by admin | Jul 9, 2010 | Uncategorized
July 9, 2010 Press play to listen Whenever I drive up US-23, I can’t resist gazing at two structures on my right: The Whitmore Lake high school stadium press box, where my writing career started, and the big red ski jump on Whitmore Lake, where it almost ended. ...
by admin | Jul 2, 2010 | Uncategorized
July 2, 2010 Press play to listen The 2010 World Cup is in full swing – even if the U.S. was eliminated in the second round. I’ve played soccer, coached it and covered it, and there’s a lotto like about the sport. First, soccer players are great...
by admin | Jun 25, 2010 | Uncategorized
June 25, 2010 Dear Loyal Readers, Thanks for your — yes — loyalty, and your reading and writing. I’ve been having a blast with this, and hope you have too. The response has been more than I could have asked. Having made six stops in...
by admin | Jun 18, 2010 | Uncategorized
June 18, 2010 Press play to listen For college coaches and athletes,June is supposed to be reserved for easy chores like conducting camps, fixing tackling dummies and replacing nets. Well, so much for the lazy, hazy days of summer. This has been one of the craziest...
by admin | Jun 11, 2010 | Uncategorized
June 11, 2010 Press play to listen Hard-core hockey fans – and really, are there any other kind? – are all pumped up this week because on Wednesday night, the Chicago Blackhawks scored in over time to win their first Stanley Cup since 1961. And that harkens back to...
by admin | Jun 4, 2010 | Uncategorized
June 4, 2010 Press play to listen I’d just finished writing my commentary Wednesday night, when a friend tipped me off that I should be watching the Tigers game. He didn’t say why, because there’s a code in baseball against jinxing a pitcher who’s throwing a great...
