by admin | Mar 25, 2011 | Uncategorized
March 25, 2011Press play to listenThe past two Sundays, ESPN has been running a documentary called “The Fab Five,” about Michigan’s famed five freshman basketball players who captured the public’s imagination twenty years ago. It’s not quite journalism – four of...
by admin | Mar 18, 2011 | Uncategorized
March 18, 2011Press play to listenFENNVILLE, MICHIGAN — On Monday, I drove across Michigan to see a Class C regional semi-final basketball game, pitting tiny Schoolcraft High School against even tinier Fennville. Both schools were undefeated – but that’s...
by admin | Mar 11, 2011 | Uncategorized
March 11, 2011Press play to listenOn Tuesday night, Ohio State athletic director Gene Smith flew back from New York, where he had been running the NCAA basketball selection committee, to conduct a press conference. He announced he was suspending his head...
by admin | Mar 4, 2011 | Uncategorized
March 4, 2011Press play to listenIn the late nineties, Eastern Michigan University assembled some its best basketball teams. The Eagles were so good they stunned the Duke Blue Devils in the first round of the 1996 NCAA tournament, 75-60. They were led by...
by admin | Feb 25, 2011 | Uncategorized
February 25, 2011Press play to listen Whenever I talk to a high school coach who quit, they always say the kids were great, but the parents drove them crazy. Doesn’t matter what sport. But when I coached the Ann Arbor Huron high school hockey team, I was...
by admin | Feb 18, 2011 | Uncategorized
February 18, 2011Press play to listenLast week my beloved television went Poof! It’s seven years old – or, 14 in sports writer years. So, what great sports events have I missed? Well, I can’t be sure, of course, but I’m willing to bet: Not...
