U-M’S LEGEND SAYS GOOD-BYE
He began his legacy by driving down the wrong street, getting lost, and having to call the football office from a pay phone. “Uh, this is Bo Schembechler, the new coach?” he said to a rather confused secretary. “Where the heck are...
Need Gift Ideas? Just Throw The Books At ‘Em
Give the gift of reading. That’s what we say around here. And with only two weeks until Christmas, you’d better get moving to catch these brand new sports books, hot off the presses for the holiday season:
* “BETCHA FIVE BUCKS THAT CAKE DON’T RISE” — The Pete Rose Cookbook.
The Comeback Keeps Us All Young
LAS VEGAS — “The way things are now,” sighed Emanual Steward, who has spent his whole life in boxing, “they could take Muhammad Ali out of retirement, set him up to face Mike Tyson, and you know what? By fight time, people would believe Ali could do it.”
Lions Are Getting Better, But It’S Still A Bear Market
Oh, boy. This is the week of the Bounty Bowl. The word is the Cowboys this time have put a bounty on Buddy Ryan’s head. Five dollars to the first guy who can find it.
And now, this week’s picks. . . .
OLD COMBATANTS NOW JUST OLD: HEY, GUYS, NO MAS — PLEASE
LAS VEGAS, Nev. — When the final bell rang, he had blood dripping from his mouth and eyes. It was a good thing. Otherwise, we might never have known that Ray Leonard had been in a fight.No mas, please. What was billed as the final chapter in a trilogy of great...
OLD COMBATANTS NOW JUST OLD: HEY, GUYS, NO MAS – PLEASE
LAS VEGAS — When the final bell rang, he had blood dripping from his mouth and eyes. It was a good thing. Otherwise, we might never have known that Ray Leonard had been in a fight.No mas, please. What was billed as the final chapter in a trilogy of great...
HERE’S A BULL MARKET: PROMOTING DURAN
LAS VEGAS, Nev. — I once shared a car with a man who claimed to be Roberto Duran’s promoter. He wore a lot of jewelry and a cheap brown suit and had a Spanish accent and was standing in front of the Las Vegas airport, flapping his arms, trying to catch a...
WOLVERINES’ BOLES TEACHES PAINFUL LESSON
Anyone with half a brain can get pretty disgusted with college football these days. First there’s the weekly polls, which show about as much consistency as Sybil in a room full of mirrors. Can anyone explain how one poll (Sports Illustrated) drops Michigan from...
LIONS’ JOHNSON RUNS THE RIGHT PROGRAM
The network TV guys wanted little Richard Johnson. They grabbed him as he trotted off the field. “Me?” he seemed to say. Someone slapped a headphone set over his ears.”Hello?” said Johnson, fidgeting with the cord....Stay Connected
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