LIONS COACH FORCED OUT; IS MARIUCCI NEXT IN LINE?MILLEN WON’T SAY IT, BUT HE EXPECTS FORMER 49ERS COACH TO LEAD LIONSJanuary 28, 2003 | Detroit Free Press"We will make no changes. I will be here and Marty Mornhinweg will be here." Matt Millen, four weeks ago So he ...Read More
BUCS FINALLY SUPER, BUT IS ALL RIGHT WITH WORLD?January 27, 2003 | Detroit Free PressSAN DIEGO -- We can all retire now. Tampa Bay has won a Super Bowl. The Red Sea has parted, elephants can fly, ...Read More
SON WILL NOT SHINE PICKING RAIDERSJanuary 25, 2003 | Detroit Free PressSAN DIEGO -- Curt, my friend, your roots are showing.Not your home roots. Your hair roots. As in gray. A deep ...Read More
OVER THE HILL? NO, RAIDERS’ RICE IS STILL ON THE WAY UPJanuary 24, 2003 | Detroit Free PressSAN DIEGO -- Ahab had his whale, and Sisyphus had his rock. Jerry Rice has his hill. It's 2 1/2 miles. He goes ...Read More
THE WILL TO SURVIVEJUSTIN OWNED A PERFECT GRADE-POINT AVERAGE. HE STARTED ON HIS HIGH SCHOOL’SFOOTBALL TEAM.THEN BRAIN CANCER THREATENED EVERYTHING . . . BUT GOT NOTHING.December 31, 2002 | Detroit Free PressHis hands are bleeding. So are his knees. He picks up the rope and pulls it taut. He has beaten four others and ...Read More
A SON DIES AND A MOTHER STRUGGLES ONDecember 29, 2002 | Detroit Free PressSecond in a series on challenges for Michigan athletes and their families. Read the first at ...Read More
HIS HEART HEAVY-LADEN BY THE EARLY HARVEST OF HIS 16-YEAR-OLD SON,THE REV. MAURY DE YOUNG IS REMEMBERING, FORGIVING AND . . . KEEPING THE FAITHDecember 24, 2002 | Detroit Free PressHe stood before the congregation and stared at the words on the paper. He had warned the music director to be ...Read More
A TRADITION THAT DEFIES EXPLANATIONDecember 22, 2002 | Detroit Free PressIam walking with an alien. He is here from outer space. We are going Christmas shopping. He has lots of ...Read More