Bright lights, big city: Michigan advances to title game with victory
NEW YORK - It wasn't pretty, but the Michigan men's basketball team earned itself a chance to play for a championship.
The Wolverines overcame a sloppy first half and a pesky Arkansas squad to pull out a 77-62 victory last night in the semifinals of the NIT at Madison Square Garden.
Blue can't put teams away, sits in NIT
NEW YORK - Steve Fisher certainly has his work cut out for himself.
If the beleaguered Michigan coach returns next season - which right now, seems to be a pretty safe bet unless the pending NCAA investigation gets out of hand - he's got a chalkboard's worth of material that is neccessary to "right the ship" (as he said was what needed to be done after Michigan's loss at Purdue a month ago).
Jackson took hard road to Final Four: Injury-riddled guard looks to help Gophers earn respect for Big Ten in NCAA tourney
Bobby Jackson has made a career out of coming from nowhere to become a star. He did it at Salisbury High School in North Carolina. He did it at Western Nebraska Junior College. And now he is doing it at the University of Minnesota.
Wildcats' run makes them 'Unbelievables'
LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) - Kentuckians have a penchant for giving nicknames to their favorite University of Kentucky basketball teams.
It started in 1948 with the Fabulous Five. Along came the Fiddlin' Five in 1958. Rupp's Runts captured their hearts in 1966. The Unforgettables emerged in 1992. And then the Untouchables from last year's national championship team.
Michigan men dominate distance events at Wake: Mortimer returns, wins 3,000 steeplechase, 5,000
Because Michigan winters don't always follow the groundhog's advice at the beginning of February, the Michigan men's track team has had little practice outside this season. So last weekend, the Wolverines traveled to Winston-Salem, N.C., in search of warm weather, fresh air and a little competition.
'M' hopes to end wet, dry spells
The Michigan baseball team expected to dominate Ball State yesterday at Fisher Stadium, but Mother Nature intervened, washing out the first game of a six-game homestand for the Wolverines.
Michigan (2-2 Big Ten, 11-9 overall) experienced the nemesis of outdoor baseball - the rainout - for the first time this season in only its second home game.
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