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The Wolverines Advance to the Finals of Frozen Four

Kelly Stevens — Fri, 08 Apr 2011 09:51:03 +0000

The Michigan Wolverine hockey team didn’t back down from North Dakota’s normally swarming offensive barrage, and goalie Kevin Hunwick did everything but stand on his head. The Wolverines will play for the national title. Michigan’s Ben Winnett’s first-period goal gave the defensive-minded Wolverines the only offense they needed and Hunwick made 40 saves for his [...]

Michigan is Close … But No Cigar!

Kelly Stevens — Mon, 21 Mar 2011 13:25:28 +0000

The Michigan Wolverine basketball team fought back from a 15 point deficit but fell short and ended up getting bounced from the NCAA tourney by Duke, 73 – 71 on Sunday afternoon. Darius Morris led the Wolverines with 16 point. Tim Hardaway, Jr. scored 15, Evan Smotrycz 13, Zack Novak 12 and Jordan Morgan 10 [...]

Michigan Hammers Tennessee in NCAA Tourney

Kelly Stevens — Sat, 19 Mar 2011 11:52:37 +0000

# 8 seed Michigan hammered the #9 seed Tennessee Volunteers on Friday afternoon, 75 – 45. Zack Novak’s was one of four Wolverines in double figures as he popped in 14 points, 10 rebounds and two 3-pointers in a decisive spurt at the start of the second half. Michigan moves on for a date with [...]

Tickets Punched for the Big Dance

Kelly Stevens — Mon, 14 Mar 2011 09:54:27 +0000

Both Michigan and Michigan State … along with Oakland were invited to the Big Dance on Sunday. Oakland (25-9) will play Texas (27-7) at 12:15 p.m. Friday (CBS) in Tulsa. Michigan earned a No. 8 seed, and will face No. 9 Tennessee at 12:40 p.m. Friday in Charlotte, N.C., in the West Region. The game [...]

Michigan Moves on in Big Ten Tourney

Kelly Stevens — Sat, 12 Mar 2011 12:49:07 +0000

Darius Morris scored eight of his 17 points in the final eight minutes Friday, leading Michigan back from a nine-point deficit to beat Illinois 60 - 55 in the Big Ten tournament quarterfinals. Up next for the Wolverines … the #1 Ohio State Buckeyes!

Wolverines Keep March Madness Hopes Alive

Kelly Stevens — Sun, 27 Feb 2011 16:05:58 +0000

Tim Hardaway Jr. hit five 3-pointers in the game’s first 12 minutes and finished with 22 points to help young Michigan win another Big Ten road game, 70 – 63 over sputtering Minnesota on Saturday. Darius Morris added 17 points and seven assists, deftly getting to the basket with some hard-nosed drives in the second [...]

Michigan Ballers Lose Hearbreaker

Kelly Stevens — Thu, 24 Feb 2011 12:28:05 +0000

Wisconsin Freshman guard Josh Gasser heaved a 23-foot shot off the glass for a game-winning 3-pointer as time expired, silencing the crowd of 11,023 at Crisler Arena as the #12 Wisconsin Badgers beat the Wolverines 53 – 52 last night. The Wolverines missed the last six free throws they attempted, which could have helped to [...]

Michigan Getting Used To Winning

Kelly Stevens — Thu, 10 Feb 2011 11:16:00 +0000

The Michigan Wolverine basketball team appears to be getting used to their winning ways as they hung on for a 75 - 66 win over Northwestern at Crisler Arena last night. The Wolverines held a 15-point halftime lead after one of their best defensive halves of the season, but were forced to fight off a furious second half charge by the Wildcats to hold on for the victory

Wolverines Squeak by Penn State

Kelly Stevens — Mon, 07 Feb 2011 11:07:32 +0000

Darius Morris had 23 points, Stu Douglass 14 and Tim Hardaway Jr. 13 for Michigan as the Michigan Wolverines improved to 14 – 10 overall and 4 – 7 in the Big Ten, which completed the season sweep of the Nittany Lions. The Wolverines continued their revived play, using a second-half spurt for a 65 [...]

