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...
by Mitch Albom | Oct 13, 2024 | Comment, Detroit Free Press
Here’s a Dennis Tini story. Early in his illustrious career, a friend named Lou Harp visited his house. “Come in, Lou!” Dennis said excitedly. “I want to show you something!” They marched through Dennis’ impressive music room, filled with instruments, awards, honors,...
by Mitch Albom | Oct 11, 2024 | Detroit Free Press, Sports
The long ball returned. So did the long series. It was dreamy for a couple of hours, but any Detroit fantasies of a quick end to this ALDS died Thursday night in the seventh inning of Game 4, when the Cleveland Guardians took a page out of the Detroit Tigers playbook...
by Mitch Albom | Oct 10, 2024 | Detroit Free Press, Sports
Now that’s how you end a drought. The city was lit. The sun was a diamond. The air was cool and crisp with anticipation. It was a fall day that felt like spring, and the mob scene around Comerica Park was wild yet serious — like Opening Day, but with consequences. And...
by Mitch Albom | Oct 6, 2024 | Detroit Free Press, Sports
CLEVELAND — Before Saturday’s opener in this ALDS, Detroit Tigers manager A.J. Hinch predicted their magic carpet ride would eventually hit a thundercloud. “Somebody,” he said, “is going to punch you in the mouth at some point.” Pow! Those spinning Tigers’ eyeballs...
by Mitch Albom | Oct 6, 2024 | Comment, Detroit Free Press
They were chased from their homeland thousands of years ago, and have been harassed, expelled, persecuted or exterminated ever since. Thrown out of Rome in the first century. Massacred in Galilee in the seventh century. Slaughtered ruthlessly during the Crusades....
by Mitch Albom | Oct 1, 2024 | Detroit Free Press, Sports
The first pass Jared Goff threw Monday night was a simple 1-yard completion to his tight end, Sam LaPorta. That came a few seconds into the first quarter. The last pass Jared Goff threw Monday night was a high pitch to Amon-Ra St. Brown, who leapt and snagged it for a...
by Mitch Albom | Sep 29, 2024 | Detroit Free Press, Sports
The leaves are falling, the air chills, yet somehow, magically, summer has been extended. A tarp has been yanked off our city, and green grass and brown dirt now cover our streets. We are once again a baseball town. The Detroit Tigers are going to the...
by Mitch Albom | Sep 22, 2024 | Comment, Detroit Free Press
When journalists say politicians need to speak more with the media, it’s greeted like yoga instructors demanding you stretch, or health food experts insisting you eat more whole grains. “Well sure,” we think, “it’s important to you, because that’s your business.” I...
by Mitch Albom | Sep 16, 2024 | Detroit Free Press, Sports
Jared Goff was flat on the turf. Amon-Ra St. Brown was injured on the sidelines. Alex Anzalone was out of the game with a concussion. The Tampa Bay Buccaneers were celebrating at Ford Field. And Dan Campbell was fuming from a mistake he made that might have cost his...
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