Michigan football was not playoff bound. This much we knew. But the Wolverines didn’t fall in the final College Football Playoff ranking, either. Sherrone Moore’s team rose one spot, up to No. 18, in the final iteration of this year’s Top 25, keeping it outside the 12-team field.

Third-ranked Michigan State hockey got a massive 3-1 victory over No. 1 Michigan at Yost Ice Arena in Ann Arbor on Saturday night. Anthony Romani scored two goals and Trey Augustine stopped 29 of the 30 shots he faced to lead the Spartans to the win.

During Michigan's 8-0 start, Morez Johnson Jr. has been doing it all — and perhaps even more than anyone Dusty May has ever coached before.

The Citadel has had a bumpy start to its new season as well. The Bulldogs won their first two matches against Williams College and Bloomsburg. However, they have now lost three matches in a row, including being swept by Air Force and Maryland at the Throwdown on the Yorktown last month.

When Rutgers met Michigan at the Crisler Center 10 months ago, it suffered a heartbreaking loss because of a stunning buzzer-beating three that left head coach Steve Pikiell cursing in a postgame interview. There was much less drama this time around.

Francis Flaherty wasn't identified until decades after his selfless actions, and now has been buried in Charlotte.

A key question is whether the Supreme Court will reinforce its suggestion that Fed officials can keep their job protections even if other leaders can’t.

Crime Stoppers of Michigan holds a holiday party each year as a way to give impacted families a reprieve from the sadness.

Overshadowed in Michigan’s frontcourt by Yaxel Lendeborg (the leading scorer) and at times Aday Mara (the top rebounder), Johnson has quietly represented much of what has made these Wolverines so dominant. His latest performance? A 22-point effort on half as many shots over 24 minutes in a 101-60 win over Rutgers at Crisler Center on Saturday.