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Sports Writer, covering all sports in the great state of Michigan since 2000. Husband, father of @lagelleyton & @Elle_Lage . #CODA

Ann Arbor, Michigan
Joined June 2009
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Michigan’s Fab Five is at Crisler for a basketball game for the first time since they played here
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Good night
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Former #Lions kicker Jason Hanson just handed @kmeinke a $25 check because Kyle wrote to him as a kid after he missed a short FG vs the Packers, costing Kyle $25 in a pool and Hanson recently figured out the sports writer was the kid who wrote the letter he has kept laminated
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Los Angeles Angels manager Joe Maddon said more positive things about #Detroit , its fans and the #Tigers as any Motor City visitor I've heard in 2-plus decades. Incredible stuff in the long thread if you like or love this city and/or the Tigers.
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Savage
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Miguel Cabrera said he’s playing today, tomorrow, taking Thursday off, and playing Friday, Saturday and Sunday to wrap up his career with #Tigers at Comerica Park
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. @PeteCarroll on @snacks joining the #Lions : "Tell him to take his time getting there."
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Tom Izzo said Rocket Watts was in tears after the game, telling him that his mother saw him play for the first time in college. "That was pretty cool," Izzo said.
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Can’t imagine there are many college coaches who would sit together like this after facing each other in a game
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Gold for one of the good guys I have gotten to know in this biz: Valtteri Filppula
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Rip Hamilton on @MSU_Basketball signee AJ Hoggard, who is also from Coatesville, PA. “AJ is tough. He’s a big point guard that can really pass the ball. He has that “it” factor when it comes to competing that most kids his age don’t have. Izzo is the perfect coach for him.”
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Hey there ⁦ @NBCNews ⁩ my father who is Deaf sent me this video barely showing the American Sign Language interpreter who is cropped out. Please have your cameras pan out for #access - thank you
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Izzo: “If there's one thing I'm glad about Juwan, to be very blunt and honest with you, John (Beilein) was so buttoned up that I looked like a fool all the time now. Now, both of us look like fools and it makes it an equal-opportunity deal."
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Tom Izzo and Juwan Howard are watching Emoni Bates about 5 feet apart along with about 4,000 fans at Eastern Michigan
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Sean Patterson shared this photo of him and his son ⁦ @SheaPatterson_1 ⁩ with a text that read, “Dreams Come True.” ⁦ @AP_Top25
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Michigan inducted ⁦ @chengelis ⁩ into its press box hall of fame in a fitting tribute to a great reporter, writer and person
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Mateen Cleaves says he will be at Breslin on Friday night when Cassius Winston will likely break his Big Ten and @MSU_Basketball career assists record vs Wisconsin
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Izzo says he and players will only talk about basketball rest of season
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@Moomin_hero The fifth is coaching
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Checking out @UMichFootball practice with my pops who hasn’t missed a home game in 64 years
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Doctor says ⁦ @CharlesWoodson ⁩ will save lives with his clinical research fund at ⁦ @UMich ⁩ as he builds a legacy that will soon include ⁦ @ProFootballHOF
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Izzo's take on @jemelehill making @SportsCenter debut today at 6
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. @MagicJohnson giving @MilesBridges01 love for his off-hand dunk in home debut for @MSU_Basketball
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The 2000 national championship Michigan State Spartans @MSU_Basketball
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Senior Day ceremony at Michigan - about 15 minutes before tipoff vs Nebraska
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@BigSean My grandma used to say: "If you're not good company for yourself, you're not good company for anyone."
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"They should do that after the game," Ohio State coach Chris Holtmann told a ref, complaining about the Spartans' tradition of having seniors kiss the logo at midcourt on Senior Day.
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Maddon said when Shohei Ohtani, a popular player everywhere, hit his 40th homer Wednesday night, the Comerica Park crowd cheered louder for him than fans in any other city. “That was a pretty good moment," Maddon said.
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I am told the Fab Five - yes, all five of them - will be at the Michigan hoops game vs Ohio State at noon
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ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — Michigan center Hunter Dickinson said he was part of a decision to remove a published Barstool Sports podcast in which one of his co-hosts compared Michigan State basketball coach Tom Izzo to Adolf Hitler.
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I've been fortunate enough to have a lot of access to coaches, but spending about 12 hours with @Coach_mtucker and 4 other reporters was unique.
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Michigan State coach Mel Tucker smokes cigars and poses with expensive cars on social media, hoping to grab the attention of recruits from coast to coast and perhaps pique interest of football fans near and far. Story by @larrylage :
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Updated with complete essays written by 2 #Michigan players picked to possibly shake Pope Francis' hand
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How would the late Mike Ilitch feel as Steve Yzerman comes back to run the Red Wings? "I've been talking to him. He hasn't answered me yet," Marian Ilitch said with a smile. "Yeah, he is smiling. He's very, very happy. He would've probably broke rules, trying to get it done."
