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...they do it? How are the Los Angeles Clippers, the Detroit Tigers and the Cincinnati Bengals so consistently bad, every year? How can a city maintain a team that suffers through years and years of futility while still drawing fans? Who are these people that claim to be Clippers fans? Are they insane? Are they just ignorant? Do they exist at all? Experienced losers Dick LeBeau, Bruce Coslet and Terry Francona take a close look at the intricacies of failure. Topics include “Double-talk: convincing the media that winning is imminent?...
...their best, the shows offer something else entirely. One of the most arresting moments this TV season came on American Idol, when a single mom and professional boxer from Detroit flunked her audition. The show went with her backstage, with her adorable young son, as she told her life story. Her husband, a corrections officer, was murdered a few years before. She had taken up boxing--her ring name is "Lady Tiger"--because you can't raise a kid on waitress money. Her monologue went from defiance ("You'll see my album. Lady Tiger don't stop") to despair...
Open a menu in London and you’ll probably notice a statement assuring diners that no genetically modified (G.M.) foods are used in the restaurant. Mention G.M. foods in the United States and people will wonder if Detroit has diversified into the food business...
...ready to start his global journey years ago. Chinese officials, however, were hesitant. "They knew he would play in the U.S. eventually," says Ronzone, now director of international scouting for the Detroit Pistons. "But you have to understand, they're a proud people, and he's a national treasure. They wanted him playing at home until they understood the American landscape." In 2001 the Chinese sports authorities allowed two accomplished but lesser players, Mengke Bateer and Wang Zhizhi, to test the NBA waters. Meanwhile, Chinese officials huddled with international scouts to determine whether Yao would be the top pick...
...Simmons '07, Baltimore, Md., for Maryland; Perey W. Brown '08, Cleveland, O., for North Ohio; Chaster I. Barnard '10, Newark, N. J., for New Jersey; Charles H. Wolfe '10, Pittsburgh, Pa., for West Pennsylvania; Clarence B. Randall '12, Chicago, III., for central Div., Chicago; Hale G. Knight '13, Detroit, Mich., Michigan...