…12 Thursday, July 25, 2019 The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com SPORTS Howard moving at a fast pace, acclimating to the new job On Monday, Michigan coach Juwan Howard sat at the front of four rectangular tables, pieced together to form a square. He invited Michigan basketball beat writers from around the area for lunch, his first interaction with media since his introductory press conference a month ago, hoping to break the ice w...…
…12 Wednesday, July 3, 2019 The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com SPORTS The one out that doomed Michigan’s championship dream The selection show was projected on a screen for all gathered around to see. Upon seeing their school name put into a bracket slot, the Michigan baseball players erupted in a cheer. Some jumped to their feet in joy while others looked around for recipients to their high-fives, because the Wolverines were ...…
…12 Thursday, July 18, 2019 The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com SPORTS After a season filled with questions, some answers for Michigan OMAHA, Neb. – For much of the season, there were questions swirling around the Michigan baseball team. Now, on the far side of an improbable ride that brought Team 153 to the finals of the College World Series – and on the far side of a crushing 8-2 loss at the hands of No. 2 Vanderbilt – the answ...…
…12 Thursday, July 11, 2019 The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com SPORTS Franz Wagner signs with Michigan for the upcoming season Guard Franz Wagner will be joining the University of Michigan starting this upcoming year. The 17-year-old was on a dual- contract with Alba Berlin and SSV lok Bernau Alba this past year, deciding between staying overseas and coming to play in the NCAA. In the end, he chose the latter, following the foo...…
…John Beilein’s contract extension, announced by the University on Wednesday, will see the men’s basketball coach paid $3.8 million annually. The extension, which will keep Beilein in Ann Arbor through the 2022-23 season, amounts to a raise of roughly $400,000 per season. This maintains Beilein as the second-highest-paid coach based on annual salary in the Big Ten behind Michigan State’s Tom Izzo. It comes just weeks after Beil...…
…In the past few days, Michigan recruiting has continued its rampage on the recruiting trail and added another four elite talents to its 2019 and 2020 recruiting classes. It all began on July 1st with the commitment from four-star running back Eric Gray — the nation’s top-ranked all- purpose back. Picking Michigan over Alabama, Penn State, Texas A&M and others, Gray looks to become a lethal weapon in Wolverine coach Jim Harba...…
…12 Thursday, July 27, 2017 The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com SPORTS that class, very excited about them because everything they’re doing now they’ve already done, they’re doing for a second time. “And the amount of growth that you can have from doing something for the first time and then doing it the next time or the second time, can be the biggest leap they have their entire college year, going from fre...…
…12 Thursday, July 6, 2017 The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com SPORTS Walton, Irvin adjust to summer league competition By JACOB SHAMES Summer Managing Sports Editor Unlike D.J. Wilson, his former teammate on the Michigan men’s basketball team, Derrick Walton Jr. wasn’t projected to be draft- ed in the first round of the NBA Draft — or even in the second round, for that matter. Despite a collegiate career steeped in accomplish...…
…12 Thursday, July 20, 2017 The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com SPORTS Harbaugh supportive of Malone-Hatcher’s decision The Wolverines experienced a recent — and unexpected — departure from the team when freshman defensive end Corey Malone-Hatcher announced July 4 that he would be medically retiring from football. In a statement posted to Twitter, Malone-Hatcher cited an arduous and longer- than-expected recovery fro...…
…12 Thursday, July 13, 2017 The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com SPORTS Deron Irving-Bey over the span of a couple weeks. Similarly, most of Michigan’s top targets this year appear to be waiting to make their decisions after taking official visits in the fall. “Once the season hits, guys want to take their officials,” Lorenz said. “The elite guys, everyone is jockeying for position with those guys, so you’re going to see...…
