Sports

'M' swimmers trail Gophers after a day

A slow and steady pace won't win the sprint events, but it might eventually win the tournament. Michigan men's swimming coach Jon Urbanchek knows that the Wolverines are not in hot water, just because they got off to a slow start in the first day of the Big Ten Championship yesterday in Minneapolis.

Down the stretch they come: Inaugural tourney is ahead for 'M' hoops

With the Big Ten tournament beginning next Thursday and Michigan's first postseason game on Friday, the Wolverines have reason to be excited. After thrashing Indiana this past Sunday and bouncing around Penn State on Wednesday, Michigan is brimming with confidence that wasn't present a week ago.

Women searching for first tourney win

In three years at the Big Ten Tournament, the Michigan women's basketball team has never won - a game. The Wolverines (10-6 Big Ten, 18-8 overall) will make history tomorrow if they beat the winner of tonight's game between Wisconsin and Minnesota.

'M' hockey faces four final foes

It's the most crucial time of the season. There are four hockey games left. If second-place Michigan wins all four and first-place Michigan State drops one, then the Wolverines can lay claim to yet another CCHA championship.

Track reaches climax: Women go to East Lansing, men to Purdue

While many Michigan students leave campus this weekend for a much anticipated spring break, the Michigan track teams will head into the most important weekend of the season - the Big Ten Indoor Championship. It's a guarantee that the women will come into the Big Ten championship at Michigan State with their top lineup in place. This is the meet that the Wolverines have had circled on their calendars for a long time.

02-27-98

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