Michigan State getting by with ‘two-headed monster’ at point guard
COLLEGE PARK, Md. – Tom Izzo has a vision of his two point guards working in tandem, each entering the game to give Michigan State a spark in a different way and even working together some on the floor together. The duo isn’t there just yet. So for now, he’ll settle for Tyson Walker and A.J. Hoggard taking turns recording strong games and combining to give his team point guard play that is, while maybe not standout, certainly an improvement over last season.
mlive.comMixed feelings for Michigan State following last-second road win at Maryland
– Michigan State earned a road Big Ten win, even if it didn’t take a step forward in its performance. But with plenty of positives and plenty of negatives following his team’s Tuesday night road win over Maryland, Tom Izzo chose to focus on the result: a 65-63 win on a basket by Malik Hall with one second left. “You get a road win in this league, it’s good. After a top-10 road win at Wisconsin last month, the Spartans had their worst offensive game of the season four days later in falling to a shorthanded Illinois team. But as Maryland charged back in the second half on Tuesday, it looked as if another big win would be followed by an upset loss.
mlive.comMichigan State blows 15-point lead but beats Maryland on Malik Hall’s late basket
The Spartans junior forward made a layup with 1.9 seconds left to lead Michigan State to a 65-63 road win at Maryland on Tuesday night at the Xfinity Center. Michigan State (17-4, 8-2) is now tied with Illinois at Wisconsin for first place at the midway point of the Big Ten season. After Michigan State built a 15-point lead less than three minutes into the second half, Maryland responded with an 11-point run to get back into the game. Michigan State had two turnovers and four missed shots in that stretch while allowing Maryland to record three layups and a dunk. On Saturday, Michigan State recorded one of its biggest wins of the year, when it beat rival Michigan at home by 16.
mlive.comMichigan football: Special teams shine, D.J. Turner, injury notes
— The lopsided result dampened many of the big moments on Saturday, but Michigan’s special teams unit accounted for several in the 59-18 win over Maryland. Then, as Maryland tried to make a game of it in the third quarter, Michigan pulled a trick out of its book on the ensuing kickoff. “You’ve got to highlight Trente Jones (on that); he was rolling out in front of A.J.,” Harbaugh said. It was Turner’s second interception of the season since taking over the starting role Oct. 23 against Northwestern. … Despite being available, Michigan opted not to play running back Blake Corum (ankle) and corner Gemon Green (undisclosed).
mlive.comFor Jim Harbaugh and Michigan, Ohio State is top of mind again
— Before Michigan even took the field Saturday afternoon, Jim Harbaugh and his players knew the deal. Michigan State was on the proverbial ropes, taking one knockout blow after another en route to an ugly 56-7 loss to Ohio State, delivering the Wolverines exactly what they needed. “We were hoping (Michigan State would lose) — and now that we got the opportunity … this game is going to influence the season and really show how far this team can go. Signs began appearing inside the football building with Ohio State on them. It’s why the 57-year-old head coach appeared unfazed over the summer when he was peppered with questions about the Ohio State rivalry.
mlive.comA breakout game for Michigan RB Donovan Edwards, catching the ball
COLLEGE PARK, Md. — It was far from traditional. Donovan Edwards signed with Michigan to be a player who tucked the football and ran with it. And while the true freshman running back did plenty of that Saturday in the Wolverines’ 59-18 win over Maryland, most of it came on throws from the quarterback.
mlive.comOverheard outside Michigan’s locker room: ‘We want to win all the marbles’
COLLEGE PARK, Md. — There was no falling behind and having to come back this week. The eighth-ranked Michigan football team started fast and cruised to a 59-18 win over Maryland on Saturday, setting the stage for a winner-take-all game against Ohio State next weekend.
mlive.comMichigan routs Maryland, setting up winner-take-all showdown vs. Ohio State
After a 59-18 win over Maryland on Saturday, Harbaugh’s team will get another crack at knocking preseason favorite Ohio State off the mantle next weekend in Ann Arbor. The Wolverines are now in sole possession of second place in the Big Ten’s East Division after Michigan State lost, 56-7, to Ohio State on Saturday — separating the Wolverines and Spartans by a game in the standings. “If you want to get ready to beat Ohio State, let’s do it,” Harbaugh told Michigan’s pre-game radio broadcast this week. More importantly, Michigan rides a wave of momentum ahead of its regular-season finale with Ohio State. Harbaugh will get another crack at it after all, with an opportunity to end the losing skid to Ohio State and take Michigan to Indianapolis for the first time ever.
