Detroit Free Press

PRIMARILY, YELLOW MAKES LIONS SEE RED, FEEL BLUE

PRIMARILY, YELLOW MAKES LIONS SEE RED, FEEL BLUE

And then, depression set in.What else was left? The Lions had just been penalized, tripped, whacked, rushed, fooled, intercepted and, finally, beaten in the closing seconds, 24-17, by the Cincinnati Bengals. Three defeats in the last three weeks. Their best hope for the playoffs is now TicketWorld.How did they lose this? Let me count the flags.Second quarter, Lions driving deep into Cincinnati territory. Eric Hipple back to pass -- and it's complete, a first down!What's that yellow thing?"PENALTY. ILLEGAL USE OF HANDS."
IT’S HYPE, HYPE, HURRAH FOR HOOPLA HALL OF FAME

IT’S HYPE, HYPE, HURRAH FOR HOOPLA HALL OF FAME

I'm starting my own hall of fame. For hoopla. I call it The Hoopla Hall Of Fame. It will be truly amazing and unbelievably fantastic.All the BIG NAMES will be in it. You know. The sports heroes the media have decided you cannot live without for more than five minutes.William (The Refrigerator) Perry will be in my Hall of Fame, posing with a GE Frost-Free. Boris Becker will be there, too. Right next to Hulk Hogan and Andre the Giant.
PRIMARILY, YELLOW MAKES LIONS SEE RED, FEEL BLUE

PRIMARILY, YELLOW MAKES LIONS SEE RED, FEEL BLUE

And then, depression set in.What else was left? The Lions had just been penalized, tripped, whacked, rushed, fooled, intercepted and, finally, beaten in the closing seconds, 24-17, by the Cincinnati Bengals. Three defeats in the last three weeks. Their best hope for the playoffs is now TicketWorld.How did they lose this? Let me count the flags.Second quarter, Lions driving deep into Cincinnati territory. Eric Hipple back to pass -- and it's complete, a first down!What's that yellow thing?"PENALTY. ILLEGAL USE OF HANDS."
IT’S HYPE, HYPE, HURRAH FOR HOOPLA HALL OF FAME

IT’S HYPE, HYPE, HURRAH FOR HOOPLA HALL OF FAME

I'm starting my own hall of fame. For hoopla. I call it The Hoopla Hall Of Fame. It will be truly amazing and unbelievably fantastic.All the BIG NAMES will be in it. You know. The sports heroes the media have decided you cannot live without for more than five minutes.William (The Refrigerator) Perry will be in my Hall of Fame, posing with a GE Frost-Free. Boris Becker will be there, too. Right next to Hulk Hogan and Andre the Giant.
WITH AN ACE IN THE HOLE, WINGS GO FOR NET RESULTS

WITH AN ACE IN THE HOLE, WINGS GO FOR NET RESULTS

EDMONTON, Alberta -- "Hey, how does this machine work?" Greg Stefan hollered. He was with several teammates inside a subway station. They were heading to a morning practice at Northlands Coliseum. But the ticket box kept spitting back Stefan's quarters."Drop them a little slower," suggested Mel Bridgman. "Like this. See? Give it a chance to settle, and it works."Stefan let the coins drop more slowly. And out came his ticket. He grabbed it, marched ahead to his teammates, and fell into their pace.
WITH AN ACE IN THE HOLE, WINGS GO FOR NET RESULTS

WITH AN ACE IN THE HOLE, WINGS GO FOR NET RESULTS

EDMONTON, Alberta -- "Hey, how does this machine work?" Greg Stefan hollered. He was with several teammates inside a subway station. They were heading to a morning practice at Northlands Coliseum. But the ticket box kept spitting back Stefan's quarters."Drop them a little slower," suggested Mel Bridgman. "Like this. See? Give it a chance to settle, and it works."Stefan let the coins drop more slowly. And out came his ticket. He grabbed it, marched ahead to his teammates, and fell into their pace.
U-M REACHES FOR A DREAMROBINSON: A REMINDER ABOUT FAMILY

U-M REACHES FOR A DREAMROBINSON: A REMINDER ABOUT FAMILY

SEATTLE -- When the game was over and the crowd was singing and the players had gathered in front of the TV cameras, arm in arm, sweat on sweat, screaming, howling, ready for their 60 seconds of network glory, only one of the victorious Wolverines was missing."Hey . . . where's Rumeal?" said Terry Mills."YO! RUMEAL!" yelled Sean Higgins.Suddenly, Rumeal's image flashed on the monitors. He had slipped away to find his family. And there he was, in the stands, raising a six-year-old boy over his head, kissing him, waving his hand.
U-M REACHES FOR A DREAMROBINSON: A REMINDER ABOUT FAMILY

U-M REACHES FOR A DREAMROBINSON: A REMINDER ABOUT FAMILY

SEATTLE -- When the game was over and the crowd was singing and the players had gathered in front of the TV cameras, arm in arm, sweat on sweat, screaming, howling, ready for their 60 seconds of network glory, only one of the victorious Wolverines was missing."Hey . . . where's Rumeal?" said Terry Mills."YO! RUMEAL!" yelled Sean Higgins.Suddenly, Rumeal's image flashed on the monitors. He had slipped away to find his family. And there he was, in the stands, raising a six-year-old boy over his head, kissing him, waving his hand.

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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