The women’s basketball season started with a slew of consecutive road games. From Delaware to East Carolina and even to Los Angeles, this year’s non-conference schedule has taken us to many adventures and competitions far from Detroit. Life on the road as a student-athlete is exciting and exhilarating – and, […]
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Titans see growth, eye more wins in Horizon
The season has not gone as planned so far for the men’s basketball team, who are 4-16 overall and 2-6 in the league after a loss Sunday. But there have been bright spots. Things started to look up after wins against rival Oakland University and conference foe Youngstown State. First-year […]
Unlucky No. 7
At 1-7, the University of Detroit Mercy men’s basketball team’s season is off to a dismal start. The Titans have won just one game – a blowout of Division III Adrian College in a glorified practice session – and are losers of seven in a row. Six of those seven […]
Athletic trainers keep players ready
What do most people associate a successful athletic team with? Is it their ability? Their coaching staff? The hours of hard work that student-athletes put in everyday? These options may all be true, but what most people fail to associate with a successful team are the trainers and sports medicine […]
Tennis players adjust to climate
Junior Nynke Van Der Goot is an international tennis player who’s originally from a town called Wageningen in The Netherlands. A tiny river town located between two hills, it’s about as different as possible from Detroit. Coming to a country that’s bigger than what she’s used to, Van Der Goot […]
UDM still struggles attracting fans to games
The University of Detroit Mercy has a historic basketball program and many other sports teams. In the Titans’ heydey of Dick Vitale, and later Rashad Phillips, Calihan Hall used to be packed to the rafters for every basketball game. Basketball still receives the most attention of all the sports at […]
Basketball coaches open to anthem protests
The University of Detroit Mercy’s men’s and women’s basketball coaches will let their players protest during the national anthem if they choose to this upcoming season. Athletic protests have taken center stage ever since San Francisco 49’ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick started keeling during the national anthem at NFL games […]
Titans ready to tip-off season
It’s a season of changes for both basketball teams at the University of Detroit Mercy. The men’s team features a new head coach for the first time in nearly a decade, and the women’s team, after playing most of last year with just eight healthy student-athletes, features five […]
Titan Harriers prepares for fall Horizon League championship
The University of Detroit Mercy’s men’s and women’s cross country teams have come out of the blocks strong through the season’s first 30 days and are sprinting toward the Horizon League Championships later this month. So far, the women’s team has completed three races, finishing runner-up to Oakland at their […]
Bacari’s Back
When the Detroit Mercy men’s basketball season starts next month, the Titans will have a new head coach for the first time in nine years. But he’s hardly a stranger to the team or university. Bacari Alexander was named UDM’s 21st head coach in April after former coach […]
