Posts by Anna Clark

October 4, 2012
Miguel Cabrera’s Triple Crown Coronation

Miguel Cabrera did not sneak onto the throne. He could have sat out Game 162 and saved himself the risk of undercutting his AL-topping numbers: .330 average, which led the MLB, 44 home runs, and 139 RBIs. With the AL Central title locked up, manager Jim Leyland said the decision to start against the Kansas […]
July 26, 2012
Long Run to Freedom

No country knows the extent of the IOC’s power better than South Africa.
April 27, 2012
Brandon Inge Shall Be Released

Brandon Inge has been released from the Tigers, and Detroit imploded. My god, has there ever been an average player who inspired so much deranged passion? Inge’s jerseys rival Justin Verlander’s in ubiquity. I am not kidding you. And yet he is booed mercilessly at Comerica Park. The sports radio call-in shows are unable to […]
March 29, 2012
The Mysterious Death of Sammy Wanjiru

Before Sunday’s Chicago Marathon, a look at the life of a champion runner.
March 27, 2012
Hollywood’s Lady All-Stars

Title IX in the movies.
August 26, 2011
The Homecoming of Jim Thome

Cleveland once wanted to build a statue of Jim Thome to entice to him to stay with the Indians. A statue! And to the team where he had spent 12 seasons, the slugger said no dice. Thome turned down a generous contract offer and the chance to stare at a bronze incarnation of himself, and […]
August 4, 2011
A New Start for Tate Forcier

It wasn’t the first time that Tate Forcier bewildered Michigan fans — but it still stopped their hearts.
August 2, 2011
Appreciating Randy Moss

By now, Randy Moss’ stats have been trotted out, polished up, and put on display so we can drop our jaws once more. The retirement of the explosive wide receiver is our cue to crow about those 153 touchdowns and 14,858 yards, and that single-season record of 23 touchdown passes. Mere numbers, though, don’t paint […]
July 27, 2011
Ty Cobb as Detroit

The darkest man in baseball and the city that still loves him.