NFL, fantasy leagues surge to risky heightsSeptember 20, 2015 | Detroit Free Press, SportsFantasy is hardly new in football. Little kids call out players' names as they tackle. A joystick lets you move ...Read More
Michigan’s Harbaugh plays down key win SaturdaySeptember 13, 2015 | Detroit Free Press, SportsJim Harbaugh, perhaps the most energized man in Michigan football history, raced out with his team ...Read More
Tape tells story in James Blake arrest caseSeptember 13, 2015 | Comment, Detroit Free PressSometimes police tapes can be misleading. Not this one. Sometimes suspects demand force. Not this one. Sometimes a ...Read More
U-M’s Jim Harbaugh different, but it makes him funSeptember 3, 2015 | Detroit Free Press, SportsStop trying to figure out Jim Harbaugh. Even he can't do it."When I have football dreams," he says, "they always ...Read More
Broken jaws, insults: Is sportsmanship dead?August 16, 2015 | Detroit Free Press, SportsTwo football players got in an argument this past week. One was a linebacker. The other was the starting ...Read More
‘Nice ice baby’ is our new motto downtownAugust 9, 2015 | Comment, Detroit Free PressLemonacherry? Lemonacherry?Those were the first Italian words I ever heard. Well. I thought it was Italian. I ...Read More
A privilege to appear in Free Press for 3 decadesAugust 9, 2015 | Comment, Detroit Free PressNot many people know this story. Before working at the Detroit Free Press, I was a sports feature writer at a ...Read More
We wonder why Dombrowski’s now done with TigersAugust 5, 2015 | Detroit Free Press, SportsSomething happened. We don't know what. We might not for a while. But there is no way Tuesday afternoon's sudden ...Read More
Tigers’ reboot means they failed this seasonAugust 2, 2015 | Comment, Detroit Free PressIt's not the what. It's the when.Thirty years ago, the trade deadline was June 15. Teams used it for last-chance ...Read More
One-footed cheerleader never lost her smileAugust 2, 2015 | Comment, Detroit Free PressShe was the first cheerleader I ever wrote about. Maybe the only one. It was 24 years ago, but I still remember ...Read More
It’s a bird, a plane, it’s an Uber manJuly 26, 2015 | Comment, Detroit Free PressI am from the generation whose mothers preached “Don’t ever get in a car with a stranger!” So right from the ...Read More
Donald Trump leads polls, but boredom is winningJuly 19, 2015 | Comment, Detroit Free PressWhy is everyone so worried about Donald Trump? Does anyone really think he’s going to be president? I’m not sure ...Read More