understand. You know how it is.
Jays Gave Twins The Moon, And They Took It
TORONTO — In the fifth inning of this city’s last baseball game of the year, a fan jumped the fence, ran to centerfield and pulled down his pants. The fans roared. This way, they got to see a moon and stars in a single evening.
ELBOW SURGERY DOESN’T HURT MONTANA’S MARKETABILITY
* SAN FRANCISCO 21, ATLANTA 14: Some guys have all the luck. Just as Joe Montana undergoes surgery and is out for the season — ta-da! He signs as a TV spokesman for Nuprin pain reliever. I mean, is that timing, or what?* SAN DIEGO 19, LA RAMS 17: Last week, San...
With Mo In For Bo, U-M Foils MSU Ploy
The first piece of hate mail I ever received came from a Michigan State fan.
He felt our sports section was giving Michigan too much attention while ignoring his team, the Spartans. The letter went something like this:
“I’m sick of all the publicity U-M and its crybaby coach Bo Schembechler get in the Free Press. How come you never write about the Spartans? How come it’s always MICHIGAN MICHIGAN on the front page and then some little article on State buried inside by the tire ads?
BELIEVE IT OR NOT: 21 POINTS IN FINAL 7 MINUTES
The fans were screaming and the players were hugging and the scoreboard lights were changing for the third time in seven minutes, touchdown, Detroit, touchdown, Detroit, touchdown, Detroit, and, good Lord, this was unbelievable. Big Jerry Ball did a forward flip, all...
Stadium Combatants Put On Quite A Show
When Bill Bonds arrives with three cameras — one of them always pointed at himself — and asks a million questions so he can look good on the local news, that’s not journalism. It’s theater.
When Bo Schembechler bangs his fist on the podium and says “NO!” to this,
“NO!” to that, and insists he is doing it “for the fans,” that’s not negotiating. It’s theater.
When Ed McNamara drops his jowls and looks deadly serious and says,
“This is all part of a plot for the Tigers to move out of Michigan,” that’s not informed knowledge. It’s theater.
IF NO PRACTICE MAKES PERFECT, LIONS ARE A LOCK
* LIONS 28, MINNESOTA 14: OK. I’m on the Lions’ bandwagon. And I’ll tell you why. The Lions simplified their defense; they got better. Rodney Peete barely practices anymore; he has gotten better. I like this philosophy. Pretty soon, they’ll...Stay Connected
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