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“The Final Whistle” Podcast (Episode #81): Michigan College Football Playoff-Bound, Resilient Lions, & Michigan-MSU College Basketball Updates

Travis Gibbs and Bryan Fongers are back with another new installment of “The Final Whistle” Podcast as we get into the stretch run of the NFL and the meat and potatoes of the college basketball season. – Michigan football is back in the College Football Playoff. Are they legit National Championship contenders?– The surging Lions…MORE

College Football Postseason Awards: Michigan’s Olu Oluwatimi collects a pair of honors, three Wolverines nab All-American recognition

The College Football Postseason Awards were handed out on Thursday night, and one Michigan offensive lineman earned not one, but two awards for his outstanding individual performance throughout the 2022 season: In addition, three Wolverines took home All-American honors: Lastly, Blake Corum found out where he finished in this year’s Heisman Trophy voting after not…MORE

Western Michigan hires Lance Taylor as new head football coach

The Western Michigan Broncos have found its new football head coach in former Louisville offensive coordinator Lance Taylor. Taylor replaces Tim Lester, who was let go following the 2022 season after six seasons in Kalamazoo and a 37-32 record, three bowl appearances (1-2 record), and zero MAC titles at his alma mater.MORE

Tigers trade Joe Jimenez to Atlanta for two prospects and cash

The Detroit Tigers have decided to move on from reliever Joe Jimenez as the soon-to-be 28-year-old has been dealt to the Atlanta Braves in exchange for two prospects and cash considerations. Jimenez, the native of Puerto Rico, spent six seasons with the Tigers compiling a 19-19 record to go with a 5.24 ERA, 20 saves,…MORE

Michigan’s Jaelin Llewellyn out for the season with a torn ACL

Michigan graduate point guard Jaelin Llewellyn is been ruled out for the remainder of the 2022-23 season after suffering a torn ACL in his left knee during Sunday’s loss in London to Kentucky. The Princeton transfer played and started in all eight games this season for the Wolverines totaling seven points, 3.3 rebounds, and 2.8…MORE

Lions Michael Badgley earns NFC Special Teams Player of the Week

Detroit Lions kicker Michael Badgley has been named by the National Football League as the NFC Special Teams Player of the Week following his perfect kicking performance during Sunday’s 40-14 victory at Ford Field over the Jacksonville Jaguars. The 27-year-old has appeared in seven games this season for the Lions converting on 11 of his…MORE

Tigers Jonathan Schoop to reportedly play in 2023 World Baseball Classic for the Netherlands

Detroit Tigers infielder Jonathan Schoop has reportedly agreed to play for the Netherlands in the upcoming 2023 World Baseball Classic. The Netherlands national baseball team is comprised of players from the Netherlands in Europe and from Dutch territories and islands in the Caribbean that are part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands that includes Aruba…MORE

MLB Draft Lottery: Tigers land #3 overall pick in upcoming 2023 Draft

The inaugural MLB Draft Lottery was held Tuesday night in San Diego, and the Detroit Tigers seemed to catch a little bit of luck from the lottery balls after finishing with the sixth-worst record in all of Major League Baseball during the 2022 season. The 2023 MLB Draft will be held in Seattle in July…MORE

Lions tear apart Jacksonville, have now won four of its last five games

So….those Detroit Lions are playing some pretty good football lately, aren’t they? The Lions have won four of their last five games and now sit at 5-7 overall with five games remaining. Detroit concludes its three-game homestand with a Sunday afternoon matchup against the 10-2 and NFC North-leading Minnesota Vikings at 1 pm.MORE

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