John U. Bacon
Fridays
Every Friday, author and sports commentator John U. Bacon offers up his thoughts and views on the sports stories going on around our region.
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Both the Michigan State and Michigan football teams entered last weekend with something to prove – and one of them proved it.The Michigan State Spartans…
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In 1895, the presidents of seven Midwestern universities met at the Palmer House Hotel in Chicago to form what we now call the Big Ten. They created the…
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Last week, Michigan Athletics admitted student football ticket sales are down —from about 21,000 two years ago to just 13,000 this fall. How’d Michigan…
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When Michael Sam told his University of Missouri teammates he was gay before last season, it wasn’t a big deal. It’s a safe bet that NFL teams – who know…
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Ohio State University president Gordon Gee’s ability to put money in the bank was equaled only by his ability to put his foot in his mouth. Well, this…
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Wednesday night the Detroit Red Wings lost their final playoff game of the season to the Chicago Blackhawks, breaking the hearts of hockey fans across…
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For decades, students at Michigan games were assigned seats, with the seniors getting the best ones. But for some games last year, a quarter of the 20,000…
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CareerCast.com ranked more than 1,000 American jobs, and determined that the worst job isn’t garbage collector, animal cage cleaner or Lindsey Lohan’s…
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It wasn’t that long ago that Michigan’s basketball program was not merely unsuccessful, but the shame of the athletic department.Bo Schembechler fired…