It will be No. 3 Michigan vs. No. 4 Western Michigan when the teams compete in a weekend CCHA series at Yost Arena beginning Friday night. Michigan sophomore defenseman Jon Merrill was suspended for the first 12 games of the season. He started practicing with the team today, but will not play this weekend. “Jon … Continue Reading →
Adrian College will put its unbeaten record on the line Saturday afternoon (4 p.m.) on its home field in the MIAA showdown for first place against Albion. Adrian College took care of defending MIAA champion Trine earlier this season. Adrian’s high-powered offense is averaging 39.1 points and 421 yards of total offense. The Bulldogs (7-0 … Continue Reading →
Michigan is the nation’s No. 1 team in the latest USCHO.com rankings. The Wolverines, who lost to Minnesota-Duluth in last year’s national title game, are 4-0 following their 10-3 rout of St. Lawrence Thursday. They will play a CCHA series starting Friday at Northern Michigan. Former Michigan associate coach Mel Pearson is quickly turning things … Continue Reading →
Tom Anastos will be making his head coaching debut with Michigan State Friday when the Spartans face No. 5 Boston College in the Icebreaker Invitational in North Dakota. While the Spartans struggled to a sub-.500 season last year, costing Rick Comley his job, Boston College was one of the premier teams in the nation. Boston … Continue Reading →
Michigan’s hockey program isn’t getting a lot of respect after advancing to the national championship game last season. The Wolverines, who lost standout forwards Louie Caporusso and Carl Hagelin, are ranked No. 6 by USCHO.com and No. 9 in the USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine preseason poll. They are the third highest ranked team in the … Continue Reading →
Western Michigan is ranked No. 8 nationally and Michigan No. 9 in College Hockey News’ preseason Top-10 poll released Wednesday. Miami of the CCHA checks in at No. 1, followed by Boston University, Notre Dame, Colorado College, Boston College, North Dakota and Denver. Yale is ranked No. 10. The Broncos went from an 8-win team … Continue Reading →
Lindy’s college basketball preview magazine has two players from state schools ranked among the nation’s top eight point guards … and they don’t play for the Wolverines or Spartans. Reggie Hamilton of Oakland is ranked as the fourth-best point guard in the country. Ray McCallum Jr. of Detroit Mercy is ranked No. 8. The Spartans … Continue Reading →
Former Michigan All-American pitcher Zach Putnam has reached his goal of getting to the major leagues. The Indians called Putnam up from Triple-A Columbus prior to Cleveland’s game at Texas on Tuesday night. Now, he plans on wearing an Indians jersey for the 2012 opener as well. “He’s a guy that we like,” Indians manager … Continue Reading →
Look for former Wayne State All-American Joique Bell to be on the field at Lambeau Field when the Saints and the Super Bowl champion Packers get the NFL season underway tonight. Bell, the Harlon Hill award winner, will be wearing No. 20 for the Saints. He earned a spot on the Saints’ roster with an … Continue Reading →
Western Michigan will still be the favorite to win the MAC West Division this basketball season, but now the road is going to be tougher. WMU coach Steve Hawkins said Juwan Howard Jr. (Detroit Pershing) will not return to Kalamazoo for the fall semester due to personal reasons. “We stand by the decision Juwan and … Continue Reading →