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Katsvairo was transfer-listed at the end of last season after falling down the pecking order during the second half of last season at Chiefs. According to the player’s agent, Michael Ngobeni, Katsvairo was told to report for pre-season soon after regional tournament. He is currently on his way to Botswana with the first team where they will play Township Rollers in a friendly match on Saturday afternoon. “Mitchy was called to report back from Cosafa,” Ngobeni told Goal....

Obama, who is married to former President Barack Obama, has often been talked about as a potential presidential candidate, but she has never publicly expressed an interest in running. Rogan told listeners of the Joe Rogan Experience on Christmas Eve: “I really believe if Michelle Obama runs, she wins.” But there is as yet no indication that she wants to return to the White House. “She’s great, she’s intelligent, she’s articulate, she’s the wife of the best president that we have had in our lifetime in terms of like a representative of intelligent articulate people,” Rogan said, according to TheWrap....

According to data from Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), as of Monday, Michigan was reporting a weekly average number of daily cases of 3,274. As of March 15, the state was averaging about 2,223 daily cases, showing a 47 percent increase. On Monday, Michigan reported at least 5,768 new COVID-19 cases, while on March 15, the state reported at least 3,828 new daily cases. Since the start of the pandemic, Michigan has reported more than 633,000 confirmed COVID-19 cases and at least 15,919 deaths....

As with anything on the internet, it was immediately mocked. Someone took the time to measure the size of Drake and determined he was 7-feet-tall sitting down, proving he was photoshopped on the cover. People then began to photoshop Drake sitting on things, and it was all great fun. MORE: The #RunningManChallenge is spreading fast Well, the Michigan football social team decided to join in on the action, albeit a bit late, and put head coach Jim Harbaugh on top of “The Big House....

Sports Illustrated’s Pete Thamel reports that Michigan defensive coordinator D.J. Durkin will be named head coach at Maryland. Durkin will replace Randy Edsall, who was fired Oct. 11 after starting the season 2-4 and compiling a 22-33 record with the Terrapins. MORE: Fired, retired, resigned coaches | Coaching hires of 2015 Durkin spent one year as defensive coordinator and linebackers coach at Michigan under Jim Harbaugh. He inherited an already impressive defense — No....

Red paint was splattered across the statue, which is located outside the school’s football building, the Detroit Free Press reported. The vandal or vandals also wrote “Bo knew #hailtothevictims” in black on the steps near the statue. A crew was working to clean the red paint off the statue Wednesday, and the university said in a statement that they were investigating the vandalism. “We understand and appreciate the passionate advocacy on behalf of those who were abused by the late Robert Anderson,” spokesman Rick Fitzgerald said in the statement....

Whitmer, a Democrat, was one of the first governors to impose a statewide mask mandate during the first wave of the pandemic last year, facing heavy backlash from mostly Republican critics. On Tuesday, Whitmer said that she does not expect to issue another mask mandate following the new CDC guidance recommending that masks be worn indoors regardless of vaccination status in areas where the virulent Delta variant is spreading quickly....

Whitmer, who was elected as Michigan’s governor in 2018, is reportedly among the top names being considered by Biden’s campaign to join the 2020 Democratic ticket. But asked about the possibility during a CNN interview on Thursday, the Michigan governor suggested it wasn’t a position that she is currently seeking. “I’ll be very frank with you, the job that I want is the one that I have,” Whitmer asserted. “I worked for two years to become the governor of the state of Michigan, and while it’s been challenging and there’ve been some tough days, there’s no place I’d rather be than right here in my home state, making decisions that are saving people’s lives [during the coronavirus pandemic]....

Evan Thomas Silva, 26, was killed when a “small cannon-type device” was fired in the backyard of a Genesee County home around 7:30 p.m. on Saturday. “The homeowner had purchased the cannon at an auction prior to the event and had fired the cannon several times prior,” Michigan State Police said. “The cannon is designed to create a big flash, a loud noise and create smoke.” Silva was standing 10 to 15 feet away when he was struck, police said in a statement....

Ian Rice, 47, who since speaking out against CRT at a Caledonia Community Schools board meeting on June 21, said he’s received positive support but has also unwittingly been labeled as the token black man speaking out against the theory. In the clip featuring Rice that was tweeted by American author and cultural critic James Lindsay and received approximately 13,300 likes and almost 5,000 re-tweets, Rice calmly and concisely told school board and audience members that the CRT movement is not appropriate for younger students and that teachers aren’t equipped to teach it....

