by Mitch Albom | Jan 24, 2016 | Detroit Free Press, Sports
Play by the rules! Fans say that all the time. But when John Scott played by the rules, he was ridiculed. And next weekend, at the NHL All-Star Game, it could come to an ugly end — or an admirable one. Depends on how you see it. If you haven’t followed the John Scott...
by Mitch Albom | Jan 24, 2016 | Comment, Detroit Free Press
The walls are filled with photos of famous golfers, and memorabilia hangs everywhere. There are large booths and smaller booths and a tile floor and colorful lamps and a long bar where TV screens are bracketed near shelves of liquor bottles and customers nod every...
by Mitch Albom | Jan 17, 2016 | Comment, Detroit Free Press
The day after Elvis Presley died, I went to the record store. I’m not sure why. I had plenty of his music. But something, with his death, made me want to own more. I’ll never forget what I saw. Records in those days were sorted by white dividers, with the artist’s...
by Mitch Albom | Jan 12, 2016 | Detroit Free Press, Sports
New Lions GM comes from a tradition of winning, and most would say he won the new conference Monday in Allen Park He swatted away every difficult question. That much, apparently, he has learned from Bill Belichick. No, Bob Quinn said, he hasn’t made a decision on...
by Mitch Albom | Jan 10, 2016 | Detroit Free Press
I’m planning to lose weight. It’s my New Year’s resolution. It’s not the carbs. Not the fats. My goal for 2016 is to consume less … news. This may sound funny coming from a newspaper person, but then, even doctors can smoke too much, right? I’m not planning to...
by Mitch Albom | Jan 10, 2016 | Detroit Free Press, Sports
Dear Mr. Bob Quinn, Welcome to the Detroit Lions. Since you have never worked here before, may we start with a friendly word: Run! No. Just kidding. We know you are planning a news conference soon. And we look forward to hearing how you will work hard, demand...
by Mitch Albom | Jan 8, 2016 | Detroit Free Press, Sports
As the best teams in the NFL prepare for the postseason, some final thoughts on the Lions, who, once again, do not. I don’t get all the moaning and groaning, as if the Lions woefully underperformed. What did we think they were going to be? If you looked at their...
by Mitch Albom | Dec 27, 2015 | Detroit Free Press, Sports
“Everyone keeps telling me congratulations,” Connor Cook said over the phone last weekend, “but usually when someone says congratulations, you feel happy.” He sighed. “I feel sad.” A few hours earlier, Cook, who turns 23 next month,...
by Mitch Albom | Dec 20, 2015 | Comment, Detroit Free Press
There are many good reasons to cancel school. Snow. A hurricane. No heat. A busted water pipe. But until last week, I had never heard of canceling schools because of what they were teaching. I have now. An entire school system in Virginia was shut down Friday — 10,000...
by Mitch Albom | Dec 13, 2015 | Comment, Detroit Free Press
Little Davey wasn’t supposed to sneak into the downstairs closet, but he did. His mom was asleep. Davey was searching for hidden Christmas presents. It took awhile. He already was yawning when he found a wrapped box hidden under some blankets. Certain this was...
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