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A tale of two coaches: Sherrone Moore at Michigan was a bad ‘DEI;’ Curt Cignetti at Indiana was a good ‘IDEA’

Sherrone Banfield Moore was not qualified to be the head football coach of Michigan. He just wasn't. But nobody said that at the time, or wrote it in print. (even…

John McCarthy December 13, 2025

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Sherrone Moore arraigned as fired Michigan coach charged with felony

ANN ARBOR — Fired Michigan football coach Sherrone Moore was arraigned at by a Michigan court at 1 p.m. ET today, after he was arrested December 10 as part of what local police called…

John McCarthy December 12, 2025

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Fired Michigan head coach Sherrone Moore in jail on ‘suicide watch’ as cops investigate ‘alleged assault’

ANN ARBOR — Sherrone Moore, the former University of Michigan Wolverines head football coach, was detained by police on Wednesday, December 10 after officers responded to an "alleged assault." Hours…

John McCarthy December 11, 2025

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Michigan fires football coach Sherrone Moore, cites ‘inappropriate relationship’ with staff member

ANN ARBOR, Michigan (AP) — Michigan fired football coach Sherrone Moore today after finding evidence of an “inappropriate relationship with a staff member,” a stunning end to his short, up-and-down tenure that saw the…

John McCarthy December 10, 2025

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Consumer sentiment at lowest level ever as worries build over shutdown

ANN ARBOR — Worries over the government shutdown surged in the early part of November, pushing consumer sentiment to its lowest in more than three years and just off its…

John McCarthy November 10, 2025

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Urgent warning issued over dangerous fungus smuggled into US by Chinese nationals

ANN ARBOR, Michigan — As tensions around the globe race towards the breaking point, US officials are warning Americans to watch out for an agricultural sneak attack by foreign agents. Texas Agriculture…

John McCarthy June 20, 2025

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Why Patrick ‘Ricky’ Liburd committed to Michigan without ever visiting its campus

ANN ARBOR, Michigan — Patrick “Ricky” Liburd is unranked by most of the major recruiting services, a high school basketball player who, earlier this month, was looking for a new…

John McCarthy June 15, 2025

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Consumer sentiment has plummeted, University of Michigan survey says

Americans are not feeling great about the economy. Consumer sentiment dropped 11% from March to April, declining for the fourth straight month, according to preliminary results from the University of…

John McCarthy April 11, 2025

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Dave Portnoy fumes at ‘lazy’ NCAA committee after being ‘screwed’ by March Madness decision

LEXINGTON — Among the infuriated at their team's seeding in March Madness, Barstool Sports President Dave Portnoy seemed subtly mad online at his Michigan Wolverines' luck. Mere minutes after winning the Big Ten…

John McCarthy March 17, 2025

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Consumer confidence plunged in February amid rising economic concerns

U.S. consumer confidence plummeted in February, the biggest monthly decline in more than four years, a business research group said Tuesday, with inflation seemingly stuck and a trade war under…

John McCarthy February 26, 2025