Michigan Considers Ban On Student-Athlete Unions
College sports may be a multibillion-dollar business, but the athletes are students, not public employees, and shouldn't have the right to unionize, according to a Republican lawmaker in Michigan.
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College sports may be a multibillion-dollar business, but the athletes are students, not public employees, and shouldn't have the right to unionize, according to a Republican lawmaker in Michigan.
Austin smiled at the question of whether he would be interested in the Michigan job.
Michigan made the inevitable a reality Tuesday when it fired coach Brady Hoke. One of the most famous and tradition-rich programs in college football starts its third coach search since 2007.
Now, this is what sports is all about.
This is not your father's Michigan anymore...
Minutes after reports surfaced that Michigan fired head football coach Brady Hoke, a very outspoken, big-name, athlete said that he'd like to coach the Wolverines.
Brady Hoke is out as Michigan's football head coach I believe interim athletic director Jim Hackett has a very short list of candidates.
Wikipedia is great.
The All-Big Ten teams voted on by conference coaches include nine Spartans and two Wolverines.
We may learn the fate of University of Michigan football coach Brady Hoke by the end of the day.
Immigrants can apply for assistance such as welfare and Medicaid in Michigan if they have held a Green Card for at least five years.
Doug Nussmeier's offense has fallen well short of expectations at Michigan.
Seventh-ranked Ohio State strives to keep alive its bid to reach the College Football Playoff in a matchup against Michigan.
Since we are upon our great day of gratitude, a pretext for gorging on poultry and then taking our swollen torsos to the nearest television for some football, let's look to sports for reasons to give thanks.
"Winning that last game always means a lot," Hoke said. "You want to be able to go back and say my senior year we beat Ohio."
Zak Irvin scored 19 points and Caris LeVert added 18 to lead No. 19 Michigan to a 70-63 win over Oregon on Monday night.
Officials are working out the final details on which cities would receive how much, said Katie Bach, state housing development authority spokeswoman.
Caris LeVert had 21 points and nine rebounds, and No. 24 Michigan scored 11 straight points late in the second half to hold off upset-minded Detroit 71-62 on Thursday night.
The National Weather Service said Wednesday that 20.4 inches of snow fell in Ottawa County near Allendale and 17.2 inches fell in East Grand Rapids.
Snyder will leave Michigan on Wednesday, and visit Shanghai, Beijing and three other cities before returning Nov. 26.
Junior guard Caris LeVert of the University of Michigan men's basketball team was named today to the preseason top 50 list for the 2015 John R. Wooden Award as announced by the Los Angeles Athletic Club and ESPN.
Defensive end Frank Clark has been dismissed from the Michigan football team after being accused of domestic violence in Ohio over the weekend.
Junior guard Caris LeVert of the University of Michigan men's basketball team was named today (Wednesday, Nov. 12) to the Lute Olson preseason All-America team as well as selected to the watch list for the Lute Olson National Player of the Year award.
Seth Davis asked Mullen point blank if he would consider taking a high profile job opening like Florida or Michigan.
"No, no you cant leave an NFL job college will always be there so I don't see that happening."
The complaint alleges a Muslim and Arab American police officer was exposed to discrimination, retaliation and a hostile work environment following an incident on March 8, 2026.
Religious leaders say they stand in solidarity with all communities targeted by hate.
DWSD says improvements are part of a broader effort to reduce flooding and basement backups across the city.
Police say the 24-year-old suspect admitted to driving the vehicle at the time of the crash.
Detroit police say a man and woman were killed in a double shooting that appeared to be targeted on Wednesday afternoon.
Detroit police say a man and woman were killed in a double shooting that appeared to be targeted on Wednesday afternoon.
Windsor Mayor Drew Dilkens says Canada should delay the opening of the Gordie Howe International Bridge rather than accept unfavorable terms pushed by President Trump.
Police identified the victim as 65-year-old Richard Alan Harris of Farmington Hills.
About seven acres in Southeast Michigan, known as the unincorporated community of Hell, has been listed for sale.
The complaint alleges a Muslim and Arab American police officer was exposed to discrimination, retaliation and a hostile work environment following an incident on March 8, 2026.
From classic cruisers to new memories still being made, the Woodward Dream Cruise remains a celebration of Michigan's automotive culture.
