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2+ hour, 24+ min ago (738+ words) ANN ARBOR, MI " Purchasing gifts for kids during the holiday season is a balancing act for Rory Hughes, a father of two in Ann Arbor. Hughes, 47, said the holidays provide a "fun excuse" to purchase gifts for his kids but he does not want to spoil them. Parents are feeling the heat of holiday shopping this season. Molly Weinstein, a parent of two kids in St. Louis, Missouri, is one of them. Shopping this week in Ann Arbor, she said she feels "conflicted" because while it is fun to get gifts for her children, she does not want to instill "the consumerism bit" into them. Fifty-one percent of retailers predict an increase in sales from November 2025 to January 2026, the Michigan Retailers Association reports. Fadi Issa, founder of financial advisory firm Boardwalk Wealth Management in Ann Arbor, said he sometimes sees…...

2+ hour, 46+ min ago (171+ words) Michigan football's coaching search continues in the wake of the Sherrone Moore firing last week Wednesday, and though it doesn't appear that there will be any resolution until this weekend at the earliest. It's expected that search firm TurnkeyZRG will give the University of Michigan its recommendations any time now, and that from there, U-M will officially start working on candidates. The university has certainly been backchannelling things in the lead-up to formal negotiations and offers. And now, it's even less so. On Tuesday, Dillingham was asked if he could ease the nerves of anxious ASU fans who worry about him potentially leaving for the Michigan job. And what he said certainly won't put any of them at ease. DeBoer and Dillingham appear to be the top two targets at the moment, but only time will tell if either gets…...

5+ hour, 49+ min ago (376+ words) The Michigan Wolverines are looking for a new head coach after Sherrone Moore was fired due to an "inappropriate relationship" with a staff member. The Michigan football program has been linked to several high-profile coaches; however, one coach from the Arizona State Sun Devils has started gaining more momentum among the fans. Michigan remains interested in hiring Kenny Dillingham as its next head coach, as reported by SunDevilSource.com's Chris Karpman. At this time, Dillingham has still not finalized a contract extension with Arizona State, despite recent chatter. If Michigan football were to hire the 35-year-old head coach away from Arizona State, it would be a monster addition to the program. However, there are still rumors that Dillingham could finalize a contract extension with his alma mater, leaving Michigan out in the cold. Dillingham has been the hottest candidate for…...

6+ hour, 21+ min ago (504+ words) A Michigan man contracted rabies from an infected person through an organ transplant. The man died in February, 51 days after he received a kidney transplant from an infected Idaho man, according to a report published this month by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). It was the fourth known transplant-transmitted rabies event in the U.S. since 1978. Rabies is a virus that attacks the central nervous system, almost always resulting in death once it reaches the brain. Postexposure treatment needs to be done quickly and includes wound care, a dose of human rabies immune globulin, and four doses of rabies vaccine spread throughout two weeks. Families of potential donors typically provide information about the donor's infectious disease risk factors, including animal exposures. Rabies testing isn't generally done on the donor, however, because of its rarity and complexity of diagnostic testing, according…...

7+ hour, 16+ min ago (648+ words) The Michigan staffer who had an "inappropriate relationship" with fired and arrested Michigan coach Sherrone Moore remains employed with the University due to the school's policy regarding supervisor-employee relationships, the school told USA Today. Policy 201.97 details "intimate relationships between supervisors and supervisees," which Moore's affair fell under, and states: "A Supervisor may not, implicitly or explicitly, initiate or attempt to initiate an Intimate Relationship with a Supervisee over whom they exercise supervisory authority as defined in Section III.A. of this Policy." The guide states that any relationships between a supervisor and employee must immediately be reported to the "immediate superior," who would then inform an "appropriate Higher Level Administrative Authority" such as a dean or executive director. The onus is on the supervisor " in this case, Moore " to report the relationship. The couple must also agree to a management plan, "with…...

