So what the heck is this Little Brown Jug thing anyway?
The nation's oldest "trophy" will be up for grabs for the 81st time and there's a good deal of history behind this wooden chalice. 
Familiar foes battle for prize: Minnesota and Michigan fight for 5-gallon jug
Jon Jansen and David Bowens, standout football players at Michigan, may provide much-needed depth for the men's basketball team next semester. Tai Streets, meanwhile, may not play basketball after the bowl game as he did last season.
Jansen, Bowens may bring beef to hoops: Both have expressed interest in basketball; Streets may not repeat basketball stint
"Sober Sensation," a student-athlete sponsored project promoting alcohol awareness, will take over the Intramural Building on Saturday.
Admission is free with a student identification card and $5 for outside guests.
'Sober Sensation' to take over IM Building: Student-athlete sponsored event provides good, clean fun to kick off Alcohol Awareness week.
The perfect game - it's a coach's dream and an opponent's nightmare.
Yet thus far, such an outing has been nothing more than a figment of the Michigan hockey team's imagination.
Special-teams play upsets coach; Berenson hopes trip is remedy
The Michigan volleyball team will be in East Lansing on Sunday, looking to beat the Michigan State volleyball team and return to Ann Arbor with the pride of Michigan.
Sunday's match marks the season's State Pride II match. The first State Pride match - in which the Wolverines (7-3 Big Ten, 14-7 overall) beat the Spartans (6-4 Big Ten, 16-7 overall), 3-1 - took place earlier this season at Cliff Keen Arena. This weekend, more is at stake than a win, though.
High goals, quest for flag drive 'M' volleyball against Spartans
While the ghosts and goblins are haunting the houses of America tonight, the Michigan men's tennis team will have its own haunted house to get through in Champaign, at the Rolex Region IV Championships.
The individual-based tournament brings together the best tennis players in the midwestern region. It also determines bragging rights and ITA rankings for the spring season. 
Rolex beckons 'M' tennis tonight
New coach. New players. New schedule. Same script. The Michigan men's basketball team made its first official appearance yesterday at Media Day, and the clichés were flowing just as freely as Robert Traylor's shorts.Taking it one cliche at a time, Michigan ready to go
Minnesota coach Glen Mason received a few encouraging e-mails after his Gophers almost upset then-No. 1 Penn State two weeks ago. One message read, "I just wanted to say what a great game your team played against Penn State. I am really delighted I had a chance to talk to your dad at the game.Wolverines should bury tough Gophers
Most Michigan athletes are well-known for trying to inspire fear and terror in their opponents on the playing field.
Yet, on Thursday night, approximately 50 Michigan athletes gathered at Mott Children's Hospital to inspire happiness and joy to children whose illnesses leave them confined to the hospital. Many of the athletes even donned Halloween costumes to add to the festive atmosphere.Athletes visit sick children at Mott: Pre-Halloween festivities highlighted by competitors in costumes
ATLANTA (AP) - Jonathan Linton became the first player in North Carolina history to have 100 yards rushing and receiving in a game and the No. 5 Tar Heels remained in contention for a trip to the Orange Bowl with a 16-13 victory over Georgia Tech on Thursday night.North Carolina squeaks by Tech
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