Nestled somewhere between the glow of an NCAA record and the shadow of a teammate's arraignment on criminal charges, Michigan netminder Marty Turco has a pair of hockey games to play this weekend.
Turco will be vying for the NCAA record for career victories tonight at 7, when the Wolverines (11-2-1 CCHA, 17-4-1 overall) face Bowling Green (2-10-2, 4-16-2) at Yost Ice Arena. And if Turco falters in setting the record, he will have another shot Saturday night at Western Michigan (4-11-1, 5-15-2).
Saving grace: Turco has carried the Wolverines all his career
Michigan basketball coach Brian Ellerbe was at a loss three weeks ago. His team had just followed an upset of then-No. 1 Duke with an 89-83 overtime loss to Eastern Michigan. His and the rest of the coaching staff's problem all season: to get the Wolverines to play with the same intensity, the same kind they showed against Duke, every game.
Spartans pay visit to Michigan tomorrow
Michigan's Heisman Trophy winner, Charles Woodson, has called an 11 a.m. press conference at Schembechler Hall for today, at which he is expected to make an announcement so anti-climactic that yawns may be aplenty at the assembly.
Woodson will announce that he is foregoing his final year of collegiate eligibility to apply for the NFL Draft, where many predict him to be one of the top five players selected. 
Woodson to announce his plans this morning
To say that this is an important weekend for the Michigan women's basketball team might be a bit of an understatement. In fact, it could be argued that this is the most important two-game stretch that the Wolverines will play all season, or at least until the Big Ten tournament in late February.'M' hoops faces top- 25 foes
Good left-handed pitchers are a rarity in baseball these days.
Last year's Michigan baseball team suffered from a season-long shortage of southpaws, despite winning the Big Ten title on the final weekend of the regular season.
After championship, Zahn begins to reel in big recruits
EAST LANSING (AP) - Mateen Cleaves felt responsible that Michigan State had only a two-point halftime lead against Wisconsin and he was determined to do something about it in the second half.
"I pointed the finger at myself at halftime," said Cleaves, who scored 11 of his 14 points during a 23-9 spurt at the start of the second half to lead the Spartans to a 63-40 victory over Wisconsin on last night.Spartans blow out Badgers, 63-40
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) - Louisville coach Denny Crum was reprimanded by Conference USA commissioner Mile Slive on yesterday for comments made about the officiating in the Cardinals' 71-70 loss to Marquette on Saturday.
"Coach Crum's postgame comments were in violation of the conference's code of conduct which requires that coaches refrain from public criticism of officials," Slive said in a statement. "Coach Crum apologized for this violation of league policy and assured the conference that no similar violation will occur in the future.Crum reprimanded for comments
Now what? Spring practice is less than four months away and the exhilaration of a national championship is only ephemeral, as Michigan is about to find out. The mystique of all the celebrations, pep rallies and parades will wear off and the Wolverines will have to seriously consider what they will have to do to at least repeat as Big Ten champs, let alone the nation's best.
Back to 8-4? Not so fast: '98 outlook bright for Wolverines
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - Texas running back Ricky Williams, the nation's leading rusher and scorer, said yesterday he'll be back for his senior year to play for new coach Mack Brown.
Williams, an All-American who ran for 1,863 yards and 25 touchdowns, decided to return even though he was told he would've been the first running back taken in the NFL draft, perhaps as early as the No. 4 pick. Rushing record in sight, Williams opts to return for senior season
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