For graduation: Sound of silence

For graduation: Sound of silence

by | Apr 16, 2013 | Comment, Detroit Free Press

Mitch Albom tells how hard it is to find commencement speakers these daysFor graduation: Sound of silenceTO: ________RE: Commencement SpeechDear ________Congratulations! We here at ______ University would like to invite you to be our commencement speaker. This, as you...
For graduation: Sound of silence

An incredible start

by | Apr 9, 2013 | Detroit Free Press, Sports

ATLANTA – The ball went up, Michigan tried for it, Louisville grabbed it. Up again, same result. Up again, off someone’s hands, off another, back up for Louisville – and this time in. Time was ticking. The plays were not working. Destiny was leaving,...
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True Blue

by | Apr 8, 2013 | Detroit Free Press, Sports

ATLANTA – They met for the first time in a sweaty Crisler Arena, three summers ago, when a quiet Trey Burke arrived with his parents for a campus visit. They committed to each other a few weeks later, when John Beilein, walking down a street in Belgium, called...
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FIELD DAY!

by | Apr 6, 2013 | Detroit Free Press

It was the largest Opening Day crowd in Comerica Park history. In other words, it was packed. And this pack came to observe another – namely, the starting five of the 2013 Tigers lineup.Austin Jackson. Torii Hunter. Miguel Cabrera. Prince Fielder. Victor...
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They can be Fabbest of ’em all

by | Apr 2, 2013 | Detroit Free Press, Sports

The Final Four can make people go crazy, so this morning, let’s put Michigan’s basketball success into proper perspective. It’s huge. HUGE. For one thing, it says the program is back. Reaching this Shangri-La is good medicine for teams that sustained...