Jimmy Howard was brilliant, but fans don't trust him
Goalie Jimmy Howard won Game 1 of the Red Wings' playoff series against the Phoenix Coyotes. Yep, I said it, and I stand by it. Why is that so hard for Red Wings fans to admit? If not for the...
View ArticleAn amazing weekend for the NBA
A few of us gathered inside the men's dressing room at my local gym, milking the final minutes of the Lakers and Hornets game Sunday. The Lakers were down 10 with about 10 seconds left, but nobody...
View ArticleNo one touches the Red Wings captain
I know Shane Doan didn't go there. Did Doan actually tap Red Wings captain Nicklas Lidstrom a few times during the Wings 4-2 victory Monday night in Game 3? He popped him with a hard shoulder shot and...
View ArticleOfficial scorer makes right call on Brandon Inge
Ron Kleinfelter made the right decision. He stood his ground and called the misguided missile from Brandon Inge a hit rather than an error. It was the only hit that Tigers pitcher Brad Penny gave up in...
View ArticleTractor Traylor a big loss
Let me tell you a story that few know about and many others do not believe. I was the guy who gave Robert "Tractor" Traylor his nickname when he was a high school junior at Detroit Murray-Wright. I...
View ArticleMatt Millen jinxes Spartans
Michigan State's football season officially ended last week. That's because ESPN commentator Matt Millen, the former Lions president, said the Spartans were his darkhorse team to play in the BCS...
View ArticlePaying final respects to 'Tractor' Traylor
We held hands in the parking lot. His name was David and he was a younger cousin of Robert "Tractor" Traylor, who died this week of a heart attack. "You were always fair to Robert," the man said as we...
View ArticleNate Burleson was talking about the weather
We've got to stop being so soft. People launched a Twitter war against Lions receiver Nate Burleson because he supposedly dogged Detroit during a Seattle television interview. Here is what Burleson...
View ArticleWhat about baseball off-days later this season?
My daughter's soccer team, the Bloomfield Hills Force, had just beaten the Northville Rush, 3-0, to advance to the finals of the U-12 Pacesetters soccer tournament outside of Toledo. But we will never...
View ArticleTigers' Jim Northrup was explosive hitter
The Grand Slam Kid had been in poor health in recent years and finally one of the most powerful hitters in Tigers history died Wednesday at age 71. Many of you younger fans might not know who Jim...
View ArticleSuh will join Lion teammates for Friday workout
There will be a big surprise at Lions' player workouts Friday at Detroit Country Day High School. The surprise is second-year defensive tackle Ndamukong Suh, who is in town and plans on working out...
View ArticleLions are football players -- even on the softball diamond
Football players have a one track mind. They are always football players, no matter what. That was one of my weekend discoveries during the charity softball game between Charlie Villanueva and the...
View ArticleSoft tossing with the Pistons' Ben Wallace
I played catch with Ben Wallace. And guess what? I'm better at throwing a softball than he is. It's not much of an accomplishment in the grand scheme of things, but you always wonder if you could do...
View ArticleJustin Verlander impressive from any view
The Indians probably saw those Justin Verlander dips in his curve ball all night in their sleep. I sure got a good look, even up in suite 236 in the second deck of Comerica Park. When Verlander is on...
View ArticleTragic event stuns sports world
If you are a parent you know that every time you step inside a ball park with your child you are secretly hoping to catch a foul ball. That foul ball is not for you. It is for your child. I am sure...
View ArticleGood catch, bad decision
Show me the money. That's what I'd be screaming if I were New York Yankees fan Christian Lopez. Instead, he is being shown all types of love because he turned in Derek Jeter's 3,000 hit ball to the...
View ArticleCalm down Lions fans -- it's the preseason
Calm down folks. Relax and take a deep breath and repeat after me: It was just a preseason game. It was just a preseason game. Relax and take another deep breath. I went out of town and thought I was...
View ArticleEven my son won't play baseball
Today The Detroit News ran my story about how some African-Americans have lost their passion for baseball. There are fewer playing in Major League Baseball, and fewer youngsters are playing, as well. I...
View ArticleBetter talent pushes Tigers to playoffs
One by one we are seeing teams from the Central Division disappear from the playoff picture. Injuries killed the Twins. In the past two weeks the Tigers have put death grips on the White Sox and...
View ArticleJustin Verlander will lose again, I think
Let me make a guarantee today. Tigers pitcher Justin Verlander will lose a baseball game some day. I just can't tell you when. Does 2015 sound about right? He's been that amazing. Every time he steps...
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