DOLPHIN’S DAY-A-WEEK JOB COMES WITH FULL-TIME PAINJanuary 12, 1986 | Detroit Free PressMIAMI -- The third quarter will be the hardest time today for Jon Giesler. That's when the pain killers they ...Read More
AS GIBSON DEADLINE NEARS, LET’S PAUSE FOR PERSPECTIVEJanuary 8, 1986 | Detroit Free PressIn Chicago they're screaming for the Bears. In L.A. they roar for the Lakers. North Carolina gets dizzy on college ...Read More
BEARS DEE-SERVE TO TALK BIG AFTER DEE-STROYING GIANTSJanuary 6, 1986 | Detroit Free PressCHICAGO -- Dee-lightful, Dee-licious, Dee-lovely, Dee-fense. The thud of a quarterback being slammed to the ...Read More
BEARS’ OUTLAWS HUNGER FOR ONE GIANT SUPPERJanuary 5, 1986 | Detroit Free PressCHICAGO -- The campfire is doused. The saddles are tightened. An evil wind howls, until even the vultures shriek ...Read More
WHY WORRY ABOUT NO. 1? HEY, IT’S GOOD FOR BUSINESSJanuary 3, 1986 | Detroit Free PressTEMPE, Ariz. -- "Do you want to have an argument?" the man asked.An odd question. But Mendel the bartender did ...Read More
STUMBLE TOWARD THAT TV: FIESTA IS WORTH WATCHINGJanuary 1, 1986 | Detroit Free PressSCOTTSDALE, ARIZ. -- GOOD MORNING. HAPPY NEW YEAR. YOU CAN GET OFF THE POOL TABLE NOW. AND TAKE THAT LITTLE POINTY ...Read More
BOYS DOWNTOWN WANT NFL PICKS — OR ELSEDecember 29, 1985 | Detroit Free PressThere I was in the tub, the bubble bath just starting to kick in.And then a rock smashed my window into 4,000 ...Read More
DO PISTONS WANT DALY? DOES DALY WANT PISTONS?December 27, 1985 | Detroit Free PressWhen one side says, "There's really nothing to talk about," and the other side says, "There's really nothing to ...Read More
YOU CAN’T TELL PLAYERS WITHOUT THE STANDINGSDecember 22, 1985 | Detroit Free PressYou can always tell a playoff-bound football player from a non-playoff-bound one. Especially in the last week of ...Read More
CHERRY BOWL IS THE PITS FOR LOCAL FOOTBALL FANDOMDecember 22, 1985 | Detroit Free PressWhen I arrived at the Cherry Bowl Saturday, I was greeted by several workers. One of them handed me a big ...Read More
SILVER LINING: DOME PLANS ‘BETTER OFFER’ FOR PISTONSDecember 19, 1985 | Detroit Free PressJust between us:Pontiac's Stadium Authority, which operates the Silverdome, is eager to talk to the Pistons before ...Read More
LIONS RELIVE THEIR SEASON IN ITS FINAL TWO MINUTESDecember 16, 1985 | Detroit Free PressHe was standing in the doorway to the locker room, his body limp, his head lowered, eyes on the foot which had ...Read More