Detroit Lions aren’t cursed. It’s just their inescapable luckOctober 16, 2019 | Detroit Free Press, SportsAs I got off an airplane Tuesday morning, a man leaned in and said, “Monday night was the first time I let my ...Read More
Why paying college athletes is more complex than California lawOctober 6, 2019 | Detroit Free Press, Comment, SportsOne of the great things college teaches us is that it’s not always simple. Answers can be complex and ...Read More
Detroit Lions’ loss to Chiefs nothing to be happy aboutSeptember 30, 2019 | Detroit Free Press, SportsA giant fist hangs in our downtown. It suggests a city that knows the value of a wallop. And for most of the ...Read More
What’s wrong with Michigan football? Against Wisconsin, everythingSeptember 22, 2019 | Detroit Free Press, Comment, SportsThat wasn’t a football game. That was Waterloo. Forget national playoffs, forget challenging the elite ...Read More
Detroit Lions saved a game on Sunday — and maybe a seasonSeptember 16, 2019 | Detroit Free Press, SportsIt was a day to check your perfection at the door. The kickers would miss three of their four field-goal tries. ...Read More
Ohio State keeps giving Michigan fans reasons to hate itAugust 18, 2019 | Detroit Free Press, Comment, SportsIt’s not that Michigan fans WANT to hate Ohio State. It’s that Ohio State keeps providing so many good ...Read More
Barry Sanders retirement a bombshell we should have seen comingJuly 21, 2019 | Detroit Free Press, Comment, SportsIt was the fax heard around the world. Barry Sanders, for the first and only time in his career, mailed it in. ...Read More
Michigan’s hiring of Juwan Howard not about former gloryMay 23, 2019 | Detroit Free Press, SportsPeople make this mistake about the Fab Five. They were not all the same guy. Not even close. Chris Webber and ...Read More