JOHNNIE GETS HIS TURN ON THE SPOTSeptember 23, 1996 | Detroit Free PressReceivers are like puppies, they all want to play with the ball. When they don't get it they yap. And they keep ...Read More
HAS OLYMPIC FAME FOUND ITS NEXT VICTIM?August 4, 1996 | Detroit Free PressATLANTA -- The mother and father sat with their hands folded on the long white table. They had never given a press ...Read More
TIGERS THROW IN THE TOWELAugust 1, 1996 | Detroit Free PressWell, that was a nice, big, fat towel the Tigers just threw in.Cecil Fielder to the Yankees? There goes the last ...Read More
S. AFRICAN BLACK MAN SHATTERS BARRIERAugust 1, 1996 | Detroit Free PressATLANTA -- He screamed as he crossed the finish line, a howl that seemed loud enough to bring down a wall. Which, ...Read More
MUST-SEE TV? GOTTA TELL A TALEJuly 31, 1996 | Detroit Free PressNEWS ITEM: For its Summer Games coverage, NBC has produced more than 140 "Olympic Profiles." Critics wonder if ...Read More
OLYMPIC AFTERSHOCKALL THE GOOD IN US CAN’T STOP AN EVIL HEARTJuly 28, 1996 | Detroit Free PressATLANTA -- Every plane, every passenger, every suitcase, every seat . . .The silence was what you noticed first. ...Read More
LEWIS WON’T JUMP PAST ARROGANCE PITJuly 27, 1996 | Detroit Free PressATLANTA -- Carl Lewis was a pioneer in track and field. Unfortunately, he pioneered arrogance.He had an agent who ...Read More
TURN OF EVENTSJANET EVANS WILL SWIM THE FINAL RACE OF HER CAREERTONIGHT. WITH A BROKEN TOE.AFTER BARELY QUALIFYING FOR THE FINAL.July 25, 1996 | Detroit Free PressATLANTA -- Janet Evans is a better story than a swimmer these days. That's fine if you're retired. Hank Aaron is ...Read More