‘Stylish’ ex-Spartan Plaxico Burress launches sock business

Plaxico Burress, the former Michigan State and NFL receiver who spent time in prison for accidentally shooting himself in nightclub, has a new business interest. More

• ‘Healed up’ WR Nate Burleson a surprise participant in Lions OTAs

Reports: Krzyzewski, not MSU’s Izzo, to coach Olympic basketball team

Duke’s Mike Krzyzewski will return as coach of Team USA for the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, according to multiple reports. That means Michigan State coach Tom Izzo did not get the job. More

Michigan's Derrick Green on ESPN's short list of impact freshmen

Michigan running back Derrick Green is one of five freshmen nationwide expected to make an immediate impact on their new teams this fall, according to ESPN's Tom Luginbill. More

Patrick Biondi’s recovery mirrors Michigan baseball's resurgence

After falling short as a freshman, Patrick Biondi believed he would have a few more chances to win the Big Ten tournament title and play in the NCAA Tournament. But the next two years were filled with disappointments. Now, Biondi has one more shot. More

Michigan’s Tim Hardaway Jr. gets another bump in Chad Ford’s rankings

Following a strong showing at the NBA Combine last week, Michigan shooting guard Tim Hardaway Jr. has been bumped up to No. 27 from No. 34 in the latest draft prospect rankings by ESPN’s Chad Ford. More

Former Michigan football players help make Mott fundraiser huge success

Former Michigan quarterback Brian Griese took a break during his round of golf Sunday afternoon at the U-M Golf Course and took a breather under the shade of a tree as he contemplated the amount of money the Griese-Steve Hutchinson-Charles Woodson fundraiser has generated over the years. More

Driesenga, Romero lead Michigan past Cal, into NCAA Super Regionals

The Wolverines earned a spot in the NCAA Super Regionals for the second straight year. They’ll host Louisiana-Lafayette in the best-of-three series Friday and Saturday in Ann Arbor. More

U-M heads to Big Ten tourney with crack at first NCAA bid since 2008

The Wolverines are making their 22nd tournament appearance, which is third among all Big Ten teams, and first since 2010. The Wolverines have won eight conference tournaments with the most recent triumph coming in 2008. More

Michigan softball advances to NCAA regional title game, will face Cal again

It was the same story but a different day for Michigan ace Sara Driesenga as she propelled her team to a 5-0 win Saturday afternoon over California in the 2013 NCAA softball regionals at Alumni Field. More

Michigan makes Big Ten baseball tournament field; Michigan State misses

Needing a win to make the Big Ten tournament field, the Wolverines set a season high in runs and hits (23) in a 19-9 victory over Nebraska in Lincoln on Saturday afternoon. The teams meet again Wednesday in the tournament. More

Sara Driesenga sparkles as Michigan softball romps in opener

The Michigan softball team’s quest for its second national championship couldn’t have gotten off to a better start. In front of a packed crowd, Driesenga flirted with a perfect game as No. 8-seed Michigan overpowered Valparaiso, 5-0, in its NCAA Division 1 regional opener. More

Coach K no longer ruling out return to USA Basketball

Though the Duke coach had repeatedly said he wouldn’t be back after last summer, USA Basketball chairman Jerry Colangelo says they spoke about a week ago and there has been “movement” toward a return. More

Michigan coach Brady Hoke: 'chickening out' line not insult to Notre Dame players

Hoke said his comment regarding Notre Dame ending the football series after the next two games was not meant as an insult to any of the Irish players. Hoke was a call-in guest to WTKA Friday morning as part of the Mott Takeover fundraiser. More

Michigan leading rusher Mike Hart sad to see Notre Dame series go

Hart, Michigan's all-time leading rusher, is now an assistant coach at Eastern Michigan, but he still has opinions about the Wolverines. He's disappointed the Michigan-Notre Dame series will be suspended after the 2014 game in South Bend, Ind. More

Ex-Michigan center Steve Everitt calls Kirk Cousins’ 2011 comments ‘ridiculous’

Everitt, who last played at Michigan in 1992, appeared on WTKA's Mott Takeover fundraiser Friday and randomly referred to the former Michigan State quarterback's comment from two seasons ago, after the Spartans' fourth straight victory. More

EMU football coach Ron English will skydive for money to fix bathrooms

English has pledged to skydive if EMU can raise at least $60,000 through its golf outing June 8 and other donations. He got four of his assistants, including former Michigan running back Mike Hart, to agree to jump if EMU raises at least $30,000. More

