SAMPSON FINDS DIFFERENCE BETWEEN 2 AND 2 IS HUGEMay 27, 1986 | Detroit Free PressBOSTON -- Two points. That's what was next to his name on the final score sheet. He took 13 shots, he made one. ...Read More
HAS CALIFORNIA CHANGED WACKY ONE? BLEEP, NOMay 25, 1986 | Detroit Free PressOh, he's a knucklehead all right. The Wacky One. Your buddy and mine. Joaquin Andujar.You remember Joaquin from ...Read More
WHY NOT CELTS-ROCKETS? IT JUST DOESN’T SOUND RIGHTMay 23, 1986 | Detroit Free PressNo Jack.No beach.No Mercedes-Benz, rolling down Rodeo Drive, big ol' redhead by my side.No roller skates.No ...Read More
‘JAIL AIN’T NO HOTEL’ FOR SKILESMay 21, 1986 | Detroit Free PressPLYMOUTH, Ind. -- It was a church wedding on a spring afternoon, and the couple was posing for snapshots. Scott ...Read More
MR. OCTOBER HITS HIS AUTUMNMay 18, 1986 | Detroit Free PressReggie turns 40. Well, let's see. What might the New York tabloids do with that one? MR. OCTOBER HITS HIS ...Read More
MR. OCTOBER HITS THE AUTUMN OF HIS LIFEMay 18, 1986 | Detroit Free PressReggie turns 40. Well, now. Let's see. What might the New York tabloids do with that one?MR. OCTOBER HITS HIS ...Read More
THIRD-GRADERS’ QUESTIONS CAN BE RIGHT ON THE MONEYMay 13, 1986 | Detroit Free PressMy heart was pounding. I entered the room. I'd faced mobs before. The Super Bowl. The Kentucky Derby infield. The ...Read More
ABBOTT BRINGS OUT THE BEST — IN HIMSELF AND OTHERSMay 11, 1986 | Detroit Free PressANN ARBOR -- This is a sad and wonderful story and it begins with a college pitcher. His name is Jim Abbott. He is ...Read More
BILLIE JEAN KING’S PAST IS NO PART OF HER PRESENTMay 8, 1986 | Detroit Free PressWhen she was a kid, her father never let her read her newspaper clippings."Why can't I see them?" she would ...Read More
DERBY INSIGHT — STRAIGHT FROM THE HORSE’S MOUTHMay 2, 1986 | Detroit Free PressLOUISVILLE, Ky. -- The horse named Snow Chief was alone in the stable. A reporter approached."Can I have a ...Read More
NFL SCOUTS FAILED TO LOOK UNDER AT LEAST 13 ROCKSApril 29, 1986 | Detroit Free PressOh, sure, I know the NFL scouts use the latest in high-tech, user-friendly data services. But they still miss a ...Read More
AT 18,000 FEET, EVEN A CAST CAN’T KEEP GIBSON DOWNApril 24, 1986 | Detroit Free PressThis was where Kirk Gibson belonged. Up in the clouds, 18,000 feet high, looking out through an airplane window at ...Read More