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GIVE THESE MEN A ROSEWOLVERINES GROW UP QUICKLY IN GAME OF GAMES

GIVE THESE MEN A ROSEWOLVERINES GROW UP QUICKLY IN GAME OF GAMES

COLUMBUS, Ohio -- No bigger games. No bigger moments. This is all you live for if you wear a Wolverines or Buckeyes uniform, this game, this Saturday in mid-November, and the final gun was but 66 seconds away, and there were hearts beating crazily all over the field, as if they would burst."'Make it, make it," prayed the Ohio State players. "Miss it, miss it," countered the Michigan team.
‘TOO MUCH OF A FRIEND TO DIE’KURT DOBRONSKI’S FRIENDS CHERISH THEIR FINAL MEMORIES

‘TOO MUCH OF A FRIEND TO DIE’KURT DOBRONSKI’S FRIENDS CHERISH THEIR FINAL MEMORIES

It was hot inside the church. The bride and groom stepped to the altar. This was last weekend, Joe Maiorana's wedding, and his college pals were serving as ushers. Bill Ryan. Dave Maine. And, of course, Kurt Dobronski, his ex-room mate, his best friend, who had flown in from Phoenix for the occasion. "It was the first time," Bill remembers, "that all four of us were together in tuxedos."
KIMBALL CONTROVERSY IS AN ISSUE OF JUSTICE

KIMBALL CONTROVERSY IS AN ISSUE OF JUSTICE

Bruce Kimball killed two people earlier this month when his car swerved out of control and plowed into a group of teenagers. He had been drinking. He was taken away in handcuffs. Now, like any other American, he is awaiting his trial.This would not attract much attention under normal circumstances. Auto-related deaths, even those involving drunken driving, are too common in this country to grab many headlines.
TREVINO BLITZES MUIRFIELD WITH NON-STOP YAK ATTACK

TREVINO BLITZES MUIRFIELD WITH NON-STOP YAK ATTACK

MUIRFIELD, Scotland -- He has always had a great face. Thick black hair, dancing eyes, a grin that could open a steel-plated cookie jar. Look at him in a happy moment, he can blind you with brio. Look later, and you may see deeper inside, the poor Mexican kid hustling golf shots, the teenage Marine with the girl's name tattooed on his arm, the yakking prankster who charmed the sports world in winning six major championships. The years have put creases in that tanned skin now, yet when he laughs, the age vanishes. A great face will do that.
FIZZLING HAWKS OFFENSE LACKS ITS CUSTOMARY POP

FIZZLING HAWKS OFFENSE LACKS ITS CUSTOMARY POP

They are a like a Fourth of July sparkler down to its final seconds of flame. Where are the Atlanta Hawks now? Where is the team that stepped on everybody in the final month of the regular season? Where is the slam-jam, the midair excellence of Dominique Wilkins, the mile-a-minute breaks that left opponents with their mouths open?
NO FEAR OF HEIGHTS FROM LIONS’ GNATS

NO FEAR OF HEIGHTS FROM LIONS’ GNATS

"Don't want no short people round here. . . ."Randy NewmanThis is great. This is really great. I am standing in the cafeteria of the Lions' training camp, talking to several players, and I am looking at them eye to eye. My neck does not ache. They do not threaten to step on me. They are my size. This is great.
THE NFL AX DEALS DEATH TO DREAMS

THE NFL AX DEALS DEATH TO DREAMS

Joe Bushofsky does not look like a killer. His face is wide and soft with the smile of a favorite uncle. But when you enter his office, especially during the last few weeks of NFL training camp, chances are something's going to die. And most likely it's your dreams.

Mitch Albom writes about running an orphanage in impoverished Port-au-Prince, Haiti, his kids, their hardships, laughs and challenges, and the life lessons he’s learned there every day.

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