Sports

Posted: Mon May 21 5:59 a.m. by Kyle Meinke Michigan football reporter
Brady Hoke trying to solve Michigan football team's road woes

"We lost two road games," Hoke said. "So, is there anything different you can do through the course of fall camp, that when it becomes time to go play, maybe we play a little better on the road?"

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Posted: Mon May 21 5:58 a.m. by Nick Baumgardner Sports Reporter
Michigan's 1997 national title team still remembers that magical feeling, 15 years later

Fifteen years ago, Chris Floyd was on top of the world in Pasadena, Calif. The Michigan football team had just completed a perfect season. Floyd, a senior fullback at the time, would soon get fitted for a national championship ring and join his teammates in becoming one of the most ...

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Posted: Mon May 21 5:56 a.m. by Pete Cunningham
Posted: Sun May 20 8:56 p.m. by Nick Baumgardner Sports Reporter
Video: Michigan football QB commit Shane Morris works out at Elite 11 camp

By now, any Michigan football fan not living under a rock is aware of Shane Morris. The five-star quarterback from Warren De La Salle is easily the most ballyhooed prospect in Brady Hoke's 2013 class. Earlier this month in Columbus, Ohio, he showed onlookers why during an MVP performance at ...

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Posted: Sun May 20 5:13 p.m. by Kyle Meinke Michigan football reporter
Former Michigan football greats raise nearly $1.5 million (and counting) for Mott Children's Hospital

A final tally for the three-day event captained by Charles Woodson, Steve Hutchinson and Brian Griese will be announced in the coming days. Last year's event raised about $1.9 million.

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Posted: Sun May 20 4:37 p.m. by AnnArbor.com Freelance Journalist
Michigan softball blanks Louisville, 4-0, to win NCAA regional title

It's the 10th regional championship in 12 seasons for the Wolverines, who will travel to Tuscaloosa, Ala., for a best-of-three Super Regional next weekend against Alabama, the No. 2 overall seed in the NCAA Tournament.

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Posted: Sun May 20 10:34 a.m. by Matt Durr Sports reporter
Whitmore Lake girls golfer earns college scholarship by playing with the boys

While playing in her grandparents' yard one day, Emma Salata decided to pick up one of her grandfathers' golf clubs and give it a swing. Then 12 years old, Salata had never tried it before. “The swing came very naturally to me and my grandparents just taught me everything and ...

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Posted: Sun May 20 5:59 a.m. by Nick Baumgardner Sports Reporter
Tradition or change? Former Michigan players split on alternate uniforms

Some former Michigan football stars, such as Charles Woodson and Marlin Jackson, liked the alternate jerseys the Wolverines wore last season. Others, like Steve Hutchinson and Jake Long, prefer to stick with tradition.

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Posted: Sun May 20 5:58 a.m. by Kyle Meinke Michigan football reporter
Year of unemployment helped Al Borges create his Denard Robinson-led Michigan hybrid offense

Al Borges was out of work in 2008. He spent that year studying the spread offense. In 2009, he joined forces with Brady Hoke and two years later inherited one of the most prolific spread quarterbacks in college football history.

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Posted: Sun May 20 5:54 a.m. by AnnArbor.com Staff

Summer league standings from Ann Arbor Rec & Ed: 2012 Adult Summer Softball Leagues Monday Leagues Men’s Municipal Standings: Skyline Stealth 2-0, Yesterday’s News 2-2, TBA/Grosz 2-2, Brown Jug 1-1, Melody Care Homes 1-1, Cottage Inn Padres 0-2. Co-Rec Municipal/Community Standings: No News is Bad News 3-0, Cliff Keen Athletic ...

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Posted: Sat May 19 6:58 p.m. by AnnArbor.com Freelance Journalist
Hit-by-pitch sends Michigan softball team to NCAA regional final

This file was updated with details and reaction. By Matt Slovin for AnnArbor.com LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- Pitching in the biggest game of her young career on Saturday against No. 7 Louisville, Michigan softball ace Haylie Wagner appeared well beyond her years for six innings. The next three outs, however, proved ...

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Posted: Sat May 19 6:45 p.m. by AnnArbor.com Staff

A disappointing Michigan baseball season came to an end Saturday, when visiting Nebraska scored a 7-3 win at Ray Fisher Stadium. Hampered by injuries most of the year, the Wolverines (22-34) finished below .500 for the second straight year after having a winning record during each of coach Rich Maloney’s ...

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