Seasons change and so do your reading preferences
Literature comes and goes with the seasons — the languidness of summer beach reads falls away into yellowed leaves and yellowed pages, possessed by the fervor of autumn. Eventual snowfall will intertwine with ink, spinning lyrical prose upon the page. Spring brings new, fresh book releases, brimming with light and poetry before we return to summer, and the...
Tigers set 26-man roster for Wild Card Series: Here’s who made the cut
HOUSTON -- The Detroit Tigers are heading into the Wild Card Series with an 11-man pitching staff. The Tigers announced Tuesday morning that right-handers Kenta Maeda and Keider Montero would be left off the postseason roster. The rest of the end-of-season roster, including all the position players, remains intact.This is the 26-man roster for the first round of...
Third parties deserve a space in the Electoral College
At its inception, the Electoral College was intended to prevent large states from unilaterally deciding the next president. The Founding Fathers were fearful of the development of political parties, creating the college to introduce a level of state-by-state equity in national elections. This system made sense 250 years ago, but the country has changed since then. Today, it’s...
Michigan vs. Washington, a national championship rematch that doesn’t feel like it
ANN ARBOR -- Leave the hype about Saturday’s national championship rematch between Michigan and Washington to the fans, media, or anyone else outside Schembechler Hall who’s interested. Source link
On this night, Jared Goff was perfect for Detroit
1/85DETROIT -- Jared Goff set an NFL record for most passes without putting a ball on the turf. He finished with more touchdown catches (one) than incompletions (zero). He also threw for two scores, including a 70-yarder to Jameson Williams that broke Seattle’s back and an 8-yard toe-tapper to Amon-Ra St. Brown that put the game on ice.It...
Inside the locker room: Lions CB says refs were on Seahawks’ side
DETROIT -- The Lions beat the Seattle Seahawks 42-29 despite getting flagged 12 times.Carlton Davis, the most-flagged man in professional football this weekend, wasn’t happy about all the laundry on the field.The cornerback was penalized four times on Monday night, including three times for defensive pass interference. Two of the flags appeared to be ticky-tack against DK Metcalf,...
Hiding in Plain Sight
It’s there, if you look carefully… SUNDAY PUZZLE — Hello solvers! I’m really excited to share my theme with all of you today. It was a fun puzzle to make, so I hope that the solving is just as fun. Please don’t hesitate to direct any puzzle specific questions or concerns to alishasg@umich.edu, and shoot a message to crosswords@umich.edu...
Instant observations: Lions offense puts on a show on Monday Night Football
1/11DETROIT -- They’re baaaaaack. On a night where they played without three defensive starters, the Detroit Lions’ high-powered offense finally broke out of its season-long malaise in a wild 42-29 shootout win against the Seattle Seahawks on Monday Night Football. Jared Goff bombed a 70-yard touchdown to Jameson Williams, feathered a gorgeous toe-tapping touchdown to Amon-Ra St. Brown...
Celebrating 134 years of discourse in The Daily
This past summer, the Editorial Board received an email from the daughter of a World War II veteran containing a letter to the editor her father had written to The Daily in 1941. He’d heard Adolf Hitler speak while studying abroad and urged the United States to take an active role in the quickly expanding conflict. His daughter...
Michigan flips the script on Rutgers, pulling off 3-2 reverse sweep win
Despite early troubles, the Michigan volleyball team showed that it can pull through, even when a win seemed out of the question. The Wolverines (12-1 overall, 2-0 Big Ten) started off the season dominating all facets of the game, and they looked to keep this up entering their game against Rutgers. On Sunday night, they battled with the Scarlet...
