Detroit Free Press

The burning question of this NBA final, to me anyhow, is no longer who will win or when will they win but if they win -- the Pistons, that is -- how will Adrian Dantley celebrate? "I'll do something crazy," he told me a few days ago. And since then, these pictures keep running through my brain. Something crazy? Adrian Dantley? Like what? Will he kiss a fan? Will he moon the TV camera? Will he pull off his sneakers and run barefoot through the Silverdome?

There are some big shots in New York who have been trying to get Bo Schembechler to leave Ann Arbor, just for a few hours, to promote his new book on shows such as "Good Morning, America" and "Late Night with David Letterman.""I can't leave my team during football season," he says.End of conversation.Last year, George Bush personally called to ask for his support. One night, that's all. Schembechler told the future president: "I can't leave my team during football season."End of conversation.

LOS GATOS, Calif. -- His body is limp and covered with a blanket. His mouth moves, but there is no sound. His wife sits next to the bed, reading his lips."It began . . . when I was playing basketball . . . and I kept dropping the ball. . . . Then in the classroom . . . I would drop the . . . what was that, honey? Oh. . . . I would drop the chalk. . . . "

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. -- Beneath his wool ski cap, Mike Tyson was sweating. The camera lights were hot. A hundred people were crammed in front of his table. Everyone was screaming."DID HE EVER HURT YOU?""WHEN DID YOU KNOW YOU HAD HIM?""WHO'S NEXT? WHO'S NEXT?"

Hey, I think it's great move. It may not work, but it's a great move. I'm happy to see an owner spending money in this town for once. And I would think that fans would feel the same way.Instead, there's been a wave of resentment over the Pistons' proposed multimillion-dollar woo of Jon Koncak, a 7- foot forward/center from Atlanta who, heretofore, was most commonly known as "the big white guy who plays with Dominique."

SEOUL, South Korea -- Willie Banks, who has been in track and field a long time, was crammed in a phone booth in the middle of the athletes' village, dropping coins at a furious pace. "I just heard," he said. "And I'm aghast! And when the rest of the guys wake up, they'll be aghast, too."

ANN ARBOR -- I hope you were watching. I hope you were glued to your TV set and had all your relatives over and you videotaped the whole darn thing. Otherwise, I don't know if you'd believe me when I tell you how the Michigan Wolverines beat their archest of arch-rivals, Ohio State, to cap their season Saturday:They passed them to death.That's right. Over the middle, down the sidelines, in between defenders, a short touchdown lob and a long touchdown bomb. Three touchdowns by air, 230 aerial yards all told.