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1+ hour, 18+ min ago (295+ words) Michigan had already turned the sport inside out. Hours after the Wolverines fired head coach Sherrone Moore, the industry pivoted toward Ann Arbor with the force of a playoff push. And standing at the center of it, loud as ever, was Michigan alum and Barstool Sports founder Dave Portnoy. Portnoy is never shy about claiming a stake in Michigan's fortunes, but this time he carried real weight. Last year, he played a huge role in orchestrating the NIL deal that convinced Bryce Underwood, the number one quarterback in America, to flip from LSU to Michigan. So when he spoke on Wednesday, fans listened. Kiffin did not miss the moment. Within hours he fired back with the kind of playful precision only he can deliver. Laughing emoji. Tiger emoji. Then the pitch. "Instead you come to the Boot," he told Portnoy....

2+ hour, 43+ min ago (1133+ words) GRAND RAPIDS, MI - Michigan's boys high school basketball season is in its second week, and at this point, there are more questions than answers for many of the teams getting their first games under their belts. New players, new roles and even some new coaches make it hard to predict how the 2025-26 season will play out, but we're shedding some insight on the upcoming campaign by presenting 25 Grand Rapids-area players that could answer the call to greatness. Follow along to see the athletes and teams that are worth the price of admission this winter. The 6-foot-6 junior wing came off the bench last year for a team with a lot of frontcourt depth and averaged eight points and four rebounds per game. This season, Armstrong figures to be one of Hudsonville's top options, and he has eclipsed 20 points in his…...

3+ hour, 43+ min ago (292+ words) University of Michigan football coach Sherrone Moore was fired after the university found credible evidence of a violation of university policy. The circumstances around the Big Ten coaching change are one of five "must read" stories to get your morning started on Thursday, Dec. 11. Sherrone Moore has been fired as the University of Michigan's football coach. The university found "credible evidence" of Moore engaging in an "inappropriate" relationship with a staff member, violating university policy. Read MLive reporter Aaron McMann's story here. Oakland County will gain more than 200 new advanced manufacturing jobs, according to an announcement from Gov. Gretchen Whitmer. Teradyne, a global supplier of automatic test equipment and advanced robotics, will establish a new operations hub in Wixom. Read MLive reporter Fuad Shalhout's report here. Three criminal cases related to the deaths of 22-year-old Rebecca Park and her unborn…...

9+ hour, 3+ min ago (57+ words) The University of Michigan fired football coach Sherrone Moore on Wednesday, citing an "inappropriate relationship with a staff member." ... The University of Michigan fired football coach Sherrone Moore on Wednesday, citing an "inappropriate relationship with a staff member." The University of Michigan fired football coach Sherrone Moore on Wednesday, citing an "inappropriate relationship with a staff member."...

10+ hour, 1+ min ago (392+ words) Former Michigan head football coach Sherrone Moore remains in police custody on Thursday after he was fired for cause on Wednesday and then detained by police "for investigation into potential charges." Michigan said Moore "engaged in an inappropriate relationship with a staff member." According to ESPN, no decision on charges is expected Thursday, and Moore is set to appear in court for arraignment on Friday. Michigan released the following statement on Wednesday: "U-M head football coach Sherrone Moore has been terminated, with cause, effective immediately," Michigan athletic director Warde Manuel said in a statement. "Following a university investigation, credible evidence was found that Coach Moore engaged in an inappropriate relationship with a staff member. "This conduct constitutes a clear violation of university policy, and U-M maintains zero tolerance for such behavior." Moore, according to Wetzel, was then detained by police…...

12+ hour, 23+ min ago (835+ words) Michigan fired football coach Sherrone Moore for cause on Wednesday, Dec. 10, alleging Moore had "an inappropriate relationship with a staff member," the school announced in a release. Later Wednesday, Moore was reportedly detained by police. According to ESPN's Dan Wetzel, police in Saline, Michigan "assisted in locating and detaining Moore" and turned it over to Pittsfield Township for an investigation into potential charges. It's the latest scandal for a program that, after building a general reputation for fair play in its over 150-year history, has had to weather controversy recently. Here are eight other scandals and infractions that have rocked U-M football over its history: THE LATEST: Sherrone Moore reportedly detained by police after Michigan firing Michigan football received arguably the biggest punishment in the history of the program on Friday, Aug. 15, when the NCAA handed out its penalties for…...

13+ hour, 2+ min ago (344+ words) Michigan football coach Sherrone Moore was fired Wednesday after two years due to an inappropriate relationship with a staff member, and was later arrested as a suspect in an alleged assault. It's unclear how long the Michigan athletic department was investigating this situation with Moore, the first Black head coach in Michigan history, but in a year with so much coaching turnover the timing to find a new head coach is absolutely brutal. Michigan is due to face Texas Dec. 31 in the Citrus Bowl with Biff Poggi as the interim head coach. Poggi went 2-0 as the acting head coach this season when Moore was suspended. The transfer portal opens Jan. 2, and current Michigan players also have a 15-day window to enter the portal after a new coach is named. The oddsmakers at'BetOnline.ag'have opened odds for the next head coach…...

13+ hour, 2+ min ago (682+ words) Kalen DeBoer was on the short list to be Penn State's next coach and now it's Michigan. Some of these Big Ten-leaning reporters need a reality check. Who in their right mind would walk away from Alabama? Michigan suddenly needs a new head coach after Sherrone Moore got the heave-ho on Wednesday. My first thought went to Jesse Minter, who is currently the defensive coordinator for the San Diego Chargers. Minter was at Michigan with Jim Harbaugh and at Vanderbilt before that. I had a chance to interview Minter before the 2023 Rose Bowl. There's no doubt he'll one day be a head coach. The question is whether or not he wants to get back into the messy business of college football after jumping to the NFL. The golden era of college football coaching ended with the retirement of Nick Saban....

13+ hour, 8+ min ago (156+ words) In my video broadcast today, there is a lot going on in weather, except for a big storm waiting out west. In may feel like we've been in constant snow over the past few days. Now we just have ... Blast of bitter cold before a "warm up" begins: Watch Torregrossa's live Michigan forecast In my video broadcast today, there is a lot going on in weather, except for a big storm waiting out west. In may feel like we've been in constant snow over the past few days. Now we just have relatively small areas of heavy lake-effect snow Friday and Saturday. We also have to start talking about a warm-up. Join us each day on our MLive weather page between 8:30 and 9:30 a.m. weekdays when we do our live forecast. Want to see it later? You can catch up on the…...

14+ hour, 51+ min ago (168+ words) ANN ARBOR " While Wednesday's news about Sherrone Moore was salacious, the former Michigan head football coach had different kinds of missteps throughout his brief tenure at the school. Last year was worse. Michigan went 8-5, salvaging the season late thanks to three straight wins, including stunning upsets over Ohio State and Alabama. The offense, especially the passing game, was a disaster. Moore was suspended again by Michigan for two games this season for his role in the program's sign-stealing operation. The NCAA tacked on additional punishments, including suspending Moore for the 2026 season opener. Moore won't be around to serve that one. Moore wasn't particularly open with the media, though he was rarely combative. His former teammates and coaches spoke highly of him. Manuel gambled on Moore, who'd never been a head coach, when he hired him to replace Harbaugh, who left…...