To save its season, U-M’s ice hockey team had to unify itself around an unlikely hero.

Four U-M students competed as ice dancers in the Olympics. Two of them won silver; the others will be favorites in 2014. But until then, they’ll just be trying to pass their next exams.

U-M students and alums will be skating for their country in the Vancouver games.

What were the biggest games, the most impressive performances, the best Wolverine teams of the ’00s? Sportswriter John U. Bacon makes his picks. What are yours?

Plus: David Brandon named U-M athletic director.

University of Michigan alumnus and former football player David Brandon has been named U-M’s new athletic director. Brandon, the CEO of Domino’s Pizza, has also served as a Regent for the University.

As he approaches retirement, the athletic director will go down as one of U-M’s most influential figures.

How U-M’s greatest coaches construct programs that win for years.
Plus: Slideshow: U-M’s top coaches

Tons of trash, visitors from all over the earth and the 50-Yard-Line Club keep it hopping. Plus: football update and stadium photos.

Wolverines romp through the NCAA tournaments.
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