Detroit Free Press

NEW YORK -- Some people were surprised this week when the New York Yankees seemed ready to pay $2 million to ...

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. -- Some games are not about winning and losing. Some are simply about showing you belong. So when Carl Thomas finally walked off the court Friday night, his shirt dangling, sweat dripping down his back, and embraced his teammates at the end of what -- for the starters on the best team to ever come out of Ypsilanti -- was their last game together, the fans began to buzz. Then, slowly, they clapped. And finally, many of them stood and cheered. It was a message, and the message was this: forget the loss.

It's that time of year again. My car knows the way. Every spring, one of the two big schools from Michigan advances to the Sweet 16 round of the NCAA tournament. And I am dispatched to cover the event."First we visit the campus," I say, "then we check out the student spirit --""I know, I know," the car says, wearily, "just tell me which school."

Not long ago, Chuck Daly was sleeping in bed, at home, when the phone rang."Are you up?" the voice said."Uhhhn, I ...

IDITAROD DIARY, CHAPTER 12:The Last Mile.SOURCE: NOME, Alaska -- Finally, from the darkness, came the dogs. They ...

IDITAROD DIARY, CHAPTER 11: In which we learn absolutely nothing, except that someone might be dead out ...

IDITAROD DIARY, CHAPTER 10: The homestretch, the lonely sea, and the rotten stench of money . . . WHITE MOUNTAIN, ...