mlive.comMichigan RB Hassan Haskins tops 1,000 season rushing yards
— Michigan made a conscious effort to run the football more this season — and it’s paid off for Hassan Haskins. He currently has 20 yards rushing today with Blake Corum available. So far this season, Haskins has five 100-yard rushing games, hitting that mark in four of the last games Michigan’s played. “You can talk about every part of Hassan Haskins’ game and refer to it as ‘excellent, outstanding,’” Harbaugh said. Phase.”Higdon ran for 1,178 yards in 2018, putting him 22nd in single-season Michigan football history.
mlive.comMichigan’s Blake Corum, Gemon Green available to play vs. Maryland
Running back Blake Corum and corner Gemon Green are both available to play for the eighth-ranked Wolverines against Maryland (3:30 p.m. ET, Big Ten Network), a team spokesman confirmed to MLive. The spokesman declined to provide a status on Corum, only saying “stay tuned.”If Corum does play, it would give Michigan’s rushing attack a boost. The Marshall, Va., native who played his prep ball in Baltimore has 778 rushing yards, 137 yards receiving and 11 touchdowns this season. Green also appeared in a reserve role against Michigan State and IU.
mlive.comMan to be jailed for death threats against GOP House member
A man who threatened to kill a member of Congress from Maryland over Republicans’ baseless claims of a rigged presidential election was sentenced on Thursday to serve eight consecutive weekends in jail and six months of home confinement. U.S. District Judge Richard Bennett also ordered Sidhartha Kumar Mathur, 35, of West Friendship, Maryland, to perform 100 hours of community service. Mathur threatened Rep. Andy Harris, the only Republican member of Maryland's congressional delegation, in voicemail and webmail messages.
news.yahoo.comTagovailoa, turnovers lift Maryland over West Virginia 30-24
Taulia Tagovailoa threw for 332 yards and three touchdowns, and Maryland topped turnover-prone West Virginia 30-24 on Saturday. With his brother Tua on the sideline watching, Tagovailoa threw touchdown passes of 66 yards to Dontay Demus, 18 yards to Chigoziem Okonkwo — and then a 60-yarder to Rakim Jarrett in the fourth quarter that gave the Terrapins a 30-21 lead. “It's always good to have family at my games, knowing that I'm far away from home,” Tagovailoa said.
news.yahoo.comFrom Big House to Buckeyes: Ranking the Big Ten’s biggest cities in U.S. Census update
Fee Hall on Monday, Aug. 17, 2020 on campus at Michigan State University in East Lansing. East Lansing, Michigan (Michigan State University)This is one of two Big Ten cities to fall in population in the latest census. Hoover and Greene, a four-story, 171-unit, 182-bed apartment building with ground-floor commercial space at 151 E. Hoover Ave. in Ann Arbor on Tuesday, June 8, 2021.Jacob Hamilton | The Ann Arbor News6. Ann Arbor, Michigan (University of Michigan)The latest update for Ann Arbor is 123,851 residents, which city officials credit to the city’s downtown housing boom over the last decade. Combined, they just edge out Ann Arbor by a few thousand residents in the latest census update.
mlive.comCourt tosses lawsuit over articles on lawyer's neo-Nazi ties
A federal appeals court on Monday upheld the dismissal of a lawsuit in which a Baltimore attorney accused the Southern Poverty Law Center of defaming him in articles highlighting his ties to a neo-Nazi group. A three-judge panel of the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals unanimously rejected Glen K. Allen's claim that his membership in the National Alliance, once the nation's largest neo-Nazi group, wasn't a matter of public concern. The city fired him as an attorney for its law department after the Alabama-based SPLC published an August 2016 article that described Allen as a “well-known neo-Nazi lawyer” and noted his work on the Black man's lawsuit.
news.yahoo.comFBI: Militia-style group surveilled Capitol weeks after riot
A Virginia man charged with joining the mob that stormed the U.S. Capitol told an undercover FBI agent that he belonged to a militia-style group and coordinated "surveillance efforts" on the same building more than a month after the riot, according to a court filing unsealed on Tuesday. The filing, which accompanied a criminal complaint against Fi Duong, doesn't specify why he and an associate wanted to surveil the Capitol for weeks after the Jan. 6 insurrection. “How do we feel about an Intel run around the Capitol tonight?" an unnamed associate asked Duong during a Feb. 13 exchange on the encrypted messaging platform.
