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Jess Myers from The Rink Live joined us for an update on the state of the Gopher Hockey program. He also gave us some great insight on the Mel Pearson situation that happened over the summer. Of course we talked PSU and this week's games against Michigan.

Season 4 Episode 6 of the Chasing MacNaughton Podcast from Tech Hockey Guide. This week Tim Braun, Rob Gilreath, Matt Cavender and Dustin Lindstrom were joined by Mike McMahon. This week on the Podcast they discussed the WilmerHale investigation of Mel Pearson and the David Johnstone story plus the BSU series and Joe Shawhan Hour. Mitch's Misfits Amazon wishlist is still having items added as we figure it out but you can take a look by clicking here and a reminder, if you rate the Podcast 5-stars, we'll read your review on the podcast and thanks to our newest sponsor, Fiebke Dental in downtown Rhinelander. Follow us on twitter at ChasingMacPod and you can submit questions through our email address, ChasingMac@techhockeyguide.com. Don't forget to subscribe to the podcast wherever you get your podcasts. Please rate and review which will help us reach more people, and tell your friends. Please check out Jonathan Zamaites series previews every Friday and Mike Anleitner's Old Dog in Texas column every Wednesday (you should definitely read this week's column). Also, keep an eye out for new recruiting articles on Tuesdays. As always, special thanks to our patron saint Doc McResin for his generous donation to get this thing running, we hope you enjoy. Also, thanks to The Thank You Notes for all the bumpers in today's episode. If you like what you hear, check them out at thethankyounotes.bandcamp.com RAW AUDIO: This post is for patrons at the Silver Level ($25/ mo) or above which includes unedited audio and usually drops the night the podcast is recorded or on Mondays. RAW VIDEO: This post is for patrons at the Gold Level ($10/mo) or above which includes unedited video and usually drops the morning after the podcast is record or on Tuesdays. EXTENDED AUDIO: This post is for patrons at the Black Level ($5/mo) or above which includes extended audio content and usually drops the day before the public podcast on Wednesdays. PUBLIC PODCAST: For additional information and more episode liner notes, check out our episode overview on Tech Hockey Guide. To make sure we can afford all our fancy equipment we purchased for the podcast and the THG website in general, please check out our patreon page and consider joining. Patrons at our Black Level or above receive an authentic MTU jersey patch and access to extra podcast content including extended versions of our other episodes. This week's extended version was almost 106 minutes. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/chasingmacpod/message

Season 4 Episode 4 of the Chasing MacNaughton Podcast from Tech Hockey Guide; "Melephant in the Room.” This week Tim Braun, Rob Gilreath, and Dustin Lindstrom were joined by Harrison Watt. This week on the Podcast they discussed the opening weekend for MTU and FSU plus outlook for the CCHA and the Mel Pearson piece on TheRinkLive. Mitch's Misfits Amazon wishlist is still having items added as we figure it out but you can take a look by clicking here and a reminder, if you rate the Podcast 5-stars, we'll read your review on the podcast and thanks to our newest sponsor, Fiebke Dental in downtown Rhinelander. Follow us on twitter at ChasingMacPod and you can submit questions through our email address, ChasingMac@techhockeyguide.com. Don't forget to subscribe to the podcast wherever you get your podcasts. Please rate and review which will help us reach more people, and tell your friends. Please check out Jonathan Zamaites series previews every Friday and Mike Anleitner's Old Dog in Texas column every Wednesday (you should definitely read this week's column). Also, keep an eye out for new recruiting articles on Tuesdays. As always, special thanks to our patron saint Doc McResin for his generous donation to get this thing running, we hope you enjoy. Also, thanks to The Thank You Notes for all the bumpers in today's episode. If you like what you hear, check them out at thethankyounotes.bandcamp.com RAW AUDIO: This post is for patrons at the Silver Level ($25/ mo) or above which includes unedited audio and usually drops the night the podcast is recorded or on Mondays. RAW VIDEO: This post is for patrons at the Gold Level ($10/mo) or above which includes unedited video and usually drops the morning after the podcast is record or on Tuesdays. EXTENDED AUDIO: This post is for patrons at the Black Level ($5/mo) or above which includes extended audio content and usually drops the day before the public podcast on Wednesdays. PUBLIC PODCAST: For additional information and more episode liner notes, check out our episode overview on Tech Hockey Guide. To make sure we can afford all our fancy equipment we purchased for the podcast and the THG website in general, please check out our patreon page and consider joining. Patrons at our Black Level or above receive an authentic MTU jersey patch and access to extra podcast content including extended versions of our other episodes. This week's extended version was over 71 minutes. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/chasingmacpod/message

Things discussed: Offense: Let's talk about the tight ends! Putting three of them out there overwhelmed Maryland's size. They're spilling so when they run out of guys it's Corum versus a cornerback. Weird looks: pulling tackles messes with your keys. Duo with a counter step looks like Split is coming. McCarthy: A few bad throws, his footwork might be at fault for overthrows, Maryland used new coverages. OL did fine—don't know what PFF is doing to grade that. Extrapolating to Iowa: different response needed. What do you want to see Michigan practice with McCarthy: more weird zone or reading weird zone coverages? Fascinating to see JJ versus Iowa who's trying to confuse you and make you throw INTs. Let's run some trick plays and close it down. During break: Mel Pearson's side of the story. Believe Shields was mad, not that he can turn a third of the program against him. It's not fair to make this a he said/she said; the WilmerHale Report and Mel getting a friendly to tell his side are different things. The one part of his story that checks out is it's at least plausible that "making people lie about COVID" is about the contact tracing forms instruction, not something nefarious by the coach. Defense: Mazi Smith and Kris Jenkins fixed the linebacker problem by two-gapping and not letting the ball get to that level. High-level metagame between the Maryland OL reacting to Michigan's blitzes. Cornerbacks! Gemon Green ran everybody's routes. Sainristil is Daxhillian in coverage, not in the box. Turner huge plays. Rough game from the LBs and Mullings in particular. Need Nikhai Hill-Green's aggressiveness. Maryland was well-prepped for this game. Lots of tempo, weird plays, scripted drives. Got their best shot by far. Pressure with four? Upshaw no. Harrell no, maybe sometimes, but when not emphatically no. DTs don't get a lot of chances—when they got to rush they got upfield but M's system wants a DT to hang back to prevent an escape run down the middle.

Coming Down the Pipe... [0:00] - It's the premiere of The Pipeline Show: Season 18 with a brand new intro. [1:26] - Guy begins the new season with News and Notes plus the first guest list of the year. [16:26] - Paula Weston from USCHO has the details of the firing of Mel Pearson and what the fallout has been so far for the University of Michigan plus more Big Ten stories. [45:16] - Derek Neumeier from FC Hockey shares his scouting perspective on the recent 2022 Hlinka Gretzky Cup with an eye on the 2023 Draft eligible players that were on display. [1:08:23] - The 2023 Draft Spotlight gets turned on to feature a potential 1st round pick in the next NHL Draft. His name is Matthew Wood and he's a forward with the Victoria Grizzlies who will play for the UConn Huskies...but when? [1:27:42] - Andrew Peard was the radio voice of TSN's coverage of the 2022 World Junior Championship and he provides a recap of Canada's gold medal performance and more. [1:55:09] - Guy wraps up episode 1 of Season 18 and looks ahead to the next couple of weeks.

Daily sports writers Connor Earegood, John Tondora and Cole Martin join the pod to discuss the future of the Michigan hockey program in the wake of Mel Pearson's firing. The writers also talk about their experience covering the United States' National Junior Evaluation Camp in July.

Steve Kournianos from thedraftanalyst.com provides an update on the 2022 Summer WJC, plus thoughts on the passing of Oilers' fan Ben Stelter, and the firing of Michigan hockey coach Mel Pearson.

Jeremy and Brendan break down the Mel Pearson saga as well as looking ahead at the upcoming eras with Nightingale and Naurato taking over as coaches. After that it is all vibes, looking ahead to football and talking recruiting. Rate, subscribe, leave a review, and tell your friends!!

