by Mitch Albom | Nov 7, 2014 | Detroit Free Press, Sports
Once again, Dr. Football is holding office hours. Your questions, please?So you’re really going to do this every Friday?If Johnny Manziel can take a weekly paycheck and not play, so can I.Dr. Football, has Michigan State vs. Ohio State really replaced Michigan vs....
by Mitch Albom | Nov 2, 2014 | Comment, Detroit Free Press, Sports
I loved Bo Schembechler. I knew him well. Spent crazy time with him. I even co-wrote his autobiography. For years, I got to feel his wrath, brilliance, passion and affection.And I am here to say this:Michigan should stop invoking his name.As the university begins...
by Mitch Albom | Oct 31, 2014 | Detroit Free Press, Sports
This week, we address the Lions, Brady Hoke, Nick Saban, Jameis Winston and more.Good morning. It’s Dr. Football here to answer your pigskin questions. I will hold office hours each week, right here in this rent-free space. First question?Why are you called...
by Mitch Albom | Oct 26, 2014 | Comment, Detroit Free Press
They say families, as you age, only get together at weddings and funerals. Not true Wednesday night at the Fisher Theatre. Nobody died. Nobody said, “I do.” But a whole lot of family was there.Smokey Robinson. Stevie Wonder. Mary Wilson from the Supremes....
by Mitch Albom | Oct 26, 2014 | Detroit Free Press
EAST LANSING – Devin Gardner was splayed on his back, as stiff as a scarecrow knocked off its stick. Behind him, the Michigan State Spartans were celebrating in the end zone with another of his ill-advised passes, this one taken back for a touchdown and an...
by Mitch Albom | Oct 19, 2014 | Comment, Detroit Free Press
This will make me sound old, but I’m going to say it.In a million years — in 2 million years — I would never stick a camera down my pants to take a picture.So I will never get this sexting craze.I can’t empathize with a teenage girl seeking acceptance by...
by Mitch Albom | Oct 18, 2014 | Detroit Free Press, Sports
Did you ever notice how words that begin with “D” are rarely sexy? Divorce. Disappointment. Disillusion. Death.On the other hand, words beginning with “O” have more appeal. Optimism. Opportunity. Opulent. Ooh-la-la.Still, when it comes to sports, a “D” word often is...
by Mitch Albom | Oct 13, 2014 | Comment, Detroit Free Press
I got on a plane the other night. A woman sat down next to me. She ordered a Bloody Mary from the flight attendant and began talking loudly on her cell phone.Then she sneezed. Again and again.And again and again.I felt some moisture on my hand. Having caught many a...
by Mitch Albom | Oct 11, 2014 | Detroit Free Press, Sports
Two Sundays ago, the Detroit Tigers were spraying each other with champagne. One Sunday ago, they were trying to turn the tide of the playoffs.Today, their stadium is shuttered. It gets cold fast when baseball season ends. And the season ended coldly, with the Tigers...
by Mitch Albom | Oct 6, 2014 | Detroit Free Press, Sports
Winter began to creep into the city just after six o’clock Sunday night, courtesy of a man named Nelson Cruz — or, as he is known around here, Death. Cruz, the Baltimore Orioles’ designated killer, swatted a David Price pitch in the sixth inning of a...
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