After taking an upset series win from Rutgers last weekend, the Michigan baseball team went from the conference tournament bubble to the fifth seed. Traveling to Omaha, the Wolverines begin their tournament Wednesday night against No. 4 seed Illinois. The Daily’s baseball beat predicts the fate of Michigan and the outcome of the Big Ten […]
Posted inMusic
24kGoldn lights up The Blind Pig
24kGoldn jumped onto The Blind Pig stage thumping, “I don’t want a valentine, I just want VALENTINO!” The crowd bounced and swayed, screaming along. I looked over at my friend; we were in for a ride. Goldn just kept them coming, song after song, banger after banger, each with a catchier hook than the last. […]
Posted inOpinion
Lets be tactical about the “blame game” with Roe
In a leaked draft by Justice Samuel Alito, the majority opinion of the Court declared that Roe v. Wade, the landmark decision that protects a woman’s right to privacy to have an abortion, is to be overruled. If — or, the increasingly more likely option, when — Roe v. Wade (referred to as just Roe […]
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Who needs time travel?
Anya Singh is an Opinion Cartoonist and can be reached at anyas@umich.edu.
Posted inSoftball
Michigan’s lack of batting capitalization lets pitching woes define final loss
ORLANDO, Fla. — Fifth-year third baseman Taylor Bump approached the plate in the bottom of the fifth with a golden opportunity to reprise the clutch heroics that defined her play in the past month. Graduate center fielder Kristina Burkhardt and senior outfielder Lexie Blair waited on second and third. With Central Florida’s lead — which […]
Posted inSoftball
Charlie Pappalardo: This weekend captured all of Michigan
If you’ve followed the Michigan softball team throughout this past season, you likely know there is no clear cut storyline for the Wolverines. They started the season slow, streaked and slumped, and finished Big Ten play on fire. And throughout the rollercoaster year, I found myself confused. I had no clue how good Michigan was, […]
Posted inMen's Basketball
Juwan Howard turns down Los Angeles Lakers coaching interest, will remain at Michigan
On Sunday, ESPN insider Adrian Wojnarowski reported that Michigan coach Juwan Howard turned down “overture” from the Los Angeles Lakers. The decision reaffirms his priorities to coach the Wolverines. After missing the playoffs, the Lakers are now focusing on their search for a new coach this offseason after firing Frank Vogel. But now they will […]
Posted inAnn Arbor
‘The Missing Middle’: Ann Arbor community members work to reverse the decline in working-class homeownership
Brian Chambers, a Ward 3 resident and U-M alumni, has a long history of housing advocacy in the city. This year, his 39-page volunteer project, titled “Ann Arbor’s Middle-Income Needs Analysis: Introducing the Neighborhood Assistance Corporation of America (NACA),” motivated a May 5 City Council resolution to collect and communicate home mortgage information. In an […]
Posted inSoftball
Control issues doom Michigan in season-ending regional loss to UCF
ORLANDO, Fla. — It’s hard to win a softball game after walking in four runs. It’s one thing to give up runs when the opposition is simply hitting it hard. But by struggling to find the strike zone, the Michigan softball team’s pitchers allowed Central Florida to take an insurmountable lead early without getting many […]
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Michigan cruises past Jackrabbits in elimination game
ORLANDO, Fla. — For the Wolverines to come out of their NCAA Regional alive, they needed to win two straight games over the course of a long Sunday in the Orlando heat. So they wasted no time to get the first one out of the way. The Michigan softball team (38-17, 14-8 Big Ten) defeated […]