Two iconic sporting venues in the Detroit area will soon be no more. Joe Louis Arena in downtown Detroit is already on the receiving end of the wrecking ball and the Palace of Auburn Hills, out in that suburb, is currently awaiting its impending doom. And probably far sooner than it ...
It’s summertime and that can be a time for mixed feelings for sports writers. On the plus side, the weather is nice and you have more free time to relax. The negative side is that there’s not a lot going on in the world of sports and you can get stuck coming up with topics for feature ...
Two years ago, I went on an amazing journey. Like Frodo Baggins from Lord of the Rings, I embarked to a place that was unappealing and intimidating, but it was necessary that I completed my adventure. That place was Green Bay, Wisconsin. As I said in my column back in 2017, growing up in Minnesota, the idea of voyaging across the St. Croix River to Wisconsin, let alone Green Bay, wasn’t something us Hobbits (Vikings fans) looked forward to. After all, I heard horror stories of how the Orcs (Packers fans) treated us Hobbits and that Mordor (Green Bay) was a cold and miserable ...
Once you get to the college level, moral victories rarely exist in sports. It’s all about the final outcome, whether you win or lose. That’s the only thing that is supposed to matter when the buzzer sounds. However, when it comes to the Michigan baseball team, they do have something to ...
One of the most common complaints once summer arrives is that there’s nothing to watch on TV. The NBA and NHL seasons are over and now, the only thing to tune into is Major League Baseball and that season lasts for months. As much as I love baseball, I’ll admit that the games don’t truly start to matter until after the All-Star Game break. However, the idea that there’s nothing to watch couldn’t be further from the truth. In case you didn’t read my column last week, the Michigan baseball team has been dominant at the College World Series and the Wolverines are now in the ...
One of the most common complaints once summer arrives is that there’s nothing to watch on TV. The NBA and NHL seasons are over and now, the only thing to tune into is Major League Baseball and that season lasts for months. As much as I love baseball, I’ll admit that the games don’t ...