If you are planning a road trip for Memorial Day weekend, remember that the cost of gas this year is noticeably higher than last year.
Michigan is demanding repayment of $35 million from the American Center for Mobility, a key player in autonomous vehicle development.
A bipartisan bill introduced in Washington, D.C., by Michigan Congresswoman Debbie Dingell and Congressman John Moolenaar would prohibit the importation, manufacture or sale of Chinese cars in the United States.
Michigan's average diesel price on Sunday is $6 — the highest ever recorded by the American Automobile Association.
The three commemorative posters are designed by a featured artist representing one of the three distinct art fairs that come together as one.
The Library of Congress revealed this year's list of 25 recordings to be preserved for future generations on the National Recording Registry.
With summer not far behind, the city of Detroit is preparing for the highly anticipated 2026 Ford Fireworks next month.
Motown may be Detroit's most famous sound, but it's far from the only one.
Gene Simmons visited Detroit Rock City to celebrate the grand opening of a restaurant co-founded by him and his Kiss bandmate Paul Stanley.
The $1.776 billion fund, which is part of the agreement to settle Trump's lawsuit against the IRS and Treasury Dept., is to be used to compensate those who claim that the government weaponized the legal system against them.
Michigan State University's board approved a new ethics policy 5-3 that lays out consequences for trustees who do not comply, with at least one trustee refusing to sign it and calling it a potential tool for retaliation.
The Supreme Court's term is set to end around the end of June, with decisions on birthright citizenship, transgender athlete bans and gun rights still to come.
Two House members from opposite parties introduced legislation that would revoke federal retirement benefits from current or former members of Congress convicted of sexual assault, trafficking, or exploitation of minors — and redirect those funds to victims.
Buyers can still find lower-cost homes in some midsize cities, especially across the Rust Belt and Sun Belt, a new analysis finds.
Officials say 21 cases were reported in the state, with 29% of those cases among children.
Michigan has $176 million in opioid settlement funds sitting unused in local government accounts.
Two Michigan health systems and Detroit Public Schools are getting $86.4 million in grants from the Federal Emergency Management Agency for costs that were needed to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic, the agency said.
At least 80 deaths have been reported in a new Ebola disease outbreak in Congo and Uganda, authorities said.
Teen tobacco use in Michigan is rising again, prompting calls for increased prevention spending.
Eastern Michigan University's Esports program is bringing back its summer camps for students, which run through August.
Tarik Skubal's multi-million dollar pitching arm feels better than it has all season.
José Ramírez homered and hit a two-run double on a 3-for-4 night, and the Cleveland Guardians beat the reeling Detroit Tigers 8-2.
Sunday's win at Aronimink Golf Club in Newtown Square, Pennsylvania, is only his second PGA tour victory, after winning the 2024 Wyndham Championship.
The Detroit Tigers were defeated by the Blue Jays 4-1 on Sunday after Toronto's Vladimir Guerrero Jr. homered and scored twice, and Kevin Gausman pitched six shutout innings.
This week on Michigan Matters, the roundtable talks about the governor's race and the impact of former Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan.
The roundtable discusses the impact of rising gas prices and friction at the federal level with Canada and the U.S., and how it affects tourism.
Life Directions has been helping guide and mentor young people in Detroit.
Robert Costa, the award-winning national correspondent for CBS Sunday Morning and chief Washington analyst for CBS News, talks about Michigan's role in this critical midterm election.
Diallo Smith, CEO of Detroit nonprofit Life Remodeled, talks about its new opportunity hub on the east side of Detroit called Anchor Detroit.
A civil rights complaint was filed on Wednesday against the Eastpointe Police Department, alleging anti-Muslim harassment against one of the department's police officers.
It's been two days since the deadly attack at the Islamic Center of San Diego that left three people dead.
Temperatures head back down to a chilly mark tonight with warmer air on the way to wrap up the week.
After strong storms moved through Metro Detroit this week and with summer storm season now underway, many Detroiters are asking a familiar question: Is the city actually better prepared than it was during previous flooding events?
Detroit police say a man and a woman were shot to death in two separate vehicles on the city's east side Wednesday afternoon. Police say a child was in one of the vehicles and survived the shooting.