Detroit Free Press

BRENDAN Shanahan doesn't worry about much. He could be pushed from an airplane with no parachute, and he'd raise ...

Alot of people think the Jenny Jones trial is about murder.Others say it's about free speech.I say it's about ...

For years, the most insensitive people I know have been screaming that we need to get rid of the street people. I ...

Still, there are the Russians. Not as many as there used to be. Not as young as they used to be. But there, pumping the Red Wings like a heartbeat.

MITCH ALBOMAL East -- NY YankeesAL Central -- ClevelandAL West -- AnaheimAL wild card -- BaltimoreNL East -- AtlantaNL Central -- HoustonNL West -- Los AngelesNL wild card -- San FranciscoWorld Series -- Atlanta over New York YankeesAL Central:1. Cleveland2. Chicago3. Detroit4. Minnesota5. Kansas City

Last week, the bosses of baseball said they were thinking about selling ad space on the players' sleeves. This sent baseball lovers into a twitching, neurotic frenzy."Not the uniforms!" they protested. "Those uniforms are sacred!"Personally, I don't understand how the uniform is sacred when the player is paid by a corporation, the stadium is named after a bank and the scoreboard keeps flashing commercials.Besides, why should a baseball player's arm be different? Every other inch of the country is sponsored by somebody.Take a typical American day.

TO: MATEEN CLEEVES, JUNIOR GUARDMICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITYDear Mateen,Don't even think about it.I know the NBA is ...

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- I am standing over a cauldron of hate. I am watching it bubble and boil. I am getting in the mood for tonight's showdown between Michigan State and No. 1-ranked Duke."Igor, give me the photo of the coach!" I scream. "We will burn him in hatred! Ahahahahahaha!""Yessss, maaaaster," Igor says.Igor hands me the photo of Mike Krzyzewski, Duke's coach for the past 19 years."Look at how evil he is!" I exclaim, ready to drop his photo into the smoldering pot. "Look at how, uh ...uh . . ."