Athletics

  1. January 20, 2025

    Q&A: NCAA to pay for women’s basketball success

    The NCAA has announced that Division I conferences will receive payment the longer their teams stay in the NCAA women’s basketball March Madness tournament.

  2. January 13, 2025

    Study: Big Ten expansion will double football’s carbon emissions

    A new report from the Center for Sustainable Systems shows the Big Ten’s 2024 expansion will more than double average conference-game emissions for the U-M football team.

  3. December 5, 2024

    U-M extends athletic director Warde Manuel’s contract

    U-M has announced a five-year contract extension for Warde Manuel, the Donald R. Shepherd Director of Athletics, so that his term will run through June 30, 2030.

  4. November 5, 2024

    University seeks help clearing parking lots for basketball games

    With the recent start of the 2024-25 U-M home basketball season, the athletic department and Logistics, Transportation & Parking are asking for employees’ help to provide parking for game attendees.

  5. October 9, 2024

    Manuel shares update regarding revenue sharing and athletics

    Athletic director Warde Manuel has issued an update regarding developments in a legal case over compensation for student-athletes that significantly affects athletic programs at U-M and nationwide.

  6. August 13, 2024

    U-M well represented on medal podiums at Summer Olympics

    Current and former U-M student-athletes made their mark across multiple sports at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris. Wolverines earned nine medals — one gold, three silver and five bronze.

  7. July 28, 2024

    U-M represented by 45 Olympic athletes at the Paris Games

    Forty-five athletes with ties to U-M are competing in the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris. The list includes 11 individuals who competed for the Wolverines in 2023-24.

  8. June 24, 2024

    It Happened at Michigan — The winning ways of ‘Hutch’

    Carol Hutchins’ final coaching record stood at 1,707-551-5 and a career winning percentage of .755. She is the winningest coach in U-M history.

  9. June 20, 2024

    Regents approve FY ’25 budget for athletic department

    For FY ’24, which ends June 30, the athletic department projects a slight operating surplus of $200,000 based on operating revenues of $230.6 million and operating expenses of $230.4 million.

  10. June 5, 2024

    Eight U-M teams post perfect multiyear scores in APR report

    Eight varsity athletic teams achieved perfect multiyear scores in the latest Academic Progress Rate data released as part of the annual NCAA Division I Academic Performance Program.