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ESPN’s Michelle Beadle and CNN’s Rachel Nichols announced they would not attend the Floyd Mayweather vs. Manny Pacquiao fight after their credentials were revoked. The common feeling was the female reporters were banned from the bout because they both were openly critical of Mayweather’s checkered past involving domestic violence. MORE: Mayweather open to Pacquiao rematch | Mayweather shows $100 million check | Must-see May-Pac photos Despite having their credentials reinstated, neither Beadle or Nichols attended the fight....

“More documents found in Biden’s home. They’re taking him down. Michelle and Gavin in the wings,” she tweeted. Ellis, who hosts the Jenna Ellis in the Morning radio show, told Newsweek on Sunday that Democrats can’t consider Biden as a potential candidate for the 2024 presidential election, and that Michelle Obama and Newsom might be better nominees. “Joe Biden has been an utter failure and increasingly showing signs of mental competency, so the Democrats know they cannot possibly run him again in 2024....

Lochmann turned in his resignation Tuesday to “pursue other oppurtunities,” according to The Detroit News. Lochmann made questionable comments during last Thursday’s IMG Intercollegiate Athletics forum. MORE: 10 potential Michigan candidates | SN All-Americans | All-Freshman “The athletes are there for four years,” Lochmann said when asked about providing athletes with stipends, according to SportsBusiness Journal. “At Michigan, it’s the Block M that has the infinity and power, not Denard Robinson....

Ryan Kelley, an Allendale Township planning commissioner, was identified in videos running alongside pro-Trump rioters up the stairs leading up to an entrance of the Capitol building on January 6. The Michigan Association of Civil Rights Activists confirmed that Kelley was seen bypassing police barricades surrounding the building and entering restricted areas. In a recent interview with MLive, Kelley discussed his gubernatorial campaign and his role in the Capitol riot....

Q: How are you doing? Does anyone ask? A: People do ask, and it’s nice. I’m fortunate, I’m not worried about keeping a roof over my head. I’m not worried about contracting COVID-19 all day, every day, like our frontline healthcare workers are. I see the heroic work that’s going on and it helps keep in perspective the long, stressful days we’re keeping here in the office of the governor....

“We need [the public’s] help now to end this surge and ensure our hospitals can care for everyone who needs it,” chief medical officers of the state’s community hospitals said in a statement issued by the Michigan Health and Hospital Association. “For the 2021 holiday season we are already approaching the highest number of COVID-19 hospitalizations in Michigan since the pandemic began,” the statement added. On Sunday, Michigan reported 3,785 COVID-19 hospitalizations, including 784 patients that were admitted to hospitals’ intensive care units (ICU), the statement pointed out....

That seems impossible to believe at a time like this, but we’re serious. Not in the short term, of course. The short-term outlook comes with several easily-accessible assessments found on a social media platform near you, and that’s all going to be directed at third-year coach Jim Harbaugh, who has made himself a little too accessible on those same platforms. MORE: It’s time for Penn State to show it’s big-game ready...

The down-to-earth Facebook video, titled “PSA from your Mayor (Only kind of satire),” showed Stephens wearing a mask and explaining how he is approaching students who do decide to host gatherings. After hearing residents report that large gatherings were already happening ahead of the academic year, which starts September 2 at MSU, Stephens decided to take the matters in his own (gloved) hands. “So rather than calling the police, or getting public health involved, I decided I would take it upon myself to walk over and talk to these adults about the rules that are now in place to keep people safe,” he said....

The Detroit News said in an editorial published Saturday that Whitmer’s push to shut the Line 5 pipeline was “indefensible” in the wake of the Colonial pipeline’s shutdown and ensuing fuel shortages. The local newspaper also said the Democratic state leader’s alternative proposal to carry the fuel by rail or road instead was “ridiculously inadequate,” and argued that infrastructure would “buckle” were her plan to go ahead. The Canadian firm that operates Line 5, Enbridge, flouted an order to shut down the oil pipeline last week....

