The Detroit Free Press: NOVI — Ernie Harwell, the acclaimed Tigers broadcaster whose eloquence and kindness made him a beloved Michigan institution, died tonight after a nearly year-long bout with cancer. He was 92. He died in his apartment at Fox Run Village, a retirement center in Novi, with Lulu, his wife of 68 years, [...]
Tag Archives: Sports
A Little Extra On the Line
March 17, 2010 – 2:42 am
While pouring over your brackets you may have noticed an intriguing potential second round match up. If Michigan State beats New Mexico State and Maryland tops Houston, the Spartans and the Terps will meet in the round of 32. You may know that I work in East Lansing and C.J. Mahaney lives in Maryland. I’m [...]
Monday Morning Madness
March 15, 2010 – 5:47 am
As far as lyrics and music go this song is pure Velveeta. And yet I swear it can make a grown man cry. The best event in American sports starts this week. 65 Teams playing for a video montage like this. Yeah, I know this is from ten years ago. But hey my church is [...]
A Simpler View of Sports
February 5, 2010 – 6:30 am
Like most Christian men I know, I have a love/hate relationship with sports. I’ve played sports–in high school, in college, and on the side–and I’ve been a fan of sports my whole life. I love it when my teams wins. I feel pangs of sorrow when they lose. I love the conversational fodder sports has [...]
The Best Dunk I’ve Seen in Person
February 1, 2010 – 10:54 am
The Breslin went nuclear after this monster jam from Chris Allen on Saturday night.
Enjoy Those 11 Minutes This Weekend
January 16, 2010 – 7:39 am
An NFL game is 60 minutes by the rulebook. It takes at least 3 hours on the air. How much of this time involves actual play on the field? A recent study says about 11 minutes. According to a Wall Street Journal study of four recent broadcasts, and similar estimates by researchers, the average amount [...]
Monday Morning Memories
November 2, 2009 – 6:11 am
I’ve been a Chicago Bears fan my whole life. I memorized all the words to the Super Bowl Shuffle when I was in third grade. I still wear a Bears hat from circa 1985. My trip to the Bethlehem Conference for Pastors was (to my embarrassment) almost ruined a few years ago when the Bears [...]
