From The Sports Desk: Michigan’s ‘Mercenaries’

The National Championship game was ugly. But in the end, Michigan outlasted UConn to win, 69-63, its first national title since 1989. The Wolverines bludgeoned teams throughout the NCAA Tournament. How’d they do it? By building a team largely through the transfer portal. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles … Read more

Michigan’s season ended with an NCAA title. It started with winning the transfer portal.

It was 1989, and the word was out. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. Only weeks before Michigan began playing in the NCAA men’s basketball tournament, the team’s coach had accepted a job at another school. Though the coach had planned to leave at the season’s … Read more