It was an impressive showing for Sam, who has been trying to land on another NFL team ever since he was released from the Cowboys’ practice squad last October. MORE: Michael Sam burns TMZ with ‘Game of Thrones’ references | Tim Tebow turns down Veteran Combine offer Sam, 25, has accepted an invite to the NFL Veteran Combine scheduled for March 22.
In a speech and Q&A session at the 2015 Dallas Holocaust Museum Upstander speaker series Thursday night, Sam said NFL players reached out to him after he was drafted by the Rams in 2014 and told him they, too, were gay. MORE: Latest mock draft | Draft throwback: Aaron Rodgers | Bucs LB heads to spring training “I am not the only gay person in the NFL,” he said, according to the Forth Worth Star-Telegram....
Last month, police announced that they had arrested and kept two individuals in custody in connection with the abduction of Vaughan, who was last seen on July 27, 2021. Sarah Wondra, 35, and her husband Stacey Wondra, who live minutes away from Vaughan’s Fruitland home, were accused of failing to notify authorities about a death and arrested. At the time, police said that further arrests are likely. The Fruitland Police Department issued a press release on its Facebook page on Thursday detailing the latest developments....
Malkin made the statement during a panel on media bias at the Paley Center. Malkin’s remarks were met with complaints of poor taste by those in attendance, including fellow panel member Brian Stelter, CNN’s chief media correspondent. “We’re doing this today?” he asked Malkin. “You’re attacking her today?” “Yes, we are,” Malkin said. A hailstorm of anti-Malkin tweets began after her statement became widely public. Stelter himself tweeted in response to the controversy....
Democratic Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer and Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson, also a Democrat, are asking a federal court that state receive at least $11,000 in legal fees relating to the former president’s unsuccessful lawsuit challenging the state’s 2020 presidential election results. The suit claiming widespread voter fraud was dropped after a judge found nothing but “speculation and conjecture” that votes for Trump were somehow destroyed or switched to votes for Joe Biden, who won Michigan by a 2....
But what took place early morning on the Wolverines’ Facebook page is more likely the subject of an online hack than Harbaugh getting frisky in the middle of the night. MORE: Ten burning Big Ten questions | Best case vs. worst case for Top 25 teams | U of M bans selfie sticks The posts, which began appearing at 3 a.m. ET according to the Detroit News, featured “The 30 most extreme selfies on the Internet” and a photo of Miley Cyrus twerking on Santa Claus....
The executive order limits gatherings and travel and requires all workers who are not necessary to sustain or protect life to stay home. It also imposes more stringent limitations on stores to reduce foot traffic to help slow the spread of coronavirus. More than 21,500 cases of Covid-19 have been confirmed in the state of Michigan as of Thursday and more than 1,000 people have died, according to the governor’s office....
Over the weekend, Barnes released a statement titled “The Time for Silence is Over.” She called upon people to “have uncomfortable conversations,” describing it as “time to risk some friendships, time to make waves at work, time to recognize that we are past politics now.” She commented on the president stating: “If you support Donald Trump, you are a racist. Here is where it gets tricky and uncomfortable. Donald Trump is a racist, and if being a racist is not a dealbreaker for you, you are the reason Black people are being murdered for being Black....
State Attorney General Dana Nessel, a Democrat, is heading the investigation after GOP state Sen. Ed McBroom and the Senate Oversight Committee he leads raised concerns over erroneous claims being made by some about northern Antrim County’s election results. A report from the committee on the state’s election results released June 23 concluded that “the results represent the true results of the ballots cast by the people of Michigan” despite former President Donald Trump claiming widespread voter fraud....
The defensive tackle from Georgia tweeted Monday night that he’s opening up his recruitment. Solomon then explained the reasoning behind his decision to 247Sports. MORE: Michigan’s got NFL talent “A day or two ago, they sent my mom a card thanking us for going to the Michigan BBQ, but we never went,” Solomon said. “I do not know which recruit they were talking to, but it was not me. It was just a little heartbreaking, for me to supposedly be so high on their list, for them to confuse me with someone else....
