Detroit Free Press

Went to the movies the other night. Watched the previews for coming attractions. The first one began with a huge, ...

When Louis Willie was 13 years old, he boarded a Dallas streetcar and made his way to the back, past the "Colored" sign, where it was safe for him to sit. It was a September morning, during the Depression years, and he was on his way to school.Soon the car was filled. A middle-aged white man lumbered down the aisle. Seeing no empty seats, he looked at Willie and said, "Get up, boy.""No," Louis said.The man glared. "I said get up, boy."

It takes more than being rich, arrogant and egotistical to turn off New York City. You have to be a loser as well. Only when George Steinbrenner sank to this sin did the Big Apple really turn to the hangmen and say: "Get him!"This, despite the fact that for many years, Steinbrenner was almost a necessary evil in his town. Having lived there, I can tell you, most New York sports fans need someone to hate, they almost enjoy it. Goes with the territory, like Mace.

I once knew a kid who sang so badly, my dog bit him. Poor animal couldn't take it. Of course, a dog has very ...

ST. ANDREWS, Scotland -- The world will come to like Nick Faldo. It's either that, or turn off the TV set for the next few years. So what if he plays like a dentist: drill, rinse, spit? Since when does a clinical victory count less than the others?

ST. ANDREWS, Scotland -- Winning, they used to say, isn't everything, it's the only thing. But that was a long ...

ST. ANDREWS, Scotland -- Payne Stewart has a gorgeous golf swing, an amazing short game, a deft putting stroke -- ...