John U. Bacon

There are a lot of reasons to like the Big Ten basketball tournament this year – and perhaps more not to.What’s to like? The Big Ten can boast four of the…

Twenty years ago, Richard Callaghan helped Tara Lipinski become an Olympic gold medalist — but I was not impressed.Sure, he can coach Tara, but who…

Two decades ago, I covered the Winter Olympics in Japan, and it was great. But when I gushed about the ski jumping, women’s hockey, and speed skating, my…

In Sunday’s Super Bowl, most fans figured the New England Patriots would beat the Philadelphia Eagles, led by the heroics of quarterback Tom Brady, who…

With Super Bowl LII officially in the books, former Michigan quarterback Tom Brady is still at just five Super Bowl wins. John U. Bacon, Michigan Radio’s…

The local coverage of sexual assaults at Michigan State University seemed to fly under the national radar for months, until hundreds of the victims of…

An ESPN report over the weekend reveals a long-time pattern of denial, lack of action, and allegations of incidents involving Spartan football and…

While the sentencing hearing of Larry Nassar continues, the top leadership of the board of directors at USA Gymnastics resigned today. The chair, vice…

We’ve had some listeners reach out on twitter to put in a request: talk some hockey!We aim to please, and the timing is perfect — it’s the mid-season…

This year, for the first time, the Big Ten failed to place a team in the four-team College Football Playoff. But the league redeemed itself by winning its…