That doesn’t mean what you think. Evans is the founder of CE Stars, a nonprofit sports youth organization that has grown in popularity in Indiana and Michigan the last three years. Higdon is the co-CEO and vice president of Empire for the Youth, a nonprofit dedicated to empowering disadvantaged youth. Higdon and Evans, who will presumably be the 1-2 punch in the backfield for No. 14 Michigan this season, have used their platform to expand those efforts....

Deloitte & Touche LLP prepared a report that claims that the agency paid between $8.4 and $8.1 billion in claims that are either fraudulent or incorrect. This report studied the time period between March 1, 2020, and September 30, 2021. Around $43.7 billion was saved, however, from being put into other fraudulent claims. “When you look at the numbers here, to say that they’re troubling is an understatement,” said agency Director Julia Dale....

1. B1G hopes Here we are again, in the same situation with the same rhetoric parameters of what happens if you do and what happens if you don’t. Only now, there’s a little more juice to the Big Ten’s need to get off the mat in non-conference games: a little thing called the College Football Playoff. Because strength of schedule will be such an important factor in selecting the CFP’s four teams — we’re told, anyway — the Big Ten needs key non-conference wins not only for teams involved in the CFP chase, but for teams who played the teams involved....

The lights literally went out on Dantonio during his press conference after a 32-23 loss to No. 2 Michigan at Spartan Stadium on Saturday, putting the coach in the dark for a few seconds before he cracked a smile. Michigan State just fell to 2-6 after their sixth straight Big Ten loss, but Dantonio broke the tension. “That just figures,” Dantonio said. “That’s where the day is going, right there....

Former Ohio State defensive coordinator. Cincinnati coach. Understands the in-state rivalry with Michigan. Unafraid to trade verbal jabs with Jim Harbaugh. Fickell was the perfect match for Michigan State. But the Spartans weren’t the perfect match for Fickell. That says more about the state of the Spartans’ program than it does Fickell, who turned down the job offer and opted to stay at Cincinnati. He’s not the only one. Iowa State’s Matt Campbell, Pitt’s Pat Narduzzi and Colorado’s Mel Tucker also made it clear they were staying put instead of heading to East Lansing....

Did Spartans fans really need to look to find out whodunit? They knew the right answer. Detroit Free-Press columnist Drew Sharp didn’t have Michigan State ranked after the Spartans lost 49-37 to Ohio State on Saturday. It’s Sharp’s right. It’s his ballot, his opinion and he can do what he wants. Voting anomalies are part of the polling process, but it’s usually reserved for the Coaches Poll. But is this irresponsible journalism or deliberate trolling of Michigan State fans designed to generate page views and Facebook outrage?...

WMMT reports that in the eleven months since marijuana use became legal, state police have been struggling with how to respond in situations where weed smoke is detected. According to Michigan State Police sergeant Andrew Jeffrey, civilians are still calling in to report smelling marijuana smoke, but police no longer have the remit to investigate those calls if the culprits are smoking legally. Jeffrey said that police still intervene in cases of underage use, which remains against the law, telling the station “We come across a lot of kids that are under 21 that have possession of it and obviously that’s in violation, so we seize it and go through the process that way....

It was the former for the No. 11 Spartans on Wednesday. They lost their third consecutive game, falling at home to Nebraska 72-71 after a late comeback attempt. This is their first three-game losing streak since January 2013. MORE: Midseason awards | Why some bluebloods are struggling “There’s blood in the water right now,’’ Izzo said after the game. ‘‘The sharks are coming.’’ That next shark happens to be No....

The NCAA announced Tuesday that Hollis will take the reins of the men’s basketball committee next year after serving as vice chair to Oklahoma AD Joe Castiglione for the 2015-16 season. MORE: Giles names his top five | Maryland coach under fire | Recruiting is expensive at Indiana Hollis has led the athletic department at his alma mater since Jan. 1, 2008, and is known for his innovative ideas in venues and scheduling....

The Spartans marched nine plays and 25 yards on the final drive, and Geiger nailed the field goal after Ohio State called a timeout in an attempt to ice him. WATCH: Spartans kicker celebrates big | MORE: Infamous punches | Michigan-PSU: 5 things Michigan State improved to 10-1 and wins the Big Ten East championship with a win against Penn State next week. Ohio State fell to 10-1 and saw its 23-game win streak broken....