The first episode of “The Final Whistle” podcast with Travis Gibbs and Bryan Fongers for April is here! – NCAA Tournament Update: Big Ten disappoints last weekend, Final Four recap, and National Championship preview. – The Tigers are just days away from Opening Day! There’s been some good news, but also some bad news along…… MORE
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Longtime MSU Assistant Dwayne Stephens Takes Men’s Basketball Head Coaching Gig At WMU
Western Michigan University didn’t look too far to find its new men’s basketball head coach. After 19 seasons coaching alongside Tom Izzo, Dwayne Stephens is leaving East Lansing for Kalamazoo to become the Broncos’ new men’s basketball head coach. According to an article from the Detroit News, Stephens replaces Clayton Bates, who was fired after…… MORE
Grand Valley State Names Cornell Mann As Men’s Basketball Head Coach
Grand Valley State University has found its new “Mann” to guide the men’s basketball program beginning next season. Cornell Mann has recently been tabbed as the sixth men’s basketball head coach in program history. Mann replaces Ric Wesley, who stepped down in early March following 18 seasons as the men’s basketball head coach.… MORE
Michigan State’s Max Christie To Test NBA Waters, Maintain College Eligibility
Michigan State Guard Max Christie is going to test the NBA Draft process this coming summer while maintaining his college eligibility. The Illinois native made the announcement via his Instagram page. This past season, the Big Ten All-Freshman Team member totaled 9.3 points, 3.5 rebounds, and 1.5 assists per game that included shooting 38.2% from…… MORE
Colin Kaepernick Named Honorary Captain For Michigan’s Spring Game
Michigan Football’s Spring Game takes place this Saturday at noon from inside “The Big House,” and Jim Harbaugh has decided to bring in a familiar face from his San Francisco 49ers days. Harbaugh and Kaepernick were together with the 49ers from 2011-14 and were a part of three consecutive NFC Championship Game appearances (2011-14) and…… MORE
Red Wings Terminate Longtime Operations Manager Al Sobotka
After 51 years with the Detroit Red Wings organization, longtime operations manager Al Sobotka has been terminated. According to the Detroit News, there was no immediate comment from the Red Wings. It also wasn’t immediately clear what caused the termination. Sobotka said in an official statement: “I loved my 51 years with the Detroit Red…… MORE
Brad Holmes: “The Lions Have Fielded Phone Calls About The #2 Overall Pick”
When Detroit Lions General Manager Brad Holmes said that they were “open for business” this offseason, he meant it. In a recent media hit, Holmes did specify that the Lions have been taking phone calls from other teams about their #2 overall pick in the upcoming NFL Draft: The Lions currently hold two first round…… MORE
Detroit To Host The 2024 NFL Draft
Monday, March 28th, 2022 ended up being a big day surrounding the Detroit Lions organization. Following the announcement that the team is going to be on HBO’s “Hard Knocks,” the Lions also announced that Detroit will host the 2024 NFL Draft. The 2022 NFL Draft will be in Las Vegas, and Kansas City gets their…… MORE
Michigan Hockey Reaches NCAA Record 26th Frozen Four
Following wild regional victories over AIC (Friday) and Quinnipiac (Sunday), the University of Michigan men’s ice hockey team is headed back to the Frozen Four for the 26th time in program history, an NCAA record. The Wolverines will head to the TD Garden in Boston, Massachusetts for a Frozen Four matchup on Thursday, April 7th…… MORE
Detroit Lions To Be Featured On HBO’s “Hard Knocks” This Season
It’s happening. The Detroit Lions will be featured on this season’s installment of HBO’s “Hard Knocks.” From the Detroit Lions official release, the five-episode season debuts Tuesday, August 9 (10:00-11:00 p.m. ET) with additional hour-long episodes debuting subsequent Tuesdays at the same time, culminating in the September 6 season finale. Eleven of the last thirteen…… MORE
