With the shot clock dangerously close to expiring, Robbie Reid chased down a loose ball near halfcourt. Rather than taking a hurried dribble and heaving the ball, Reid simply set his feet and pulled the trigger, as if he were shooting a 15-footer.
Hoops flushes Bradley
Get one thing straight: The Michigan men's basketball team doesn't play a pretty brand of basketball. Trade in those dreams of a well-timed alley-oop for the reality of a bone-crushing screen. Instead of looking for the no-look pass, try a transition layup off a loose ball. Run-and-gun offense? How about stop-you-in-your-tracks defense?Michigan wins by doing all the 'little things'
Shopping is a traditional activity over the Thanksgiving weekend. But most people don't get to mix shopping with swimming in the ocean, banana boating and going on a "jungle tour." That's a three-hour jet ski trip to a coral reef.
But then again, most people aren't on the Michigan women's basketball team.Cagers found sun fun
for her 488 kills, and her .293 hitting percentage.
Big Ten hockey? Weekend pair offers glance at the possibility
After a little tango with the WCHA, the Michigan hockey team is back to same-old, same-old this weekend.
Two more CCHA opponents are lined up for the Wolverines - and these games will be much more important to Michigan's season than were Wisconsin and Minnesota. And for some reason, it seems like there is something wrong with that.
Change is 'M' watchword
Sleighbells, skiing, Christmas presents ...
Women's swimming?
Men's swimming heads for a showdown in Lone Star State
Today the Michigan men's swimming and diving team will compete in the Texas Invitational in Austin, Texas.
The Wolverines will need their stars, senior co-captains Tom Malchow and Andy Potts, and sophomore Chris Thompson to provide strong performances if they plan to win the event.
Comrie, Van Ryn make Canadian National Junior camp
The Canadian National Junior team announced its 29-player training camp roster yesterday, and on it are Michigan sophomore defenseman Mike Van Ryn and freshman center Mike Comrie.
"It's such a team sport but when you get recognition like this it's great," Comrie said.
CHICAGO (AP) - Duke had a great start, Trajan Langdon had a perfect first half and the fourth-ranked Blue Devils had enough to hold off a comeback by No. 9 Michigan State for a 73-67 victory in the Great Eight last night.
Duke (6-1) had lost the No. 1 ranking it held since the preseason poll when it fell to No. 6 Cincinnati 77-75 in the championship game of the Great Alaska Shootout on Saturday night.No Great recovery:State falls to Duke
Maybe Brandon Smith should fly halfway across the country before every game.
The sophomore forward flew from Texas to Michigan just hours before the game. After a slow start, it was the basketball doing the flying - from Smith's hands into the net. in a three-minute span, Smith hit three 3-pointers, grabbed two offensive rebounds, tipped in his own shot and hit a free throw, scoring 13 straight Michigan points.Smith makes return: Ellerbe wary of ACC games in December
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) - If Tennessee beats Mississippi State in the Southeastern Conference championship game on Saturday, Arkansas apparently will be in the Citrus Bowl in Orlando, Fla.
The 11th-ranked Razorbacks (9-2) will play a Big Ten team - either Ohio State or Michigan - in the Jan. 1 game. The Razorbacks beat Northwestern 38-7 in 1981, the only time they have faced a Big Ten team.
Citrus, Outback bids up in air; Buckeyes not likely for Sugar:
'M' would probably head for Outback if Bucks are snubbed
Intrasquad on-ramp for rest of gymnasts' season
The long road to the success begins on Friday for the Michigan men's gymnastics team, when the Wolverines will vault, flip, swing and roll into the 1999 season as they compete at the Maize and Blue Intrasquad at Cliff Keen Arena.
The Wolverines will be looking to improve on last season's 8-12 record, a record that included a trip to Amherst, Mass., for the NCAA East Regional, where they finished fifth.
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - Baltimore Ravens assistant coach Kirk Ferentz, a former assistant at Iowa under Hayden Fry, was named Yesterday to succeed his mentor.
''Having spent a lot of time out there, I really have a love for that area and those people, no question about it,'' Ferentz said at the Ravens' practice facility in Owings Mills, Md., before the announcement was made.Ferentz replaces Fry, returns home as new Iowa coach
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