Michigan finally moves on from hockey coach Mel Pearson, and puts the interim tag on Brandon Naurato. Plus, storylines from Michigan's first week of fall football practice. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

OK so times may be light on direct Sabres news, but thankfully the hockey world hasn't completely gone to sleep. Considering what happened at the University of Michigan and now former coach Mel Pearson, it fired up a conversation about prospect goalie and presumptive UM starter Erik Portillo. Lance and Joe discuss if Pearson's dismissal can and will affect Portillo and his status at UM and if it's a way for the Sabres to jump in and sign him to a contract to lock him in. The guys also dig into what happened with the Wolverines, how there are Sabres connections all over the place, and what would they do with goaltending within ranks if Portillo did decide to sign his entry-level deal with Buffalo now.Thanks as always for listening and thank you even more for the positive ratings and feedback. These finely written artisanal show notes were finely curated for your consumption.Follow Lance and Joe on Twitter!Read Lance's work at The Buffalo NewsRead Joe's work at Noted HockeyBig thanks to our musician friends --Intro: MerlinBerlin -- "Orbit" - Find them on BandcampOutro: Chips 'N Cellos -- Boss Fight (Sabre Dance, Khachaturian) - Find them on Bandcamp  

We open the show, talk some Michigan Hockey and the latest news on former coach Mel Pearson. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

@scott13lv_ says #jacobdegrom best pitcher in baseball.  When healthy I don't disagree.  @mets take 4 of 5 from @braves and are now up 6.5 games in #nleast and have same record as @yankees 70-39.   Yanks have lost five straight.  #sammills from #d3 @montclairstatefb to @profootballhof amazing career.  #keeppounding @nyliberty bad loss last night @phoenixmercury but #sabrinaionescu first @wnba player to eclipse 500pts/200 #rebounds & #200 #assists in a single season. Next up have to win Monday @dallaswings #ownthecrown and love the #wnba making All-WNBA teams position less something the @nba should do.  I know #joelembiid would support that decision. I want to see where #jimmygaroppolo ends up since it's the #treylance era this season with @49ers he would be a good fit with the @clevelandbrowns if they don't have to give up too much to get him.  Excited to see #kendorsey run the @buffalobills offense this season.

MLB – Major League Baseball Yesterday Tampa Bay Rays 7, Detroit Tigers 0 Chicago White Sox 8, Texas Rangers 2 Miami Marlins 3, Chicago Cubs 0 Rays 7, Tigers 0 – Rays draw 2 bases-loaded walks in 9th, beat Tigers 7-0 Yu Chang and Yandy Diaz drew bases-loaded walks in a seven-run ninth inning to help the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Detroit Tigers 7-0. With the game scoreless in the ninth, former Tiger Isaac Parades hit a one-out single off Tigers closer Gregory Soto, then took third on a two-out double by Francisco Mejia. Soto walked Jose Siri to load the bases, then missed on a 3-2 pitch to Chang.Soto walked Diaz, his fourth batter of the inning, to make it 2-0. The Rays walked a franchise-record 13 times while beating the Tigers on Friday. White Sox 8, Rangers 2 – Chicago pounds out 15 hits, beats Texas 8-2 for series split Andrew Vaughn had a two-run home run among his three hits, Luis Robert hit a two-run double, and AJ Pollock had two doubles in a three-hit game as the Chicago White Sox beat the Texas Rangers 8-2 to split a four-game series. The Sox had 15 hits, five for extra bases, after being limited to four runs and 13 hits in the previous three games. Nathaniel Lowe hit a solo homer in the seventh inning and delivered an RBI single in the third for the Rangers. The 452-foot homer was the longest by a Rangers player this season. Marlins 3, Cubs 0 – Marlins hit back-to-back homers, Luzardo beats Cubs 3-0 Jesús Luzardo allowed one hit over seven innings for his first win since April, and Jacob Stallings and Peyton Burdick hit back-to-back home runs as the Miami Marlins beat the Chicago Cubs 3-0 to prevent a three-game sweep. Yan Gomes singled with two outs in the fifth off Luzardo. Nick Madrigal’s leadoff single in the ninth against Tanner Scott was Chicago’s only other hit. Scott then got a groundout and two strikeouts for his 15th save. Charles Leblanc opened the fifth with a double off Adrian Sampson before Stallings put Miami on the board with his third homer of the year. Burdick connected on the next pitch for his first major league home run. It was only Miami’s second victory in nine games. Today Washington (Sánchez 0-4) at Chicago Cubs (Thompson 8-5), 8:05 p.m. Tigers and White Sox are off NASCAR – Kevin Harvick ends 65-race drought with 6th win at Michigan Kevin Harvick got his groove back, fittingly at one of his favorite tracks. Harvick ended a 65-race winless drought that lasted nearly two years with his sixth victory at Michigan International Speedway on Sunday. The No. 4 Ford pulled away from Bubba Wallace and the rest the field following a restart with 35 laps to go. The Stewart-Haas Racing driver took advantage of clean air, helping him coast to his 59th victory. Wallace finished second in his No. 23 Toyota followed by Denny Hamlin in his No. 11 Toyota. WNBA – Women’s National Basketball Association Yesterday Chicago Sky 94, Connecticut Sun 91 Sky 94, Sun 91 – Parker, Sky beat Sun 94-91, set franchise’s win record Candace Parker scored 18 points, grabbed 12 rebounds and tipped a pass to Emma Meesseman for a 3-pointer in the closing seconds to help the Chicago Sky beat the Connecticut Sun 94-91 to set the franchise record for wins in a season. Courtney Vandersloot had 20 points, five assists and four steals for Chicago (25-8). Meesseman and Allie Quigley added 15 points apiece and Kahleah Copper scored 11. DeWanna Bonner converted a four-point play and then found Thomas for a layup to make it 89-all with 43.6 seconds to go but Parker, in the post, tipped a touch-pass out to Meesseman for a wide-open 3-pointer to make it 92-89 with 28.0 seconds remaining and the Sky led the rest of the way. NCAAHKY – Michigan names Naurato interim coach after Pearson exit The University of Michigan promoted Brandon Naurato to interim hockey coach for one season on Sunday, two days after cutting ties with coach Mel Pearson following an investigation into the program. An investigation revealed in part that Pearson pressured student-athletes to lie about COVID-19 contact tracing last year. Pearson was 99-64-16 at Michigan over five seasons. Naurato was on Pearson’s staff last season after he was a player development consultant with the Detroit Red Wings for three seasons. He was a forward for the Wolverines and played minor league hockey for four years. Golf – PGA – Kim arrives on PGA Tour with 61 to win Wyndham Championship Joohyung Kim is the second-youngest PGA Tour winner since World War II. The 20-year-old South Korean who goes by “Tom” made a name for himself at the Wyndham Championship. Kim shot 61 and captured his first PGA Tour title by five shots. That makes him an instant PGA Tour member and now he’s eligible for the FedEx Cup playoffs that start next week. Rickie Fowler missed the cut but still managed to finish No. 125 in the FedEx Cup to advance. Justin Lower missed his card by three-putting for bogey from long range on the final hole. Golf – Champions – Kelly wins playoff in Canada for 3rd Champions title of year Jerry Kelly missed a chance to win in regulation at the Shaw Charity Classic. And then he made short work in overtime by making a 4-foot birdie putt to win. Kelly now has three wins this year on the PGA Tour Champions. That’s tied with Steven Alker for the most this year on the 50-and-older circuit. Alker didn’t play in Canada. He still leads the Charles Schwab Cup standings. Kelly shot a 67, while Huston had a 65. The final round was so tight that five players finished one shot behind. The group included U.S. Senior Open champion Padraig Harrington. NFL – Browns RB Kareem Hunt practices after demanding trade Cleveland Browns running back Kareem Hunt participated in team drills for first time in three days after demanding a trade. Hunt is the final year of a two-year, $12 million deal he signed two years ago, but is asking for a long-term extension. The 27-year-old has been productive during his three seasons for Cleveland. But he missed nine games last season with calf and ankle injuries. Hunt’s situation adds more drama for the Browns, who are waiting to see how quarterback long Deshaun Watson will be suspended for violating the NFL’s personal conduct policy. Hunt was not made available to speak with the media. NCAA – NCAA looking to add “windows” for transfer portal The NCAA will have a committee conduct more research on a recommendation to allow Division I athletes to switch schools as many times as they want with immediate eligibility. The transfer rule proposals were among several that came out of the NCAA’s Transformation Committee and were moved along by the Division I Council two weeks ago. The board did adopt Transformation Committee recommendations that would allow schools to provide more financial benefits to athletes. The proposed changes to transfer rules also included implementing sport-specific windows when athletes could enter their names in the transfer portal and be immediately eligible the following year. MILB – Midwest League Baseball Yesterday Lansing Lugnuts 5, West Michigan Whitecaps 1 – 5 Innings Fort Wayne Tin Caps 7, South Bend Cubs 5 – 8 Innings Lake County Captains 11, Great Lakes Loons 8 Tonight No games tonight MHSAA – Fall practice begins today Today marks the unofficial end of summer vacation for high school student athletes, as practice opens for the upcoming high school sports season.  The MHSAA says that almost 95,000 students will step on the fields around the state of Michigan today to prepare for their first games.  Girls golf and boys tennis will have their first games on August 15, August 17 for boys soccer, cross country, girls swimming and diving, and volleyball.  Football teams will be able to play games on August 25.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