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The fan in the stands at Michigan Stadium who touched Mel Tucker's head pregame was identified and ejected.
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Michigan players, in particular Tyree Kinnel, appear to be very upset at how the Hoosiers are hurting Wolverines. The latest is Berkley Edwards, who is about to go on a stretcher after Cam Jones hit him and was ejected for targeting.
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"... and I think it creates a wonderful atmosphere here and it represents the city well. Detroit gets a lot of things right. And, I’m glad to see there’s a lot of progress being made in the city itself. But when it comes to Tiger baseball, it’s as rich as any.”
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Eastern Michigan coach Rob Murphy said his program was paid more than $100K for playing at Michigan State and the money will help the Eagles take an international trip next summer.
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Have covered more than 100 Michigan football games and many other events with the Angel of the Big House, but I think this is the first time I’m lucky enough to sit next to @chengelis at work
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Michigan State fans booed as they saw and heard Michigan is up big vs Villanova during TO with spartans up 59-43 vs Louisiana-Monroe with 11:45 left
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Classy move by ⁦ @umichbball ⁩ to save a spot for the late, great ⁦ @IndySportsHutch ⁩ RIP Hutch
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. @BarrySanders is enjoying being a #Lions ambassador and would be honored if team chooses to erect a statue of him @AP_NFL
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Desmond Trufant looked good in early drills and the #Lions would love to have him back vs Saints, a team he played many times with Falcons
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A-Rod is wearing an Izzone shirt and has seats behind Michigan State bench for game vs Indiana. He was in area for auto show and came up here, met with team and attending game because he has been a fan of the school since @MagicJohnson helped #Spartans win 1979 title
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"Detroit is a great baseball city, tremendous tradition. As a kid growing up, I knew everything about them. I’ve gotten to know Willie Horton. I knew Al Kaline. All these guys, my God, Alan Trammell, (Lou) Whitaker, all these guys are really outstanding.
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#Michigan fans roared for Tom Brady who patted Jake Butt on helmet and yelled, "Let's Go!" @AP_Top25
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More from @MagicJohnson & @MilesBridges01 talking for 1st time. Cool to see awe & respect in Bridges' eyes @MSU_Basketball
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#Tigers will wear a patch to honor the late Kimera Bartee
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. @Jwangles2 asking my nephew JT if he had fun in ASL at @UMichFootball camp after clicking with him earlier in morning
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Classy move by ⁦ @tigers ⁩ … miss ya JamSam
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Amen
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This young man has cerebral palsy. He took his first steps today without his cane as classmates cheered him on. This is the Twitter content I’m here for...💪😍💥❤️😊🔥
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#Farewell2TheJoe closes with "Don't Stop Believin'" By @JourneyOfficial and the favorite lyrics were "South Detroit," as you can hear here.
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Later, Maddon added after answering a question about how popular Ohtani is everywhere in MLB and how some teams – Cubs, Cardinals – travel well. "There wasn’t like a throng of Angels fans there. Those were Detroit Tigers fans from the last 100 years, screaming for him."
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Ernie Harwell used to say you’ll see something in every baseball game that you haven’t seen before. Cole Treat, my son’s best friend, caught a pitch during his at-bat today ⁦ @SportsCenter ⁩ ⁦ @RexChapman
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#Lions GM Brad Holmes said RB D'Andre Swift is still on the roster, then added: "It's early."
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"This city has had a wonderful tradition of baseball and I think they appreciate it. They understand what he’s doing. What they saw him do last night is highly unusual and they may not see it for a long, long time again. It’s not surprising that the people here would do that.
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. @AdamSchefter has a front row seat in the south end zone to watch @UMichFootball
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Purdue coach Ryan Walters didn't back down on saying he knows for "a fact" Michigan was at a number of his team's game this season as part of an alleged sign-stealing scheme.
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They were raised by Ernie Harwell, another wonderful man that I got to know here.”
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Waking up thankful to celebrate my 20th anniversary at AP. I will always appreciate Harry Atkins called to tell me I should apply for his job and that Charles Hill believed in a 27-year-old kid with less than 2 years of full-time experience.
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#Michigan received 23,000 requests for the school's allotment of 11,000 tickets for the Big Ten championship game.
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RIP my friend
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Michigan State is paying Mel Tucker $5.5 million per season as part of his six-year contract. Tucker was one season into a five-year, $14.75 million contract at Colorado.
