The seventh Griese-Hutchinson-Woodson golf weekend to raise money for Mott Hospital in Ann Arbor kicks off on Friday with a 12-hour celebrity radio-a-thon on WTKA-1050 AM. Money raised during the three-day event-filled weekend will go to Champions for Children’s Hearts. Former Michigan players Brian Griese, Steve Hutchinson and Charles Woodson are the event organizers. The… Continue reading
College Sports
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Subsidy helps MSU athletics turn a profit
Michigan State’s athletic department turned a profit in 2011, but all because of what can only be described as a confusing “subsidy” from the university. The USA Today released its annual report on athletic departments across the country on Tuesday and it stated that Michigan State had total revenues of $84,510,199 while it had total… Continue reading
ESPN panel talks Michigan football
ESPN analyst Jesse Palmer believes Michigan is good enough to win the Big Ten championship this season with a schedule he believes sets up nicely. But finish with only two losses as the Wolverines did last season in Brady Hoke’s first season as head coach? Palmer thinks that is unlikely, especially with Michigan opening the… Continue reading
MSU pipeline to NFL getting crowded
Just a couple of weeks after Michigan State had six players selected in the NFL Draft, analysts are already looking ahead to the 2013 draft, and the Spartans appear as though they will be prominent once again. This difference this time is they could be taking over the first round. ESPN’s Mel Kiper Jr. released… Continue reading
Scout.com: Michigan tops in 2013 recruiting
Michigan is No. 1 in recruiting for the 2013 freshman class, according to Scout.com, which released its rankings on Monday. The Wolverines have 17 commitments for 2013, including De La Salle’s left-handed quarterback Shane Morris. Texas is ranked second, then Texas A&M, Ohio State and Notre Dame.
Clipfell gets one final great memory from Spartans
Shane Clipfell feels at home as head womens basketball coach at Western Michigan. Clipfell will now run his own program after working on Suzy Merchant’s staff for the last 14 years, first at Eastern Michigan, then for the last five at Michigan State. Clipfell has been on the job for less than a month at… Continue reading
Brandon for ditching six-win eligibility for bowls
One of the side discussions in all this college football playoff talk is whether a 6-6 team should be bowl-eligible. Michigan athletic director Dave Brandon said recently he does not believe a six-win team should be rewarded with a bowl. “That weakens the bowl system,” Brandon said. “That weakens the quality of some of the… Continue reading
Washington not an ideal spot for Kirk Cousins
Looking around at all the recaps of the NFL Draft that are available, there is one constant — the biggest surprise was the Washington Redskins selecting Michigan State quarterback Kirk Cousins in the fourth round. Of course, as most people know, this was just 100 picks after taking Baylor quarterback Robert Griffin III — the… Continue reading
Brandon is all for frequent drug testing of U-M athletes
Last week, ESPN.com documented increased marijuana use among college football players. Michigan athletic director Dave Brandon was included in the story, detailing how U-M’s drug-testing policy has significantly changed under his watch. Brandon addressed the issue earlier this week after a news conference formally introducing Michigan’s new women’s basketball coach, Kim Barnes Arico. “We went… Continue reading
MSU's Andrew Maxwell "bummed" he'll miss spring game
Andrew Maxwell put on a good face Tuesday, but there is no doubt, he will be hurting on Saturday during Michigan State’s spring game, and it will have nothing to do with the sprained right knee he suffered more than a week ago. “Obviously I’m disappointed,” Maxwell said after practice, confirming he will not be… Continue reading