Blue cagers to fight with Illini
Jekyll and Hyde. Good cop, bad cop. Devil or angel. Choose your favorite cliche of opposites. Putting rhetoric aside, the Michigan men's basketball team must decide which cast of characters it wants to put on the floor tonight.
'M' track teams to host tri-meet: Michigan State, Indiana kick off indoor season against Wolverines
For most people, competing in a meet that will probably have no impact on the Big Ten or national title might seem like a complete waste of time. For the Michigan men's and women's track teams, however, Saturday's home tri-meet with Indiana and Michigan State will provide a much needed tune-up after the three-week holiday layoff.
Purdue awaits women's cagers
One week. Seven days. 168 hours. Any way you slice it, the Michigan women's basketball team was more than grateful for every free moment it had since its last game.
'M' grapplers face stiff competition
The Michigan wrestling team has a big weekend ahead of itself. And everyone is ready for battle. The 10th-ranked Wolverines (2-0) host Central Michigan on Saturday and No. 4 Penn State on Sunday.
Men tankers stop in Cal after tour
While most Michigan students were relaxing during the winter break, the No. 4 Michigan men's swimming and diving team was hardly on vacation, despite its sunny Australian destination. The Wolverines spent 2 1/2 weeks training in Perth and also visited the site of the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney.
'M' women's gymnasts brush away cobwebs
The Michigan women's gymnastics team has not competed for more than a month, but that doesn't faze coach Bev Plocki. "No team is at their very best right now, but we usually come out very strong after break," Plocki said.
Athletes sue NCAA over SATs
PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Hundreds of young black athletes have suffered because the NCAA uses SAT scores to decide who can play in college sports, a legal group said yesterday as it sued to block the practice. Trial Lawyers for Public Justice, a Washington, D.C.-based organization, asked the U.S. District Court to issue an injunction against the NCAA and to rule it in violation of the 1964 Civil Rights Act.
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