news.yahoo.comArizona murder suspect escapes officers near Atlanta airport
Police were searching for a murder suspect near the Atlanta airport after he escaped from sheriff's deputies who were taking him back to Arizona. Officials say Jsaan Carlos Strover got away from two Maricopa County deputies while they were dropping off a rental car at the airport. The 20-year-old Strover is wanted for murder, attempted murder and aggravated assault in Arizona.
news.yahoo.comHow to watch and listen to Michigan State vs. Maryland
Here are all the ways to watch and listen to Michigan State’s game against Maryland at 2 p.m. on Sunday at the Xfinity Center in College Park, Md. :WATCHComcast: Channel 9/233(HD) | StreamingSpectrum: Channel 3/782(HD) | StreamingDish: Channel 2-70 | StreamingDIRECTV: Channel 6 | Streaming* Channel numbers listed are for Michigan subscribers and may change by geographic area. Check local listings. Streaming-only optionsCBS All-Access | Hulu | YouTube TV | fubo (free trial)LISTENRadio Network: Spartan Media NetworkAffiliates: WJR-AM 760 Detroit; WJIM-AM 1240/WMMQ-FM 94.9 Lansing; 22 other Michigan-based affiliates listed on MSUSpartans.comLive streaming: MSUSpartans.com | iPhone app | Android appSatellite: XM Ch. 384 (Internet 974)
mlive.comMichigan State Basketball Gameday: Maryland has a win streak of its own
GAME INFORMATIONWho: Michigan State (13-9, 7-9) vs. Maryland (14-10, 8-9)When: 2 p.m. Where: Xfinity Center, College Park, Md. 384 (Internet 974Line: Maryland -3Twitter: Follow Kyle AustinGAME NOTES• Michigan State is on its first three-game win streak of conference play. • Michigan State has won seven of the last nine games in the series against Maryland, including its last two at the Xfinity Center. • In its last nine games, Maryland had held opponents to 59.7 points per game on 37.4 percent shooting and 30.8 percent shooting from 3-point range. Where Michigan State stands in the NCAA Tournament pictureMichigan State takes moment to celebrate after three-day stretch save season
mlive.comThe Latest: Howard U cancels remainder of men's hoops season
Top prospect Makur Maker was limited to 23 points in 48 minutes over just two games during his freshman season. ___The NFL reports it had no positive tests for players and one positive among other personnel during Super Bowl week. It’s the 34th game postponed so far this season, which is roughly a quarter of the way through. ___Ryder Cup captain Padraig Harrington has tested positive for the coronavirus and has withdrawn from the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am. Three staff members and one management official have also tested positive at the club.
Michigan basketball gameday: New Year’s Eve at Maryland
16 Michigan Wolverines (7-0, 2-0) at Maryland Terrapins (6-3, 1-2)Where: Xfinity Center (College Park, Maryland)When: Thursday, December 31, 8:01 p.m. ETPoint spread: Michigan -2.5Watch: ESPN (Rich Hollenberg, Dan Dakich)Listen: Ann Arbor: WWWW-102.9 FM; Detroit: WWJ-950 AM; anywhere: MGoBlue.com (Brian Boesch, Terry Mills)Follow: Andrew KahnJust before the calendar turns to 2021, Michigan will play a Maryland team coming off a surprising win. Former Michigan assistant DeAndre Haynes is in his second season as an assistant with the Terps. More Michigan basketball content:Just as a Michigan teammate predicted, Franz Wagner has big offensive gameAn update on Michigan’s basketball’s No. 1 recruiting classThe man behind Michigan basketball’s schedule and travel and meals and budget and…Wolverines in the NBA, overseas, and looking for jobs for 2020-21 basketball season
mlive.comMaryland, Michigan State seek a ‘plus-one’ victory Saturday
Michigan State head coach Mel Tucker pumps his fist after the team defeated Michigan in an NCAA college football game, Saturday, Oct. 31, 2020, in Ann Arbor, Mich. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)In yet another twist to this crazy college football season, a matchup between Maryland and Michigan State has been canceled a second time after an outbreak of COVID-19 in College Park. The Terrapins (2-3) were slated to face the Spartans (2-5) on Saturday night as part of the Big Ten “Champions Week.”But on Thursday afternoon, Maryland released this statement:“Under the guidance and advice from university medical staff, Maryland Athletics has canceled Saturday’s scheduled football game against Michigan State. “Our team has demonstrated a tremendous work ethic, resolve and displayed Maryland pride throughout this unique season. Home games against Ohio State and two against Michigan State was called off because of a COVID-19 outbreak in College Park, and the Dec. 5 game at Michigan was canceled because of virus issue among the Wolverines. ___More AP college football: https://apnews.com/Collegefootball and http://www.twitter.com/AP_Top25
Maryland shocks Minnesota 45-44 in OT on missed conversion
Maryland celebrate after defeating Minnesota during overtime of an NCAA college football game, Friday, Oct. 30, 2020, in College Park, Md. Maryland won 45-44 in overtime. Minnesota's Brock Walker sent an extra-point try wide right after the potential tying touchdown, giving Maryland a stunning 45-44 comeback victory Friday night. Never in school history had Maryland won after trailing by 17 points in the fourth quarter. Jake Funk ran for a career-best 221 yards, and Maryland totaled a whopping 675 yards of offense.