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The rivalry rested during a pregame that honored the victims and survivors of the shootings at Michigan State
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Michigan’s 1989 championship coach is back with his team for reunion
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Izzo went off on @dandakich @AP_Top25
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Thank you @OnStar for helping the police recover my parents’ vehicle.
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Coleman and Trufant participated in early parts of #Lions practice
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Maddon almost made me tear up when he mentioned Ernie Harwell. “He used to sit with me in the dugout here. He treated you like you were something special, the little bench coach, just trying to fight my way through everything. He’d sit there and engage you in conversations ...
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DETROIT (AP) — Jared Goff lifted his arms in the air, encouraging Ford Field fans to get even louder, before taking the final snap to end his long-suffering franchise’s skid in the playoffs. The crowd delivered, approaching the decibel level of a siren. Goff came through, too.
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Tough to beat for takeout to watch football (or anything) @HitTheSpot86
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Classy move by ⁦ @DetroitRedWings ⁩ to make some time to remember a good guy
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Michigan’s 4th-ranked men’s basketball team took a step toward returning to the court today, allowing athletes to have their skills, strength & conditioning assessed by coaches after a pause that lasted nearly 2 weeks.
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An Olympic and former Michigan wrestling star has added to abuse allegations against university doctor become the first athlete to publicly accuse the late Dr. Robert E. Anderson of misconduct.
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"There was an appreciation for his performance and I think the audience was primed based on their expectations for Miggy Cabrera. They were just looking for something explode with and so fortunately Shohei provided it last night. I think it was just ripe for that.
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Thank you @UMichFootball for giving Deaf people including my dad in the stands access to the anthem in ASL again this season
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#Michigan is celebrating the 25th anniversary of its last football national title - and @CharlesWoodson winning the Heisman
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Holtmann added: “To be honest, I think I was just frustrated with the loss and I was anxious to get to the locker room with our team. That is why I communicated that to the official. I can certainly be more gracious in defeat. All the best to MSU moving forward.”
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#Tigers showing OPS instead of batting average for offensively challenged team
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Izzo on Beilein: "I haven't talked to him. I called him once. I feel bad. ...When you take over bad jobs in the NBA, from what I've been told, the first thing they said, `Will you be able to handle losing.' ... Some of the things he went through were a joke."
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Michigan players ran on the field without the M Go Blue banner at the 50 for the first time since the tradition started in 1962 according to ⁦ @Johnubacon
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A slew of former Spartans in the house, including Shawn Respert, who hasn't been here since 1997
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Ted Lindsay lived to do what he thought was right. He help start the union, was the first to take the Stanley Cup closer to fans in the stands and didn’t go to his own Hall of Fame induction because his wife and kids weren’t welcome.
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At the old Tiger Stadium site to watch my son play in place my dad watched the Tigers and Lions, starting in 1953, and took me to my first MLB game about 40 years ago.
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Hey @Xfinity & @BallySportsDET my dad, who turns 80 this month, is trying to understand why you couldn’t reach an agreement to let him watch the Tigers. What should I tell him?
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“I was warned about (Dr. Robert Anderson) from teammates, saying, 'If anything happens and you go see the doctor, he's going to inappropriately touch you, that's just what Dr. A does,’” Hrovat recalled. He declined to describe the exam, saying he was uncomfortable.
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"... and make you feel like you’re a big deal on this team. He had a gift. It’s not unlike Vin Scully. I’ve had a chance to know Vin, too. They really bring something out of you or make you feel possible more important that you actually are.”
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#MichiganState raises an 8th Big Ten title under coach Tom Izzo
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Ward said he broke hand on Ohio State player’s elbow, leading to last night’s surgery and the sling. Langford seen here getting shot up from a scooter with left foot in boot from surgery.
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Like Jim Harbaugh did as a player, Karan Higdon guaranteed #Michigan a win over #OhioState in #TheGame @AP_Top25
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. @MSUgymnastics dances to celebrate winning meet over EMU, Rutgers and Pitt on a night #Spartans looked like they were determined to enjoy in front of about 2,000 supporters at Jenison
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Could not be more proud of my daughter, Elle Sophia, a 4th generation Ann Arbor High/Pioneer graduate and future Pitt education student 🙏🙌🏼🥰
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Michigan Stadium was lit from the start and the party might not stop
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Billy Sims is selling his BBQ and signing autographs near the #NFLDraft along Woodward and told fans he’s “the other BS” @RealBillySims @BarrySanders
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Smith has a 7 year deal starting at $7.25M/year
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“I want to say, Comerica, I didn’t really get this ballpark when I first saw it. But now when you walk in, I really think they did a wonderful job. At first, I thought the seats were too spread out. For whatever reason, its grown on me
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