People often ask me who I think will be the next Detroit professional team to win a championship. Without thinking, I always said the Detroit Red Wings. No more. The Red Wings are a mess and could only win a title if they were demoted to the Ontario Hockey League. Maybe. Their captain wants out….
Before every fall Monday show when I worked at the flagship, we’d get a flood of calls begging us not to talk Detroit Lions football. When our show began, we were flooded with calls about Detroit Lions football. That is how I knew Lions football was king in Detroit. That played out in our latest…
Gordie Howe did not make the list. Neither did Al Kaline, Steve Yzerman or Joe Louis. There is a reason they were omitted from a poll of Woodward Sports Network personalities and nitwits to name the all-time best athletes in Detroit history. Many voters only selected athletes they saw perform live. So that meant many…