University of Michigan’s next president has brain cancer so won’t take job

ANN ARBOR, Mich. — The next president at the University of Michigan said Wednesday he can’t take the job because of brain cancer. Kent Syverud, chancellor at Syracuse University, said he received the diagnosis after not feeling well last week. “I am currently undergoing treatment at the University of Michigan. … I am aware that … Read more

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