Tony Garcia
Sports Reporter at Detroit Free Press
Cover Michigan football and hoops for @freep. Graduate of @michiganstateu and @NorthwesternU. Once, Tom Izzo told me I had a good basketball mind.
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4 days ago |
freep.com | Tony Garcia
Former Michigan Mr. Basketball, Durral "Phat Phat" Brooks, has transferred to Central Michigan University. Brooks, a former Michigan Wolverines point guard, played minimally in his freshman season. Brooks is one of five Michigan players from the 2024-25 roster to transfer. The former Michigan Mr. Basketball has found a new home in his home state.
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5 days ago |
freep.com | Tony Garcia
There's still time to bid on exclusive University of Michigan experiences and memorabilia for a great cause. The 2025 ChadTough Gala Online Auction runs through May 10 at 9:30 p.m., with funds going toward research to help cure pediatric brain cancer, particularly diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma (DIPG). Chad Carr, the grandson of former Michigan football national championship coach Lloyd Carr, remains the inspiration for the drive after he was diagnosed with DIPG in September 2014.
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6 days ago |
freep.com | Tony Garcia
It's a big week coming up for Michigan basketball. The NBA combine is scheduled to run from May 11-18 in Chicago and two former Wolverines were among the 75 players invited to participate in the event: Danny Wolf and Vlad Goldin, the duo that anchored Dusty May's first team in U-M and was nicknamed "Area-51."While all Wolverines supporters wish them well, that's not actually why the event is particularly notable.
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6 days ago |
freep.com | Tony Garcia
If Michigan softball wasn’t in the NCAA Tournament already, it sure seems to be now. The Wolverines, firmly on the 64-team field's bubble with an RPI of No. 43 entering the Big Ten Tournament followed up an opening round victory by blanking No. 1 seed Oregon, 5-0, on May 8 in West Lafayette, Indiana, to advance to the semifinals. U-M will face the winner betwen 12-seed Purdue and 4-seed Ohio State at 7:30 p.m. May 9 with a spot in May 10's championship game on the line.
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1 week ago |
freep.com | Tony Garcia
Nimari Burnett will return to Michigan for his sixth and final year of eligibility. Burnett cited his love for Michigan, the team, and the coaching staff as reasons for his return. For Nimari Burnett, Year 1 in Ann Arbor couldn't have been much more difficult. After years of being sidelined by a series of injuries at previous stops, Burnett finally got the playing time he desired, only for the team around him to fall apart.
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Yaxel Lendeborg said he’s between 50/50 and 60/40 on either coming to Michigan or heading to the NBA. Which would be the 60? “Michigan.”
Where does @umichbball transfer Yaxel Lendeborg stand with his @NBADraft decision process? 👀 @TheAndyKatz caught up with the prospect at the Combine. #B1GMBBall https://t.co/EbNMTW83Ms
‘The Game’ will be played on Fox.
The Game is back on FOX 😤🌰〽️ Who is coming out on top Thanksgiving weekend, @OhioStateFB or @UMichFootball? https://t.co/l78ACsnodI
The @UMichWTennis team is all ready to board its flight to Texas for the NCAA Championships after advancing to a third consecutive Elite 8. https://t.co/J3L2PNwpNr