7+ hour, 41+ min ago (316+ words) Quarterback Jadyn Davis is planning to depart Michigan after the 2025 season. Davis, a sophomore with four career appearances, will enter the NCAA transfer portal when it opens on Jan. 2, a source briefed on the situation confirmed to MLive/ The Ann Arbor News on Tuesday. Davis did not immediately return a request for comment. He has three years of college eligibility remaining. A former four-star recruit, Davis came to Michigan in 2024 but failed to make a splash in an underwhelming quarterback room. He appeared in just one game as a true freshman, and didn't attempt a throw in his first year. Despite the inexperience, Michigan elevated the 6-foot-1, 207-pound Davis to the backup role behind freshman Bryce Underwood in 2025, though his playing time didn't change much. Davis saw some extended action in a lopsided win over Central Michigan in Week 2, but…...

8+ hour, 19+ min ago (608+ words) What a crazy week it has been. Wait, it hasn't even been a week yet?! Moore's firing is going to create some shakeup in the recruiting world, and we have already seen a little bit of that. Here are some more reactions from recruits following Moore's firing. Four-star edge rusher McHale Blade: "At the end of the day, it's still Michigan," Blade told On3's Ethan McDowell ($). "I chose this school for reasons far beyond football, so I'm not really too worried about things that's going on. I chose Michigan because of that Block M "that logo " so I'm not really too worried." Three-star offensive lineman Tommy Fraumann: "Michigan always will be my home," Fraumann'told On3's McDowell ($). "It has made such an impact on my life and how it's played out." Three-star edge rusher Tariq Boney: "I have no comments right…...

8+ hour, 32+ min ago (333+ words) The University of Michigan is not firing the woman involved in the "inappropriate" relationship with Sherrone Moore. Moore, the program's football coach, was fired for having an "inappropriate" relationship with a female staff member. He was later arrested on criminal trespassing and stalking charges, after learning of his firing. Michigan said in a statement last Wednesday night, December 10, that Moore was being fired immediately. "When the findings of a university investigation into Coach Moore's behavior were presented on Wednesday, we immediately terminated his employment," Grasso wrote in a letter to the university," the school's president said. "There is absolutely no tolerance for this conduct at the University of Michigan. None." But while Moore was fired for having the "inappropriate" relationship with the staff member, the woman - who also hid the relationship from the school for months, if not longer - is…...

9+ hour, 56+ min ago (318+ words) And they could not be in different positions. On Tuesday, ESPN had a roundtable of Pete Thamel (who is not exactly a Michigan fan favorite due to his coverage of the Connor Stalions saga), Dan Wetzel, and Rece Davis who discussed the opening and where it might be. Thamel set the stage rather accurately, from what we've heard, about the timeline and where the Wolverines appear to stand. "I think they are a bit of a muddled group right now in the eyes of Michigan.And, we'll probably, a week from today, have a new coach at Michigan." Wetzel, for one, isn't buying DeBoer's Sunday statement and comment on Monday about remaining in Tuscaloosa. While he does agree that his focus is on the game this Friday, a loss could put him up north, Wetzel implies. "I mean, the big…...

9+ hour, 58+ min ago (672+ words) Michigan State took care of business Tuesday night in East Lansing, rolling past Toledo 9269 to earn its 10th win of the season. The victory moves the Spartans to 10-1 (2-0 Big Ten), while Toledo falls to 5-6 (0-0 MAC). It started early in the first half with Michigan State grabbing control and never looking back. Jaxon Kohler looked like an absolute giant from the opening tip, earning a double-double before the midway point of the first half. At one point, Kohler had 14 points by himself " more than the entire Toledo team (12). Michigan State leaned heavily on its size early, a point Tom Izzo emphasized pregame, and the Spartans dominated through the middle of the floor. By halftime, Michigan State had built a commanding 30-point lead, setting the tone for the rest of the night. As the second half began, it was more of the same....