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A Last Hurrah: Morrison honored at Hobey Baker banquet

BLOOMINGTON, Minn. - As Brendan Morrison stood at the podium delivering his acceptance speech at last night's Hobey Baker Award banquet, he stood between his past and his future. Sitting at the table to his left was Red Berenson, his coach at Michigan for the past four years, a time during which Morrison arguably had the most remarkable career in Michigan's storied history.

Perry to take top job at E. Kentucky

With all the hubbub over Maurice Taylor's decision whether to leave Michigan for the NBA, another Wolverine got away without much notice. Michigan assistant coach Scott Perry said yesterday that he will take the head coaching job at Eastern Kentucky, a Division I school in the Ohio Valley Conference, about 25 miles from Kentucky's Lexington campus.

'M' softball plunders Irish luck, sweeps doubleheader

The Michigan softball team hasn't done much in the late-inning heroics department this season. Until yesterday, that is. The Wolverines (4-3 Big Ten, 33-11-1 overall) used an extra-inning rally to beat Notre Dame, 2-1, in the first game of a doubleheader then scored two in the bottom of the seventh to win the second game, 5-4.

Baseball hosts Wildcats in key series

The Michigan baseball team doesn't get opportunities like this very often. The Wolverines (7-3 Big Ten, 18-12 overall) have a four-game homestand this weekend starting today at 3 p.m. against ninth-place Northwestern (3-5, 7-20). Tomorrow the two teams play a doubleheader (1 p.m.), and a single game on Sunday (1 p.m.) closes out the weekend series.

Blue football springs ahead

Should the weather cooperate for Saturday's 1 p.m. kickoff, the Michigan football team will be playing for more than starting jobs. The Wolverines will be playing for dinner.

Duke Invite next for women's track

Put your money where your mouth is. Three weeks ago, after the Michigan women's track team dominated the Wake Forest Invitational, Michigan coach James Henry said he wanted the Wolverines to face tougher competition.

Men's track set to run with powerful Razorbacks

Woo Pig Sooey! This has been the call at the end of 13 of the last 14 NCAA indoor track championships and during the last five NCAA outdoor track championships.

'M' hockey inks burly recruit Langfeld

This week is one of disappointment for the Michigan hockey team. But for a team like Michigan, the problems are easily remedied.

04-11-97

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