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Columnist John U. Bacon schools the rest of us in the jargon of sports talk: Put on your game face and go for the gold. [Full Story]
Columnist John U. Bacon gives a rundown of the best and worst moments from this year’s Winter Olympics, and makes a few proposals for changing the games for the better. Paintball for the biathlon, anyone? [Full Story]
Sports columnist John U. Bacon recalls lessons learned from Herb Brooks, coach of the “Miracle on Ice” U.S. hockey team at the 1980 Olympic games in Lake Placid. [Full Story]
As we listen to “The Star Spangled Banner” being played for Olympic medalists, columnist John U. Bacon suggests it’s time to reconsider the choice of song that represents America. [Full Story]
Columnist John U. Bacon wants TV announcers to get out of the way during this year’s Winter Olympics, and let viewers experience the thrill of watching talented athletes compete, live. [Full Story]
Columnist John U. Bacon says that aside from the Super Bowl hype, there are two players whose stories deserve a closer look. [Full Story]
It’s been a rough season for Michigan fans, but columnist John U. Bacon writes that the head coaches of hockey and basketball have notched some recent moral victories. [Full Story]
Columnist John U. Bacon explains why most players at the recent Michigan Pond Hockey Classic at Whitmore Lake were over 30, and why kids today don’t know what they’re missing. [Full Story]
Columnist John U. Bacon reflects on slugger Mark McGwire’s revelation that he was using steroids while breaking some of baseball’s most revered records. [Full Story]
Columnist John U. Bacon recalls a story that Dave Brandon told him years ago about a lesson learned from UM football coach Bo Schembechler. That lesson will serve Brandon well in his new role of UM athletic director. He was named to that position earlier this week. [Full Story]
Ashley’s is gearing up for St. Patrick’s Day. [photo]
The Detroit Free Press reports on plans to reform Detroit’s public schools, as laid out by Robert Bobb, the system’s emergency financial manager. The article quotes UM education professor Susan Neumann, who described Bobb’s goals are too ambitious and who said the plan lacks specifics regarding changes to curriculum, instruction and professional development: “These are very generalized goals.” [Source]
Ann Arbor’s Huron Hills Golf Course has opened for the season, and Leslie Park Golf Course could open as early as March 22, according to the city’s website. [Source]
In a recent report on an AAPS board meeting, we paraphrased remarks of participants, and we employed the informal nomenclature of the speakers for “Ann Arbor Open School @ Mack.” Those variants were departures from the accepted standard shortening to “Ann Arbor Open.” We acknowledge the name of the school here, and have cleaned up references to it in the original piece.
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