Vladislav Goldin had 19 points and Nimari Burnett scored 16 to lead No. 24 Michigan over Washington 91-75 on Sunday. It was the Wolverines’ (13-3, 5-0 Big Ten) fifth straight victory. Roddy Gayle Jr.

But it was the support for the Detroit Lions that provided common ground for the attendees of a bipartisan ball put on by the State Society of Michigan, with many locked on the playoff game shown on TVs throughout the venue as the Lions unsuccessfully tried to get within a game of the Super Bowl.

The Lions open the playoffs with a Saturday night divisional matchup against the Washington Commanders. The No. 1 seed in the NFC after a 15-2 regular season, the Lions are coming off of a bye that helped them get healthier – in particular get running back David Montgomery back healthy.

Washington was fine offensively (41 percent from the field, 9 of 21 from 3) but not nearly good enough to match Michigan’s efficiency. Great Osobor bounced back from Thursday’s rough showing in a blowout loss at Michigan State to score 23 points on 10 of 18 shooting.

After sweeping USC and UCLA in California to begin the calendar year, Michigan men's basketball returns to Ann Arbor and will face Washington, another Big Ten newcomer, this weekend. Tip-off ...

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Former Michigan football star Mike Sainristil gets two interceptions vs. Detroit Lions in NFL Playoffs Divisional Round.

Jayden Daniels threw for two touchdowns to help Washington Commanders reach the NFC title game for the first time in 33 years; Washington will play the winner of Sundays Los Angeles Rams-Philadelphia Eagles game for a spot in the Super Bowl,

No. 14 Michigan State basketball hosts Washington on Thursday night (8 p.m./BTN), the first of four games against the Big Ten's West Coast additions.

The Washington Huskies (10-6, 1-4 Big Ten) visit the No. 24 Michigan Wolverines (12-3, 4-0) Sunday. Tip-off from the Crisler Center in Ann Arbor is set for 2 p.m. ET (Big Ten Network). Let's analyze B