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Opening Statement: Red-Hot Red Wings, Led By Kocur, Score A Knockout Against Coyotes

Opening Statement: Red-Hot Red Wings, Led By Kocur, Score A Knockout Against Coyotes

April 23, 1998 | Detroit Free Press
Idon't want to give the folks in Phoenix early indigestion, but when Joey Kocur scores two goals on your team, you'd better check your diet.Yes, I know it's only the first game of the playoffs. Yes, I know some teams need time to get loose. But two goals -- by Joey Kocur? That's like two touchdowns by Jerry Ball. Two home runs by Justin Thompson. Demoralizing? That wasn't sweat on the Phoenix players, it was skid marks. The Zamboni had a better night than they did.
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Baby Yzerman, Listen To A Tale About Your Dear Old Dad

Baby Yzerman, Listen To A Tale About Your Dear Old Dad

April 22, 1998 | Detroit Free Press
TO: Baby Girl YzermanRE: Your birthday messageDear Newborn,By the time you are old enough to read this, many things will have changed. We'll be in another century. We'll have a new president. We might even have stopped going to see "Titanic."Also, by the time you're old enough to read this, your father might not be playing hockey anymore. He might be retired, living a quiet life with you and your mother and your older sister, polishing his Stanley Cup ring (or rings), getting on with a new career.
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When Over There, Watch Your Back

When Over There, Watch Your Back

April 19, 1998 | Detroit Free Press
My back hurt.This was nothing new. My back often hurts. When it does, I visit a chiropractor. I like my chiropractor. He always makes time for me. There was only one problem.I was in Spain; he was 4,000 miles away.Thus begins today's "what I did on my vacation" column. I looked for a chiropractor. In a foreign country. And I can safely say this: In Spain, which is a lovely country, you have a better chance of being stabbed by a bullfighter than having your spine adjusted."Can you recommend a chiropractor?" I asked the people at my hotel.
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Dumars Gets The Best Of Mj One Last Time

Dumars Gets The Best Of Mj One Last Time

April 16, 1998 | Detroit Free Press
Joe Dumars dragged himself through the tunnel like a man headed for his own execution."Flu," he croaked.He shook his head slowly, as if to add, "Can you believe the timing?" His eyes were glassy. His head was clogged. And that wasn't the really bad part. The bad part was around the corner, on the Palace floor, Michael Jordan and the Chicago Bulls were waiting.
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