Mayors from 11 Big Ten cities request 4 additional safety measures ahead of football season
All rights reserved)ANN ARBOR, Mich. – Mayors from 11 Big Ten cities sent a letter to the conference requesting four additional safety measures be taken ahead of football season. After it was originally postponed until the spring, the Big Ten football season was reinstated last month and will begin this weekend. On Tuesday, 12 mayors -- 11 from Big Ten cities, as well as the mayor of Lansing -- sent a letter to the league requesting a few additional precautions be put in place. Work with local and county health officials to agree on a positivity rate that would make a city unsafe to hold a game. “We know the history of football games within our cities,” the letter says.
Maryland football vs. Temple: Time, TV schedule, game preview, score
The 25th-ranked Terrapins visit Temple on Saturday with junior transfer quarterback Josh Jackson looking to post a third straight strong performance. LINE: Maryland -7.5Jackson has thrown for 541 yards and seven touchdowns, while his buddies in the backfield have accounted for 11 rushing TDs so far. In all, Maryland has scored 142 points in its first two games -- the third-highest total by any FBS team since 1936. ABOUT MARYLAND (2-0)The Terps have different leaders in rushing attempts (Tayon Fleet-Davis, 27), rushing yards (Jake Funk, 173) and rushing TDs (Anthony McFarland Jr., four). PREDICTION: Maryland 27, Temple 23More college football scoresCopyright 2019 by WDIV ClickOnDetroit - All rights reserved.
Maryland football vs. Syracuse: Time, TV schedule, game preview, score
LINE: Maryland -1.5The Terps outgained Howard 623-68, allowing just four total first downs in a dominant defensive effort. ABOUT MARYLAND (1-0)The Terps had to be thrilled with Jackson, who became the first Maryland player to throw four touchdowns in his first start since 1975. Neal also was the Orange's leading receiver with three grabs for 54 yards in Week 1. Maryland rushed the ball 48 times in the opener, totaling 317 yards and five scores. PREDICTION: Syracuse 39, Maryland 33More college football scoresCopyright 2019 by WDIV ClickOnDetroit - All rights reserved.
Maryland football vs. Howard: Time, TV schedule, game preview, score
Anthony McFarland #5 of the Maryland Terrapins runs against the Michigan State Spartans during the first half at Capital One Field on November 3, 2018 in College Park, Maryland. - Maryland looks to put a tumultuous season in the rearview mirror when it kicks off the 2019 campaign at home against FCS outfit Howard on Saturday. LINE: Maryland -31"We're all aware of the things that have taken place here, but this 2019 team will be defined in the present," Locksley told reporters. The Terrapins ranked fourth nationally in red zone offense (93.5 percent) last season. PREDICTION: Maryland 42, Howard 13More college football scoresCopyright 2019 by WDIV ClickOnDetroit - All rights reserved.
This is the best fast-food chain in America, according to 23,000 customers
Fast-food chain Chick-fil-A, headquartered in College Park, Georgia, has ranked as the best fast-food chain for customer satisfaction in the country for 2018-2019, according to American Customer Satisfaction Index (ACSI). 1 for the fourth year in a row, according to ACSI, this year with a score of 86 out of 100. "All others" encompasses the "total result for restaurants that don't fall into those measured by the ACSI." So ACSI groups these smaller restaurants as 'all others,'" according to a representative. Overall, fast food customer experience was 1.3% lower than last year, according to the company.
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