Stories by Daniel Wasserman
Men’s Basketball
Behind Enemy Lines: Michigan State's Adreian Payne and Keith Appling
BY DANIEL WASSERMAN
For the first time since the Fab Five roamed the Ann Arbor streets, the Michigan men’s basketball team seems to have a leg up, or at least be on par with its in-state rival, Michigan State.
Michigan looks for first win in Madison since 1999
- Alden Reiss/Daily
BY DANIEL WASSERMAN
Since then, 10 Wolverine teams have failed at what No. 3 Michigan will attempt to do on Saturday — emerge victorious at the Kohl Center, where Wisconsin has won five of its last six meetings against top-five teams.
Michigan beats Ohio State, 76-74, in overtime thriller
- Todd Needle/Daily
BY DANIEL WASSERMAN
Michigan students, equipped with tents, began lining up outside Crisler Center at 11 p.m. Monday night. More than 25 hours and one low-scoring overtime period later, they walked away happy campers.
Jimmy King: Webber “absolutely” ready to apologize
- Natasha Janardan/Daily
BY DANIEL WASSERMAN
Jimmy King is confident that Chris Webber, the embattled former Wolverine, will soon be ready to apologize for his role in the Ed Martin scandal, and that when he will, the 1992 and 1993 Final Four banners will again be able to hang from the Crisler Center rafters. Jalen Rose, though, is skeptical the conversation between Webber and the administration will ever take place.
Student athletes rock out at Hill Auditorium
- Natasha Janardan/Daily
BY DANIEL WASSERMAN
Monday night’s Mock Rock nearly started without its emcee, Jalen Rose.
Rose, who was scheduled to arrive at 6 p.m., didn’t enter the building until 7:10 — 10 minutes after the show’s scheduled starting time. But once he got on stage, he was full of the flair and charisma that made him a famous member of the Fab Five.
Indiana too much for top-ranked Michigan on the road
- Adam Glanzman/Daily
BY DANIEL WASSERMAN
BLOOMINGTON—Tabbed as the “Game of the Season” prior to tip-off, Saturday’s prizefight between the No. 1 Michigan and No. 3 Indiana lived up to every bit of its billing. The two frontrunners in the Big Ten title race played with intensity typically reserved for March, each team playing like the best team in the country for significant stretches.
Jalen Rose to headline Monday's Mock Rock
- Paul Sherman/Daily
BY DANIEL WASSERMAN
The event, hosted by the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC), pits members from most of the University’s 27 varsity programs in a competition for the best on-stage variety performance.
No. 1 Michigan, No. 3 Indiana to meet in program's biggest game in decades
- Adam Glanzman/Daily
BY DANIEL WASSERMAN
Michigan coach John Beilein even said on Tuesday that the only reason he knew the Hoosiers game was approaching was because he had to approve the flight schedule.
Michigan surges past Purdue with second-half run
- Todd Needle/Daily
BY DANIEL WASSERMAN
The explosive, put-away-its-opponent run came later than expected for the No. 2 Michigan basketball team. After all, the Wolverines entered Thursday night’s game against Purdue as decisive, double-digit favorites.
Daniel Wasserman: What I learned from Adidas in Minneapolis
- Patrick Barron/Daily
BY DANIEL WASSERMAN
MINNEAPOLIS — Four of Michigan’s blue road jerseys ripped in the Wolverines’ 83-75 win over Minnesota Wednesday.
