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STEFAN MAKES GAMBLE PAY OFF

May 6, 1987 | Detroit Free Press

EDMONTON, Alberta -- "Hey, how does this machine work?" Greg Stefan hollered. He was with several teammates inside ...

THE DREAM LIVES; EDMONTON NEXT

May 4, 1987 | Detroit Free Press

The fans were going insane, the players were slapping each other in celebration and even coach Jacques Demers, ...

A TOOT OF THE HORN FOR JACQUES DEMERS

May 3, 1987 | Detroit Free Press

Sometime this afternoon, I will drive to Jacques Demers' house and honk the horn. And that should make two bikers ...

PLANE FACT OF THE MATTER — WINGS ARE STILL ALIVE

April 30, 1987 | Detroit Free Press

The fans were standing on their feet, screaming, chanting, their hearts about to pop up through their throats, ...

EVEN LONGSHOTS COME IN FOR THESE MAPLE LEAFS

April 22, 1987 | Detroit Free Press

The first goal was fired from a galaxy far, far away, from beyond the blue line, from 75 feet, so far from goalie ...

IN ANYBODY’S LANGUAGE, MARATHON WINNER A HERO

April 21, 1987 | Detroit Free Press

BOSTON -- As the man from Mercedes-Benz sang his praises to the wet Boston crowd, Toshihiko Seko stood quietly, in ...

FANS’ ICY TREATMENT BURNS WILLIE

April 20, 1987 | Detroit Free Press

He was lying on a table, with an ice bag on his shoulder and a towel covering his face. Right here. The former Cy ...

KIDS AND BULLETSA SHOT, A BLOODSTAIN, AND LIFE GOES ON

April 19, 1987 | Detroit Free Press

The blood is still there, on the asphalt, in sad little stains. When the sun is hot, the stains seem to take ...

LET’S LET CAMPANIS’ ERROR BE A LESSON FOR ALL OF US

April 10, 1987 | Detroit Free Press

There goes Al Campanis, right to the junk heap. What did you expect? He gets on ABC's "Nightline" and says blacks ...

DEMERS’ RIDE TO VICTORY IS ON THE PASSENGER SIDE

April 9, 1987 | Detroit Free Press

He finished shaving as the city locked its desk. He pulled on his pants as the city shut the lights. He came down ...

A BRILLIANT FIGHT, A BRILLIANT CON

April 8, 1987 | Detroit Free Press

Sugar Ray Leonard leaps after hearing the decision. LAS VEGAS, Nev. -- Sugar Ray Leonard was hanging on the ...

COMEBACK PLAYER AT 21? YZERMAN TAKES IT IN STRIDE

April 7, 1987 | Detroit Free Press

Aw, come on. The guy doesn't even shave. Comeback Player of the Year? Steve Yzerman? The one with the Reebok sneakers and the jeans and the face off a teen magazine cover? This Steve Yzerman? The Comeback Player of the Year? How old is he? Nine?"Twenty one," he says, shyly, sipping a Coke.