Super Freshman Pounds Michigan

Kelly Stevens — Fri, 04 Feb 2011 10:56:04 +0000

Ohio State’s center Jared Sullinger hammered away inside for 19 points and 15 rebounds and No. 1 Ohio State came back from a sluggish first half to beat Michigan 62 - 53 on Thursday night, helping the Buckeyes open with 23 wins for just the second time in school history

Both Michigan and Michigan State Win!

Kelly Stevens — Mon, 31 Jan 2011 11:02:28 +0000

The Michigan Wolverine basketball team received a superlative second-half offensive performance and beat Iowa, 87 – 73, Sunday afternoon before an announced crowd of 12,978 at Crisler Arena. The Wolverines were led by Darius Morris who recorded the third triple-double in school history with 12 points, 10 rebounds and 11 assists. Michigan State may have [...]

Michigan and Michigan State Stink up the Court

Kelly Stevens — Wed, 19 Jan 2011 11:35:16 +0000

Both Michigan and Michigan State continued to have difficulty putting the basketball in the hoop last night. #17 Michigan State lost to #23 Illinois 71 – 62. Michigan lost their fifth game in a row losing to Northwestern 74 – 60. Both Michigan and Michigan State continued to demonstrate an inability to shoot the basketball [...]

Rodriguez Donates Michigan Gear

Kelly Stevens — Fri, 14 Jan 2011 19:03:07 +0000

Fired Michigan football coach Rich Rodriguez has turned out to be a Michigan man after all, donating 12 bags of Wolverines apparel to a Detroit-area Salvation Army store aimed at helping people in need. Maj. John Aren tells the Detroit Free Press that Rodriguez delivered 432 items to the store in Wayne, about 15 miles [...]

Michigan Close, but No Cigar

Kelly Stevens — Thu, 13 Jan 2011 10:59:28 +0000

Ohio States’ William Buford scored 19 points and the No. 2 Buckeyes went on a 12-0 run in the second half before holding on to beat Michigan 68 - 64 on Wednesday night. The Wolverines trailed by 12 in the second half before a desperate rally fell short in front of a home crowd that was fired up from the moment Hoke walked in shortly after the opening tip

Michigan Names Their New Head Coach

Kelly Stevens — Wed, 12 Jan 2011 09:37:00 +0000

Brady Hoke has been named as the new head coach at the University of Michigan. Hoke comes to the Wolverines from San Diego State. Hoke was always on the list of top candidates to replace former coach Rich Rodriguez. Hoke does have ties to the university, spending time as a member of coach Lloyd Carr’s [...]

Michigan Loses in OT

Kelly Stevens — Mon, 10 Jan 2011 10:00:38 +0000

After a rough start, Michigan managed to play well enough to make the game close against a ranked team. The Wolverines overcame a 13-point second-half deficit against No. 3 Kansas. In overtime, the Jayhawks took control and eked out a 67 - 60 win in overtime on Sunday in front of a packed house at Crisler Arena

The Experts Say Harbaugh will Pass on Michigan

Kelly Stevens — Tue, 04 Jan 2011 10:58:34 +0000

Experts such as ESPN college analyst Kirk Herbstreit and NFL analyst Adam Schefter spent much of Monday discussing Michigan, Jim Harbaugh and Rich Rodriguez and have come to several conclusions: Harbaugh will leave Stanford, Rodriguez will be fired at Michigan, and the NFL is very strongly wooing Harbaugh away from potentially heading to Ann Arbor. [...]

Big Ten Shutout on New Years Day

Kelly Stevens — Sun, 02 Jan 2011 10:58:47 +0000

The Big Ten had five teams playing on New Year's Day, and all five lost — capped off by Wisconsin falling to TCU, 21 - 19, in the Rose Bowl on Saturday night. Earlier in the day, our two state schools were embarrassed — Michigan State, 49 - 7, by Alabama in the Outback and Michigan, 52 - 14, by Mississippi State in the Gator Bowl