Give Brett Favre a respectful boo Detroit
Brett Favre will be in the house Sunday when the Lions end their upbeat season with the Minnesota Vikings. We just don't know if he will be on the field in uniform for the 1 p.m. kickoff at Ford Field....
View ArticleWhat took so long for Tigers to honor Sparky Anderson?
The frosty side of me says it's about time the Tigers honored former manager Sparky Anderson. Too bad they had to wait for the guy to die to finally retire his number 11 and honor him next season. I...
View ArticleIslanders make my naughty list
The Penguins are my least favorite NHL team, followed by the Blackhawks and the Islanders. The Islanders? Why would the harmless, useless and often forgotten Islanders be on the list? Because they...
View ArticleZack Follett should have used more accurate term
Lions linebacker Zack Follett did not rip quarterback Matthew Stafford with his "China doll" comment. He simply used a poor choice of words in describing the injury-prone quarterback. Follett swung and...
View ArticleAll-Star games are a joke
I heard Team Lidstrom won the NHL All-Star Game by beating Team Staal 11-10. Congratulations to Red Wings captain Nick Lidstrom. But I did not watch and I do not care. I also read that the NFC beat the...
View ArticleMichigan State hoops on life support
Why all the long faces in East Lansing? Michigan State's basketball team still has a shot at making the Final Four. Unfortunately, I'm talking about the NIT final four. That's if the Spartans can...
View ArticleMike Ilitch could still be Pistons owner
There was another buzz downtown this week that a new sports arena is just around the corner. Some of the merchants felt it and some of the local power brokers were buzzing about it, too. That's because...
View ArticleLions must carry on from commercial
The Super Bowl Chrysler-Eminem commercial brought plenty of warm feelings to the Detroit area. I don't know how many cars Chrysler will sell following the two-minute commercial but we are talking about...
View ArticleVegas is wrong ... the Lions won't finish last
I don't care what Las Vegas says. The Lions are not the worst team in the NFC North Division -- at least they won't be next season when, and if, the 2011 season kicks off. But Vegas is predicting I'll...
View ArticleTom Gores is right leader for Pistons
Tom Gores will be the next owner of the Pistons. That's my prediction, and these words made be believe it: "He's family." Gores and his team enjoyed the Pistons' game against San Antonio with current...
View ArticleWindsor model shoots for Sports Illustrated
The big news in sports is that Russian model Irina Shayk is on the cover of the annual Sports Illustrated swimsuit edition. Local model Ellen Coleman, 24, wants to be a cover girl someday and is...
View ArticlePiston fans tired of Tayshaun Prince
Pistons president Joe Dumars told me he wants to sign Tayshaun Prince to a new contract. Many fans were not pleased. Pistons fans are tired of Prince, although he has been the team's best player this...
View ArticleJoe Dumars must take over Pistons
The next move the Pistons should make: Fire coach John Kuester and replace him with team president Joe Dumars. I don't even know if Dumars can coach. All I know is he created this mess and he needs to...
View ArticleMiguel Cabrera's drinking hits close to home
Uncle James was a cool dude. He used to take us kids fishing on the banks of the Detroit River. He'd say, "Come on fishy, fishy." He played catch with us in front of his house with a cigarette dangling...
View ArticleFab Five documentary a home run
A lot of emotion came out when ESPN aired the Fab Five documentary. It was an excellent production. I knew Jalen Rose had a major hand in it because it was a straight out-of-the-hood production. Once I...
View ArticleJalen Rose, Grant Hill not what they've been labeled
I know Jalen Rose and Grant Hill pretty well. Hill and I used to talk when he played for the Pistons. We talked about his struggles in playing for a losing team, and we talked about life. The first...
View ArticleLions fans, vote against Suh
Detroit, we must unite and stop the Madden-ness.. We must stop something that could ruin the Lions defense forever. Currently Lion defensive tackle Ndamukong Suh is one of 32 players who could be on...
View ArticleIsiah Thomas among the greats
Isiah Thomas remains bitter about his place in sports history. He should be considered one of the best NBA players of all time. He should have been on the 1992 Olympic Dream Team because he deserved to...
View ArticleFans love fights no matter the sport
It was a meaningless game on a dull Monday night at The Palace. The Pistons were going through the motions against the lifeless Cleveland Cavaliers when it happened. Charlie Villanueva and Cavs center...
View ArticlePistons must say bye to the old guard
They exchanged uniforms and one last alley-oop in the third quarter of their final game this season. Richard Hamilton and Tayshaun Prince always had that connection. Hamilton always knew where Prince...
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