Michigan Wolverines

Panthers go south for Legette

May 9, 2024 Shawn Krest

While several first rounders were wearing custom-made suits and shaking hands with the commissioner on draft night, Xavier Legette was at the Mullins, SC town hall with his grandmother. “It was really the only spot […]

College Basketball Roundup: Michigan too much for UNC Asheville

November 8, 2023 The Associated Press

ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Oliver Nkamhoua scored 25 points, Dug McDaniel scored a career-high 22 points and Michigan beat UNC Asheville 99-74 in a season-opening matchup on Tuesday night. Michigan interim coach Phil Martelli sat […]

No Harbaugh, no problem: No. 2 Michigan rolls past ECU

September 2, 2023 The Associated Press

ANN ARBOR, Mich. — J.J. McCarthy walked alongside his teammates in single-file formation as each player raised an arm over their head, letting suspended Michigan coach Jim Harbaugh know his players were thinking about him. […]

ECU heads to Ann Arbor to face Wolverines for season opener

September 1, 2023 Ryan Henkel

East Carolina opens its 2023 college football season with what will be its most daunting task of the year, a visit to No. 2 Michigan. The Pirates, in coach Mike Houston’s fifth season in Greenville, […]

Biff Poggi, Charlotte look to silence doubters in new conference

July 31, 2023 Jesse Deal

CHARLOTTE — Biff Poggi left quite a mark at last week’s American Athletic Conference Media Days — a symbolic one but also possibly an actual mark as he pounded his hand on the lectern, frustrated […]

2023 Look Ahead — Coach of the Year: Biff Poggi brings much-needed hope to 49ers

January 4, 2023 Jesse Deal

It’s not often that a college football team finishes with a 3-9 record right before transitioning to a stronger conference, but that is where the Charlotte 49ers find themselves heading into 2023. After eight years […]

Charlotte introduces Biff Poggi as its next football coach

November 22, 2022 Jesse Deal

CHARLOTTE — A new era has arrived for the Charlotte 49ers football team. On Monday morning in Jerry Richardson Stadium, Charlotte athletic director Mike Hill introduced new football coach Francis “Biff” Poggi, who will take […]

UNC blows out Michigan in ACC/Big Ten Challenge

December 2, 2021 Shawn Krest

CHAPEL HILL — UNC used a 20-5 second-half run to blow out Michigan in the ACC/Big Ten Challenge at the Smith Center, 72-51. It was the most complete game the Tar Heels have put together […]

Tar Heels looking to find old spark

December 1, 2021 Shawn Krest

According to the wedding website The Knot, the average honeymoon lasts seven to 12 days. That’s almost exactly what new UNC coach Hubert Davis got in Chapel Hill. The Tar Heels won three games in […]

Tar Heels featured in first Jumpman Invitational in Charlotte

July 8, 2021 Cory Lavalette

CHARLOTTE — The Charlotte Sports Foundation has announced a three-year deal with Jordan Brand to host the Jumpman Invitational, a holiday college basketball event featuring North Carolina, Florida, Michigan and Oklahoma — the original four […]