… Wolverines’ team plane slid off the runway amid turbulent winds. Though no one faced serious injury, Michigan faced a long delay in reaching Washington, D.C. The Wolverines didn’t arrive at the…
….m. flight from Detroit courtesy of the NBA’s Pistons. With their game uniforms still on the plane that crashed in Ann Arbor, the Wolverines took the court in their practice attire of maize…
… you never thought you'd hear that.) But for the Wolverines, this feeling comes as they sit square on the NCAA Tournament bubble, hoping they've done enough this season to earn a bid to the Big Dance…
… bid. The Wolverines (10-6 Big Ten, 17-12 overall) capped off their best Big Ten season since the 2000-2001 campaign with a 58-55 win at Illinois, and they secured a first-round bye and the No. 3 seed…
…. Spoiler alert — it’s no different from any other week. “Defense,” Copp said. He looks up at the ceiling and lets out one final sigh. It’s been that kind of season for the 19th-ranked Wolverines. It…
… to resolve the discomfort. It sits in a tie for second place in the Big Ten with Minnesota and enters its final games on the wrong side of the NCAA Tournament bubble. The Wolverines still…
… the Wolverine fanbase and around the Big Ten. It’s been puzzling that the defensive effort cannot keep up, even remotely, with Michigan’s top-ranked offense. Sometimes the defensive issues are…
… the Wolverines buckle up for the most critical stretch of the season. “Obviously it’s going to dictate how our year is looked at, basically,” Copp said. Hearing the term “defense” must sound…
… like a broken record, but the music won’t stop while Michigan coach Red Berenson persistently preaches it as the Wolverines continuously fail to string together consistent performances in the…
…, but that potential is only sometimes fulfilled. Occasionally, the Wolverines can play defense. Occasionally, they cannot play defense. It has been a roller coaster of a season, and they’ve been…
… battered, and that’s because he has been. His team has been, too. The Wolverines aren’t going to fix their entire defense before this weekend’s crucial home- and-home series with Michigan State. They…
… flawless performance. With kinks in the armor, the Wolverines have to iron out those dents as best as they can, even while some aren’t reparable. They’ve scooted by, just barely, with a suspect…
… Michigan’s 79-69 win over Rutgers, Bielfeldt was honored at midcourt alongside his parents as the Wolverines’ lone senior. He received numerous standing ovations from the crowd of 12…
… Suzy Merchant was upbeat and cheerful, a huge difference from her demeanor a month ago in East Lansing, where the Spartans lost to the Wolverines, 72-59. Twenty minutes later, Michigan coach Kim…
… the best teams in the nation will hit a rut sooner or later. Playing against three top-10 teams in two days, the fifth- ranked Wolverines faltered early in the Judi Garman Classic. Michigan (16…
…-6) couldn't get its bats swinging for the second time in three weekends. Only this weekend, the pitching staff wasn't able to bail the offense out every time. The Wolverines were shut out to open the weekend…
…,where itwasno-hit Every Wolverine starter had through five innings and faced a a hit - a notable improvement slow start to season 6-0 deficit heading into the sixth. from the night before. Glines and "(The…
…'ve found success by) in the top of the sixth inning. The after college." busting my butt in practice, Wolverines had already dropped The Wolverines' bats were working hard and hitting the two of the first…
… Washington D.C. for the Big Ten Tournament. But a plane accident derailed the Wolverines’ plans, and they were forced to fly out Thursday morning, landing just three hours before…
… know how they play.” The two squads met just 12 days ago back in Ann Arbor, where the Wolverines pummeled the Boilermakers, 82-70, on Senior Day. Wagner scored 24 points, including 20 in the first…
… from junior defenseman Andrew Sinelli, the 11th-ranked Wolverines trounced the Spartans, 7-1, for their third straightwin over the rivals. It took Michigan just 56 seconds and only one shot to get on the…
…. By the end of the second frame, the Wolverines were scoring with such ease that each goal was little cause for celebration. When Sinelli's innocuous wrister caromed in off a Spartan player for Michigan…
… was named to the second team All-Big Ten. Other than Michigan'swin over Connecti- cut, the Wolverines have lost each time Sims has scored fewer than 12 points this season. For Sims, the disappointment…
… began early in the season. After Michigan started as the nation's 15th-ranked team, the Wolverines' goals were dashed as their many flaws were revealed. At the Old Spice Tournament in Orlando, Fla…
…, if it can just keep winning. If the Michigan men’s basketball team is going to reach the NCAA Tournament, however, it needs to create some madness of its own. When the Wolverines tip…
…, Michigan would also need to win the next day against top-seeded Indiana, creating an instant catch-22. To beat Northwestern, the Wolverines might need their starters to give everything left in the…
… need to quiet the Wildcats. Northwestern presents a sizable obstacle in its own right, especially center Alex Olah, who has developed a reputation as a Wolverine killer over the…
… shots that most Big Ten centers wouldn’t even attempt, and has proved particularly tough to defend for the Wolverines in particular. “The way we hedge ball screens — he’s been doing a good job…
… (our) help defensively so we can slow him down a little bit.” Olah scored 19 points in Michigan’s 72-63 win on Feb. 24, in which the Wolverines struggled to recover from an 11-0 deficit…
… 30 points, put the Wildcats away. Michigan’s mentality entering this weekend is substantially different from that in its last two trips to the Big Ten Tournament. In 2013-14, the Wolverines…
… knowing it needed to win the tournament with four victories in four days. This year, the Wolverines’ must-do list is more realistic, though still unlikely. Needing just a pair of wins has Michigan…
… to pick up a healthy dose of fouls. She averages just two per game and is touted as the Wolverines’ best defender, counted on to shut down her opponent without fouling. But as soon as she put her…
… trouble, coming out of the game when their presence is needed the most. With the WNIT on the horizon, the Wolverines have been working on defense and breakdown drills to play more aggressively without…
…'s lacrosse BY MINH DOAN Freshman Ian King and senior Thomas Paras each had a hat trick for the Michigan men's lacrosse team in their 11-9 win on the road against Furman. The victory makes the Wolverines 4-3 on…
…. The Wolverines will now start prepping for the Wolverine Invitational which begins on Saturday at Canham Natatorium. Debbie Dingell BY SHOHAM GEVA Deborah Dingell officially kicked off her campaign for…
… split its weekend series with Michigan State. The Wolverines flew past the Spartans at home on Friday, 7-I, before losing on the road, 4-3, on Saturday. >> FOR MORE, SEE SPORTSMONDAY, PAGE 1B A court has…
… third of Michigan's scor- F Asvt ing this season. Morgan has to stay out of foul trouble - some- thing he struggled with for the first half of the season - so the Wolverines will at least have one big…
… Some movies are good despite being obviously bad. With Hugh Jackman (“The Wolverine”) and Die Antwoord’s Yolandi Vi$$er and Watkin Tudor Jones headlining, “Chappie” was supposed to be one…
… doesn’t have it in him. Compare his roles in “X-Men Origins: Wolverine,” “Swordfish” and “Real Steel.” Jackman can play a Byronic Hero, but he’s never had the emotional complexity to withstand the…
…’s campus, but also campuses across the country. Laura McAndrew, sexual health educator at Wolverine Wellness, said mental health is an ongoing issue for young people that requires further discussion…