MLB – Major League Baseball Yesterday Tampa Bay Rays 7, Detroit Tigers 0 Chicago White Sox 8, Texas Rangers 2 Miami Marlins 3, Chicago Cubs 0 Rays 7, Tigers 0 – Rays draw 2 bases-loaded walks in 9th, beat Tigers 7-0 Yu Chang and Yandy Diaz drew bases-loaded walks in a seven-run ninth inning to help the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Detroit Tigers 7-0. With the game scoreless in the ninth, former Tiger Isaac Parades hit a one-out single off Tigers closer Gregory Soto, then took third on a two-out double by Francisco Mejia. Soto walked Jose Siri to load the bases, then missed on a 3-2 pitch to Chang.Soto walked Diaz, his fourth batter of the inning, to make it 2-0. The Rays walked a franchise-record 13 times while beating the Tigers on Friday. White Sox 8, Rangers 2 – Chicago pounds out 15 hits, beats Texas 8-2 for series split Andrew Vaughn had a two-run home run among his three hits, Luis Robert hit a two-run double, and AJ Pollock had two doubles in a three-hit game as the Chicago White Sox beat the Texas Rangers 8-2 to split a four-game series. The Sox had 15 hits, five for extra bases, after being limited to four runs and 13 hits in the previous three games. Nathaniel Lowe hit a solo homer in the seventh inning and delivered an RBI single in the third for the Rangers. The 452-foot homer was the longest by a Rangers player this season. Marlins 3, Cubs 0 – Marlins hit back-to-back homers, Luzardo beats Cubs 3-0 Jesús Luzardo allowed one hit over seven innings for his first win since April, and Jacob Stallings and Peyton Burdick hit back-to-back home runs as the Miami Marlins beat the Chicago Cubs 3-0 to prevent a three-game sweep. Yan Gomes singled with two outs in the fifth off Luzardo. Nick Madrigal’s leadoff single in the ninth against Tanner Scott was Chicago’s only other hit. Scott then got a groundout and two strikeouts for his 15th save. Charles Leblanc opened the fifth with a double off Adrian Sampson before Stallings put Miami on the board with his third homer of the year. Burdick connected on the next pitch for his first major league home run. It was only Miami’s second victory in nine games. Today Washington (Sánchez 0-4) at Chicago Cubs (Thompson 8-5), 8:05 p.m. Tigers and White Sox are off NASCAR – Kevin Harvick ends 65-race drought with 6th win at Michigan Kevin Harvick got his groove back, fittingly at one of his favorite tracks. Harvick ended a 65-race winless drought that lasted nearly two years with his sixth victory at Michigan International Speedway on Sunday. The No. 4 Ford pulled away from Bubba Wallace and the rest the field following a restart with 35 laps to go. The Stewart-Haas Racing driver took advantage of clean air, helping him coast to his 59th victory. Wallace finished second in his No. 23 Toyota followed by Denny Hamlin in his No. 11 Toyota. WNBA – Women’s National Basketball Association Yesterday Chicago Sky 94, Connecticut Sun 91 Sky 94, Sun 91 – Parker, Sky beat Sun 94-91, set franchise’s win record Candace Parker scored 18 points, grabbed 12 rebounds and tipped a pass to Emma Meesseman for a 3-pointer in the closing seconds to help the Chicago Sky beat the Connecticut Sun 94-91 to set the franchise record for wins in a season. Courtney Vandersloot had 20 points, five assists and four steals for Chicago (25-8). Meesseman and Allie Quigley added 15 points apiece and Kahleah Copper scored 11. DeWanna Bonner converted a four-point play and then found Thomas for a layup to make it 89-all with 43.6 seconds to go but Parker, in the post, tipped a touch-pass out to Meesseman for a wide-open 3-pointer to make it 92-89 with 28.0 seconds remaining and the Sky led the rest of the way. NCAAHKY – Michigan names Naurato interim coach after Pearson exit The University of Michigan promoted Brandon Naurato to interim hockey coach for one season on Sunday, two days after cutting ties with coach Mel Pearson following an investigation into the program. An investigation revealed in part that Pearson pressured student-athletes to lie about COVID-19 contact tracing last year. Pearson was 99-64-16 at Michigan over five seasons. Naurato was on Pearson’s staff last season after he was a player development consultant with the Detroit Red Wings for three seasons. He was a forward for the Wolverines and played minor league hockey for four years. Golf – PGA – Kim arrives on PGA Tour with 61 to win Wyndham Championship Joohyung Kim is the second-youngest PGA Tour winner since World War II. The 20-year-old South Korean who goes by “Tom” made a name for himself at the Wyndham Championship. Kim shot 61 and captured his first PGA Tour title by five shots. That makes him an instant PGA Tour member and now he’s eligible for the FedEx Cup playoffs that start next week. Rickie Fowler missed the cut but still managed to finish No. 125 in the FedEx Cup to advance. Justin Lower missed his card by three-putting for bogey from long range on the final hole. Golf – Champions – Kelly wins playoff in Canada for 3rd Champions title of year Jerry Kelly missed a chance to win in regulation at the Shaw Charity Classic. And then he made short work in overtime by making a 4-foot birdie putt to win. Kelly now has three wins this year on the PGA Tour Champions. That’s tied with Steven Alker for the most this year on the 50-and-older circuit. Alker didn’t play in Canada. He still leads the Charles Schwab Cup standings. Kelly shot a 67, while Huston had a 65. The final round was so tight that five players finished one shot behind. The group included U.S. Senior Open champion Padraig Harrington. NFL – Browns RB Kareem Hunt practices after demanding trade Cleveland Browns running back Kareem Hunt participated in team drills for first time in three days after demanding a trade. Hunt is the final year of a two-year, $12 million deal he signed two years ago, but is asking for a long-term extension. The 27-year-old has been productive during his three seasons for Cleveland. But he missed nine games last season with calf and ankle injuries. Hunt’s situation adds more drama for the Browns, who are waiting to see how quarterback long Deshaun Watson will be suspended for violating the NFL’s personal conduct policy. Hunt was not made available to speak with the media. NCAA – NCAA looking to add “windows” for transfer portal The NCAA will have a committee conduct more research on a recommendation to allow Division I athletes to switch schools as many times as they want with immediate eligibility. The transfer rule proposals were among several that came out of the NCAA’s Transformation Committee and were moved along by the Division I Council two weeks ago. The board did adopt Transformation Committee recommendations that would allow schools to provide more financial benefits to athletes. The proposed changes to transfer rules also included implementing sport-specific windows when athletes could enter their names in the transfer portal and be immediately eligible the following year. MILB – Midwest League Baseball Yesterday Lansing Lugnuts 5, West Michigan Whitecaps 1 – 5 Innings Fort Wayne Tin Caps 7, South Bend Cubs 5 – 8 Innings Lake County Captains 11, Great Lakes Loons 8 Tonight No games tonight MHSAA – Fall practice begins today Today marks the unofficial end of summer vacation for high school student athletes, as practice opens for the upcoming high school sports season.  The MHSAA says that almost 95,000 students will step on the fields around the state of Michigan today to prepare for their first games.  Girls golf and boys tennis will have their first games on August 15, August 17 for boys soccer, cross country, girls swimming and diving, and volleyball.  Football teams will be able to play games on August 25.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

