From the Brink to the Rink Falcons Defenseman Blum Home, but Only After Hitting Rock-BottomDecember 19, 1994 | Detroit Free PressThe funny thing is, he wasn't even drinking when he hit bottom. He was too depressed, too twisted. He got on a ...Read More
GRACE PASSES FROM THE SPORTS WORLDDecember 18, 1994 | Detroit Free PressAs the year fades to dust, we mourn an old friend in sports. His name was Grace. He passed away in 1994. Cause ...Read More
NO PASSION FOR PURPLE; LIONS TO SHOW THEIR COLORSDecember 17, 1994 | Detroit Free Press* Lions 26, Vikings 21: Purple is for prunes and Prince. Purple is not a winning color in a blue-collar town like ...Read More
IF LOOKS COULD, UH, HURT: SPIELMAN IN ELITE CIRCLEDecember 16, 1994 | Detroit Free PressBetween plays, he walks in these nervous circles, as if chained to a tree. He goes halfway, then turns, heads ...Read More
DREAM FUND NEEDS BABY BOOMERS’ HELPDecember 11, 1994 | Detroit Free PressBarry Sanders cleared his throat and spoke into the microphone. "Hi, this is Barry Sanders. On behalf of my ...Read More
AS ALWAYS, KRIEG MUST PROVE HIMSELF AGAINDecember 9, 1994 | Detroit Free Press" 'I am leaving, I am leaving'but the fighter still remains" -- Paul Simon "The Boxer"He was playing touch ...Read More
SANDERS GIVES LIONS A VISION OF GREATNESSDecember 5, 1994 | Detroit Free PressThe eyes, they say, are the windows to the soul. They are also rather important if you want to know where you're ...Read More
ROCK, THE SECRET OF ETERNAL YOUTHDecember 4, 1994 | Detroit Free PressMick Jagger has a big one. So does Paul McCartney. Bob Seger is so well endowed he could give an inch away and ...Read More
BRADLEY TAKES HIGH ROAD, MAINTAINS HIGH HOPESNovember 16, 1994 | Detroit Free PressTo be so tall and never stumble? That is asking too much. And so Shawn Bradley seems to accept the trips as part ...Read More
PERLES WON’T BE REMEMBERED LIKETHE COACHES HE SO ADMIREDNovember 9, 1994 | Detroit Free PressHe huffed and he puffed and the house blew down on him. In the end, George Perles was left mumbling the same ...Read More
WORRIED NATION LEARNS THE WORSTNovember 6, 1994 | Detroit Free PressThere's a sad little scene in the film "Radio Days," in which an 8-year-old girl falls down a well. It is 1943. ...Read More
THE BOTTOM LINE: WHY DID MSU RECRUIT WAGNER?November 3, 1994 | Detroit Free PressSuspicion is not some faucet you turn on and off. If you're looking for skeletons, you check every closet.So when ...Read More