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University of Michigan 2011 night game: touchdown or fumble? – Counterpoint NICOLE BEDNARSKI News Editor University of Michigan football fans are known for being more than intense. We cheer and scream with every key play, and we push back the tears, defending our team after a loss. Every football Saturday fans gather together in the streets … Read more>> University of Michigan 2011 night game: touchdown or fumble? – Point JAMES HIGHSMITH Sports Writer Times are changing around Michigan football, and it’s time for fans to hop on board. Michigan has a new scheme, a new athletic director, a renovated stadium and fairly new coach. The college football landscape has been changing for the last … Read more>> Michigan Wolverines Football MATT THOMPSON Sports Editor Michigan saw a wide variety of football in the 2000’s, from coach Lloyd Carr’s 11-0 start in 2006, to Rich Rodriguez’s first year at 3-9 and missing a bowl game. Either way, there was plenty of talent on the field in Michigan Stadium, with many of these Wolverines playing … Read more>> Delmas sparks Detroit comeback, but Lions fall short in waning minutes Matt Thompson Sports Writer mthompson3@wccnet.edu DETROIT – Louis Delmas jumped a pass heading for the end zone and booked it 100 yards down the Lions sideline for the third longest interception return for touchdown in franchise history. The return changed the game as Detroit climbed all … Read more>> Ohio State rolls on its way to the Rose Bowl Matt Thompson Sports Writer mthompson3@wccnet.edu CHRIS RUSSELL COURTESY PHOTO ANN ARBOR – The Michigan-Ohio State rivalry is going from bad to worse – at least for Wolverines. Michigan freshman quarterback Tate Forcier accounted for five turnovers as the Ohio … Read more>> Paterno and Lions get first win in ‘Big House’ since ’96 MATT THOMPSON Sports Writer Mthompson3@wccnet.edu ANN ARBOR – Penn State celebrated at the Michigan Stadium for the first since 1996 after a 35-10 rout over Michigan – to the delight of thousands who traveled from Happy Valley made their way to the South end zone of … Read more>> NFL quarterbacks need to man up, and so does the rest of the league Matt Thompson Sports Writer mthompson3@wccnet.edu DAVID EULITT KANSAS CITY STAR/ MCT New England Patriots quarterback and former University of Michigan standout Tom Brady was injured in the first game of the season last year. Kansas City Chiefs safety Bernard Pollard was blitzing … Read more>> Despite 1-5 start, Lions compete with a new-found roar, talent Matt Thompson Sports Writer mthompson3@wccnet.edu JULIAN M. GONZALEZ DETROIT FREE PRESS/MCT DETROIT — You may not notice a difference in the Detroit Lions this year, since they’re off to a 1-5 start, but all things considered there may be reason for hope for the first time … Read more>> School yardage record allows everyone to get playing time Matt Thompson Sports Writer mthompson3@wccnet.edu ANN ARBOR – Kickoff between Michigan and Delaware State was at noon in Michigan Stadium, by 12:30 the game was all but over as Michigan held a 21-0 lead. By the end of the game Michigan had put up 727 yards, highest total … Read more>> UM great Wheatley looking to build on coaching career Matt Thompson Sports Writer mthompson3@wccnet.edu CHRIS HARDY COURTESY PHOTO YPSILANTI—After four years playing at the University of Michigan and 10 years in the Nation Football League, Tyrone Wheatley has returned to the Ann Arbor-Ypsilanti football scene as the Eastern Michigan University running backs coach. Wheatley has a … Read more>> |
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