Detroit Free Press

AMERICA KEPT FAITH 1980

AMERICA KEPT FAITH 1980

CALGARY, Alberta -- The bodies were all over the ice, the crowd screaming madly, and the puck -- the puck! -- was just sitting there, between the legs of Soviet goalie Sergei Mylnikov, who was sprawled, face down, in the crease. Todd Okerlund saw it, reached for it, flicked it in and followed for good measure, his whole body in the net, and for one moment, one brief, loud, but glorious moment, everything seemed possible again. How far back had the Americans been in this Olympic hockey game? Trailing, 6-2, at the start of the third period, even the ABC network had broken away.
WE EXPECT TOO MUCH FROM MORRIS, SPARKY

WE EXPECT TOO MUCH FROM MORRIS, SPARKY

Somewhere along the line, we forget that they are human. We figure they will be there forever, or until they willingly retire to the broadcast booth or the Hall of Fame. Whatever takes them out, it will be something more than pain or exhaustion, right? That's for us common folk.If you had to pick two faces you would most expect to see on a late spring day inside the Tigers' clubhouse, whose would they be? 1) Sparky Anderson -- at 55, arguably baseball's finest manager, and 2) Jack Morris, 34, the star attraction pitcher, the longest-tenured Tiger.
THESE NEW, STABLE LIONS STILL EMIT A FAINT ODOR

THESE NEW, STABLE LIONS STILL EMIT A FAINT ODOR

Wasn't that something? The way the Lions came back and slaughtered the Rams, ran all over them, shut down their passing attack, scored four times in the final two minutes? Who'd have believed that? Wasn't it something? Wasn't it--Oh.You were there.Thought I could fool you for a minute.Let's see. What can I really tell you about the "new" Lions, supposedly more stable now that Darryl Rogers has been reprieved as the coach. Stable? Well. They stayed exactly the same as the weeks before. Lost, 37-16. I'd call that stable.Let's start with the good stuff:

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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