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Posted: Sat May 26 5:59 p.m. by Nick Baumgardner Sports Reporter
Michigan football commit Logan Tuley-Tillman burns recruiting mail from Ohio State

On Friday, Ohio State began targeting a Michigan football commit by formally offering 2013 four-star linebacker Mike McCray. A day later, the Michigan-Ohio State recruiting battle made waves again. Or, more specifically, fire. Michigan offensive line commit Logan Tuley-Tillman, a member of the 2013 class, tweeted a photo Saturday of ...

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Posted: Sat May 26 3:22 p.m. by AnnArbor.com Staff
Pioneer grads help Michigan rowing team reach NCAA grand final

Both of the Michigan rowing team’s eight-person boats reached the grand final race of the NCAA rowing championships with strong semifinal times Saturday on Mercer Lake in West Windsor, N.J.

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Posted: Sat May 26 5:59 a.m. by Kyle Meinke Michigan football reporter
Big Ten backs proposal to shift portion of baseball season to fall

'The Michigan baseball team had played 20 games. It had put together both a four-game winning streak and five-game losing streak. It had lost its shortstop and No. 2 starting pitcher to injury. It had traveled thousands of miles to Florida and Louisiana and South Carolina. And it had yet ...

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Posted: Fri May 25 6:58 p.m. by AnnArbor.com Staff
Super sweep: Alabama is World Series-bound after 4-3 win over Michigan

The Crimson Tide (55-7) advance to the eight-team Women’s College World Series for the fourth time in five years. Michigan (42-17) has played in Oklahoma City once (in 2009) since winning a national title in 2005.

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Posted: Fri May 25 2:55 p.m. by Nick Baumgardner Sports Reporter
Rich Rodriguez, Jim Tressel, Urban Meyer and Woody Hayes make ESPN's list of 'most hated' coaches

Three Buckeyes and one former Wolverine are among the most hated coaches in college football history, says one ESPN scribe. Former Michigan football coach Rich Rodriguez was joined by ex-Ohio State coaches Jim Tressel and Woody Hayes, as well as current OSU coach Urban Meyer, on ESPN's list of the ...

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Posted: Fri May 25 1:19 p.m. by Kyle Meinke Michigan football reporter

Mike McCray is the Michigan football team's second-highest rated recruit for 2013, according to Rivals. He's the No. 2 linebacker in the state of Ohio, according to Scout. And now, the Buckeyes are coming after him. McCray, who committed to the Wolverines on March 6, has been offered by Ohio ...

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Posted: Fri May 25 12:32 p.m. by Kyle Meinke Michigan football reporter
Michigan football team ranked as high as No. 7, as low as No. 22 in major preseason polls

Venerable college football prognosticator Phil Steele ranked Michigan 22nd in his preseason poll. Athlon Sports ranked the Wolverines seventh. That about sums up the team's offseason, which is marked by a high degree of uncertainty and intrigue.

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Posted: Fri May 25 8:32 a.m. by AnnArbor.com Staff

The Manchester High School baseball team rallied for four runs in the final two innings to beat Napoleon, 4-3, in the Cascades Conference tournament championship game. The Flying Dutchmen (24-8) won in walk-off fashion on Cameron LaDoucer’s RBI in the bottom of the seventh. Manchester didn’t have a hit against ...

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Posted: Fri May 25 5:59 a.m. by Nick Baumgardner Sports Reporter
Crisler Center renovations on schedule, Schembechler Hall upgrades starting soon

The sights and sounds of construction crews and concrete being moved around Michigan's South Campus aren't likely to subside soon.

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Posted: Fri May 25 12:16 a.m. by AnnArbor.com Staff

A complete-game effort by Eastern Michigan pitcher Steve Weber ended in a loss when Miami (Ohio) scored in the tenth inning for a 2-1 win at the Mid-American Conference baseball tournament Thursday in Avon, Ohio. According to EMUEagles.com, Weber tied a MAC record for innings pitched in a single tournament ...

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Posted: Thu May 24 10:17 p.m. by AnnArbor.com Staff
Posted: Thu May 24 8:31 p.m. by Matt Durr Sports reporter
Chelsea, Saline boys track teams win SEC titles as state finals approach

ADRIAN -- Redemption was the name of the game for the Chelsea High School boys track team at the Southeastern Conference championships Thursday. After a disappointing performance at the regional championship last weekend, Bulldogs coach Eric Swager made it clear what the goal was for his team. “I told the ...

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