Detroit Free Press

CLEVELAND -- "Good morning, everyone.""GOOD MORNING, MR. BIG.""Let's get started. Bring me the files on the ...

CLEVELAND -- Albert Belle let loose. He barely waited, and then he uncorked. Had it been a baseball, it might ...

CLEVELAND -- He was a cold weather kid throwing a cold weather ball, and this was just fine with him, he liked ...

CLEVELAND -- It was almost 50 years ago and the World Series was a thing that was played during the day, under the sun, as baseball should be. Irving (Sonny) Dwosh, now a retired carpet layer, was just a few years out of school. On game days, he and his father went to Peterson Nut Company and picked up 25 pounds of peanuts. Sonny carried one bag, his father carried the other. They set up on Third Street, near the bridge that straddles the freeway."Good spot," his father said. "People have to walk past to get to the game."

NEWS ITEM: As the United Nations convenes to celebrate its 50th birthday, leaders from 185 countries will gather today for a "class photo." It is the first time so many world leaders have been photographed in one room. A special task force has been working on the shoot since last spring, and a recent run- through took more than six hours."You must carry this out with maximum civility," said Francois Giuliani, director of the UN media division. You can't just say, 'You there, stupid, you're moving.' "

* Detroit 28, Washington 16: The Redskins beat the Cowboys. The Lions beat the 49ers. So I guess these are the two best teams in the NFC, right? Then how come their combined records are 4-9? Pick vs. spread: Lions.* Tampa Bay 24, Atlanta 23: Once upon a time, we pickers would see Tampa Bay and automatically put a "0" for the score. Ah, the good old days. Pick vs. spread: Falcons.