This is just a nice, classic well-written sports article. I love when I read a sports article which ends up being so much more than just the sports. The lead opens the story wonderfully, setting up an environment in a homeless shelter in Detroit. Throughout the story we learn about Detroit's numerous sports team failures as we also learn about other failures, such as that of the auto industry. You really begin to emphasize with the city as you read the article. I know that I realized that the Lions really are the butts of so many jokes.
I enjoyed how the author continued to use the phrase, "And yet." The recurring phrase exemplified the resilience of the author and other residents of Detroit. It's used an awful lot throughout the article showing that these people have gone through an awful lot to still be holding strong. I would have liked to know more about the meeting with the four star Detroit players. It sounds like that may have been a part of a separate article, but I wonder what they discussed and whatnot.
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