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14+ min ago (211+ words) While the University of Michigan searches for its next head football coach, a third party is beginning to dig into the events that led up to Sherrone Moore's dismissal last week. School officials have retained powerhouse law firm Jenner & Block to conduct an investigation into the culture of Michigan's athletic department in the wake of Moore's inappropriate relationship with a female coworker, a source with knowledge of the decision recently told The Ann Arbor News/ MLive. Regent Jordan Acker confirmed the probe on social media on Saturday, writing on X that Michigan "must be a leader and the best in all areas, including ethics, accountability, and transparency," calling the law firm's role as a "necessary first step." Messages seeking comment with Jenner & Block and school officials last week were not returned. Now, Michigan has tasked the firm to expand its…...

10+ hour, 20+ min ago (489+ words) Michigan fired Moore on Wednesday, when the school said an investigation uncovered his inappropriate relationship with a staffer. He is married with three daughters. The 39-year-old Moore was charged with three crimes after prosecutors said on Friday he "barged his way" into the apartment of a woman he'd been having an affair with and threatened to kill himself. The school later hired a law firm to investigate the matter further and it began working on campus on Monday, when the woman did not show up to work, according to the two people. They said her attorney met with the firm on Tuesday and she provided evidence of her relationship with Moore on Wednesday, when Manuel fired Moore without human resources or campus police present. Well before Manuel's inquiry and the law firm's investigation, a social media influencer outside the state…...

11+ hour, 57+ min ago (1651+ words) The troubled Au Train Dam AU TRAIN, MI " Federal regulators are moving to revoke the hydropower license for a troubled Upper Peninsula dam, but the facility may go dark even sooner. A new landowner plans to cut off access to Au Train Dam powerhouse in less than a month, forcing a scramble to shut down a system already in long-term noncompliance. Green Bay businessman David R. Charles " who bought most of the dam's project lands in a foreclosure sale this fall " says he's run out of patience with Renewable World Energies (RWE), the Wisconsin-based dam owner. After months of failed lease negotiations, he notified the company in November that it will no longer be allowed onto the property which houses the powerhouse, penstock and surge tank. In an interview this week, Charles said the situation has dragged on for years without…...

12+ hour, 20+ min ago (423+ words) COLLEGE PARK, Md. " Several Michigan men's basketball players were making pretzels at a mall in Ann Arbor as part of a toy drive when news broke of Michigan football coach Sherrone Moore getting fired for an inappropriate relationship with a staff member. Moore's story took a darker turn later that night, with more information coming to light in the days since. He ended up jail and was arraigned Friday on a felony charge of third-degree home invasion and two misdemeanors. Rather than let it become a distraction, the Michigan men's basketball team wants to be a different kind of distraction. "I think there's always going to be distractions throughout the season," head coach Dusty May said after Michigan's 101-83 win at Maryland on Saturday night. "Our guys are focused. They enjoy practice. They enjoy all the things that go into finding a…...

13+ hour, 11+ min ago (417+ words) Michigan State survived a scare in its first road game of the season. The No. 9 Spartans (9-1, 2-0 Big Ten) made enough plays down the stretch to hang on for a 76-72 win at Penn State (8-3, 0-2) on Saturday. Here are quick takeaways and observations from the game: " Following practice on Thursday, coach Tom Izzo again brought up the team's shooting guard struggles and said Divine Ugochukwu would get a crack at the spot. The move from being the backup point guard to playing off the ball led to a career-high 23 points in his first start for the Spartans. This was a game Michigan State could have easily lost if not for Ugochukwu stepping up early and late while making all five 3-point attempts to set a new career high. The last was the biggest as the Miami transfer knocked one down coming out…...

15+ hour, 14+ min ago (398+ words) The feelings between Ohio State and Michigan are well documented, but after learning of the events of the last few days after head coach Sherrone Moore was fired and landed in jail, former Buckeyes coach Urban Meyer says football has nothing to do with this situation. Meyer simply offered his prayers and condolences for everyone involved, and hopes for the best possible outcome for the coach and his family going forward. "Last night, I said a prayer for that family," Meyer said on The Triple Option podcast. "I mean, you got three little girls. You got a guy that was on top of the world a week ago. You know, they find a way, they're up 6-0 on the Buckeyes at home, and then also you wake up and they're in this situation." Moore was fired by Michigan for cause after…...

16+ hour, 35+ min ago (730+ words) Who will be the next Michigan football coach? Sherrone Moore's firing and arrest have cast the Wolverines' program into disarray. Biff Poggi will serve as interim coach and lead Michigan in the Citrus Bowl against Texas. Who takes over after that (and who gets to make that call) remains unclear. Nearly all of the coaching vacancies have been filled, but a job as big as Michigan shouldn't be affected by the calendar " though ideally you'd want a new coach in before the transfer portal opens Jan. 2. Here's the latest news and rumored candidates for the job: HIT REFRESH FOR UPDATES. Most pundits say Michigan's first call should be to Alabama coach Kalen DeBoer. But according to ESPN's Pete Thamel, there's "no indication" DeBoer has interest in taking the job in Ann Arbor. His players were asked about rumors as a…...

20+ hour, 52+ min ago (599+ words) COLLEGE PARK, Md. " For the first time in more than three weeks, the Wolverines had to play well in the second half to win. They did, outlasting Maryland 101-83 on Saturday night at Xfinity Center. Michigan improved to 10-0 overall and 2-0 in the Big Ten thanks to Yaxel Lendeborg's 29 points, nine assists, eight rebounds, three blocks and two steals. Michigan overcame Maryland's 14-pointers, eight from David Coit, who scored 31 points. Second-ranked Michigan had won six straight games by at least 25 points and led by at least 20 in the first half in four straight. Saturday's game followed a much different script. Maryland led by nine with 18:48 left. Lendeborg scored Michigan's first 10 points of the second half " in under three minutes " to keep Michigan close. A Maryland flagrant foul sparked the Wolverines' 7-0 run that gave them a 62-60 lead with 14:42 left. Maryland's Myles Rice answered with…...

1+ day, 39+ min ago (231+ words) December 13, 2025 / 6:32 PM EST / CBS Detroit A Western Michigan man has been sentenced to 25 years in federal prison for the sexual exploitation of a minor, the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Michigan said." Christian Anthony Vanderveen, 25, of Baldwin, was sentenced on Wednesday by Judge Jane M. Beckering in Grand Rapids, following up on a multi-agency investigation that started a year ago." U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Michigan Timothy VerHey said that in December 2024, a woman called 911 to report that a man had sent explicit pictures to her 11-year-old daughter. " A police investigation led to a search of a home and the seizure of multiple devices, authorities said. Upon reviewing a cell phone that was seized, law enforcement officers learned that the man had repeatedly asked for and received such images from the 11-year-old. There was also evidence of attempts to…...

1+ day, 3+ hour ago (225+ words) A week after winning her first national title in cross country, Natasza Dudek decided to add another national championship to her impressive r'sum'. Dudek, an elite cross country runner at Ann Arbor Pioneer High School, won her second national this season by winning the Brooks XC Championships race held in San Diego, CA at the Morley Field course. Her time of 16 minutes, 55.5 seconds in the 5-kilometer race was enough to beat the runner-up time of 16:57.1 recorded by Blair Bartlett of Lawrenceville, N.J. Dudek's victory comes a week after she claimed the Nike XC Nationals invidual title in Portland, Ore., at the Glendoveer Golf Course. In that race, Dudek recorded a 16:50.1 to once again narrowly beat Bartlett, who finished with a time of 16:51.7. Still only a sophomore, Dudek becomes the first girls cross country runner in state history to win two individual…...