Stolen University of Detroit Mercy class ring returned to rightful owner 15 years later
John Wozniak gave his 1964 University of Detroit Mercy class ring to his son Dave Wozniak before he passed in 2007. Less than 10 months later, the ring was stolen from Dave Wozniakโs home in Charlotte, North Carolina.
Metro Detroit weather: On-and-off snow showers Friday evening
DETROIT โ Welcome to Friday evening, Motown. Cloudy skies with snow showers are still around at the start of Friday evening. Friday evening remains cloudy with on-and-off snow showers. Friday night becomes frigid as snow showers move away. It will remain subfreezing most of Saturday, but afternoon temperatures will be near 30ยฐF.
University of Detroit Mercy womenโs basketball team accuses coach of abuse
DETROIT โ The University of Detroit Mercy has pulled the plug on the rest of the womenโs basketball season amid complaints that the coach is abusing her players. The university announced Thursday night that the womenโs basketball season is over, after some serious claims against the program. โEmotional abuse, physical abuse in terms of going way over the allotted hours the NCAA provides. The allegations were made by parents of the 14 players on the team, saying the problem is with first-year coach Ann Marie Gilbert. We have talked with all players and members of our womenโs basketball program about their concerns.
A look back at the legacy of Wayne County Sheriff Benny Napoleon
DETROIT โ Wayne County sheriff Benny Napoleon had a unique place in Wayne County politics. Napoleon served in one of the most difficult jobs anywhere as jailer, and yet his legacy goes far beyond that. READ: Wayne County Sheriff Benny Napoleon dies from COVID-19He was 65 years old. In 2004, he became the Assistant Wayne County Executive before being appointed to Wayne County sheriff in 2009. โI am shocked and saddened at the loss of one of our cityโs greatest public servants and native sons, Benny Napoleon,โ Duggan said in a statement Thursday night.
Loved ones honor, remember Wayne County sheriff lost to COVID-19
DETROIT โ For the people who knew Benny Napoleon, reality does not feel real. Napoleon went into the hospital in November due to COVID-19 complications, just days after winning re-election. READ: Wayne County Sheriff Benny Napoleon dies from COVID-19He was 65 years old. Napoleon wore many hats in his life of public service -- lawman, attorney, public figure, politician, community servant and more. He easily won re-election as Wayne Countyโs top lawman with a sound and resounding victory of nearly 80% of the vote in Wayne County.
Former Detroit college basketball star Duerod dies at age 64
DETROIT โ Terry Duerod, a college basketball standout who played for Dick Vitale at the University of Detroit Mercy in the 1970s before winning an NBA title with the Boston Celtics, has died. The school announced Duerod's death Friday and said he'd been fighting Leukemia. Vitale said in that news release that he'd found out from Duerod's wife about his death. In 1977 โ Vitale's last year coaching at the school โ the Titans won an NCAA Tournament game for the first time. He played two more at Detroit after that, averaging 23.3 points a game as a senior and helping the team to another NCAA Tournament appearance.
Detroitโs Little Caesars Arena to host regional round of 2024 NCAA Tournament
DETROIT โ Detroit will be one of four regional hosts for the 2024 NCAA menโs basketball tournament. It will be the third time Little Caesars Arena has hosted NCAA Tournament action. The arena hosted first- and second-round games in 2018 and will do the same for the 2021 tournament. The NCAA listed the University of Detroit Mercy and Oakland University as official co-hosts of the region. Click here to view the NCAAโs full announcement of host site selections from 2023 to 2026.
How former Detroit Mercy coach Smokey Gains paved the way
DETROIT โ The basketball world is in mourning after former University of Detroit Mercy basketball coach Smokey Gaines lost his battle with cancer. Gaines joined Vitaleโs staff as an assistant and when Vitale went to the Pistons, Smokey became the University of Detroitโs first Black head coach. He also get the team to the NCAA tournament and, two years later, Gaines left to become the head coach at San Diego State University. Gaines had a long career in basketball, but he never forgot where he came from and always stayed close to the Detroit Mercy Titans program. Smokey Gaines smoked the nets and opened doors for others.
5 students test positive for COVID-19 at University of Detroit Mercys School of Dentistry
DETROIT With 700 students seeing patients and members of the public at two facilities, five students at University of Detroit Mercys School of Dentistry have tested positive for COVID-19. The fact that five students tested positive wasnt the essence of the story, dean Aksu said. The other two students who tested positive are believed to have picked up the virus off campus through community exposure. As the time since the last positive test grows, the likelihood of more positive cases declines every day. In making our decisions, we rely on the CDC guidelines, the ADA practice guidelines, and local experts like I am including below.