BOSTON - Years from now, no one will remember Michigan losing at Yost Ice Arena for the first time in 36 games. No one will remember the first Great Lakes Invitational loss in a decade, or losing to Michigan State four times in one season, or losing the CCHA regular season and conference playoffs.
The best over time: Newest title shows that hard work pays off
Coincidence? Hard to say ...
Two years ago, after the Michigan hockey team won its first national championship since 1964, former Wolverine Brendan Morrison said that the NCAA title wasn't just for the players on that season's team, but rather that the title was for all of the players in past seasons who had helped build the program - but who hadn't won a national championship.Similarities to 1996 title abound
BOSTON - After meeting the media following Michigan's 3-2 victory over Boston College, Marty Turco sat in the corner of the FleetCenter lockerroom and took off his No. 35 jersey for the last time.
"I'm proud I got to wear it," Turco said. "But I know it's time and I have to move on."Pain of leaving for 'M' seniors eased by title
BOSTON - In one fell swoop, Jim Rich, the master of ceremonies for the 1998 Hobey Baker Memorial Award recipient announcement, completely deflated any sense of surprise in the ceremony when describing the atmosphere at Faneuil Hall in Boston on Friday.Drury nets Hobey Baker; Alban takes runner-up
BOSTON - Michigan coach Red Berenson has done a lot of winning in a lot of different ways.
As a player at Michigan, Berenson earned a reputation as one of the greatest Wolverines of all time. In 1962, his senior year, Berenson led the WCHA - Michigan's conference at the time - with 41 points, including 24 goals and 17 assists. His 43 goals and nine hat tricks in his last year as a Wolverine are still Michigan records.Berenson wins on many different levels, still retains classic flavor of college hockey coach
BOSTON - It's going to be all downhill now for the freshmen.
After winning an NCAA championship, the remainder of their careers might be anti-climactic. But for now, the nine freshmen who have grown up and lived together for an entire season can revel in their most recent accomplishment - the national title.Young guns fire away at Eagles: Freshmen Kosick, Langfeld score all three goals in championship game
BOSTON - Ten minutes into overtime, Marty Reasoner broke in alone on Michigan goaltender Marty Turco. With the national championship on the line, Turco surprised Boston College's leading scorer and poke-checked the puck away.
Along with the poke-check on Reasoner, Turco made 28 saves on the night and was named the most outstanding player of the championship.As always, goalie Turco comes up big in big games
BOSTON - Numbers mean a lot in sports. Scores? Couldn't have them without numbers. Game clocks? Need numbers to keep time, too. Stats? Couldn't have those without numbers, either.
But for all the important roles numbers play in sports, jersey numbers stand out as meaning something even more - something a little more special or intangible. Players often try to carry the same numbers with them throughout their athletic careers. Their numbers become a part of them, something they identify with - something they write down each time they sign their names for an autograph.By the numbers, Kosick proves he's worthy of wearing No. 9
The Michigan women's gymnastics team went to the 1998 Central Regional Championships in Tuscaloosa, Ala., with two goals in mind. The first goal was to win, and the second was to qualify for NCAAs.
The Wolverines' fell short of their first goal as Alabama prevailed in front of a home crowd of 5,290 Saturday night. The Crimson Tide registered a team score of 196.55, compared to the Wolverines' second-place score of 196.
Blue takes 2nd place
Familiar results in an unfamiliar setting - that was the theme this past weekend as the Michigan softball team swept Ohio State in a three-game home series against the Buckeyes. While winning isn't new for the Wolverines (8-0 Big Ten, 29-3 overall), the locale was.
Softball tops OSU
COLUMBUS - As the curtains closed on this weekend's series with Ohio State, the Michigan baseball team found itself in a very unfamiliar place. Last.
After losing three of four games to the Buckeyes at Bill Davis Stadium, last year's regular season Big Ten champions now sit in the conference cellar, looking in from the outside on the race for the Big Ten title.
Bucks bounce 'M' into last place
Make that two great Michigan post players to take their game to the next level.
Less than one week after Michigan center Robert Traylor declared himself eligible for the NBA Draft, Michigan center Pollyanna Johns followed suit.
Michigan center Johns signs with WNBA
Forget records, statistics and standings. Winning in softball is all about getting hot. A team on a hot streak finds ways to win, no matter what the situation may be.
Behind the outstanding pitching of senior Sara Griffin, the Michigan softball team continues to find ways to win. The Wolverines' three victories over Ohio State this past weekend brought their conference record to a best-ever 8-0 and brought their current win streak to 11 games.Clutch hits, Buckeye miscues aid Blue tear
COLUMBUS - There's a good reason the Ohio State baseball team waited until this past Friday to play its first-ever night game in Bill Davis Stadium.
The Buckeyes hosted long-time rival Michigan this past weekend, looking to pay back the team that destroyed their hopes for a Big Ten regular-season title on the final day of the season last year. Buckeyes serious about rivalry
When the Michigan men's gymnastics team traveled to Amherst, Mass. this past weekend, it was already riding a wake of accomplishment.
After finishing winless just two seasons ago, the Wolverines had established themselves as the eighth-best team in the nation this year, and they earned the right to compete in the NCAA East Regional on Saturday.Men's gymnastics places fifth at regionals, sends four to NCAAs
Boston wasn't the only exciting place for Michigan athletics this past weekend, as the fans at the Varsity Tennis Center saw two Big Ten battles that left them on the edges of their seats.
Big wins from senior Arvid Swan and sophomore John Long helped the Michigan men's tennis team squeeze out two Big Ten wins, against Minnesota yesterday, 4-3, and Iowa on Saturday, 6-1.
Swan, Long help netters sweep rivals
Hoping to improve on a subpar performance at the Dr. Pepper Intercollegiate, the Michigan men's golf team traveled to Lexington, Ky., to compete in the 20-team Kentucky Invitational. This weekend was not much better for the Wolverines though, as the they placed an underachieving twelfth.
Men's golf struggles in Kentucky
Progress was made by the Michigan women's golf team on Saturday at the Indiana Invitational. Unfortunately, like the game of golf itself, that progress has been slow in coming.
As has been the pattern, Indiana finished first (299) out of 15 teams in the event, which included nine Big Ten schools. Women finish 10th at Indiana
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