I don't think that I will ever be able to root for any other teams than my own hometown favorites. My heart will always remain in Detroit.
As ticket prices rose skyward, some fans didn't think it was worth it to overpay to watch grown men running around in their underwear, trying to toss a rubber sphere into a round wire hoop.
The Pistons were in Philadelphia Friday to play the 76ers when a large group of players allegedly decided to boycott their team's shoot around before the game. Why can't they just suck it up?
Players on the Detroit Pistons think they are good. But the team keeps losing. Rather than blame themselves, though, they have lashed out at their coach, John Kuester.
With Thomas back in the front office of the Knicks, it might be appropriate to recall one of the most bitter and sensitive moments of Thomas' career. It is one of the most vivid memories of my sports reporting.
Soupy's pies were the great equalizers. Everyone wanted to be hit with a pie thrown by Soupy, even Sinatra. No one was too big or important to get a pie in the face.
Next week the Hall-of-Famer will announce his intention to run for mayor of Detroit, after years and years of listening to Michiganians like me pleading with him to throw his Pistons cap into the ring.