by Mitch Albom | Dec 1, 2024 | Detroit Free Press, Sports
It was a game that changes nothing, yet changes everything. A statistical dud, yet an emotional supernova. A forgettable performance, but an unforgettable afternoon, one that catapulted a first-year Michigan coach named Sherrone Moore into the company of another...
by Mitch Albom | Nov 24, 2024 | Comment, Detroit Free Press
I ran into a friend last week who I hadn’t seen in a while. I asked how he was doing. “Pretty good, considering,” he said. “Considering what?” He winced, as if it were obvious. “The election.” “Ah.” Many people seem to feel the same way. No matter who they voted for,...
by Mitch Albom | Nov 18, 2024 | Detroit Free Press, Sports
First, the excellence. The Detroit Lions entered Ford Field on Sunday and landed in one of those movie-like treasure chambers, where the gold is stacked as high as sand dunes. Everywhere they turned, it was jewels and gems. Seven straight touchdowns. A franchise...
by Mitch Albom | Nov 17, 2024 | Comment, Detroit Free Press
On Friday night, in front of a worldwide Netflix audience, 58-year-old Mike Tyson, once the heavyweight champion of the world, got back into a boxing ring to take on Jake Paul, a 27-year-old YouTube sensation turned professional boxer. Given our country’s obsession...
by Mitch Albom | Nov 10, 2024 | Comment, Detroit Free Press
When the going gets tough, the tough get Legos. That’s the lesson some of our top universities are teaching our kids after Tuesday’s presidential election. Elite schools like Harvard, Columbia and Georgetown were offering everything from optional attendance to milk...
by Mitch Albom | Nov 3, 2024 | Comment, Detroit Free Press
TO THE WINNER, AFTER TUESDAY’S ELECTION: Congratulations. Now what? Will you lead, or will you gloat? Will you shake hands, or will you point fingers? Will you kneel under the humility of the most powerful position in the world, or will you race to the highest point,...
by Mitch Albom | Nov 3, 2024 | Detroit Free Press, Sports
In case you hadn’t noticed, folks, the beautiful dream is over. Michigan football fans who since September have been keeping their heads buried in the pillow, clinging to the sweet scent of a national championship, can no longer avoid the smell coming from the Big...
by Mitch Albom | Oct 28, 2024 | Detroit Free Press, Sports
Kalif Raymond waited for the ball to come out of the lights, then caught it on the 10-yard line and took off running. He passed the first Tennessee defender as if he’d been blown over backwards, cut past the second like a waterbug cuts past a lily, then left the rest...
by Mitch Albom | Oct 27, 2024 | Comment, Detroit Free Press
We’ve heard a lot recently about childless cat ladies, and the hurtful assumptions people make about them. Today, I’d like to address another group. They have no advocates. They get no media profiles. They never claim to be marginalized, but I would argue we are all...
by Mitch Albom | Oct 20, 2024 | Detroit Free Press, Sports
This is a story about paying it backwards. A year ago, Mike Sainristil was playing football on Saturdays, as a star defensive back for Michigan football. Today, he plays on Sundays, as a promising rookie for the Washington Commanders. As a professional, he gets paid a...
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