Articles tagged:University of Michigan football

Posted: Wed Sep 14 6:50 p.m. by Lee Higgins Crime and courts reporter

University of Michigan linebacker Kenny Demens is facing legal action for the second time in 14 months for failing to pay rent, 15th District Court records show. Demens and his younger brother, Koreal, were sued Aug. 24 by Briar Cove Apartments in Ann Arbor, where they signed a lease for ...

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Posted: Sat Sep 3 3:29 p.m. by Lisa Carolin AnnArbor.com Freelance Journalist
Michigan fans say traffic backups no worse than usual

Michigan football fans had two challenges facing them today: Coping with the heat and the possibility of worse-than-usual traffic backups due to a reduced traffic control plan between the city of Ann Arbor and the University of Michigan. As game time approached today, fans appeared to be having no more ...

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Posted: Sat Jun 11 2:41 p.m. by Lee Higgins Crime and courts reporter

When Michigan wide receiver Darryl Stonum was arrested for drunken driving last month, he not only had a suspended license, but failed to provide the registration or proof of insurance for the car, the University of Michigan police report says. The report also says there was a 20-year-old woman in ...

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Posted: Fri Oct 22 6 a.m. by Lee Higgins Crime and courts reporter

University of Michigan linebacker Kenny Demens and former cornerback Boubacar Cissoko have not yet responded to a lawsuit alleging they owe nearly $10,000 in back rent and late fees for an Ann Arbor apartment they rented, court records show. Hidden Valley Club Apartments is suing Demens and Cissoko for $9,925, ...

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Posted: Mon Oct 5 5:23 a.m. by Jennifer Eberbach AnnArbor.com Freelance Journalist
Discover Washtenaw County's creativity at the 10th annual Art Walk

Washtenaw County’s annual two-day Ann Arbor Art Walk is getting bigger every year. The 10th installment will run Friday, Oct. 9, from 5-10 p.m., and Saturday, Oct. 10, from noon-5 p.m. The event features open houses at local galleries, exhibition spaces, and working artist studios; and kickoff parties in each ...

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Posted: Sun Oct 4 7:49 a.m. by Guest Column

Like the Ann Arbor City Council, the surrounding neighborhood and AnnArbor.com, I don’t like the most recent design that was submitted and approved for Alex de Parry’s City Place apartments on Fifth Avenue. I suspect that I would prefer keeping the existing seven houses on the property to any version ...

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Posted: Sun Sep 27 5:34 a.m. by Martin Bandyke AnnArbor.com Freelance Journalist
Back from vacation, off to school - the Ann Arbor School for the Performing Arts

I always have trouble returning to earth after my yearly working vacation at the Toronto International Film Festival, and this year’s recently completed 34th edition was certainly no exception. The number of films with Michigan connections was particularly striking, with Drew Barrymore’s first pic behind the camera, “Whip It,” shot ...

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Posted: Fri Sep 25 6:02 p.m. by Cindy Heflin News producer

Joe Cirincione, president of the Plougshares Fund, says President Obama's policy of trying to engage Iran reveals him to be a master strategist. Writing in the Huffington Post, Cirincione says Iran's admission that it has a second, previously undisclosed uranium enrichment facility, and that the United States was aware of ...

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Posted: Wed Sep 23 6:42 p.m. by Michael Rothstein Sports Reporter

There was a bit of drizzle Wednesday as Michigan started its open practice session for Saturday's Big Ten opener against Indiana. Rich Rodriguez seemed pleased there might be a little bit of weather during practice as there's a chance it could rain in Ann Arbor this weekend for homecoming.

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Posted: Wed Sep 23 11:29 a.m. by Chrysta Cherrie
Jacob Fred Jazz Odyssey releases "One Day in Brooklyn," plays one night in Ann Arbor

Tulsa-based group Jacob Fred Jazz Odyssey's rollicking mix of jazz, funk and rock has as much appeal for jam band fans as avant jazz enthusiasts. Pianist Brian Haas and drummer Josh Raymer — the joke is that there's no Jacob Fred — have helmed the electric Miles-meets-Jimi Hendrix sound since ...

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Posted: Mon Sep 21 1:43 p.m. by Dave Birkett AnnArbor.com
Posted: Sat Sep 19 11:50 a.m. by Bob Needham Entertainment director, AnnArbor.com
Michigan to screen Fred Astaire-Ginger Rogers favorite "Top Hat"

Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers are known for starring in some of the best movie musicals of the 1930s. If you're willing to accept their silly spirit and suspend disbelief a bit, these movies hold up remarkably well. Monday, the Michigan Theater continues its series of classic musicals with 1935's ...

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Posted: Sat Sep 19 11:45 a.m. by Pete Bigelow AnnArbor.com
The mega guide to week 3: No. 25 Michigan vs. Eastern Michigan

WHO: Eastern Michigan (0-2) vs. No. 25 Michigan (2-0). WHERE: Michigan Stadium, Ann Arbor. WHEN: 12:01 p.m. ODDS: Michigan is favored by 24 points, according to sportsbook.com. BROADCAST INFORMATION: Television: Big Ten Network; Radio: WOMC 104.3-FM and WTKA 1050-AM.

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Posted: Fri Sep 18 6:12 p.m. by Lee Higgins Crime and courts reporter

Ann Arbor police detectives plan to turn over a report to Washtenaw County prosecutors Monday containing the findings of their investigation into the alleged assault of a 16-year-old Muslim student from Skyline High School. It will be up to prosecutors to decide what charges to file against those involved in ...

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Posted: Fri Sep 18 5:02 p.m. by Tracey Cohen

The third annual Big House Big Heart charity event returns to Ann Arbor’s Michigan Stadium on Sunday October 4th and you don’t have to be Wolverine fan to enjoy all that is offered. Runners, walkers, wheelers and football fans can enjoy the 10K, 5K and 1M events that explore the ...

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