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Free Press’ Dave Birkett named Michigan sports writer of the year — again
Almost everyone loosely related to the Detroit Lions seems to be winning these days.
Dave Birkett, the longtime Lions beat writer for the Detroit Free Press, was named the Michigan sports writer of the year by the National Sports Media Association on Tuesday.
It’s the fourth time the honor has been bestowed upon Birkett, who also won in 2013, 2016 and 2019.
The Athletic’s Brendan Quinn (last year’s winner) and Colton Pouncey, ESPN’s Eric Woodyard and the Free Press’ Helene St. James and Mick McCabe were the other finalists.
Birkett joined the Free Press just before the 2010 NFL season to cover the Lions, and has been the leading reporter and voice on the Honolulu blue and silver ever since. He is also a Pro Football Hall of Fame voter and has won several honors from the Associated Press on both the state and national levels.
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Before joining the Free Press, the MSU alumnus covered the Lions, Michigan and Michigan State for the Oakland Press and annarbor.com.
The Free Press has won the NSMA award 34 times since its debut in 1959. The other winners: Joe Falls (nine times), Mitch Albom (seven times and a 2013 Hall of Fame inductee), Birkett (four times), McCabe (two times) Mike Downey (two times), Lyall Smith (1959), Jack Saylor (1970), Charlie Vincent (1998), Jo-Ann Barnas (2005), Michael Rosenberg (shared with McCabe in 2010), Mark Snyder (2011), John Lowe (2012), Seidel (2014), Joe Rexrode (2015), St. James (2017) and Ryan Ford (shared with The Athletic’s James Edwards II in 2021).
Fox 2 reporter/anchor Jennifer Hammond was named Michigan sports broadcaster of the year. “The Hammer” joins a list headed by Ernie Harwell (19-time winner), Jamie Samuelsen, Dan Miller and Dan Dickerson (last year’s winner). She is the first woman to be named the state’s top sports broadcaster by NSMA.
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Lansing Hit-And-Run: 11 People Hit By 'Drunk Suspect' In Michigan's Watertown Township, 3 Confirmed Dead
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Following a hit-and-run collision in Watertown Township, two adults and a kid have died.
The collision occurred close to Corrison and Wacousta Roads. A female driver from Gratiot County struck 11 people in all while they were making their way to their grandparents’ home, according to law enforcement, which they confirmed to News 10.
According to the police, the woman who struck the gathering of individuals left the scene but was later found and placed under arrest. Police believe alcohol played a role, as reported by WILX. Due to an ongoing investigation, the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) has closed the route overnight, the website reported.
The suspect who reportedly fled the scene was later apprehended and detained, as per Fox 47 News.
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2025 four-star OL Michael Carroll includes Michigan in top 4
We’ve seen the Michigan Wolverines prioritize smash football and target talented offensive line in Sherrone Moore’s first off-season as head coach, and a top target for Michigan just included the reigning National Champs in his top 4.
On Saturday afternoon, On3 National recruiting expert Hayes Fawcett reported that Michigan was in the top 4 for four-star 2025 offensive linemen Michael Carroll, along with Penn State, Georgia and Alabama.
On the 247 Composite, Carroll, a native of Doylestown, Pennsylvania, is ranked just outside the top 200 in the 2025 class, along with 11th among interior offensive linemen and eighth among recruits from his home state.
Carroll made an impromptu visit to Michigan this past Fall the day after the Michigan State win, and he got the chance to meet head coach Sherrone Moore and offensive line coach Grant Newsome in a recent spring visit. If the four-star linemen were to commit to Michigan, he’d be the second O-Line commit in the class, joining four-star in-state OL Avery Gach.
Carroll’s interest in Michigan is not a surprise, considering the Wolverines have garnered a reputation as being a place for young offensive linemen to develop into NFL players, all while dominating in the trenches en route to a ton of success over the last three seasons.
“They were completely dominant,” Carroll said about Michigan after that visit. “They were extremely explosive and powerful out of their stances. When I was at Michigan’s camp, that’s one thing coach Moore taught me. Seeing them do it was special. I could see myself fitting in there as a guard.”
Carroll said an interview with The Wolverine last month ($) that Michigan is “up there with Alabama, Georgia and a couple of others right now.” There’s not a clear timeline for when he’ll make a decision, but we’ll keep you updated as his recruitment continues.
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