Articles tagged:poll

Posted: Thu May 3 11:44 a.m. by Kyle Meinke Michigan football reporter
Brady Hoke ranked 4th-best Big Ten coach by Sporting News, trails rivals Urban Meyer, Mark Dantonio

Michigan's Brady Hoke was named the Big Ten's coach of the year last year. But at least one publication doesn't think he's the league's top overall coach. In fact, he's fourth -- with both of his biggest rivals ranked ahead of him. Sporting News' Steve Greenberg ranked the Big Ten's ...

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Posted: Tue May 1 2:13 p.m. by Nick Baumgardner Sports Reporter
Post-draft hot topic: What is Denard Robinson's NFL position?

Denard Robinson's NFL future has been a hot debate topic for some time now, but where he'll be taken really isn't the pressing question. It's where he'll play once he gets there that seems to draw the most interest.

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Posted: Wed Apr 4 2:58 p.m. by Rich Rezler Sports Producer & Copy Editor
Hey Ann Arbor, what are your plans for Tigers Opening Day?

It's a reason to play hooky and an excuse to celebrate. It's one final reminder that, despite the recent dips in temperature, summer isn't far off. So what are you doing on Opening Day?

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Posted: Sat Mar 3 12:12 p.m. by AnnArbor.com Staff

The Big Ten basketball title race is coming down to the final day of the regular season. Michigan and Ohio State both sit one game behind Michigan State in the standings. The Wolverines play at Penn State on Sunday (1 p.m., ESPN). If they win, they turn into (gasp!) Buckeye ...

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Posted: Sun Feb 5 11:20 p.m. by AnnArbor.com Staff
Which former Michigan football player had the best Super Bowl?

Tom Brady set a Super Bowl record in a loss and Mario Manningham made what was arguably the biggest play in the New York Giants' 21-17 win Sunday night in Indianapolis. Both, of course, are former Michigan football players. Which begs the question: poll_embed(661, ".poll_container_661")

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Posted: Mon Jan 23 9:07 a.m. by The Associated Press
Tom Brady, Patriots open as 3-point favorites in Super Bowl, according to oddsmakers

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Posted: Tue Jan 17 1:05 p.m. by AnnArbor.com Staff

Most oddsmakers list Michigan State as a 1-point favorite when the Spartans visit Michigan tonight (7 p.m., ESPN) in a key Big Ten basketball game. Some list it is a "pick 'em" game. What do you think? poll_embed(624, ".poll_container_624")

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Posted: Mon Jan 16 12:21 p.m. by Kyle Meinke Michigan football reporter
Michigan football program has strong ties to NFL conference championship games

The memorable run continues for the Michigan football program. Only, this time, it's among the NFL ranks. Several players and coaches with ties to the Wolverines dot the rosters of the four teams that have made their respective conference championship games (49ers, Giants, Patriots, Ravens). They are:

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Posted: Fri Jan 13 11:53 a.m. by The Associated Press
NCAA president would back a 4-team college football playoff

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Posted: Wed Jan 4 12:36 a.m. by AnnArbor.com Staff
Grade the Wolverines: Rate Michigan's performance in the Sugar Bowl

Here's your chance to weigh in on the Michigan football team's 23-20 overtime win over Virginia Tech in the Sugar Bowl. Grade the Wolverines on offense, defense, special teams, coaching and overall.

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Posted: Mon Jan 2 10:32 a.m. by AnnArbor.com Staff

Michigan is the winningest program in college football history, but no other team has won more games since 1995 than Virginia Tech. Those teams meet Tuesday night in the Sugar Bowl (8:30 p.m., ESPN) and the Wolverines are a 3-point favorite. What do you think? poll_embed(600, ".poll_container_600")

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Posted: Thu Dec 29 11:35 a.m. by AnnArbor.com Staff

By 2017, Big Ten-Pac-12 early-season football games will be a regular feature of schedules, we'll be used to seeing similar matchups in basketball and other sports, too. Big Ten commissioner Jim Delany on the agreement, which was announced Wednesday: "It seems to us this in an intelligent way to get ...

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Posted: Sat Dec 24 3:49 p.m. by AnnArbor.com Staff
The NBA is back: Your favorite Christmas gift or a lump of coal?

The NBA opens its shortened season on Christmas Day and television networks think enough people are interested to run a full day of programming. It starts at noon with a Celtics-Knicks matchup on TNT and keeps on rolling through the Heat-Mavericks (2:30 p.m., ABC), Bulls-Lakers (5 p.m., ABC), Magic-Thunder (8 ...

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Posted: Fri Dec 23 1:31 p.m. by AnnArbor.com Staff
Michigan's revamped basketball facility now called Crisler Center

Known as Crisler Arena for its first 44 years, the University of Michigan this week started using "Crisler Center" as the name for the combined area of the renovated basketball arena and the new basketball facility.

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Posted: Mon Dec 12 2:02 p.m. by AnnArbor.com Staff

Desmond Howard is the master of ceremonies at the University of Michigan Club of Greater Detroit’s 91st annual Michigan Football Bust tonight.

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