MLB – Major League Baseball Yesterday Tampa Bay Rays 7, Detroit Tigers 0 Chicago White Sox 8, Texas Rangers 2 Miami Marlins 3, Chicago Cubs 0 Rays 7, Tigers 0 – Rays draw 2 bases-loaded walks in 9th, beat Tigers 7-0 Yu Chang and Yandy Diaz drew bases-loaded walks in a seven-run ninth inning to help the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Detroit Tigers 7-0. With the game scoreless in the ninth, former Tiger Isaac Parades hit a one-out single off Tigers closer Gregory Soto, then took third on a two-out double by Francisco Mejia. Soto walked Jose Siri to load the bases, then missed on a 3-2 pitch to Chang.Soto walked Diaz, his fourth batter of the inning, to make it 2-0. The Rays walked a franchise-record 13 times while beating the Tigers on Friday. White Sox 8, Rangers 2 – Chicago pounds out 15 hits, beats Texas 8-2 for series split Andrew Vaughn had a two-run home run among his three hits, Luis Robert hit a two-run double, and AJ Pollock had two doubles in a three-hit game as the Chicago White Sox beat the Texas Rangers 8-2 to split a four-game series. The Sox had 15 hits, five for extra bases, after being limited to four runs and 13 hits in the previous three games. Nathaniel Lowe hit a solo homer in the seventh inning and delivered an RBI single in the third for the Rangers. The 452-foot homer was the longest by a Rangers player this season. Marlins 3, Cubs 0 – Marlins hit back-to-back homers, Luzardo beats Cubs 3-0 Jesús Luzardo allowed one hit over seven innings for his first win since April, and Jacob Stallings and Peyton Burdick hit back-to-back home runs as the Miami Marlins beat the Chicago Cubs 3-0 to prevent a three-game sweep. Yan Gomes singled with two outs in the fifth off Luzardo. Nick Madrigal’s leadoff single in the ninth against Tanner Scott was Chicago’s only other hit. Scott then got a groundout and two strikeouts for his 15th save. Charles Leblanc opened the fifth with a double off Adrian Sampson before Stallings put Miami on the board with his third homer of the year. Burdick connected on the next pitch for his first major league home run. It was only Miami’s second victory in nine games. Today Washington (Sánchez 0-4) at Chicago Cubs (Thompson 8-5), 8:05 p.m. Tigers and White Sox are off NASCAR – Kevin Harvick ends 65-race drought with 6th win at Michigan Kevin Harvick got his groove back, fittingly at one of his favorite tracks. Harvick ended a 65-race winless drought that lasted nearly two years with his sixth victory at Michigan International Speedway on Sunday. The No. 4 Ford pulled away from Bubba Wallace and the rest the field following a restart with 35 laps to go. The Stewart-Haas Racing driver took advantage of clean air, helping him coast to his 59th victory. Wallace finished second in his No. 23 Toyota followed by Denny Hamlin in his No. 11 Toyota. WNBA – Women’s National Basketball Association Yesterday Chicago Sky 94, Connecticut Sun 91 Sky 94, Sun 91 – Parker, Sky beat Sun 94-91, set franchise’s win record Candace Parker scored 18 points, grabbed 12 rebounds and tipped a pass to Emma Meesseman for a 3-pointer in the closing seconds to help the Chicago Sky beat the Connecticut Sun 94-91 to set the franchise record for wins in a season. Courtney Vandersloot had 20 points, five assists and four steals for Chicago (25-8). Meesseman and Allie Quigley added 15 points apiece and Kahleah Copper scored 11. DeWanna Bonner converted a four-point play and then found Thomas for a layup to make it 89-all with 43.6 seconds to go but Parker, in the post, tipped a touch-pass out to Meesseman for a wide-open 3-pointer to make it 92-89 with 28.0 seconds remaining and the Sky led the rest of the way. NCAAHKY – Michigan names Naurato interim coach after Pearson exit The University of Michigan promoted Brandon Naurato to interim hockey coach for one season on Sunday, two days after cutting ties with coach Mel Pearson following an investigation into the program. An investigation revealed in part that Pearson pressured student-athletes to lie about COVID-19 contact tracing last year. Pearson was 99-64-16 at Michigan over five seasons. Naurato was on Pearson’s staff last season after he was a player development consultant with the Detroit Red Wings for three seasons. He was a forward for the Wolverines and played minor league hockey for four years. Golf – PGA – Kim arrives on PGA Tour with 61 to win Wyndham Championship Joohyung Kim is the second-youngest PGA Tour winner since World War II. The 20-year-old South Korean who goes by “Tom” made a name for himself at the Wyndham Championship. Kim shot 61 and captured his first PGA Tour title by five shots. That makes him an instant PGA Tour member and now he’s eligible for the FedEx Cup playoffs that start next week. Rickie Fowler missed the cut but still managed to finish No. 125 in the FedEx Cup to advance. Justin Lower missed his card by three-putting for bogey from long range on the final hole. Golf – Champions – Kelly wins playoff in Canada for 3rd Champions title of year Jerry Kelly missed a chance to win in regulation at the Shaw Charity Classic. And then he made short work in overtime by making a 4-foot birdie putt to win. Kelly now has three wins this year on the PGA Tour Champions. That’s tied with Steven Alker for the most this year on the 50-and-older circuit. Alker didn’t play in Canada. He still leads the Charles Schwab Cup standings. Kelly shot a 67, while Huston had a 65. The final round was so tight that five players finished one shot behind. The group included U.S. Senior Open champion Padraig Harrington. NFL – Browns RB Kareem Hunt practices after demanding trade Cleveland Browns running back Kareem Hunt participated in team drills for first time in three days after demanding a trade. Hunt is the final year of a two-year, $12 million deal he signed two years ago, but is asking for a long-term extension. The 27-year-old has been productive during his three seasons for Cleveland. But he missed nine games last season with calf and ankle injuries. Hunt’s situation adds more drama for the Browns, who are waiting to see how quarterback long Deshaun Watson will be suspended for violating the NFL’s personal conduct policy. Hunt was not made available to speak with the media. NCAA – NCAA looking to add “windows” for transfer portal The NCAA will have a committee conduct more research on a recommendation to allow Division I athletes to switch schools as many times as they want with immediate eligibility. The transfer rule proposals were among several that came out of the NCAA’s Transformation Committee and were moved along by the Division I Council two weeks ago. The board did adopt Transformation Committee recommendations that would allow schools to provide more financial benefits to athletes. The proposed changes to transfer rules also included implementing sport-specific windows when athletes could enter their names in the transfer portal and be immediately eligible the following year. MILB – Midwest League Baseball Yesterday Lansing Lugnuts 5, West Michigan Whitecaps 1 – 5 Innings Fort Wayne Tin Caps 7, South Bend Cubs 5 – 8 Innings Lake County Captains 11, Great Lakes Loons 8 Tonight No games tonight MHSAA – Fall practice begins today Today marks the unofficial end of summer vacation for high school student athletes, as practice opens for the upcoming high school sports season.  The MHSAA says that almost 95,000 students will step on the fields around the state of Michigan today to prepare for their first games.  Girls golf and boys tennis will have their first games on August 15, August 17 for boys soccer, cross country, girls swimming and diving, and volleyball.  Football teams will be able to play games on August 25.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

