Hail to the Victors Valiant!
A confession: this site is one Michigan fan with too many browser tabs.
The morning routine used to look like this — MGoBlog for the deep dive, Maize n Brew for the take, The Athletic for the beat reporter, MLive for the local angle, the Free Press for the quote everyone's about to share, ESPN for the highlight. And by the time I'd checked them all, a hockey game had started.
Victors Valiant is what I built to fix that. It aggregates and links out to the Michigan stories I think other Wolverines will want — across every varsity sport, from football to wrestling to rowing — and pulls in the stuff you'd otherwise have to dig for: live scores, standings, polls, brackets, schedules, and a forum where Wolverines can argue about all of it.
I don't write the stories. I point you to the people who do, and I try to do it without burying the lede or wasting your time.
The fine print, said plainly
The stories aren't mine. Every link goes to the original publisher, where the people who did the reporting get the click and the credit. If I'm missing a source you trust, tell me — editor@victorsvaliant.com.
Victors Valiant isn't affiliated with the University of Michigan. It exists because a Michigan fan got tired of opening eight tabs every morning. That's the whole story.
Curated with care in Ann Arbor.
What’s here
What's on the site
News - Curated stories from Michigan blogs, local and national outlets, beat reporters, and national writers, organized by sport and by source.
Live scores - Real-time scoreboards, starting with basketball and ice hockey. More sports as I build out.
Standings & rankings - Big Ten standings and AP/Coaches polls across the major sports.
Brackets - NCAA and conference tournament brackets for basketball and ice hockey, with more on the way.
Schedules - Full team schedules for every Michigan varsity sport.
Forums - Discussion boards where Wolverines can talk ball, argue calls, and celebrate wins.
Victors Valiant aggregates and links to content from various sources. We are not affiliated with the University of Michigan.