Central Michigan coach Dan Enos will be keeping close tabs on the Iowa-Northern Iowa game Saturday to prepare for next week’s game against the Hawkeyes. The Chippewas are off this weekend after falling to Michigan State, 45-7 last Saturday at Kelly/Shorts Stadium. The Iowa-Northern Iowa game should be competitive after Northern Iowa gave Wisconsin all … Continue Reading →
Albion College was already supposed to be a threat to repeat as MIAA football champions with the return of running back Clinton Orr and the passing attack of quarterback Spencer Krauss and receiver Brian Spencer. Well, Albion’s chances just improved with the addition of former Cincinnati Bearcats’ running back Darrin Williams who led Detroit King … Continue Reading →
Western Michigan displayed a Mid-American Conference championship caliber defense in its 24-7 loss at Illinois Saturday afternoon. The same can’t be said about the Broncos’ offense. WMU’s defense kept the Broncos in the game, but their offense turned the ball over and over and over again … four times (three interceptions, fumble) in all. How … Continue Reading →
Former Hillsdale College star Andre Holmes will be on the field tonight when the Dallas Cowboys play the Raiders in Oakland on Monday Night Football (8 p.m., ESPN). Holmes is fighting for the No. 3 receiver spot. He was on the Cowboys’ practice squad last season. Holmes made the play of the day Saturday in … Continue Reading →
Mel Pearson obviously made the right decision when he became Michigan Tech’s head hockey coach last year. Pearson, an assistant coach at Michigan for 23 years, would have had to wait until he was age 57 before he had a chance to get the top job with the Wolverines. Pearson will have five years of … Continue Reading →
Kent State’s magical run came to end in Thursday afternoon in the College World Series. Now, the pursuit of Kent State coach Scott Stricklin begins for athletic directors across the country. And, you have to believe Michigan AD Dave Brandon will be among them. Kent State defeated No. 1 Florida Monday in the CWS before … Continue Reading →
Dave Brandon will have to wait a little longer if he has any interest in having Scott Stricklin as Michigan’s next baseball coach. Stricklin is a little busy this week after guiding Kent State past Oregon in the Super Regional to give the Golden Flashes their first trip to the College World Series. In fact, … Continue Reading →
If you watched the Big Ten Baseball Tournament the last few days it would be easy to see a familar face in Nebraska head coach Darin Erstad. Yes, that’s right, the same Darin Erstad who was the former All-Star outfielder of the Angels. Erstad, who helped the Angels win the World Series a decade ago, … Continue Reading →
Michigan’s softball team was packing for its trip to Alabama for the NCAA Super Regional Tuesday afternoon while Rich Maloney’s career as the Wolverines’ baseball coach came to an end. Maloney’s contract was not renewed after Michigan suffered its second consecutive losing season, finishing 10th in the Big Ten and missing the six-team conference tournament … Continue Reading →
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 →