Well, the system didn’t do too well with the Fake Dirt Mile. It did have Furthest Land as its fourth highest-ranked horse, but it really thought it was a two-horse race. Mastercraftsman looked sure to win with 200 yards to go – he was flying up along the rail – but he just stopped and [...]
Detroit Red Wings (lead Stanley Cup finals 3-1)
Barring both a massive collapse by the Red Wings and a sudden revival of the Pittsburgh offense, Detroit is going to win its fourth Stanley Cup in 11 years, probably tonight.
It’s going to be very strange to see Nick Lidstrom raising the cup instead of Steve Yzerman, but [...]
There are currently 11 women in the Michigan Sports Hall of Fame, a ridiculously small number. I’ve just been appointed to a Special Task Force to try to discover women who have been overlooked.
Here’s the list of inductees:
Marion Ladewig
Jean Hoxie
Ann Marston
Jeanne Omelenchuk
Shelia Young-Ochowicz
Micki King [...]
I’ve been doing an experiment today – I’m asking people to name four horses that broke down on the track in the last 40 years. Everyone comes up with the same three names – Barbaro, Ruffian and Eight Belles – and the fourth is split between blank looks and Go For Wand.
So four high-profile breakdowns [...]
I’m a sportswriter, so I’m going to write a sports blog. Crazy, huh?