MLB – Major League Baseball Yesterday Tampa Bay Rays 7, Detroit Tigers 0 Chicago White Sox 8, Texas Rangers 2 Miami Marlins 3, Chicago Cubs 0 Rays 7, Tigers 0 – Rays draw 2 bases-loaded walks in 9th, beat Tigers 7-0 Yu Chang and Yandy Diaz drew bases-loaded walks in a seven-run ninth inning to help the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Detroit Tigers 7-0. With the game scoreless in the ninth, former Tiger Isaac Parades hit a one-out single off Tigers closer Gregory Soto, then took third on a two-out double by Francisco Mejia. Soto walked Jose Siri to load the bases, then missed on a 3-2 pitch to Chang.Soto walked Diaz, his fourth batter of the inning, to make it 2-0. The Rays walked a franchise-record 13 times while beating the Tigers on Friday. White Sox 8, Rangers 2 – Chicago pounds out 15 hits, beats Texas 8-2 for series split Andrew Vaughn had a two-run home run among his three hits, Luis Robert hit a two-run double, and AJ Pollock had two doubles in a three-hit game as the Chicago White Sox beat the Texas Rangers 8-2 to split a four-game series. The Sox had 15 hits, five for extra bases, after being limited to four runs and 13 hits in the previous three games. Nathaniel Lowe hit a solo homer in the seventh inning and delivered an RBI single in the third for the Rangers. The 452-foot homer was the longest by a Rangers player this season. Marlins 3, Cubs 0 – Marlins hit back-to-back homers, Luzardo beats Cubs 3-0 Jesús Luzardo allowed one hit over seven innings for his first win since April, and Jacob Stallings and Peyton Burdick hit back-to-back home runs as the Miami Marlins beat the Chicago Cubs 3-0 to prevent a three-game sweep. Yan Gomes singled with two outs in the fifth off Luzardo. Nick Madrigal’s leadoff single in the ninth against Tanner Scott was Chicago’s only other hit. Scott then got a groundout and two strikeouts for his 15th save. Charles Leblanc opened the fifth with a double off Adrian Sampson before Stallings put Miami on the board with his third homer of the year. Burdick connected on the next pitch for his first major league home run. It was only Miami’s second victory in nine games. Today Washington (Sánchez 0-4) at Chicago Cubs (Thompson 8-5), 8:05 p.m. Tigers and White Sox are off NASCAR – Kevin Harvick ends 65-race drought with 6th win at Michigan Kevin Harvick got his groove back, fittingly at one of his favorite tracks. Harvick ended a 65-race winless drought that lasted nearly two years with his sixth victory at Michigan International Speedway on Sunday. The No. 4 Ford pulled away from Bubba Wallace and the rest the field following a restart with 35 laps to go. The Stewart-Haas Racing driver took advantage of clean air, helping him coast to his 59th victory. Wallace finished second in his No. 23 Toyota followed by Denny Hamlin in his No. 11 Toyota. WNBA – Women’s National Basketball Association Yesterday Chicago Sky 94, Connecticut Sun 91 Sky 94, Sun 91 – Parker, Sky beat Sun 94-91, set franchise’s win record Candace Parker scored 18 points, grabbed 12 rebounds and tipped a pass to Emma Meesseman for a 3-pointer in the closing seconds to help the Chicago Sky beat the Connecticut Sun 94-91 to set the franchise record for wins in a season. Courtney Vandersloot had 20 points, five assists and four steals for Chicago (25-8). Meesseman and Allie Quigley added 15 points apiece and Kahleah Copper scored 11. DeWanna Bonner converted a four-point play and then found Thomas for a layup to make it 89-all with 43.6 seconds to go but Parker, in the post, tipped a touch-pass out to Meesseman for a wide-open 3-pointer to make it 92-89 with 28.0 seconds remaining and the Sky led the rest of the way. NCAAHKY – Michigan names Naurato interim coach after Pearson exit The University of Michigan promoted Brandon Naurato to interim hockey coach for one season on Sunday, two days after cutting ties with coach Mel Pearson following an investigation into the program. An investigation revealed in part that Pearson pressured student-athletes to lie about COVID-19 contact tracing last year. Pearson was 99-64-16 at Michigan over five seasons. Naurato was on Pearson’s staff last season after he was a player development consultant with the Detroit Red Wings for three seasons. He was a forward for the Wolverines and played minor league hockey for four years. Golf – PGA – Kim arrives on PGA Tour with 61 to win Wyndham Championship Joohyung Kim is the second-youngest PGA Tour winner since World War II. The 20-year-old South Korean who goes by “Tom” made a name for himself at the Wyndham Championship. Kim shot 61 and captured his first PGA Tour title by five shots. That makes him an instant PGA Tour member and now he’s eligible for the FedEx Cup playoffs that start next week. Rickie Fowler missed the cut but still managed to finish No. 125 in the FedEx Cup to advance. Justin Lower missed his card by three-putting for bogey from long range on the final hole. Golf – Champions – Kelly wins playoff in Canada for 3rd Champions title of year Jerry Kelly missed a chance to win in regulation at the Shaw Charity Classic. And then he made short work in overtime by making a 4-foot birdie putt to win. Kelly now has three wins this year on the PGA Tour Champions. That’s tied with Steven Alker for the most this year on the 50-and-older circuit. Alker didn’t play in Canada. He still leads the Charles Schwab Cup standings. Kelly shot a 67, while Huston had a 65. The final round was so tight that five players finished one shot behind. The group included U.S. Senior Open champion Padraig Harrington. NFL – Browns RB Kareem Hunt practices after demanding trade Cleveland Browns running back Kareem Hunt participated in team drills for first time in three days after demanding a trade. Hunt is the final year of a two-year, $12 million deal he signed two years ago, but is asking for a long-term extension. The 27-year-old has been productive during his three seasons for Cleveland. But he missed nine games last season with calf and ankle injuries. Hunt’s situation adds more drama for the Browns, who are waiting to see how quarterback long Deshaun Watson will be suspended for violating the NFL’s personal conduct policy. Hunt was not made available to speak with the media. NCAA – NCAA looking to add “windows” for transfer portal The NCAA will have a committee conduct more research on a recommendation to allow Division I athletes to switch schools as many times as they want with immediate eligibility. The transfer rule proposals were among several that came out of the NCAA’s Transformation Committee and were moved along by the Division I Council two weeks ago. The board did adopt Transformation Committee recommendations that would allow schools to provide more financial benefits to athletes. The proposed changes to transfer rules also included implementing sport-specific windows when athletes could enter their names in the transfer portal and be immediately eligible the following year. MILB – Midwest League Baseball Yesterday Lansing Lugnuts 5, West Michigan Whitecaps 1 – 5 Innings Fort Wayne Tin Caps 7, South Bend Cubs 5 – 8 Innings Lake County Captains 11, Great Lakes Loons 8 Tonight No games tonight MHSAA – Fall practice begins today Today marks the unofficial end of summer vacation for high school student athletes, as practice opens for the upcoming high school sports season.  The MHSAA says that almost 95,000 students will step on the fields around the state of Michigan today to prepare for their first games.  Girls golf and boys tennis will have their first games on August 15, August 17 for boys soccer, cross country, girls swimming and diving, and volleyball.  Football teams will be able to play games on August 25.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Another week has gone by and we are closer to live hockey!  This week we touch on signed and unsigned players such as Huberdeau, Kadri, Kolesar and more.  Our Thatcher Demko Twitter Poll generated quite a bit of buzz last week so we touch on and respond.  The IIHF Women's World Championships are starting at the end of the month (the 25th) and we talk about the retirement of Chiho Osawa, captain of the Japanese national team.  St. Anselm College is in a unique position of already having a D-1 Women's hockey program and are looking to get the same status for the men's program.  We discuss the first prospect, Matthew Wood.  Dominic Tiano tweeted out his response to an idea that is being floated around for the Hlinka/Gretzky tourney for the Canadian team.  Finally we give a brief opinion on Mel Pearson being fired at Michigan.  All this and a new Twitter poll regarding Fabian Lysell, so give a listen, vote and Enjoy the Show!

