LION WISE TO STUDY CAREER OPTIONSNovember 13, 1988 | Detroit Free PressToday we talk about comedy, football and the Lions, which can easily be confused as the same subject.On Thursday, ...Read More
TO ‘THE VICTORS’ GO THE ROSESFOLLOWING A TRUE TEAM EFFORTNovember 13, 1988 | Detroit Free PressANN ARBOR -- It was raining roses, everywhere you looked, John Kolesar had one between his teeth, Mark Messner had ...Read More
MARK MESSNER, NEVER AT A LOSSNovember 11, 1988 | Detroit Free PressIt was the winter of 1984, and Mark Messner was seeing things he had never seen before: girls in string bikinis, ...Read More
LIONS PUNTER HOPES FOR HAPPY RETURNSNovember 9, 1988 | Detroit Free PressComedy is not pretty. But it does not usually wear a helmet.It does now. Lions punter Jim Arnold, who sings like ...Read More
THIS YEAR BELONGS TO PISTONS; CASE CLOSEDNovember 4, 1988 | Detroit Free PressI sit in my robe at halfcourt. I bang my gavel on the hardwood floor. I hereby call this NBA season to order."Go ...Read More
A BRUTAL FALL PUSHES SPORTS TRIVIA ASIDENovember 2, 1988 | Detroit Free PressThis is not a column I expected to write. But then, I didn't expect the package that arrived two days ago, ...Read More
GREASE, SUGAR: A WINNING RECIPEOctober 30, 1988 | Detroit Free PressAs an expert on the finer points of professional football, I am often asked, "What food do you recommend for ...Read More
EIGHT IS ENOUGH TO LEARN NOTHING IN NFLOctober 23, 1988 | Detroit Free PressBelieve it or not, sports fans, we have reached the midpoint of the 1988 NFL season. Isn't that exciting! Do you ...Read More
AFTER THE WARNING SIGNS, THE NIGHTMARE HITS HOMEOctober 21, 1988 | Detroit Free PressOAKLAND, Calif. -- The call was long distance, it began with a question -- "Did you hear about Reggie?" -- and I ...Read More
DODGERS WILL WIN – AS THEY SHOULDOctober 20, 1988 | Detroit Free PressOAKLAND, Calif. -- Forget it. This World Series is over. The Dodgers will win -- and, more than that, they should ...Read More
LASORDA’S NOTHING BUT A FAT SPARKYOctober 20, 1988 | Detroit Free PressOAKLAND, Calif. -- I am the envy of all my peers. I am blessed with a special gift. I sit cross-legged outside ...Read More
LASORDA? HE IS JUST A FAT SPARKYOctober 20, 1988 | Detroit Free PressOAKLAND, Calif. -- I am the envy of all my peers. I am blessed with a special gift. I sit cross-legged outside ...Read More