Muhammad Ali was an original in every sense of the wordJune 5, 2016 | Detroit Free Press, Comment, SportsHe died without famous last words, without a selfie video, without a single tweet. The man we knew as the Greatest ...Read More
Detroit Lions go big and, for now, that’s smartMay 1, 2016 | Detroit Free Press, SportsBeefy. And that’s the word I’d use. If you’re trying to assess the Lions’ 2016 draft — under new GM Bob Quinn — ...Read More
Are Detroit sports teams in danger of being ‘just OK’?April 28, 2016 | Detroit Free Press, SportsTonight, Detroit Lions fans will gather for the NFL draft, in hopes that an unproven college kid may lead them to ...Read More
Power outage has Detroit Red Wings facing eliminationApril 20, 2016 | Detroit Free Press, SportsLet’s be honest. If the game, the series and the entire season were coming down to power plays, you wouldn’t put ...Read More
Wings great, Lightning GM Steve Yzerman, others redefine ‘home’April 17, 2016 | Detroit Free Press, SportsWhere do you belong? For more than two decades, Steve Yzerman belonged here, in Detroit, as a beloved player and ...Read More
Tigers’ Paul Carey was a beautiful soul and oh, that voiceApril 14, 2016 | Detroit Free Press, SportsHe was the thunder to Ernie Harwell’s sunshine, a deep, powerful baritone that we teasingly called the Voice of ...Read More
Pavel Datsyuk says he will leave the Red Wings after playoffsApril 11, 2016 | Detroit Free Press, SportsPavel Datsyuk wants to go home. His career has been here. His wealth has been here. His celebrity has been ...Read More
One to go to keep great Wings’ streak aliveApril 7, 2016 | Detroit Free Press, SportsJust before the national anthem Wednesday night, it was announced that Pavel Datsyuk had recently reached the ...Read More