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Meet at Midfield's Taylor Fulton (@seltzermom) and Kevin Harrish (@Kevinish) join the podcast to discuss the Michigan hockey mess and our lists of the best players in the Big Ten East. Topics: Ace and Kevin work together and we did not predict this. A discussion of credentials and the freedom of not relying on them, inspired by Kevin's post on Thursday morning. Michigan hockey won't even let us have more than a few minutes of laughter from “NFTuck.” Taylor leads a lengthy discussion of Mel Pearson, another WilmerHale report, Warde Manuel attempting to dig in against university leadership, and everything else regarding the hockey investigation. (The latest: Manuel has suddenly fallen in line with leadership — who would've thought! — and a decision on Pearson's future should come Friday, per John U. Bacon.) One of our worst transitions into a Homefield ad read yet! We accidentally come up with Reverse NIL. On an individual player basis, it's hard to compete with OSU's dominance. We envy Kevin for being able to enjoy the above. PointsBet is my go-to sportsbook. You too can use (or fade) our bowl picks and take advantage of features like booster odds, same-game parlays, and name a bet. Use promo code BUCKETPROB when signing up for the PointsBet app to get your first deposit MATCHED for up to $1,000 in free bets. Double your betting potential with promo code BUCKETPROB. Use promo code MEETATMIDFIELD for 15% off your first order at homefieldapparel.com, your home for the best, softest, retro logo-est, dunking mascot-est, most fashionable licensed collegiate gear you can imagine. Yes, they have Michigan—and Slippery Rock. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We're back from hiatus and breakdown the termination of Mel PearsonSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Doug and Gator react to the news of Michigan letting go of head hockey coach Mel Pearson. 

TheWolverine.com's Clayton Sayfie and Chris Balas discuss Michigan Wolverines football opening fall camp — who and what to watch for — and the latest on U-M hockey coach Mel Pearson after the WilmerHale law firm's report has been leaked to the public. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

First, Rob, Jesse, and Sara discuss John Klingberg's 1-year, $7 million deal with the Anaheim Ducks, Kirill Kaprizov's return to the United States from Russia on Monday after previously being denied entry to the US via Dubai last month, interesting takeaways from Jesse's article calculating the biggest changes in Stanley Cup betting lines since free agency, Katie Strang's report on Michigan men's hockey coach Mel Pearson being accused of berating staff, misleading recruits, and retaliating against former team captain Strauss Mann, Patrick Marleau's Hall of Fame credentials, and more. Plus, professional poker player and avid hockey fan Daniel Negreanu joins the show to talk about the World Series of Poker, his grievances against Vegas Golden Knights GM Kelly McCrimmon, Bruce Cassidy as the team's next head coach, his incredibly competitive fantasy hockey league, and much more. Now, you can get a 6 month subscription to The Athletic for just $1 a month when you visit http://theathletic.com/hockeyshow Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Wow what a crappy start for #gerritcole six runs and three #homeruns in the first inning.  Most runs Cole had ever given up in his career in the first inning.  @yankees coming off 13-13 July and decided they need outfielders more than starting pitching.  RIP #vinscully announcing royalty. Happy 45th birthday #tb12 #tombrady oldest player to start @nfl game since 1925.  I think remakes are overdone and #roadhouse with late great #patrickswayze was a classic. #jakegyllenhaal and #conormcgregor will start shooting later this month.  @nwsl got some issues with #voyagerdigital one it's biggest sponsors filed for bankruptcy.  #cryptocurrency is having some problems. @nyliberty blew out @la_sparks last night and fighting to make #wnbaplayoffs with rematch between two teams tonight.  

Hey Seattle Hockey Fans! The best rivalry in sports is coming to Climate Pledge Arena this fall! The United States Women's Team will take on Hockey Canada on November 20th in Seattle. There will be Meet & Greets with the national teams and other activations to be announced. In other Hockey News, the USA dropped a prelim match to Finland in the Gretsky Cup. Host Erica L. Ayala also discusses the upcoming IIHF World Men's Juniors. Former Locked on Kraken guest Katie Strang has reported that the University of Michigan head coach Mel Pearson is accused of berating staff, misleading recruits, and retaliation. Our #2 overall pick in 2021, Matty Beniers, played two seasons under Pearson before making his professional debut after the Wolverines were knocked out of the 2022 Frozen Four in Boston. Finally, we take you back to Alison Lukan's conversation about coaching on Locked on Flyers. The Rivalry Series is coming to Seattle Katie Strang on Mel Pearson Hlinka Gretzky Cup schedule for USA Seattle Kraken Left Wing depth Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors! Built Bar Built Bar is a protein bar that tastes like a candy bar. Go to builtbar.com and use promo code “LOCKED15,” and you'll get 15% off your next order. BetOnline BetOnline.net has you covered this season with more props, odds and lines than ever before. BetOnline – Where The Game Starts! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

1 hour and 10 minutes The Sponsors Thank you to Underground Printing for making this all possible. Rishi and Ryan have been our biggest supporters from the beginning. Check out their wide selection of officially licensed Michigan fan gear at their 3 store locations in Ann Arbor or learn about their custom apparel business at undergroundshirts.com. And let's not forget our associate sponsors: Peak Wealth Management, HomeSure Lending, Ann Arbor Elder Law, Michigan Law Grad, Human Element, The Phil Klein Insurance Group, SignalWire (use the code MUPPETS), Prentice 4M, where we recorded this, Team Fan Club, and introducing The View from the Cheap Seats podcast by the Sklars, who join us for the Hot Takes segments. Please go subscribe and like their podcast,and leave your hot takes about this game in the reviews. 1. Remembering Gary Moeller starts at 1:00 Welcome to a very special mid-summer podcast which starts out with a discussion of the corn in France. Brian and Seth reflect on the sad passing of Gary Moeller, who passed away last week at the age of 81. Gary was a very important step in the modernization of Michigan football, particularly the offense, and left the program in such a state when he left that they were able to win a national championship in two years. Listen to the "coach's audio" of Desmond's 4th and 1 against Notre Dame in which Gary Moeller asks a very important question. Rest in peace, Gary. [The rest of the writeup and the player after THE JUMP] 2. Big Ten Expansion starts at 13:44 Hello USC and UCLA, welcome to the Big Ten? These teams have not really dominated their conference since the Pete Carroll days but this is a huge financial blow to the PAC-[10]/[12]. Should the Big Ten just go for 20 teams? Also what does this do for the actual fan experience? Going to play UCLA in the Rose Bowl every once in a while is fun but Seth misses just playing Illinois (editor's note: I also miss playing Purdue). Maybe the Big Ten should just do away with non-conference games and do a 12-game schedule. What was the point of scheduling UCLA for this season if they're just going to cancel it (the game that got replaced with Hawaii)? If you could add four more teams, who would you pick? 3. Recruiting starts at 33:37 The 2023 recruiting class is trending from disastrous to generically disappointing. Feels like some position groups are not getting the treatment they should be getting and that is hurting commitments. It also does not help that Jim Harbaugh was flirting with the NFL and the staff is not taking full advantage of NIL possibilities. This incoming recruiting class has very long arms.  4. Hot Takes and Coaching starts at 50:53 Takes so hot they could be the temperatures in continental Europe right now (everyone's hot takes voice is a bit rusty). Time for performance-based conference relegation shuffles at the end of every season?? Tracy Smith is the new baseball coach. Brian dives into Tracy's past and what it means for the future. He had a lot of success at Indiana but not much success at Arizona State - Alex cites locker room and culture issues at Arizona State (which may have been more of an Arizona State problem than a Tracy Smith problem). Mel Pearson still does not have a contract and the report on his investigation is what is holding it up. MUSIC: "Rhymes Like Dimes"--MF DOOM "PBR with girlhouse"--PBR "Stars"—Dehd "Next to Normal"--Lucius