Al Borges fine with Michigan’s Devin Gardner seeking QB guru’s help

Borges didn't take it personally when starting quarterback Devin Gardner recently enlisted QB guru George Whitfield for a three-day training session. Whitfield has worked with a number of college and NFL quarterbacks. More

Lloyd Carr, former U-M players back Brady Hoke on 'chickening out' comment

Brady Hoke's recent "chickening out" comment regarding Notre Dame and its exit from the series with Michigan after the next two games definitely has support among former Wolverines. More

Ex-Michigan RB Anthony Thomas likes look of incoming Derrick Green

Thomas, who appeared Friday on WTKA's Mott Takeover fundraiser, said he received a tweet from Green several months ago. "I didn't know who he was," Thomas said. More

Sara Driesenga helps youth movement take hold on U-M softball team

Sara Driesenga has known for years she was partial to Michigan. During Michigan’s run to the national championship in 2005, Driesenga was 12 years old, but already was sold on playing for the Wolverines. More

Michigan G Kyle Kalis made huge strides in spring practice, Al Borges says

Borges said that despite the youth and inexperience of the interior offensive line, he likes how physical they were in spring practice. Borges appeared early Friday morning on WKTA-AM during the "Mott Takeover" fundraiser for Mott Hospital. More

Penn State ‘a good hunch’ as Michigan night foe in 2014; full schedule here

Michigan athletic director Dave Brandon certainly knows it’s not an ideal situation for Michigan to play at Michigan State in football the next two seasons — the 2014 Big Ten schedule was revealed Thursday by the conference — but he prefers to look at the positives. More

• Michigan's Trey Burke ready for NBA with help from trusted allies
• Brady Hoke laments loss of Notre Dame series in wake of ‘chicken’ comment

MSU opens 2014 Big Ten campaign at home vs. Nebraska; full schedule here

The Spartans open against Nebraska and finish at Penn State. The schedule also includes a road game against Maryland and a home game against Rutgers. More

• Brady Hoke laments loss of Notre Dame series in wake of ‘chicken’ comment

Brady Hoke laments loss of Notre Dame series in wake of ‘chicken’ comment

"The excitement of that game on a national level, I just think it’s going to be too bad when that series ends," Hoke said Thursday on ESPN's "Mike and Mike" show. "College football is changing. For the better? I don’t know." More

• Penn State ‘a good hunch’ as Michigan night foe in 2014; full schedule here
• MSU opens 2014 Big Ten campaign at home vs. Nebraska; full schedule here
• Michigan has no plans for alternate football uniform in 2013 regular season
• Michigan gets OK for synthetic turf on baseball, softball fields

Michigan has no plans for alternate football uniform in 2013 regular season

After running through all sorts of uniform combinations over the past two seasons, Michigan athletic director Dave Brandon said this week there are no plans to wear an alternate jersey during the 2013 regular season. More

• Michigan's Trey Burke ready for NBA with help from trusted allies
• Brady Hoke laments loss of Notre Dame series in wake of ‘chicken’ comment

Complete 2014 Big Ten football schedules here

The Big Ten released its schedule of conference games for the 2014 season — the first season with new members Rutgers and Maryland, and the first season with the new East and West Divisions. More

Michigan State joins Big Ten in beefing up football schedule

Scheduling has become front-and-center as the Big Ten has decided to strengthen its overall profile. Under the new playoff format, it will be a major factor in deciding the four teams that are selected and should better position the Big Ten. More

Big Ten bowl slotting plan will get an overhaul

At the Big Ten’s spring meetings on Wednesday, commissioner Jim Delany talked about the conference getting away from the standard slotting of teams and putting in a set of parameters to avoid "bowl fatigue." More

Michigan gets OK for synthetic turf on baseball, softball fields

University of Michigan Board of Regents on Thursday approved funding for athletic facility improvements, including replacing natural grass with synthetic turf at the baseball and softball fields. Regents also OK’d a $13.5 million field hockey project. More

• Brady Hoke laments loss of Notre Dame series in wake of ‘chicken’ comment

Michigan State radio analyst Jim Miller takes job with Bears

Jim Miller, the former Spartan quarterback and analyst since 2006, has left the Spartan Sports Network to take communications position with the Chicago Bears. More