Michigan Newsstand - March 16
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Angelique S. Chengelis • The Detroit News
And the much-awaited first quarterback snap of the University of Michigan's spring football practice Saturday morning went to…
FOOTBALL
David Baugh • Warren Tribune Chronicle
For the second time this year, a holiday weekend has proven to be time to celebrate for another football player from Warren G. Harding.
Nathan Sandals • The Detroit Free Press
Rich Rodriguez is positive his Michigan football team is ready to take a step forward this year, even if many of last year's questions remain.
Nathan Sandals • The Detroit Free Press
Michigan had three quarterbacks taking reps during the first spring practice, but a fourth player will be added to the competition this summer.
Nathan Sandals • The Detroit Free Press
The first spring practice of Rich Rodriguez's second year at Michigan looked a lot like the previous one.
Pete Bigelow • The Ann Arbor News
Quarterback Tate Forcier and his six freshmen teammates were not the only new faces Saturday at Michigan's first football practice of the spring.
Courtney Ratkowiak • The Michigan Daily
The shift in attitude was palpable.
University of Michigan Media Relations
The Wolverine football program hosted the second annual Night of Champions, a nine-event Olympic style competition, tonight (Friday, March 13) on the eve of spring drills at Oosterbaan Fieldhouse.
University of Michigan Media Relations
Fourteen former members of the University of Michigan football program worked out for professional scouts today (Friday, March 13) at Schembechler Hall.
Tom Dienhart • Rivals.com
Michigan's 2008 season was an adventure, if nothing else.
BASKETBALL
Scott Bell • The Detroit Free Press
After more than 4,000 days of waiting, the last 35 minutes may have been the most excruciating.
Michael Rosenberg • The Detroit Free Press
John Beilein jumped out of his seat and walked over to his two stars, Manny Harris and DeShawn Sims. CBS had cut to a commercial. Three of the four regions had been announced. And Michigan had not heard its name called.
Bob Wojnowski • The Detroit News
Here it comes, straight from the heartland and the hinterlands, loaded with powerhouses and puny programs (with all due respect). It's the ultimate road trip to Detroit, the March to Motown, with multiple stops in between.
David Goricki • The Detroit News
The long wait is over for Michigan.
Detroit News wire services
Clemson didn't look like an NCAA team in the Atlantic Coast Conference tournament last week. So coach Oliver Purnell made sure to turn the Tigers back into one the past few days.
Jeff Arnold • The Ann Arbor News
For more than 30 minutes Sunday night, they had remained pinned to the edge of brown leather chairs, waiting for hope to give way to reality.
Jeff Arnold • The Ann Arbor News
Bill Martin sat in church Sunday morning, praying like his fellow parishioners around him.
Pete Bigelow • The Ann Arbor News
Fans stirred in hopes of a matchup against West Virginia, University of Michigan men's coach John's Beilein's old team, but groaned when No. 11 Dayton snagged that spot.
Andy Reid • The Michigan Daily
The numbers didn't matter anymore.
HOCKEY
Kevin Ryan • The Ann Arbor News
The fans at Yost Ice Arena haven't shied from showing their appreciation for Carl Hagelin this season.
Kevin Ryan • The Ann Arbor News
The referee blew his whistle to indicate off-sides and stop play, but Western Michigan forward Patrick Galivan continued toward the goal cage, puck on his stick.
Michael Eisenstein • The Michigan Daily
When the first period wound down to its final minute on Saturday night, the Yost Ice Arena faithful gave one of the most enthusiastic "How much time is left?"
Chris Meszaros • The Michigan Daily
Maybe the Western Michigan hockey team was simply hoping to sneak out of the first period early in both of its games against No. 3 Michigan this weekend.
AROUND THE NATION
John Clayton • ESPN.com
Former Oakland Raiders coach Lane Kiffin fired back at owner Al Davis on Friday night after a letter sent to the University of Tennessee by the Raiders became public.
ESPN.com news services
Fresno State defensive coordinator Dan Brown died Friday after a two-year battle with brain cancer. He was 50.
Associated Press • ESPN.com
Having thought about his next step for the past couple of years, Oregon coach Mike Bellotti said the time was right to become the university's athletics director and hand over the team to offensive coordinator Chip Kelly.
Associated Press • SI.com
A frightening injury put a damper on Tennessee's highly anticipated first practice in full pads under new coach Lane Kiffin, with fans invited to watch Friday.
Associated Press • SI.com
Alabama opened spring practice Friday without two suspended linebackers and with a quarterback question that coach Nick Saban is in no rush to answer.
Dennis Dodd • CBS Sports
You think there would be more respect for a defending national champion. But Florida has been taking some lately.
Luke Winn • SI.com
27. Sleeper Pick No. 2 is ... Michigan, the No. 10 Seed in the South. The Wolverines stumbled through the Big Ten, but they always seem to give good teams problems.
Gary Parrish • CBS Sports
One of the best things about working for CBS -- besides the fame and riches, of course -- is that the committee has to fax the NCAA tournament bracket to us a little ahead of time so that the production people can build graphics and stuff for the Selection Show