The Michigan baseball team won the Big Ten Tournament to earn a spot in the NCAA Tournament. The NBA draft withdrawal deadline is nearing. An update on hockey coach Mel Pearson. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Things discussed: Michigan draft picks: DE production in college translates. Love Dax on the Bengals—fixes a major "you drafted a Buckeye cornerback" mistake. Nice to have the Ravens to snatch up any leftover Michigan players. So many Georgia picks: and the best player on that defense slipped to the 3rd round. Why? College football's playoff system had all the players who wanted to play in the playoffs collect in the three or four schools that make the playoffs with regularity. We're seeing a reflection of an unprecedented amount of talent pooling at the top. Frankie's transfer: people around him were oversensitive to playing time. He also wasn't very good on ball screens last year—and won't ever be a shooter. Was pretty clear Michigan needed another guard, and one of the reasons was to get some shooting on the floor when Michigan's down. Unfortunate that the state of things are such that a guy like Frankie can even consider going to Arizona State. Llewellyn is now a point guard—offense is going to run through Dickinson and be fine, but defense is now an issue, unless Kobe Bufkin takes some huge strides. Emoni Bates? Lol. Michigan wasn't interested; seems like Bates was but we already had forwards coming out of our ears. Hot take: he should have gone to MSU. NIL and Hunter Dickinson's comments: Glad to see someone at Michigan is finally taking leadership in the conversation. NCAA wants Congress to bail them out. Shouldn't be a Title IX issue if Michigan is facilitating payments, not making the payments themselves. Michigan *could* be awesome at this. We have donors who support the program rather than just look for access or ask "What do I get for my money?" and that makes us a more attractive school than a Texas, LSU, or Ole Miss where the donors want you to dance. Mel Pearson's contract? We don't know, but Michigan had their opportunity to run away, and we think they probably would have if they didn't have some belief—perhaps a verbal communication about the WilmerHale Report's contents—that they won't have to fire him. Can't discount the possibility that they're sweeping it under the rug, or twiddling their thumbs while they wait for the report to be published.

Jaelin Llewellyn transferred in, Frankie Collins transferred out, and two Michigan men's basketball players are still considering the NBA. The women's team added a player and a coach. Might hockey coach Mel Pearson stay at Michigan? A recap of Wolverines in the NFL draft.

Hosts Jim Connelly (@jimmyconnelly), Derek Schooley (@derekschooley), and Ed Trefzger (@EdTrefzger) look back at the Frozen Four and at current news around college hockey as they wrap Season 4.This podcast is sponsored by DCU – Digital Federal Credit Union – at dcu.orgTopics include ...• Eating crow on our Frozen Four championship predictions and looking at what made Denver successful• Coaching positions: filled at Michigan State and still open at Boston College and Boston University• When will we see an announcement on an extension for Mel Pearson at Michigan?• What came out of the coaches' convention as far as overtime and rule changes?• Illinois no longer pursuing Big Ten hockey

Michigan hockey coach Mel Pearson is in the final days of his contract, with no extension in sight. Plus, we talk football position battles post-spring, update baseball and softball, men's basketball and more. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In the second hour of today's show, Julia Tocheri and Mike DiStefano talk to head coach of the University of Michigan Wolverines men's hockey team, Mel Pearson, about Owen Power's NHL debut tonight for the Buffalo Sabres. Then Julia and Al's Brother are joined by TSN Maple Leafs reporter Mark Masters to get an update from Leafs practice.

Michigan Wolverines head coach Mel Pearson joins Julia and Al's Brother to talk about Owen Power making his NHL debut, how special it will be for his family to see him debut in his hometown and how he thinks his game will translate to the NHL level.

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For the 26th time in program history, Michigan Hockey is heading to the Frozen Four! Jon catches up with Head Coach Mel Pearson about his team's journey to this point (2:00), the Wolverines' two NCAA Tournament victories last weekend in Allentown, Pa. (9:45), the opportunity to compete in an event like the Frozen Four (14:00), and next Thursday's matchup with Denver in the National Semifinals (18:00).See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Hosts Jim Connelly (@jimmyconnelly) and Ed Trefzger (@EdTrefzger) are joined by The Rink Live reporter Jess Myers (@JessRMyers) to preview No. 3 Michigan at No. 11 Minnesota. We also hear Michigan head coach Mel Pearson's comments from a Monday news conference.Also previewed are four other matchups to be featured in USCHO's Bettor's Edge column this week:• No. 17 Michigan Tech at No. 18 Northern Michigan• No. 12 Northeastern @ No. 14 UMass• No. 9 North Dakota @ No. 4 Western Michigan• No. 1 Quinnipiac @ No. 8 CornellPlus ... why massaging the PairWise over the years resembles carving out congressional districts.This podcast is sponsored by DCU – Digital Federal Credit Union – at dcu.org

1 hour and 16 minutes The Sponsors Thank you to Underground Printing for making this all possible. Rishi and Ryan have been our biggest supporters from the beginning. Check out their wide selection of officially licensed Michigan fan gear at their 3 store locations in Ann Arbor or learn about their custom apparel business at undergroundshirts.com. And let's not forget our associate sponsors: Peak Wealth Management, HomeSure Lending, Ann Arbor Elder Law, Michigan Law Grad, Human Element, The Phil Klein Insurance Group, SignalWire (use the code MUPPETS), Prentice 4M, where we recorded this, Team Fan Club, and introducing The View from the Cheap Seats podcast by the Sklars, who will now be joining us for the Hot Takes segments. Please go subscribe and like their podcast, and leave your hot takes about this game in the reviews. 1. Offense vs Iowa starts at 1:00 Michigan fans channel their inner European soccer league by singing apropos of nothing, having wandered the desert to achieve this joy. Iowa gives up their longest run of the year and longest pass of the year on back to back drives. How fast is JJ McCarthy?? What can Donovan Edwards not do? Playing conservatively after going up 14-3 was the right call. Cade had a bit of a rough game. Iowa was aggressive against Michigan's ground game, didn't generate much outside the Blake Corum run. Schoonmaker had a couple of the best catches of his career. [The rest of the writeup and the player after THE JUMP] 2. Defense vs Iowa starts at 29:20 Iowa's offense being bad met all expectations. Iowa cut their game plan around stopping Aidan Hutchinson. Despite this, Aidan wins the MVP with one sack and four tackles. Stats fail to encompass Aidan Hutchinson. Nice to see younger players come in and make a few plays. 3. Hot Takes, Special Teams, and Game Theory starts at 43:22 Takes hotter than that one Iowa fan in the stands who was clearly swearing about a 3rd down play call. Is Aidan Hutchinson good enough to fix the Lions?? How many Big Ten teams could Donovan Edwards start at QB for? Michigan wins the special teams battle. Iowa has an excellent punt returner who finishes the game with negative yards. Multiple punts almost get blocked before the actual punt block. Eviscerating Iowa special teams felt like the real "win with cruelty" moment of this game. 4. Miscellaneous starts at 1:01:07 Michigan draws Georgia in the playoffs. Don't immediately pencil in Alabama, Cincinnati is #5 in SP+ and gets an Alabama team that struggled against a struggling Auburn team. Georgia is Iowa but with the #2 offense in the country. The line is -7.5 which seems quite large for how well Michigan has been playing. Hockey had a weird split against Minnesota this weekend. They're setting up nicely for their annual Mel Pearson second half of the season rally. Very important win for basketball against SDSU. Frankie Collins is looking like the starting point guard. Hunter Dickinson's 3-point shooting is quite the development. MUSIC: “Pump It Up ”—Endor “Mr. Brightside”—The Killers “Party Hard”—Andrew WK “Across 110th Street”

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Hosts Jim Connelly (@jimmyconnelly) and Ed Trefzger (@EdTrefzger) are joined by Michigan head coach Mel Pearson. The conversation includes the Wolverines' strong start, the unique aspects of coaching a team loaded with top NHL prospects, roster management and recruiting, facing teams with older players, and this weekend's games with Notre Dame.