Michigan and the Big Ten Network confirmed the switch on Thursday. “The weather experts are still dealing with uncertain probabilities for the course of Hurricane Joaquin,” Michigan athletic director Jim Hackett said in a University of Michigan press release. “Thus we remain vigilant on developments and will err on the side of safety for all participants and fans.” MORE: Memorable games affected by weather That’s one of several games that could be affected....
Former Michigan star Chris Webber appeared on “The Dan Patrick Show” on Wednesday in a pass-the-salt-please interview that reopened all those Fab Five wounds. It’s a blistering take that’s going to reignite an ongoing feud between Webber and Jalen Rose, two accomplished NBA analysts with strong respective microphones on different networks. MORE: Updated Top 25 predictions | PHOTOS: Bill Guthridge through the years | Who is Cerruti Brown? Webber opened fire on the “30 for 30” documentary “The Fab Five,” in which he was the lone member who did not participate....
Glasgow received a 12-month probation sentence last July after pleading guilty to misdemeanor charge of operating a vehicle while visibly impaired. The original arrest occurred March 15 of last year on a drunken driving charge. MORE: UM OL Miller done with football | SN Top 50 Online records from the 15th District Court labeled Glasgow’s violation as “failure to abstain from alcohol.” After the test was performed at 9:59 a....
MORE: Michigan preview | Harbaugh building a Michigan monster Johnson reportedly was run over by the forklift Wednesday while stretching and taken to the UM Health System in Ann Arbor for evaluation, according to Local 4 News in Detroit. Johnson, who tore his ACL in 2013 and ‘14, appears to be OK after the incident. Johnson rushed for 271 yards and four touchdowns for the Wolverines in 2015.
The Hate has No Home Here rally was organized for Sunday, February 21, after resident JeDonna Dinges reported the white supremacist flag at her neighbor’s home to police last week. The white neighbor, who has not been named, reportedly hung the KKK flag to face Dinges after she installed a surveillance camera pointing in the direction of his home. Dinges said she installed the camera around three weeks ago after she discovered a full gasoline container in her garbage can....
Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson announced the ban on the open carry of firearms within 100 feet from polling places, clerk’s offices and absent voter counting boards, according to CNBC. The ban only applies on Election Day. “Fair, free and secure elections are the foundation of our democracy,” Benson said. “I am committed to ensuring all eligible Michigan citizens can freely exercise their fundamental right to vote without fear of threats, intimidation or harassment....
Whitmer has faced heavy criticism for her stay-at-home order, which was among the strictest in the country and was the target of protesters calling for her to reopen the state. As she unveiled the reopening plan on Thursday, Michigan was reporting 45,646 cases and 4,343 deaths, the seventh largest outbreak in the country. In announcing the “MI Safe Start Plan,” Whitmer said Michigan was in the third phase, meaning new daily cases and deaths were relatively constant over a period of time....
Michigan State (22-5, 10-5 Big Ten) maintained its pace toward a high seed in the NCAA Tournament behind 27 points from Bryn Forbes. Ohio State (18-11, 10-6) saw its tournament hopes take a hit with the loss. MORE: Field of 68 projections | Coach of the Year: 13 to consider Here are three things we learned from Tuesday’s game: 1. The Spartans can shoot from deep. Ohio State had won five of the last seven against Michigan State in Columbus, but the Spartans offset that with a 3-point show....
How does it happen? How is it that no matter what sort of results the Spartans produce in December or January, they are going to be winning when losing means no more games? In Saturday’s Big Ten Tournament semifinal, Michigan State spotted Maryland nine of the first 10 points but gradually reminded everyone whose time it is, took command of the game and won, 62-58, to advance to its third championship game in four years against regular-season champion Wisconsin....
There was almost college basketball on the White House lawn. Michigan State and Oregon State had preliminary plans in place to play a game under a canopy on the grounds of the nation's most iconic building in the fall of 2016. However, those plans got scrapped when Oregon State head coach (and Barack Obama's brother-in-law) Craig Robinson was fired on Monday. “You’re always looking to explore unique opportunities for student-athletes, and that was one we were looking at,” MSU athletic director Mark Hollis said....
