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John Niyo

Detroit

Sports Columnist at Detroit News

Sports columnist for the Detroit News. Husband to one. Father of three. Native Iowan. Proud Michigander. Email/story tips: [email protected]

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  • 2 weeks ago | eu.detroitnews.com | John Niyo

    Detroit — A month ago, Red Wings coach Todd McLellan reminded his players the NHL regular season was a marathon, not a sprint. But every marathoner knows that’s what it becomes in the end, anyway, and the question then isn’t simply who has the best finishing kick. Sometimes, there’s just too much ground to make up. That may be the case for the Wings here, as the Eastern Conference playoff chase enters the stretch run.

  • 1 month ago | kdhnews.com | John Niyo

    DETROIT - Michigan's Danny Wolf sat in a folding chair in the corner of a noisy locker room in Indianapolis early Sunday night, wearing a Big Ten Championship hat on his head, a souvenir medal draped around his neck and a weary smile on his face.

  • 1 month ago | gazettextra.com | John Niyo

    DETROIT — Michigan’s Danny Wolf sat in a folding chair in the corner of a noisy locker room in Indianapolis early Sunday night, wearing a Big Ten Championship hat on his head, a souvenir medal draped around his neck and a weary smile on his face.

  • 1 month ago | miamiherald.com | John Niyo

    DETROIT - Michigan’s Danny Wolf sat in a folding chair in the corner of a noisy locker room in Indianapolis early Sunday night, wearing a Big Ten Championship hat on his head, a souvenir medal draped around his neck and a weary smile on his face.

  • 1 month ago | eu.detroitnews.com | John Niyo

    Indianapolis — They’ll hang a banner, after all. But Dusty May and his team want more now. And what the Wolverines reminded everyone this week — including themselves, perhaps — is that they’re capable of it. Michigan is headed back to the NCAA Tournament for the first time in three years, earning a No. 5 seed in the South Regional and a first-round matchup with No. 12 seed UC-San Diego on Thursday night in Denver.

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11 Apr 25

RT @TonyPaul1984: The Detroit News covers the entire state. Here’s ⁦@ConnorEaregood⁩ from St. Louis, with an instant dispatch on WMU’s thri…

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11 Apr 25

RT @ConnorEaregood: “No magic words, magic players” — Pat Ferschweiler on any motivating words between overtimes.

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11 Apr 25

RT @ConnorEaregood: Fourth longest national semifinal ever at 80:26, according to an NCAA spokesperson. Only the fifth game to go to double…