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With the hockey season almost upon us, Jon sits down with Head Coach Mel Pearson to discuss the excitement and expectations surrounding the upcoming season (1:15), his players' growth on and off the ice (10:00), his observations on many of the team's key players (16:00), and the other contenders around the Big Ten (21:00).See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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Michigan Wolverines head coach coach Mel Pearson joins Jim Tatti and Kristen Shilton to discuss prospects Owen Power, Matthew Beniers and Kent Johnson ahead of the NHL draft.

Jim Tatti is joined by TSN Maple Leafs reporter Kristen Shilton on Leafs Lunch. They talk to TSN Director of Scouting Craig Button about the upcoming NHL Draft and the Leafs' offseason. Then Tatti and Shilton are joined by Michigan Wolverines men's hockey head coach Mel Pearson to discuss what to expect from Michigan players Owen Power, Matty Beniers and Kent Johnson as the three enter the draft.

University of Michigan head coach Mel Pearson drops by the podcast this week to chat about the season that was for his Wolverines, which featured three of the top eligible players for the 2021 NHL Draft including Owen Power, Matty Beniers and Kent Johnson. Pearson also shared thoughts on incoming freshmen Luke Hughes, Mackie Samoskevich and Dylan Duke.After the interview, Chris shares some thoughts on the big news in the hockey world and answers your questions about the 2021 NHL Draft and much more.

UMD men's hockey captain Noah Cates joins ahead of the Fargo Regional this weekend. We also checked on UMD's first-round opponent and visited with Michigan head coach Mel Pearson. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Michigan defenseman Owen Power, a candidate to be the No. 1 pick of the 2021 NHL Draft, joins hosts Adam Kimelman and Mike Morreale. Power talks about why he chose to play NCAA hockey, and what he would say to an NHL GM if he asked why Power should be the top pick. Power's coach, Mel Pearson, also joins the show to discuss Power and two other A-rated 2021 draft prospects at Michigan, forwards Matthew Beniers and Kent Johnson 

Hosts Jim Connelly (@jimmyconnelly) and Ed Trefzger (@EdTrefzger) are joined by Michigan head coach Mel Pearson to discuss this year's Wolverines team, preparations in an extended preseason, precautions in the face of the pandemic, and a compressed Big Ten schedule.

Hockey beat writers Lane Kizziah, Brendan Roose, Jack Kingsley and Josh Taubman join the pod to discuss the season ahead for Michigan hockey.

Head Coach of the University of Michigan Men's Hockey Team Mel Pearson joined the OverDrive guys earlier today following the news this week that Canadian Owen Power will not be released by the team to attend Canada's World Junior Camp. He touched on that, including why the decision was made and what kind of player Hockey Canada will be missing.

Head Coach of the University of Michigan Men's Hockey Team Mel Pearson joined the OverDrive guys earlier today following the news this week that Canadian Owen Power will not be released by the team to attend Canada's World Junior Camp. He touched on that, including why the decision was made and what kind of player Hockey Canada will be missing.

It's finally game week for Michigan Hockey, and Head Coach Mel Pearson updates us on the latest around his program. Coach Pearson discusses the excitement and preparation surrounding this week (0:45), previews this weekend's Arizona State series (6:15), breaks down the current identity of his team (9:45), and gives fans some players to watch, including goalie Strauss Mann (15:15).

University of Michigan head men's hockey coach Mel Pearson played high school hockey in Edina for iconic coach Willard Ikola, then at Michigan Tech for legendary coach John MacInnes and then began a coaching career that included being a long-time assistant for Wolverines Red Berenson. Berenson coached the Wolverines for 33 seasons and led them to two national titles. MacInnes led the Huskies to three national titles. Ikola led Edina to a record eight state titles. So Pearson had some good coaching mentors. He talks about leaving Michigan to be the head coach at Michigan Tech, returning to Michigan to replace Berenson, his playing career, why you should not climb on the roof to shovel snow off it, picking up pucks beneath the stands at Braemar Arena and more with The Rink Live's Jess Myers and Mick Hatten.

Jon sits down with the soon-to-be fourth-year head coach of Michigan Hockey, Mel Pearson. Coach Pearson discusses the unique nature of practicing without a firm start date (1:00), his excitement level about this year's team from both a leadership and talent perspective (6:50), the necessary evolution in relationship building and recruiting during the pandemic (15:30), and the discussions around the 2020-21 hockey schedule (21:00).

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Inside The Huddle podcast: July 31, 2020 Michael Spath is joined by Michigan hockey head coach Mel Pearson, ESPN's Dan Murphy and My Urban Toddler's Rosa Lee for the small business podcast on a busy Friday show! Follow Inside The Huddle with Michael Spath on Twitter @ITN_WTKA.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Michigan hockey coach Mel Pearson joins Michael to discuss how COVID-19 is impacting his team. He also explains why the Wolverines named Strauss Mann and Jack Becker co-captains, looks in-depth at his nine-man recruiting class and shares his excitement over the start of the NHL playoffs.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dennis and Coach Pearson talk about the abrupt end to the hockey season this year.  How a coach handles the COVID situation with his players.  They also talk Coach Pearsons favorite hockey players growing up and how he ended up at Michigan. #Michiganhockey 

On Episode 140 of The Red and White Authority, we discuss college hockey and preview the Duel in the D, coming up at Little Caesars Arena on Monday Feb. 17 at 7:00 p.m. with Michigan's Mel Pearson (1:44-27:14) and Michigan State's Danton Cole (27:14-52:18).

One of the hottest teams in college hockey – and just two games out of first place in the Big Ten – is Michigan. Wolverines head coach Mel Pearson joins hosts Jim Connelly (@jimmyconnelly) and Ed Trefzger (@EdTrefzger) to talk about this year's team, its senior leadership, overtime rules (and the Big Ten coaches' preference for NHL-style OT), the difficulty of getting back to the Frozen Four, what makes Yost Ice Arena special, and this weekend's upcoming games with rival Michigan State.This episode is sponsored by the 2020 NCAA Frozen Four, April 9 and 11 in Detroit. Visit ncaa.com/frozenfour for tickets.

This week, Mel & Pearson sit down with Aaron Ellis from the Center for Participant Education to talk about community skill-sharing and radical pedagogy. But, first, some current events: The Russiagate conspiracy turned out to be complete hogwash, surprising no one with at least two brain cells to spark together. Protesters in Gaza marked the one year anniversary of the Great March of Return. Christian fundamentalists are pouring millions of dollars into far-right groups in Europe. The YPJ and YPG celebrate driving ISIS out of Afrin and mourn for the fallen. But the social ecologist feminist project of Rojava has only just begun. We spend the hour speaking with Aaron about anti-hierarchical classrooms, emancipatory pedagogy, (re)imagining the ways we teach and learn, building radical spaces for sharing tools, tactics, and strategies, and holding space in the academy for everyone in the community to learn. Follow the CPE on Facebook. Coffee with Comrades is a member of the Channel Zero Network. Coffee with Comrades is part of the Rev Left Radio Podcast Federation. Logo design by Sydney Landis. Support her work, buy some art. Support Coffee with Comrades on Patreon. Follow Coffee with Comrades on Twitter and visit our website. Intro: “I Ain’t Got No Home in this World” by Woody Guthrie Interlude: “Physical Education” by Animals as Leaders Outro: “Intuition” by Northlane

Michigan head coach Mel Pearson discusses Quinn Hughes, and suggests Will Lockwood could become a 2nd line forward with some scoring. But Pearson loves the compete and attitude of both players