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May 03 2024
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Michigan AD Warde Manuel exclusive interview: Addressing Mel Pearson, football controversies
This is Part 2 of the Free Press' exclusive interview with Michigan athletic director Warde Manuel. Here, he addresses how he handled the eventual firing of hockey coach Mel Pearson, discusses the personnel issues with the football program, and what happened with former basketball player Zavier Simpson and the car registered to his family. This story has been edited for brevity: 'Never like it
Detroit Free PressApr 25 2024
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Donald Trump returns to Michigan next week for campaign stop
(CBS DETROIT) - Former President Donald Trump will return to Michigan next week for a campaign stop in Saginaw County, his campaign announced Wednesday. Trump will speak at MBS International Airport in Freeland at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, May 1, at Avflight Saginaw. Doors open at 2 p.m. The event is open to the public, but people are limited to two per mobile number. Tickets are available on a
CBS News (Online)Apr 30 2024
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Michigan U.S. Senate candidates largely embrace task force debate plan
Nearly all of the major U.S. Senate candidates in Michigan said Tuesday they would be willing to participate in three debates ahead of the fall general election organized by the new Michigan Debate Taskforce. The first debate is planned for the Grand Rapids area on Sept. 12, the second in the Traverse City area on Oct. 10 and the last in Metro Detroit on Oct. 22 that would be broadcast by TV
Detroit NewsApr 25 2024
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What Michigan State is getting in new transfer Frankie Fidler
EAST LANSING – Frankie Fidler will be the intriguing new face for Michigan State basketball next season as the team’s first transfer portal addition in more than three years. But across the Summit League, Fidler is already known well. Fidler committed to the Spartans on Tuesday out of the transfer portal, choosing Michigan State over Wisconsin, Creighton and Nebraska. He’ll come to East
MLive.comApr 30 2024
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Powers Catholilc’s Grace Cameron is finalist for Gatorade Michigan soccer Player of Year
FLINT – Defender Grace Cameron of Powers Catholic is one of the Michigan finalists for Gatorade’s girls soccer Player of the Year award. Gatorade honors players in 12 sports and the winners in each state will be considered for the national award. “It’s one of those things that’s rewarding to know your hard work has paid off,” Cameron said. “All the work I’ve put in outside of practice, it’s
MLive.comMay 02 2024
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Michigan State football: Illinois transfer Andrew Dennis becomes a Spartan after all
Andrew “AJ” Dennis didn’t go away from home for long. The one-time Michigan State football commit and Free Press Dream Team member will indeed be part of the Spartans’ 2024 class after announcing Thursday night via X (formerly Twitter) his plans to transfer from Illinois. Dennis originally committed under previous MSU coach Mel Tucker on April 8, 2023, then renounced his pledge Oct. 16 after
Detroit Free PressApr 30 2024
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Consumers Energy installing iron utility poles to better withstand Michigan weather
JACKSON, MI – Jackson-based Consumers Energy will be installing iron utility poles in parts of Michigan to help withstand increasingly severe storms, which have caused disruptive outages across the state.
Around 1,200 iron utility poles will be installed later this year in the Kalamazoo, Greenville, and Tawas areas. The iron poles are built stronger and lighter and are meant to last
MLive.comApr 27 2024
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Michigan's Cornelius Johnson reconnects with Jim Harbaugh on Chargers in Round 7 of draft
Cornelius Johnson experienced all of the highs and lows of the Michigan football program and was rewarded with a national championship after returning for a fifth season. Now, Johnson is part of what was nearly a historic draft class for the Wolverines after he was selected by the Los Angeles Chargers at No. 253 overall — the fifth-to-last-selection — in the seventh round Saturday of the 2024
Detroit Free PressApr 12 2024
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Winds in Southeast Michigan diminish for the weekend
(CBS DETROIT) - A Wind advisory for Southeast Michigan expires at midnight on Saturday, leaving us with diminishing winds. It'll still be breezy on Saturday, but luckily we'll have more sunshine for the weekend. Winds on Saturday will be out of the west-northwest at 15-20 mph and gusting up to 34 mph. Wind gusts will diminish through the day as temperatures will warm up. Lows start Saturday
CBS News (Online)May 02 2024
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Michigan AD Warde Manuel exclusive interview: This hardest thing he's done in career
The Michigan athletic department unofficially ushered in a new era earlier this year when two of the most historic coaches in its two largest programs departed in the span of 58 days. Though the moves happened in different ways — Jim Harbaugh bolted for the Chargers after leading Michigan football to its first national championship in more than 25 years while Juwan Howard was relieved of his
Detroit Free Press