'M' sweeps Miami: Michigan now alone in 1st place
Since the weekend passed without a Michigan hat trick, the only item that flew from the stands at Yost Ice Arena on Saturday was a broom.
But the gesture pleased the Michigan hockey team just the same.
Blue drops State : Non-league game gives 'M' boost
EAST LANSING - It's all about the spurt.
The spurt was key Saturday night for the Michigan men's basketball team as it used a 17-4 second-half run to pull ahead of Michigan State for a 74-61 victory.
Getting a Legg up: More to senior center than eye can see
There are eyes on Mike Legg - constantly. The eyes belong to different people, all whom see different things that Legg, a senior center on the Michigan hockey team, accomplishes. His actions are watched and his movements are recorded.
But it all starts with the eyes.
Say cheese! Howard grins, Green Bay wins
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - The Green Bay Packers finally have a present to go with their past.
The 35-21 Super Bowl victory over the New England Patriots yesterday hardly brought back memories of Vince Lombardi's grind-it-out champions of the '60s.
Haro can't win all by himself: Freshman places third in competition
Daily Sports Writers
Freshman Jose Haro is known by family and friends as "LaLo." Following the Michigan men's gymnastics loss to Illinois on Sunday, 220.575-216.00, a more appropriate nickname for Haro may be "Sweet and Low."
Gymnasts win despite early falls
Normally, the first two or three competitors of the meet set the tone for the entire day.
But the Michigan women's gymnastics team showed it was able to overcome a slow start Saturday night, as it overcame an early deficit to defeat Massachusetts, 195-193.7, in Amherst, Mass.
Lighter classes have to start pulling their weight
After dropping three of the first four matches Saturday night against a weaker Northwestern team, even Michigan wrestling coach Dale Bahr was quick to point out the obvious - the Wolverines are struggling at the lower weight classes.
Men's basketball band needs to add more pep
You've heard it a thousand times.
In Michigan, it's as popular a complaint as, "Boy, the weather sure stinks." Why is Crisler Arena such a morgue during men's basketball games?
Defense locks down Redskins
Miami (Ohio) forwards Randy Robitaille and Tim Leahy had been on fire all season - until this weekend.
The Wolverines shut down the Redskins' best players both nights in every phase of the game.
How much did this weekend really mean?
As steps go, these were two big ones.
But they were still only steps.
Blue closes oodgates on scoring
After giving up 14 goals in its previous three games, Michigan held Miami (Ohio) - the CCHA's second-most proficient scoring team - to just two goals on the weekend.
The consequence was victories the Wolverines deserved.
No. 4 Michigan State falls to basement Buckeyes, 3-2
EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) - Ray Aho made 44 saves and Al Di Pasquo scored with 35 seconds left as last-place Ohio State surprised fourth-place Michigan State, 3-2, Saturday.
Twice the Spartans (15-7-3, 11-3-3) took leads with power-play goals, but each time the Buckeyes (7-20-0, 5-13-0) responded with a power-play goal of their own.
Blue plays just well enough to win
EAST LANSING - It wasn't a great game, but it wasn't a bad one either. Because of some strange thinking over at the Big Ten offices in Chicago, the game didn't even count toward the conference standings.
'M' cagers in need of charity from the line
EAST LANSING - Michigan forward Maceo Baston has been one of the Wolverines' most prolific free throw shooters recently.
Hoosiers, Miller roll over Lions, 70-55
STATE COLLEGE (AP) - Play defense. Make free throws. Two essentials almost from the day basketball was invented.
The Hoosiers returned to the two old reliables to avoid a second upset loss at Penn State in as many seasons, getting seven straight points from A.J. Guyton to start a 26-2 first-half run and beat the Lions, 70-55, yesterday.
Women's track grounded by Eagles
EAST LANSING - Located only a few miles from Ann Arbor, Eastern Michigan has often been overshadowed by the University of Michigan.
Saturday, at the Michigan Intercollegiate Championships, the Eagles had their chance to prove that they deserve respect.
Men's track settles for 2nd-place nish
YPSILANTI - Numbers aren't always a reflection of the truth. When someone purchases an item in the store, the price paid sometimes reveals little about the quality of the good.
Some will say the higher the price the better the quality, but the smarter shopper - the better shopper - can find an item of equal or even better quality at a much lower price.
Michigan wrestlers escape Wildcats' claw
With its three captains as the only upperclassmen starters, the Michigan wrestling team has looked to Bill Lacure, Jeff Catrabone and Airron Richarson to come though in the clutch all season.
Saturday was no different.
Richardson is 'money in the bank'
Going into the final match of Saturday's meet against the Northwestern Wildcats, the struggling Michigan wrestling team trailed 18-13. The Wolverines' only hope was for junior heavyweight Airron Richardson to pin Northwestern's Brian Laughlin.
Swimmers take two
When you've lost 45 swim meets in a row to the same team, you're not supposed to put up much of a challenge, especially if you're facing the fifth-best college swim team in the country.
But don't tell that to the Purdue Boilermakers, who came within one event of knocking off Michigan on Friday night in West Lafayette.
Women's hoops bounces Iowa
She had talked all season about her team's resilience - its ability to bounce back.
Well, Michigan women's basketball coach Sue Guevara was right.
Patience, persistence pay off for 'M' cagers
After playing its first 15 games without losing back-to-back games, the Michigan women's basketball team's fast start disappeared quicker than the voice on the other end of a prank call, and the Wolverines were wishing they had automatic call-back.
Michigan started the Big Ten 3-5 and had dropped its previous three games entering Sunday's game at Iowa.
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