Ice Hockey
Jeremy Cho/Daily

Willing his way to the NHL

The bench door opens at Buccaneer Arena, home of the Des Moines Buccaneers, and out skates a 15-year-old carrying a bucket of pucks. He glides over to his usual spot between the center hash marks, about 12 to 15 feet from the net.

Women's Track and Field

The Game: Former Wolverines compete at the USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships

Three former Wolverines traveled from Ann Arbor to Eugene, Ore. to compete at the 2009 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships. The runners competed at Hayward Field, which has been the site for four Olympic Trials and was home to world renowned distance runner Steve Prefontaine.

Women's Track and Field
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National Champions once again

Seniors and co-captains Tiffany Ofili and Geena Gall capped their collegiate careers with a pair of individual NCAA titles this weekend at the NCAA Championships.

Men's Basketball

The Game: Basketball team hires strength and conditioning coach

After former strength coach Steve Curtis left the University earlier this summer to go to Virginia, the basketball program wasted no time in hiring his replacement.

Jon Sanderson, a former Clemson University assistant strength coach, was hired Friday to fill the empty position.

Football

Breakdown: How will Kelvin Grady fare under Rodriguez?

An Athletic Department spokesperson confirmed Thursday that the former Michigan men’s basketball point guard has joined the football team and is working out in the Wolverines’ summer conditioning program.

Volleyball

Wolverines take South American trip to challenge world's best

From May 17-29, the Wolverines faced six Brazilian club teams, notching a 5-2 record during that stretch. “(The trip) was a great experience for us,” Michigan coach Mark Rosen said.

Softball
Max Collins/Daily

Wolverine season ends in Oklahoma City after losing a slugfest to Georgia

OKLAHOMA CITY — After its most successful season in four years, after coming from behind in seven of its 17 conference wins, one swing of the bat left the Michigan’s softball team’s latest comeback just short. Down 6-3 heading into the final three innings, Michigan rallied back to cut the deficit to one.

Men's Golf

For Michigan, surprising Final Four run was not a surprise

Prior to his team’s NCAA Regional tournament in Austin, Texas, Michigan coach Andrew Sapp told his team he was confident it could win a national championship. At the time, it seemed like wishful thinking.

Michigan had only reached a regional tournament once in Sapp’s six-year tenure prior to this season — let alone the NCAA Finals — which the Wolverines hadn't seen since 1968.

Women's Track and Field

Wolverines send six athletes to NCAAs after strong regional meet

Seniors and defending NCAA champions Tiffany Ofili and Geena Gall usually garner most of the recognition on the Michigan women's track and field team.

But at this weekend's NCAA Mideast Regional it was senior Bettie Wade's performances that led the Wolverines to a third-place finish (48) behind Tennessee (69) and LSU (85.50).

Softball
Max Collins/Daily

Wolverines on the brink of elimination after a heartbreaking loss to Florida

Hutchins has been in this situation before. Her 2005 national championship team lost to Tennessee in its third game of the tournament, but rebounded to knock of the Volunteers in the following game. If Michigan wants to win the College World Series, there is no doubt that it is going to have to go through Florida to get there.

Daily Dose 6-30-09

Join hosts Ryan Kartje and Joe Stapleton as we sit down with two of the smartest minds in Michigan football, Brian Cook of MGoBlog and Ace Anbender of thewolverineblog.com. We'll discuss Richrod's recruiting efforts as well as where players stand before the start of the season. We leave no stone unturned in an all football all the time episode.

Women's Golf

Teichert resigns as women’s golf coach

After 16 seasons, Michigan women's golf coach Kathy Teichert resigned on Thursday. She led the Wolverines to their only five NCAA Regional team appearances in the program's 33-year history, making her the most successful coach the program has ever had.

Teichert did not return The Daily’s phone calls to comment on the reasons behind her decision.

Ice Hockey

The Game: Three soon-to-be Wolverines selected in NHL Entry Draft

Before this weekend, the Michigan men’s hockey team would have had 10 players drafted by NHL teams on their squad next year.

After Saturday, that number jumped to 12 as forwards Chris Brown and Kevin Lynch were drafted in the NHL Entry Draft, both in the second round.

Daily Dose 6-22-09

Join hosts Ryan Kartje and Joe Stapleton as we sit down with 5-time national champion Tiffany Ofili to discuss her legacy and her future plans. We also get into a bit of football scheduling and Bill Martin's dilemma in the next seasons.

Sports

Daily Dose: Lacrosse Special

Join hosts Ryan Kartje and Joe Stapleton as we talk about the most successful program at Michigan in recent years: Men's Lacrosse. We talk to coach John Paul as well as umvarsityblue.com blogger Tim Sullivan about prospects of the team being D-1 in the future. Also, we chat with Sullivan about the Wolverines chances at bettering their 3-9 football season.

Men's Track and Field

Harris earns All-American honors in 100-meter sprint

As Adam Harris crossed the finish line at the NCAA Championship in Fayeteville, Ark., history was made. It was the first time in 49 years that the Wolverines had an All-American in the 100-meter dash.

Sports

The Daily Dose: Sports Podcast 6/11/09

Join hosts Ryan Kartje and Joe Stapleton in our second week as hosts of the Daily's weekly Sports Podcast: The Daily Dose. This week, Jack Kennedy, freshman walk-on QB joins us to talk about life from the end of the bench. We also delve into the transfer of Kelvin Grady from hoops to the Big House and Chris Fetter's new home in San Diego.

Baseball

The Game: Fetter drafted by Padres in 9th round

One of the best pitchers in University of Michigan history took one step closer to the Big Show on Tuesday.

Chris Fetter, fourth on Michigan’s all-time strikeout list, was drafted by the San Diego Padres in the 9th round of the Major League Baseball Draft. Fetter was the 264th player drafted and the sixth Wolverine to be selected in the past two seasons.

Sports

The Daily Dose: Sports Podcast 6/3/09

Listen in to the Daily's very first sports podcast, hosted by Daily Sports Writers Ryan Kartje and Joe Stapleton. This week, we look at the Men's Golf team's unprecedented NCAA run (with special guest, coach Andrew Sapp) and the Softball team's postseason as well as high expectations for the Men's Basketball team.

Men's Track and Field

From obscurity to All-American, Harmsen leads Wolverines

Last May, then-redshirt junior Dan Harmsen stood atop the podium at the Big Ten Outdoor Championships to accept his award for his first individual Big Ten title.

It was the first Big Ten title the Wolverines had won in the 400-meter hurdles since 1997. Harmsen had proven himself to be an elite hurdler among the other runners.