Despite 2020 NFL draft, we’re nowhere close to normalApril 26, 2020 | Detroit Free Press, Comment, Sports“Now what?” sports fans ask. For three glorious days, there was an actual, scheduled sporting event in America. ...Read More
In bizarre NFL draft, Detroit Lions made the prudent pick: Jeff OkudahApril 24, 2020 | Detroit Free Press, SportsAs big-time sporting events go, it was more transistor radio than virtual reality. But in the end, a draft is just ...Read More
Al Kaline takes his bow. His legend will live forever.April 7, 2020 | Detroit Free Press, Comment, SportsWhen there is so much death around, one man’s passing can go unnoticed. This one will not. Even with the shroud of ...Read More
An open letter to Michigan State football coach Mel TuckerFebruary 16, 2020 | Detroit Free Press, Comment, SportsDear Coach Mel Tucker: Consider this a welcome letter. Or a “welcome back” letter, because you were ...Read More
Michigan State’s Mark Dantonio retired with a heavy Green heartFebruary 5, 2020 | Detroit Free Press, SportsAt one point late in what was suddenly his final hour as Michigan State’s football coach, Mark Dantonio ...Read More
When all was lost, Patrick Mahomes delivered a Kansas City masterpieceFebruary 3, 2020 | Detroit Free Press, SportsMIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — I’m not certain what destiny looks like in person. But I think we just saw it in the ...Read More
Detroit Lions fans fighting against Super Bowl envyFebruary 2, 2020 | Detroit Free Press, Comment, SportsEnvy. Although it’s not the first emotion you’d associate with the Super Bowl, it will be there tonight in the ...Read More
Kobe Bryant’s legendary life wasn’t supposed to end in a nightmareJanuary 27, 2020 | Sports, Detroit Free PressMan is not built to fly. Some still do. Kobe Bryant did. He flew through the air of suburban Philadelphia ...Read More