Blake Corum took 28 handoffs yesterday. He’s on the other end today, going to handing out 600 turkeys at three different locations.
#NIL
. His dad tells me the event will continue next year when Blake is in the NFL
BREAKING: Michigan Gaming Control Board authorizes nine operators to begin online sports betting or both online gaming and sports betting at noon on Friday.
No junior teams gave Nick Blankenburg a shot after he won a state title at Romeo as a senior. He played an extra year of midget while working as a Zamboni driver. Now he's the captain of a talent-laden
@umichhockey
team. More on his journey
Big NIL news as
@valiantuofm
will release the first University of Michigan-licensed NFTs on Sunday. QB J.J. McCarthy, WR Andrel Anthony and RB Donovan Edwards will all be donning official Wolverines jerseys and the winged helmet in their NFTs
Red Berenson is still playing hockey at 80. He's still going on week-long canoe trips in whitewater rapids. He's still a legend at
@umichhockey
. Story on his life after coaching
Michigan HC Mel Pearson: “This was my 40th year in D1 hockey, I couldn’t be more proud of the young men I was able to coach this year. This is the most fun I’ve had.”
Lincoln's
@JesseDavis_0
has beat cancer before, and he is determined to beat it again and return to the basketball court for his senior season.
@GoSplitters
"I think we welcome that feeling of being targeted and being the team that everyone wants to be."
@umichbaseball
out to prove last season's College World Series run wasn't a fluke. First game Friday vs. Vanderbilt in a rematch of last season's CWS final
FINAL: Saline 63, Pioneer 52.
Saline was 0-6 against Ann Arbor teams during reg. season. Now 2-0 in districts. Pioneer didn't lose a SEC Red game. Playoff basketball, man.
Some personal news: Starting in a couple weeks, I will be switching roles at MLive to the U of M athletics beat, mainly covering football. Extremely excited for this next chapter of my career. (And yes,
@AaronMcMann
is still covering football as well)
OL Andrew Gentry didn't play or watch a down of football during his two-year mission trip in Utah. His freshman year at Michigan was about getting back up to speed after two years away, and he feels like he has now turned a corner
What a moment last night for Michigan defenseman Steven Holtz, who was in ICU at UM hospital in November with a life-threatening illness. His first career goal gave the Wolverines a 6-5 OT win vs. Wisconsin on Friday
Michigan head hockey coach Brandon Naurato officially signed his new five-year deal last month, and it comes with a sizable raise after leading the Wolverines to the Frozen Four as an interim
Santa Ana (Calif.) Mater Dei '22 DB Domani Jackson has been hoping to visit
#Michigan
for some time and told us he'll be in town to see the Wolverines in action next month
"He looks like he should be playing viper for Don Brown." The success story of Ann Arbor native Jordan Nwogu, a 6-3, 235-pound outfielder who has gone from walk-on to MLB prospect in less than two years
@umichbaseball
@AAPioneerSports
@jg500087
Naz Hillmon became the 4th sophomore in
@umichwbball
history to reach 1,000 points. She's a game-changer, but that's not what impresses coach Kim Barnes Arico the most
First-year head coach
@CoachPearsonUM
has Michigan hockey back in the Frozen Four. A look at how few hockey legends have helped him rise through the coaching ranks.
@umichhockey
.
@JesseDavis_0
set to make his season debut tonight for Lincoln boys hoops after beating cancer for a fourth time. He’s made an incredibly fast recovery. Here’s the story I wrote on him last month
Emoni Bates won a state title with Lincoln last year and has a chance to break the scoring record in Michigan. He sees no need to leave for prep school
Cancer hasn't gone anywhere during the pandemic. Even though the rest of the
@umichsoftball
season was canceled, the Michigan Softball Academy is still a go. On this year's virtual academy and the chance to give back
Michigan pitcher Willie Weiss ejected in the fifth inning with the Wolverines leading 4-1. Umpires threw him out after examining his glove, so it appears to be some sort of illegal substance. Oh boy.
Love this story from RJ Moten on his 1st visit to Ann Arbor, talking with Harbaugh about playing football and baseball at Michigan: "He goes back, gets his bat and comes back out swinging it a little bit. I'm like 'oh snap,' and he starts telling me about his swing."