by Mitch Albom | Dec 5, 2014 | Detroit Free Press, Sports
Hey, Dr. Football. Where have you been?Digesting a turkey.Thanksgiving?No, the Michigan-Ohio State game.Speaking of that, who’s playing quarterback for Ohio State?Last I heard, they were checking to see whether Troy Smith had any eligibility left.Hey, Dr....
by Mitch Albom | Dec 4, 2014 | Comment, Detroit Free Press
Why all the charity stuff?”Someone asked me that at an airport. He meant no harm. He just couldn’t understand why, as a sports writer, I would get so involved in other people’s problems.Why all the charity stuff? It’s a question I will...
by Mitch Albom | Dec 3, 2014 | Detroit Free Press, Sports
The other shoe dropped. The coach who was supposed to be the savior, brought in by the athletic director who was supposed to be the savior, is now history, just like the man who hired him. Michigan football, the Brady Hoke/Dave Brandon edition, is officially closed...
by Mitch Albom | Dec 1, 2014 | Comment, Detroit Free Press
Ferguson was never just about Ferguson.If it were, black Americans wouldn’t have said, “Here we go again.” And white Americans wouldn’t have done the same.If it were, Michael Brown’s memory would not be placed alongside dead black men he...
by Mitch Albom | Nov 23, 2014 | Comment, Detroit Free Press
Ever since Bill Cosby was accused by one, then two, then four, then almost uncountable women of everything from unwelcome kissing to flat-out rape, the one reaction I can’t quite figure is TV Land pulling “The Cosby Show” reruns from its...
by Mitch Albom | Nov 21, 2014 | Detroit Free Press, Sports
The Doctor is in. Grab a turkey leg.Hey, Doc. Let’s get right to it. Pats-Lions!OK. You driving?No. Who’s going to win?Oh. Well, we all want the Lions, if only to prove that last week was a mirage. But their receivers aren’t getting enough...
by Mitch Albom | Nov 16, 2014 | Comment, Detroit Free Press, Sports
In the old days, when two men got in an argument, one of them might say, “You want to step outside?”It was code for “fight.” At least back then, they had the decency to excuse themselves.Today, nobody steps outside. Nobody steps anywhere. They just tap, tap, tap on...
by Mitch Albom | Nov 14, 2014 | Detroit Free Press, Sports
The news is out. The doctor is in. Questions?So you’re really going to do this Dr. Football thing every Friday? I honestly thought you were kidding!Thanks for the pep talk, boss.Hey, Dr. Football. I’m a Spartans fan. After Ohio State trashed us, is there...
by Mitch Albom | Nov 10, 2014 | Detroit Free Press, Sports
The sidearm giveth and the sidearm … giveth. Matthew Stafford escaped the pocket, went scrambling to his left, then spotted Theo Riddick wheeling past his defender in the end zone. There were seconds left, the crowd was insane, the Lions needed a touchdown to win, and...
by Mitch Albom | Nov 9, 2014 | Detroit Free Press, Sports
EAST LANSING – Bombs away. A dream exploded once again Saturday night when Michigan State faced Ohio State, but this time — unlike last year’s Big Ten title game — it was the green hopes that turned to vapor. No national title. Likely no conference title....
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