Athletics
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Detroit: Olympic city?
The fate of the delayed 2020 Tokyo Olympic Game seems more uncertain than ever due to the pandemic. Detroit has long sought to host the games. Will it ever happen?
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Fans rally around Wolverine wins, championships
It’s a busy time of year, with virtually all Michigan teams in competition. From March Madness to fall football, enjoy this roundup from Michigan Athletics.
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ICYMI: Jim Harbaugh extends contract through 2025
Michigan’s head football coach reached an agreement with the University earlier this month. Harbaugh signed a four-year extension with revised financial terms effective Jan. 11, 2021
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Loss is the game
In a year devastated by grief, Collin McGlashen, BA ’05, holds his Wolverine traditions close and reflects on the ways the high-stakes Michigan-Ohio State game is woven through his family’s DNA.
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Celebrate #HomecomingAtHome
While the U-M Alumni Association will not host an in-person Homecoming Tailgate this year, they have scheduled several virtual events during Homecoming Week for you to take part in.
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On my obsession with Michigan football
For sports fan Dr. Jerry Kolins, BS ’68, Wolverine football is more religion than sport. The Big House has long been his cathedral where he finds connection, redemption, and transcendence. Now what?
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Big Ten postpones fall sports competition due to COVID-19 pandemic
The Big Ten Conference is postponing all fall 2020 sports competition and conference championships. Cross country, field hockey, football, soccer, and volleyball are impacted.
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Jim Harbaugh on the road traveled through pandemic
Michigan’s head football coach spoke to reporters at his first group media session since January’s Citrus Bowl. ‘I share the same opinion as our players,’ he said via Zoom. ‘They want to play.’
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Med student Finn helps design COVID-19 class while training for Olympic trials
She concluded her collegiate career as a nine-time All-American in last June’s NCAA outdoor championships. But this champion is far from done running or with her studies. The first-year medical student recently earned her master’s in public health and epidemiology.