The point is, No. 10 Ohio State and No. 4 Michigan made it to “The Game” with identical 10-1 records and almost the same stakes as 2016. They’re here now, and both sides should be feeling worried — and confident — heading into the showdown. The Buckeyes beat Maryland 52-51 in overtime on Saturday in the early slot, and the Wolverines bested Indiana 31-20 in the late afternoon game....

Michigan is now leading the nation in terms of COVID-19 cases by population. Roughly 453 people out of 100,000 are infected with the coronavirus throughout the state, and data from the New York Times has shown that the six worst metro areas in the country with new outbreaks are all in Michigan. Cases and hospitalizations have more than doubled in the past two weeks, as well, and the state has averaged more than 6,700 new cases a day in the last seven days, according to the Times....

Michigan hospitals were treating 3,780 COVID-19 patients as of April 9—more than a 400 percent surge from the state’s hospitalizations last month on March 9, when 937 patients were in hospital, according to the state department of Human and Health Services. Of those hospitalized, 19 percent are in an intensive care unit and another 9 percent are on a ventilator. The spike in COVID-19 patients is part of a growing trend within the state....

No. 6 Michigan held a 30-14 lead with 6:47 left in the third quarter against No. 8 Michigan State at Spartan Stadium and looked poised to take control of the Big Ten East race and maybe even give No.5 Ohio State something to think about — for real, this time. Instead, Michigan endured a head-scratching collapse. Again. It happened at the hands of its in-state rival in stunning fashion. Again....

A fundraiser was held during the event for ChadTough, the foundation named for Chad Carr, the grandson of former Michigan coach Lloyd Carr. Chad died from Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma (DIPG), a brain tumor, on Nov. 23, 2015. His story had strong ties to the Michigan football team, so they try to help out whenever possible, and Wednesday was no different. MORE: ‘Awesome’ day in Ann Arbor | Ric Flair is all Michigan...

Believe it or not, the 7-vs.-10 matchup is the closest thing to an opening-round toss-up that bracket enthusiasts will encounter. The No. 7 seeds win about 60 percent of the matchups. Therefore, some may find it difficult to decide which way to go in Michigan State vs. Davidson in the 2022 NCAA Tournament. MORE: Print your 2022 March Madness bracket here The Spartans (22-12, 11-9 Big Ten) hail from one of college basketball’s deepest conferences....

Various outlets reported Wednesday that Tucker, 49, and the Michigan State Spartans will soon be inking a new 10-year, $95 million contract, an approximate yearly value of $9.5 million. His current contract has him making $5.5 million, but a source told The Detroit News that MSU started working with Tucker on a new contract after other college teams started showing interest in signing him. It was reported that MSU could announce the contract extension as soon as Thursday....

“I feel great. I’m just taking it one day at a time,” he told Sporting News at Big Ten Media Day. “I’m not trying to force anything, but also not trying to be too reserved. Of course it’s going to be adjustments because I haven’t been playing the game of basketball — I haven’t been really even walking, at one point was on that scooter — but for the most part everything is going well....

Then, students celebrated by burning couches and throwing bagels. MORE: UK uniform history | Michigan State outlasts Louisville | Must-see tourney photos Wait, what? Sparty took to the streets of East Lansing to gather in large quantities. Naturally, a few burning couches were reported, which sent the fire department out on alert. Then, as students congregated together they began to throw bagels into the air and chant. This confused even the Michigan State University Police....

Councilman Eddie Kabacinski will be charged with impersonating a public officer, assault and battery over the October 14 incident. Kabacinski, a Trump supporter, allegedly assaulted the woman while attending a Trump rally. The Detroit Free Press first reported the charges against the councilman. “The complaint should be signed today [Wednesday], and the arraignment may be tomorrow,” George Rouhib Jr., director of the Eastpointe Police Department, told Newsweek in an email....

No. 18 Michigan travels to No. 21 Minnesota at 7:30 p.m. for the ABC “Game of the Week.” It’s a matchup between two of college football’s most polarizing coaches. The Gophers are coming off an 11-win season under P.J. Fleck. The return of quarterback Tanner Morgan and receiver Rashod Bateman, who opted back in to the 2020 season, has Minnesota thinking Big Ten West championship. MORE: Week 8 picks against spread...