Big Ten Football’s Return: “No Way This Can Be Safely Done”

The game must go on. That’s what university presidents across the Big Ten decided recently about their football seasons. Initially,...

Big Ten Reverses, Schedules Season Start For Oct. 24th.

The Big Ten says it will play its first football games of the season on October 24th.  The move reverses...

Pro Sports Protests Buck Tradition of “Shut Up and Play”

America is in the midst of perhaps the most tumultuous reckoning since the Civil Rights era. The novel coronavirus pandemic...

Penske Takes the Reins of ‘Greatest Spectacle in Racing’

Courtesy of LAT/Team Penske Roger Penske owns the record for the racing team with the most wins at Indy. Now...

College Football Cancelations An Opportunity to Treat Athletes Better

One of the most anticipated aspects of this fall was whether college athletics and, more specifically, college football, would return...

Sports Return In Eerie, Temporary New Normal

The pandemic has hardly spared any aspect of life in America, sports notwithstanding. Stadiums are empty, some players are being...

What Washington’s NFL Team Name Change Means for Native Americans

After years of pressure from advertisers, Native American activist groups, and even the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, the Washington...

This Detroiter Ran 21 Miles to Send You A Heartfelt Message

Andrew Koper is a Detroiter and avid runner who decided to show a little love during the COVID-19 pandemic in a...

NFL Ready to Focus First-Ever ‘Virtual’ Draft on the Detroit Lions

The NFL is preparing for its most unique annual draft of college players in the league's history.  While normally the...

Remembering Al Kaline, A Tigers Legend With A Long Legacy

Former Detroit Tigers player and sportscaster Al Kaline died last week at the age of 85.  Kaline, nicknamed "Mr. Tiger,"...

Adults Rarely Have Heroes. Al Kaline Was Mine.

Most kids all have heroes, but few adults do. My hero was Al Kaline.  Al Kaline signed with the Detroit Tigers...

Tigers Enter Spring Training With High Expectations for 2020

When the Detroit Tigers lost 119 games in 2003, owner Mike Ilitch went on a spending spree to make the...