A LITTLE TIGER, A LITTLE SNAKELOVE HIM OR HATE HIM, WE ALL WATCH KIRK GIBSONMarch 2, 1986 | Detroit Free PressLAKELAND, Fla. -- The subject was fear, and Kirk Gibson was coming up empty."Heights?" I asked."Nah," he said."The ...Read More
WISH YOU WERE HERE; WE COULD USE THE BODY HEATFebruary 26, 1986 | Detroit Free PressLAKELAND, Fla. -- TO: FREE PRESS SPORTS DEPARTMENTFROM: SPRING TRAINING CREW Dear Everyone:Arrived safely in ...Read More
CURETON’S FEET ARE PLANTED IN PAST ON FLIGHT TO NBAFebruary 25, 1986 | Detroit Free PressThey get to the promised land, clap their hands together and say, "We're here. Let's party." Out comes the Dom ...Read More
NO. 19 UPSETS NO. 7 YOU CAN’T GO BY NUMBERSFebruary 21, 1986 | Detroit Free PressANN ARBOR -- Forget what was supposed to happen. Those guys who vote the college polls have never worn a Michigan ...Read More
FIRST IN WAR, PEACE — AND THE VAULTFebruary 16, 1986 | Detroit Free PressNEW YORK -- There is a moment, at the peak of their jump, when pole vaulters are nearer to God than the rest of ...Read More
THE WORST OF TEAMS GIVES OILERS THE BEST OF GAMESFebruary 12, 1986 | Detroit Free PressThe best team in hockey enters the arena just as the worst team in hockey is finishing its practice.A whistle ...Read More
WHO WILL WIN? ONE SUPER ARGUMENTSOBER UP! BEARS JUST TOO MEANJanuary 26, 1986 | Detroit Free PressNEW ORLEANS -- Ah, Curt. My friend. My old friend. My very, very old friend. Just how old are you, anyhow? Well, ...Read More
FEAR AND LOATHING IN AMERICA’S $23 MILLION PARTY STOREJanuary 26, 1986 | Detroit Free PressNEW ORLEANS -- Listen, boss. The kid was a professional hustler, I don't care how high his voice was. He had a ...Read More
IT’S SUPER SHOW-AND-TELL, BUT FRYAR ISN’T TALKINGJanuary 22, 1986 | Detroit Free PressNEW ORLEANS -- He is a peek at the dark side. A dip in muddy water at this otherwise storybook lagoon of a ...Read More
FRIEDER’S RECRUITING GAME STARTS WITH SEE AND BE SEENJanuary 16, 1986 | Detroit Free PressThe bleachers are full of high school kids, screaming and stomping their feet. They are waiting for their ...Read More
MOVE OVER, KARNAK — THE ENVELOPE, PLEASEJanuary 15, 1986 | Detroit Free PressThe answer is: "What's left?"The question is: How many more things can go wrong with the Red Wings.**The answer ...Read More
PATS MAKE DOLPHINS FEEL LIKE FISH OUT OF WATERJanuary 13, 1986 | Detroit Free PressMIAMI -- It was Sunday, it was raining and it was getting dark. A perfect setting for a funeral.So the New England ...Read More