Milwaukee's Best? Seminal match with BU looks familiar
MILWAUKEE - They were different teams, and it was a different year.
But Michigan's 4-0 upset of Boston University last season will be very relevant when the two teams meet in the NCAA semifinals again tonight. The puck drops at 7:30, and the game will be televised on ESPN2.
Wolverines must guard against distractions
MILWAUKEE - The Wolverines have arrived.
So have the Terriers. The Tigers and the Fighting Sioux are here, too.
Taking big bite out of Big Apple means spearing Seminoles: Wolverines will have to cool down Florida State to win NIT title
NEW YORK - Florida State coach Pat Kennedy may have said it best yesterday in describing tonight's NIT final between his Seminoles and the Michigan men's basketball team.
"This is not a state championship, this is not a conference championship," Kennedy said. "This title tomorrow night will be a national championship."
This time, Wolverines had presidential edge
NEW YORK - When Michigan last met up with Arkansas, in the 1994 Midwest Regional final of the NCAA tournament, the Razorbacks had a little executive power on their side.
President Bill Clinton, an Arkansas native was in attendance at Dallas' Reunion Arena to cheer on his Hogs.
Injuries plague remaining women hoopsters
CINCINNATI (AP) - They've rehabbed torn knees, taped up broken fingers, limped around on bum ankles and wondered where oh where it would all end.
Old Dominion lost its backup center to Hoshimoto's Disease. Tennessee lost its starting point guard to a torn knee ligament during a preseason pickup game.
NCAAs pose final challenge for tankers
In the complex world that makes up college swimming, the NCAA championships are the stuff of which legends are made - and of which hearts are broken.
The Michigan men's swimming and diving team's shot at glory comes this weekend in Minneapolis. While fifth-ranked Michigan would like to recapture the glory of its 1995 national championship squad, the Wolverines will have their work cut out for them.
Knuble answers Wings' call
Former Michigan forward Mike Knuble was called up by the Detroit Red Wings on Tuesday from Adirondack, where he lead the Wings' IHL affiliate in scoring with 28 goals and 35 assists in 68 games.
Knuble was handed jersey No. 22, the same number he wore with the Wolverines from 1991-95. The number was last worn by Dino Cicarelli, a burly scorer whose role the 6-foot-3, 216-pound Knuble will try to help fill.
Crew to launch on first ever meet
The Michigan women's crew team will be heading to Charlottesville, Va. this weekend to launch the first official meet of the varsity program's history.
Other teams competing on Saturday include Virginia, George Washington University and Ohio State. The Wolverines will have two varsity teams and will compete only against Virginia and George Washington.
Michigan track hopes to smoke competition
The Michigan women's track team heads into tobacco country this weekend hoping to smoke the competition at the Raleigh Relays.
Michigan is coming off a strong showing in their first outdoor competition this season at the Wake Forest Invitational, but ironically, Michigan coach James Henry hopes that the Wolverines won't do quite as well at this weekend's meet.
Blue tennis hopes homestand halts eight-meet losing streak
There's nothing better than a homestand to curb a painful losing streak. At least the Michigan men's tennis team hopes so.
The defending Big Ten champs have dropped eight in a row, and are desperately in need of a win to right themselves and turn the season around. The Wolverines (0-2 Big Ten, 2-9 overall) have already lost more conference games than they did all of last season.
South Florida, Miami await women netters
The Michigan women's tennis team was happy with their sweep of Michigan State and Purdue this past weekend in Ann Arbor, but its next two matches have much more going for the Wolverines in terms of scenery.
Michigan will travel to the Sunshine State this weekend to face the Miami and then travel up to Tampa to face South Florida.
Michigan baseball bucks Broncos: Young 'M' pitchers hold off Western hitters in one-run, six-hit effort
Yesterday the Michigan baseball team put Western Michigan in its place.
Behind strong pitching and a strong defensive performance, the Wolverines (2-2 in the Big Ten, 12-9 overall) squeaked out a 3-1 win over the Broncos and their starting pitcher Eric Place at Ray Fisher Stadium.
Wisconsin opens season for Blue softball
Over the years, the Michigan softball team has run roughshod through the Big Ten. The Wolverines have won four of the past five Big Ten titles, including the last two.
And as an infant Wisconsin program comes into Ann Arbor this weekend, the Badgers might have to learn that all-important lesson of learning to walk before they can run.
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