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'M' Hockey ready for final four
BOSTON - Few thought that this was even going to happen.
It's April, and the 1997-98 version of the Michigan hockey team is still playing. This was the year the Wolverines were finally going to take their fall. The talent-laden senior class of a year ago was gone, and a host of new faces were in the fold.Berenson leads 'M' into fourth straight final four
(U-WIRE) - After Mark Mowers scored the goal that eclipsed all goals in New Hampshire hockey history, the reaction that followed was something unforgettable: Mowers raising his arms, the roar from the UNH cheering section, the Wildcats flooding the ice, the looks of disbelief on thousands of drained fans' faces.New Hampshire uses magic of its own to advance to semis
Last weekend the Michigan baseball team was outscored 45-21 while dropping three out of four to conference foe Illinois - not a good way to begin a defense of the Big Ten title. But in yesterday's near-flawless 7-0 shutout of Detroit, they once again looked like the Wolverines of last year.
'M' baseball blanks Detroit
Despite its shocking and disappointing loss at the Big Ten Championships several weeks ago, the Michigan women's gymnastics team will try to redeem itself at the NCAA Central Regional Championship Saturday in Tuscaloosa, Ala.
The second-ranked Wolverines will enter the competition as the No. 1 seed, defending their regional championship title from last year. Also competing in the meet are six other top-25 teams - No. 3 Alabama - the host school, No. 8 Louisiana State, No.
Blue gymnastics heads into NCAA regionals as No. 1 seed
For the first time in four years, the Michigan men's gymnastics team is packing its bags in April.
The eighth-ranked Wolverines will travel to Amherst, Mass. tomorrow for the NCAA East Regional, where they are seeded fifth in a field of six teams.Men return after four-year team absence
Men's golf out to rebound from last week's disappointing Dr. Pepper
After a disappointing performance last weekend that exposed some early-spring rust, the Michigan men's golf team will attempt to rebound this weekend in Lexington, Ky. at the Kentucky Invitational. The two-day tournament, held tomorrow and Saturday, features a 20-team field that includes conference foes Iowa, Michigan State and Purdue.
Women's golf seeks consistency in Indiana
In athletics, consistency is often the key to success. The Michigan women's golf team will be looking for that very thing this weekend at the Indiana Invitational. The Wolverines will travel to Bloomington to play 36 holes of golf on Saturday and 18 on Sunday.
Kevin Sullivan knows what it feels like to be the center of attention. After all, the Michigan men's track and field team captain and NCAA champion has been in the spotlight since his freshman year at the University. But television is a different story.
Men's track joins with rival Ohio State to take on Pac-10
Don't expect Erik Estrada, of "CHIPs" fame, or the Los Angeles Lakers' Kobe Bryant to be rolling out the welcome mat for the Michigan women's track team this Saturday.
They'll probably leave that job to USC, which will be hosting the quadrangular meet in Los Angeles this weekend. Arizona and Ohio State also will compete in the four-team war.Challenge of Pac-10 excites 'M' track
LAS VEGAS (AP) - Jerry Tarkanian's long and bitter dispute with the NCAA is all but over.
Tarkanian, branded an outlaw basketball coach the past two decades, will receive $2.5 million from the NCAA on today. Sources familiar with the case said he will also receive a conciliatory statement from the organization.
Tarkanian, NCAA finally reach agreement
NEW YORK (AP) - The championship of one of the most exciting NCAA tournaments in history brought CBS the lowest nighttime title game rating ever.
Kentucky's victory against Utah on Monday night got a 17.8 rating/28 share, the lowest for the NCAA championship game since the 1972 UCLA-Florida State final, played in the afternoon, got a 16.0/35.Final suffers record-low rating
Things look like they're starting to come together for the Michigan women's tennis team.
After moments of streaky play and close losses, it looks like things are back on track for the Wolverines. 
'M' women's tennis heads to Florida in search of upset
If there ever is a chance for Michigan to put some doubts about its Big Ten dominance to rest this weekend could be the perfect opportunity.
The Wolverines (2-0 Big Ten, 7-3 overall) will try to stay undefeated at the new Varsity Tennis Center when they host two Big Ten matchups - Saturday against Iowa and then finishing with a battle against Minnesota on Sunday.Men battle for conference supremacy
'M' rowers in pursuit of top-ranked Huskies
The Michigan women's rowing team can certainly look forward to arriving in San Diego, Calif. for its meet this weekend. Unlike last weekend in Belleville, the weather forecast for the San Diego Crew Classic is expected to be partly sunny, with temperatures in the high 60s.
When a team is on a hot streak, nothing can stop them. Whether it's subpar pitching, lack of hitting, baserunning errors trying to bring them down, it really doesn't matter. When a team is hot, it will win.
With its 18th consecutive victory, the Michigan softball team overcame a foe that doesn't tend to lose very often - Mother Nature. After a five-hour rain delay, the second-ranked Wolverines (5-0 Big Ten, 26-3 overall) swept Penn State in a doubleheader, winning 10-7 in the first game and overcoming the Nittany Lions 6-5 in an eight-inning nightcap.Softball overcomes weather, Penn State, for record start
As it has been many times this season, the ball was once again in Robbie Reid's hands yesterday.
Only this time, Crisler Arena sat quietly beyond the centerfield fence, and Reid was standing on the pitcher's mound at Ray Fisher Stadium.Reid makes debut on mound for 'M'
BOSTON (AP) - No men's hockey team has won an NCAA championship in its hometown since 1972, when Boston University took the title at the old Boston Garden.
The Terriers, who had been to five consecutive Final Fours, looked like a good bet to do it again this year in the tournament they are hosting. But it will be Boston University's Green Line rival, Boston College, trying to take the trolley to the title when the tournament starts Thursday.Boston College aims to be first team to win championship in hometown in 26 years
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