I lost a person very close to me last Wednesday. It was my Grandpa – or, as I called him, "Papa." He was 73. Papa and I did a lot of awesome stuff together. We went fishing and hunting. We talked about sports. I caught many fish with him by […]
Author: Curtis Pulliam
Tom Sible: A long road back
Lacrosse is just a game to some people. To others, it is a way of life. For Tom Sible, it is something he can't live without. "It has been a dream of mine to play a college sport," said Sible, a defensive midfielder. "I love to compete and I love […]
Tom Ryan: Basketball announcer still loves his job
Tom Ryan loves basketball. He's been the men's basketball public address announcer for nearly 30 years and remembers when he first fell in love with the game. "In 1955, I moved across the street from the University of Detroit, right on Fairfield," Ryan said. "It was the summer before my […]
Greg Russell: Women’s basketball announcer says he’s ‘fortunate’ to have spent his career in Detroit
A few years ago, Greg Russell went to a high school reunion that was not his own. "I went to U of D High School in Detroit," Russell said. "However, I go to the Detroit Pershing high school reunions because if I had gone to a public school that is […]
Lepera leads as captain, ‘quarterback’
In football, the quarterback is more times than not the leader of the team. He has to have great vision of the whole field and to know where everyone else is supposed to be at all times. The same can be said of the center-mid position in soccer. "It’s a […]
For runner Kirsten Mooney, senior year is becoming a crowning achievement
Senior Kirsten Mooney runs and runs most days. It has been this way since early in her life. "I started competing in track when I was in fourth grade," said Mooney, in her last season as a UDM athlete. "A friend of mine's dad was a coach and that's when […]
Evan Bruinsma enjoys keeping low profile
Evan Bruinsma expected it to be this way and he's perfectly fine with it."It's cool," the 6'7" freshman forward said. "It's OK if the attention isn't on me." When people think of the 2010-11 men's basketball recruiting class, they think of All-American guard Ray McCallum and the skill and ability […]
Drew Sharp’s confidence comes from challenges of youth
Some experiences in life are beyond our control. Drew Sharp's childhood is proof.The Sharp brothers and neighborhood kids would always play basketball on the Sharps' driveway, not far from the university campus. "Sharp Square Garden is what I called it," said the well-known Detroit Free Press columnist, who is one […]
Cesar Escobar Serrano: Smooth transition
Cesar Escobar Serrano was in a hurry to get ready for the celebration. "The first time, I didn't know that I was nominated for the award," Serrano said. "They called me on the same day as the celebration and told me that I needed to be at the hotel in […]
Rashad Phillips: ‘It all starts with believing’
Rashad Phillips, the Titans' all-time leading scorer and a member of the last Detroit team to make it to the NCAA men's basketball tournament, has some advice for this year's players. "Just continue to do what you have been doing," he said. Phillips knows what it takes to win. "It […]
