May 24, 2013 - 6:32pm

King defeats Dome en route to the quarterfinals

BY JASON RUBINSTEIN

Just as one may have thought Evan King couldn’t accomplish more in his Michigan career, the senior found a way. Friday morning, King became the first Michigan men’s tennis player to advance to the quarterfinals of the NCAA Singles Championships since David Kaas in 1992.

King, the tournaments No. 11 seed, accomplished the milestone with a 6-3, 6-4 victory over No. 30 Andre Dome of Cal Poly.

May 16, 2013 - 1:26pm

Michigan releases 2014 conference schedule with a second consecuitve away game at Michigan State

BY ZACH HELFAND

The season will include eight Big Ten games, including a game each against 2014 conference newcomers Maryland and Rutgers. The new conference alignment means the Wolverines will play on the road against Michigan State and Northwestern for the second consecutive year.

May 13, 2013 - 11:04am

Softball to host 12th NCAA Regional in past 13 years

BY ERIN LENNON

Marlene Lacasse/Daily

The Wolverines (20-3 Big Ten, 45-11 overall) will face Valparaiso on Friday at 7 pm. Central Michigan and No. 20 California will round out the regional, which utilizes double-elimination format.

April 27, 2013 - 5:03pm

Robinson picked by Jaguars in fifth round of NFL draft, Campbell to go to Jets

BY LIZ VUKELICH

Erin Kirkland/Daily

Robinson was drafted by the Jacksonville Jaguars on Saturday as a running back in the fifth round of the 2013 NFL draft as the 135th pick overall.

April 26, 2013 - 12:45am

Evan King named Big Ten Athlete of the Year, again

BY LEV FACHER

The Big Ten announced on Thursday evening that Michigan tennis standout Evan King has been named the Big Ten men’s tennis Athlete of the Year for the second consecutive season.

April 24, 2013 - 6:24pm

Brady Hoke promises donuts to early arrivers at football games

BY ZACH HELFAND

As the debate over the Michigan football team’s new student ticket plan rages on, Michigan coach Brady Hoke has proposed an additional policy. Show up early for noon kickoffs, and get a donut.

April 17, 2013 - 8:38pm

Baseball game suspended due to thunderstorms

BY MAX COHEN

It would take a combination of Eastern Michigan and thunderstorms to prevent the Michigan baseball team from extending its 10-game winning streak on Wednesday night.

April 13, 2013 - 3:22pm

Hoke: Injured linebacker Jake Ryan could return by mid-October

BY ZACH HELFAND

Michigan coach Brady Hoke said Saturday that injured linebacker Jake Ryan could return some time in the middle of the 2013 season. “I’m not a doctor, but possibly middle of October,” Hoke said on Ryan’s return date after Saturday’s Spring Game.

April 4, 2013 - 7:06pm

Block 'M' Blog: Thompson places third in 25th annual State Farm Women's College 3-Point Championship

BY DANIEL FELDMAN

The second-team All-Big Ten Wolverine became the first Michigan player to participate in the event. After posting 20 games with at least three 3-pointers - including a program-best of seven against Northwestern in January - Thompson finished third out of eight.

April 3, 2013 - 10:53am

Ben Ballantine breaks two bones in left ankle

BY JEREMY SUMMITT

Senior right-handed pitcher Ben Ballantine ran to cover first base after a groundball came into play in the third inning of Tuesday’s game against Bowling Green. He made it over there fine, but once he stepped on the bag, something became visibly wrong.

April 1, 2013 - 2:25pm

Russell Bellomy tears ACL, leaving Michigan with one scholarship quarterback on roster

BY ZACH HELFAND

Redshirt sophomore quarterback Russell Bellomy suffered ananterior cruciate ligament tear in last Friday’s practice, the Michigan football team announced Monday. Bellomy would have likely been the backup quarterback to redshirt junior Devin Gardner, and the injury leaves Gardner as the only healthy scholarship quarterback left on the roster.

March 27, 2013 - 11:31pm

Report: As expected, Merrill leaves school, signs with Devils' organization

BY MATT SLOVIN

After three seasons with the Michigan hockey team, including two shortened ones, defenseman Jon Merrill has left the University and signed an amateur tryout contract with the Albany Devils of the American Hockey League, according to TSN’s Bob McKenzie on Twitter. The Michigan hockey team later reported the news on Twitter.

March 26, 2013 - 6:40pm

Block 'M' Blog: Turf to be installed in 2014

BY ALEX TAYLOR

Starting in the fall of 2014, visitors to Ray Fisher Stadium, home of the Michigan baseball team, will no longer be able smell the fresh cut grass or hear the crunch of the dirt underneath player’s spikes.

This is because Michigan will replace its current natural field at the Wilpon Complex with an all-turf surface.

March 26, 2013 - 11:55am

Reactions on the Michigan hockey streak: the best of the rest

BY ZACH HELFAND

Sunday, The Daily reached out to those close to the Michigan hockey, from former captains to Michigan historian John U. Bacon to former hockey staffers for reactions on the end of the team’s NCAA Tournament streak. A small sampling of those ran Monday morning, but many more didn’t comments didn’t make the cut. Here’s the best of the rest:

March 25, 2013 - 2:20pm

Greg Mattison pulls ahead of Ohio State’s Fickell as Big Ten’s highest-paid assistant

BY ZACH HELFAND

Michigan’s defensive coordinator, who recently signed a three-year contract extension that lasts through 2016, will earn a base salary of $835,000 in 2014, an increase from the base of $750,000 in his previous three-year deal.