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FOOLISH REMARKS, REACTIONS

FOOLISH REMARKS, REACTIONS

LOS ANGELES -- It was less than an hour after Boston beat Detroit for the Eastern Conference title that the ugly whispers started in the press room. "Did you hear? . . . " they began."Isiah Thomas said what? . . . ""Dennis Rodman said what? . . ." You could feel it swell like an ocean wave. Rodman had commented in the losers' locker room about Larry Bird's being "overrated" because he was white. And Thomas, when asked, had said he agreed. And that was enough.
GIMME A RING AFTER 12 YEARS, DANTLEY HUNGRY FOR CHAMPIONSHIP

GIMME A RING AFTER 12 YEARS, DANTLEY HUNGRY FOR CHAMPIONSHIP

The burning question of this NBA final, to me anyhow, is no longer who will win or when will they win but if they win -- the Pistons, that is -- how will Adrian Dantley celebrate? "I'll do something crazy," he told me a few days ago. And since then, these pictures keep running through my brain. Something crazy? Adrian Dantley? Like what? Will he kiss a fan? Will he moon the TV camera? Will he pull off his sneakers and run barefoot through the Silverdome?
PERFECT! BIG, FAT LIONS HAVE ZERO IN LOSS COLUMN

PERFECT! BIG, FAT LIONS HAVE ZERO IN LOSS COLUMN

Ahhh.Feels good.Toss me some suds, will ya?Yep. Here we are, neck-high in this tub full of champagne, me and my Southern literary agent, Mr. Bobby Will Getcha. Been here since Sunday. Just jumped in with all our clothes on. You do that kind of stuff when your team is undefeated. Like ours is.The Detroit Lions, I'm talking about.Un-deeee-feated. A perfect season.1-0.Hear that Miami? San Fran? Washington? A big fat zero in the loss column.Bet you guys wish you were us, huh?Tough.
WITH SCHEMBECHLER, ONLY MOM IS NO.1

WITH SCHEMBECHLER, ONLY MOM IS NO.1

There are some big shots in New York who have been trying to get Bo Schembechler to leave Ann Arbor, just for a few hours, to promote his new book on shows such as "Good Morning, America" and "Late Night with David Letterman.""I can't leave my team during football season," he says.End of conversation.Last year, George Bush personally called to ask for his support. One night, that's all. Schembechler told the future president: "I can't leave my team during football season."End of conversation.
BE HAPPY THE PISTONS WANT TO SPEND MONEY

BE HAPPY THE PISTONS WANT TO SPEND MONEY

Hey, I think it's great move. It may not work, but it's a great move. I'm happy to see an owner spending money in this town for once. And I would think that fans would feel the same way.Instead, there's been a wave of resentment over the Pistons' proposed multimillion-dollar woo of Jon Koncak, a 7- foot forward/center from Atlanta who, heretofore, was most commonly known as "the big white guy who plays with Dominique."

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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