Athletics

  1. Winged victory

    It’s been 75 years since Herbert O. “Fritz” Crisler introduced the iconic winged helmet to the Michigan Wolverines.

  2. Behind the scenes with Trey Burke at the 2013 NBA draft

    Trey Burke is cool under pressure, as his performance in the 2013 NCAA Championship showed. So it should come as no surprise that on the biggest day of his life so far, the former Wolverine slept in.

  3. In it to win it with Al Storey

    At age 91, retired speech professor and lifelong athlete Al Storey, BA ’49/MA ’50/PhD ’53, gives new meaning to “playing the game of life.”

  4. Spring into football

    The U-M football team took to the field last month for the annual Mott Spring Game presented by PNC Bank. Fans got an early glimpse of team 134 and raised some $90,000 to support the C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital.

  5. The Wolverines' wild ride

    Take a look at some amazing stats and behind-the-scenes photos from the Wolverines’ heart-stopping drive to the 2013 NCAA Basketball Championship.

  6. He shoots, he scores!

    It’s been 90 years since Eddie Kahn, MD ’24, scored the first goal in the history of varsity hockey at Michigan. This larger-than-life character socialized with Hemingway and Lindbergh and enjoyed a noted career as a pioneering neurosurgeon.

  7. Cager for the ages

    Cazzie Russell: Two words that evoke a near-mythic tale of rebirth and transformation in Wolverine athletics that started in the ’60s and still resonates today.

  8. Hoops preview: Meet basketball's Fresh Five

    As the 2012-13 Michigan basketball season approaches, head coach John Beilein finds himself with the most talented class of incoming freshmen since he set foot on campus.

  9. Nimble Kimball

    View some amazing footage of former head diving coach Dick Kimball, and learn his secret to staying young.