After Euro-Sports, Even Lions Look Good
THE LIVE ALBOM:
I come back after a month overseas, and the Red Wings have a new coach, the Pistons have Chuck Daly back, and the Tigers are within five games of first place.
* And the Lions’ top draft pick is holding out.
Major Nick’S Arsenal Commands Respect
ST. ANDREWS, Scotland — The world will come to like Nick Faldo. It’s either that, or turn off the TV set for the next few years. So what if he plays like a dentist: drill, rinse, spit? Since when does a clinical victory count less than the others?
IT’S NOT WHAT YOU DO, BUT HOW IT APPEARS
ST. ANDREWS, Scotland — Winning, they used to say, isn’t everything, it’s the only thing. But that was a long time ago. Today, image is really all that matters.For proof, look no further than this historic golf course, where, Saturday morning, Nick...
PAYNE COMES UP SHORT IN PANTS AND HUMILITY
ST. ANDREWS, Scotland — Payne Stewart has a gorgeous golf swing, an amazing short game, a deft putting stroke — and he looks like he fell out of a cereal box. See Payne in his NFL-colored knickers and caps, 28 teams, 28 outfits. Collect ’em all!...
ROAD TO HUMILIATION IS PAVED WITH HORRORS
“It’s the most difficult hole in the world.”– Seve BallesterosST. ANDREWS, Scotland — First you pick a letter. Jack Nicklaus likes the T in “HOTEL.” Arnold Palmer goes with the S in “COURSE.” Mark Calcavecchia, a...
I Took The Low Road To The British Open
ST. ANDREWS, Scotland — Before I get to my newest favorite athlete and my personal choice to win this year’s British Open, a golfer who is allergic to grass, I want to tell you about an exciting new travel experience: sitting on a highway, waiting for a Scottish tow truck!
Sounds great, huh? This is how I spent much of my first day here Wednesday, after my rent-a-car broke down somewhere between The Firth of Forth and The Fifth of Schnapps.
DEMERS, LOYAL TO END, DESERVED BETTER FATE
MALTA — So it turns out, I am the last to learn that Jacques Demers was fired. That’ll teach me to go on vacation. The news, it seems, never stops, no matter where you hide, at least not the bad news. And while I would like to ignore it, to tell myself...
EDBERG-BECKER: SKILL AT EXPENSE OF DRAMA
WIMBLEDON, England — Well, ladies and gents, thanks for tuning in to another edition of the BBC series, “Boris and Stefan Do Wimbledon,” in which we learn that Stefan is really (gasp) Tom Jones. Yes. Did you see him peel off his shirt and throw it to...
Finally, Martina Gets Starring Role
WIMBLEDON — In a good play, the secondary characters peel away, one at a time, taking their bows, until the star of the show is left alone in the applause. This is how it should be. This is how it was Saturday afternoon, under warm and cloudy skies at Centre Court, Wimbledon. Martina Navratilova shook hands with history, solo at last, and took her bows.
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