Detroiters have seen the last of Steve Yzerman—well, at least the last of his mural on the side of the Cadillac Tower building in downtown Detroit. The mural was painted over because Nextel, the owner of the advertising space on the building, has decided not to renew its rights for the space. Hopefully we’ll still have a chance to see this legend play more hockey.

During my senior year at Millington High School, our Varsity football team had a slogan, “Believe & Achieve.” To us, it was more than just any old slogan. It was the truth.

We lost our first game of the season to one of the worst teams in our conference. We knew we were supposed to be better, but we let ourselves down. That one loss brought our team together, and we focused on our new slogan. Every time we entered or left the locker room, we smacked our hands on a poster with the slogan written on it. We knew that we had to believe in ourselves—no matter who we were playing—in order to have a successful season. We ended up beating the defending state champs (Montrose) in the playoffs, only to lose to the eventual champs (Detroit Country Day) in a close game. We didn’t win the state championship like we hoped, but it was a great experience because we all came together and we believed in ourselves.

“Believe & Achieve” is also an important slogan for everyday life. In order to make any great accomplishments, we need to believe in ourselves. The second that you doubt yourself, you will begin to fail. If you really believe that you can do something, and you put the effort into it, it will become much easier to accomplish. This is something I’ve believed in since that football season.

Look what they’re displaying at Pistons games now. Do you really think this message would stop people from throwing objects if they were really infuriated? Anyone who would throw things in the first place wouldn’t pay attention to this! It’s got to only be a good gesture to make it look like they’re preventing any incidents. Anyways check out the other Pistons pictures from the game vs Boston.

Hardee’s decided to display this billboard for its Indianapolis billboard campaign. Supposedly, this ad was not in response to the Pistons-Pacers brawl, but was based on the Eastern Conference Finals earlier this year. Whatever.

The Boston Red Sox just beat the NY Yankees to complete the biggest series comeback in Major League postseason history. The Yankees were ahead in the series 3-0, then lost 4 straight games.

Earlier this year, the LA Lakers lost to the Detroit Pistons in the biggest upset in the NBA in several years. Those Lakers had 4 Hall of Fame players and one of the best coaches ever in the NBA. The Lakers eventually broke up, and people around sports realized the importance of desire and teamwork that the Pistons showed.

Both of these “dynasties” failed at what they were supposed to do this year. Do you think the elimination of the Yankees in this year’s postseason will push toward a change in professional sports as we know it? Will teams like the Yankees and the Lakers decide to spend less money and hunt for players with hidden talent and leadership?