* Detroit 20, Chicago 19: The only thing that worries me here is that it's a Monday night game and the opponent isn't Dallas or San Francisco. Are the Bears good enough for the Lions to beat? Pick vs. spread: Chicago.* Minnesota 23, Tampa Bay 21: What happened to all that bold talk from Sam Wyche? Pick vs. spread: Tampa Bay.
The puck was coming at him. "Uh-oh," he thought. "I gotta stop it. . . . Am I gonna stop it? . . . How do I stop it?" He had enough time to think all this, because the puck was shot from the other end of the ice and was moving pretty slowly. Even so, it went between his legs before he flopped backwards, landed on it, then reached behind him.And then, a smile."I did it," he told himself, looking at the puck. "I made my first save."He was 8 years old.He had just become a goalie.
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.