REMEMBERING BARRY–THE JERK, THE MAN THE MYTHOctober 5, 2001 | Detroit Free PressTHIS YEAR"Daddy, who is Barry Bonds?""Well, son, he's a baseball player. Not a real nice guy. Kinda surly. He's ...Read More
YES, WE NEED SECURITY, BUT ALSO SPEEDSeptember 30, 2001 | Detroit Free PressIt was still dark outside as I stepped into the cab. When we reached the airport, the curbside area was deserted. ...Read More
DOOR OPENS FOR MJ, SLAMS SHUT ON OZZIESeptember 26, 2001 | Detroit Free PressHe will not be as good, or as fast, or as quick. He will still leap tall buildings, but one at a time. The dunks ...Read More
SIDE BY SIDE, WE RETURN TO NORMALA SYMBOLIC HOCKEY ACT UNDERSCORES OUR STRENGTHSeptember 18, 2001 | Detroit Free PressThere were tears at a funeral, and cheers at a hockey game. There were stocks that fell, and stocks that rose. ...Read More
OUR CHALLENGE: NOT TO CHANGE WHO WE ARESeptember 14, 2001 | Detroit Free PressAs the stories mount from the survivors, almost all of them horrific, we hear of an eerie darkness in the middle ...Read More
SORRY, CHARLIEGET-TOUGH LIONS BENCH QB BATCH FOR A NEWCOMERSeptember 11, 2001 | Detroit Free PressIhad long planned a vacation for early September, which meant missing the Lions' season opener Sunday. "No big ...Read More
MITCH ALBOM ON: KRUPP V. WINGS: ‘I WANT MY REPUTATION BACK’DOG-EAT-DOG LEGAL BATTLE RAGES ON OVER $12.3 MILLIONAugust 30, 2001 | Detroit Free PressHe is a hockey player who isn't playing hockey. He has a huge contract, but he hasn't been paid in years. He is ...Read More
SUCH A SWEET CHILD; WE CALL HIM CLOROXJuly 29, 2001 | Detroit Free PressThe child could end up being called Pampers, or Saltines or Pepsi, but that's a chance the parents will take. He ...Read More
TV PROGRAMS FOR THE AGES? NOT ANYMOREJuly 22, 2001 | Detroit Free PressAfriend of mine told me it was his birthday. He didn't seem all that thrilled."I'm 55," he said, ...Read More
OZZIE’S HOPE: TO BE A RED WING AGAINJuly 12, 2001 | Detroit Free PressLeft out, pushed aside, discarded for the more expensive model, Chris Osgood had every reason to be angry. Who ...Read More
THE PUCK STOPS HEREIN A BOLD MOVE, WINGS TRADE FOR THE DOMINATORJuly 2, 2001 | Detroit Free PressWhat's not to like? The Red Wings get Superman, a goalie who can win games by himself, and they give up a guy who ...Read More
THE SAD TRUTH: GRIEF BREEDS OPPORTUNISTSJuly 1, 2001 | Detroit Free PressLike many of you, I was disturbed by the story of Andrea Yates, the Houston mother who drowned her children, one ...Read More