Mr. I bets big on his dream

Mr. I bets big on his dream

by | Apr 5, 2012 | Detroit Free Press, Sports

Wait ’til next year. It’s the sports fan’s mantra. But for Mike Ilitch, next years are precious. At 82, he admits he gave Prince Fielder the largest contract in Tigers history at least partly due to urgency in winning a World Series title....
Mr. I bets big on his dream

Easy being Green

by | Mar 16, 2012 | Detroit Free Press, Sports

There’s a reason to cheer for Draymond Green in this NCAA tournament and it has nothing to do with liking the Spartans, or that his last name coincides with his school’s colors.Green is a senior. And a star. Those two words, in college basketball, go...
Mr. I bets big on his dream

Right donor may save Burr’s life

by | Mar 15, 2012 | Comment, Detroit Free Press

Drop the gloves. Shawn Burr is back for another round against cancer. This one, like most second rounds, may be tougher than the first, which he squashed in typical Shawn Burr fashion, claiming he was the only person in history to go through chemotherapy and gain...
Mr. I bets big on his dream

New folks on block turn it around

by | Mar 11, 2012 | Comment, Detroit Free Press

At a time when everyone was moving out of Detroit, they moved in. In a world where everyone wants bigger and better, they went smaller and worse. In a country where people often pay lip service to making a difference in their community, they actually are building a...
Mr. I bets big on his dream

He was a Monkee and true teen idol

by | Mar 4, 2012 | Comment, Detroit Free Press

Davy Jones died.I didn’t think that was possible.If there was ever a forever-young pop idol, Davy was it. Boyish-faced, long-haired, short, thin, British accent, always goofing around with the other Monkees, singing bubble-gum music and making little girls...