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ROUND WONAFTER FINALLY ZINGING THE BLUES, THE WINGS WON’TLEARN NEXT OPPONENT UNTIL TUESDAYSHANAHAN HEEDS CALL AND SILENCES ST. LOUIS

April 28, 1997 | Detroit Free Press

ST. LOUIS -- It was the perfect portrait to end this series. Brendan Shanahan scoring over a fallen Grant Fuhr, ...

Wings Finally Step Up; Now Can They Stay Up?

April 26, 1997 | Detroit Free Press

Night after night, if you watch the NHL playoffs, you'll notice a pattern. It's Joe Sakic making a lightning-quick goal for Colorado. It's Wayne Gretzky scoring three in one game for the Rangers. It's Pittsburgh's Mario Lemiuex breaking away to put it in the net and keep his Penguins from elimination. It's big players doing big things, stepping up to grab the ring of greatness that separates them from the pack.It is everything the Wings have been missing.Until Friday night.

STOIC THORPE IS ALL ACTION — AND LITTLE TALK

April 25, 1997 | Detroit Free Press

It was the first real basketball game of Otis Thorpe's life. Junior varsity. He was sitting on the bench. His ...

Extraordinary Light Cast From No Ordinary Joe

April 24, 1997 | Detroit Free Press

For the last few summers, you might have seen someone who looked like Joe Dumars playing in local tennis tournaments. He never registered under his own name -- he often used "Joe Dee" as a pseudonym -- but it was he all right. Joe Dumars. Captain of the Pistons. NBA All-Star. He wasn't the best one out there. Sometimes he got beat in the first round.But there he was, swinging away.

FOR A CHANGE, LIONS DO THE RIGHT THING

April 22, 1997 | Detroit Free Press

The pick had been made and the doors swung open and now the fans were streaming down the steps of the Madison ...

Nfl Would Be Stupid Not To Take My Guys

April 20, 1997 | Detroit Free Press

If you want to know the truth, I'm much too busy to be writing this column, since, in addition to my duties here, I also serve as a professional football scout.That's right. I serve to spot those players the NFL overlooks in its annual draft.Hey, it's not that those NFL guys aren't thorough. It's just that, well, they sometimes miss some really prime candidates who suffer a teeny-weeny blemish on their record, such as double-homicide. I blame the media. You know how the media can be.

Wings Would Be Better Off Opening Playoffs On Road

April 17, 1997 | Detroit Free Press

I have this theory about the Red Wings in the playoffs. This is my theory. They should leave town.I don't mean for good. I mean for the start of each series. Even if they have earned home ice, decline it, start on the road. Begin each series with enemy fans, booing and hissing, telling them they're no good. There's less pressure to please the home crowd. And I think they'll perform better.