Marty Turco has come a long way since he played his first game as a Wolverine.
In his Michigan debut in the 1994 Blue-White game, Turco gave up 8 goals, and many fans left wondering whether Turco could fill the shoes of his predecessor, Steve Shields, who had recorded more victories than any other goaltender in NCAA history.
Shattered! Turco leaps into NCAA record book with victory
KALAMAZOO - The Michigan hockey team did a lot of shattering this weekend - both of records and of glass.
Michigan goaltender Marty Turco took care of the record-shattering. With the Wolverines' victory Friday night over Bowling Green, 4-2, at Yost Ice Arena, Turco broke the NCAA record for career wins with his 112th victory in four years at Michigan. The senior surpassed former Michigan netminder Steve Shields, who ended his career as a Wolverine with 111 victories in 1994 - the year before Turco's arrival.Hats tipped to Muckalt, but Blue needs OT for sweep
Robert Traylor was polite after the game, but he wasn't going to lie. When asked if he was surprised at how lousy the Spartans' performance was in Saturday's basketball game at Crisler Arena, he paused and looked down, as if thinking of a way to deflect the question courteously, then thought better of it and simply said, "Yeah.
Big men lead Wolverines to bigger win: Traylor, Baston combine for 43 points in Michigan win
CHAMPAIGN - It's unfortunate for the Michigan women's' basketball team that moral victories don't show up in the standings.
The Wolverines endured a harsh crowd and battled back from a 13-point deficit before falling, 66-63, to No. 11 Illinois yesterday at Huff Hall. 'M' nipped by Illini after upending Purdue
Michigan proposes sanctions
Less than a month after the NCAA presented Michigan with its findings regarding the basketball program, possible sanctions have emerged.
In the back-and-forth process that often characterizes NCAA investigations, Michigan has entered the penalty phase.
Sometimes even your closest friends can be your harshest critics. At least that seems to be the case for Michigan goaltender Marty Turco, whose teammate and close friend Matt Herr told him earlier this year that Turco had no chance of breaking the NCAA career wins mark.Turco's accomplishments are something special
Toomer: Former Michigan star Amani Toomer talks about adjusting to life in the NFL and his movie debut in 'Jerry Maguire'
Just two years ago, Amani Toomer, a Wolverine senior receiver at the time, was preparing for football Saturdays and teaching the underclassman the ropes of the college game. During his four seasons with the Wolverines, Toomer stacked up 143 receptions, leaving him second all-time, behind only the 161 grabs by Anthony Carter (1979-1982). During his time at Michigan, Toomer returned punts for the Wolverines as well - taking two in for scores.
KALAMAZOO - If you find yourself watching a hockey game that features anything resembling the following: shattered glass, 25 total penalties, five stoppages in play due to injury, several outbreaks of fisticuffs and profanity-laden crowd cheers - then you're probably watching a hockey game at Western Michigan.Rough tactics characterize Western's game
Michigan forward Bill Muckalt tallied what might go down as the quietest hat trick in college hockey history Friday night against Bowling Green. His efforts may have gone largely unnoticed because of teammate Marty Turco's NCAA record-setting victory.Broncos key on Muckalt, prevent a hat-trick repeat
EAST LANSING (AP) - Sean Berens scored four goals, three in the third period, as Michigan State beat Northern Michigan 6-1 Saturday night.
Mike York and Rustyn Dolyny also scored power-play goals for the Spartans (10-3-2 CCHA, 18-3-3 overall), and Dolyny had two assists. Michigan State scored on four of eight power plays.Michigan State blows out Northern Michigan
Mission complete.
The season could end today and it will have been a successful one for the Michigan basketball team.
Remarkably, in just one half of a season, the pride of Michigan basketball has been restored on all fronts.Final Four for Michigan? Ludicrous, you say ...
He had been getting lots of good press lately. He was supposed to be the key to a feisty Michigan State team and the frontman of an explosive, perimeter-oriented offense.
Mateen Cleaves, point-guard extraordinaire - he of the infamous recruiting visit and Maurice Taylor car accident - was leading the Big Ten in assists, leading his team in scoring, steals and minutes, and, most important of all, leading his Spartans into Ann Arbor to show the locals exactly what they missed out on when Cleaves chose Michigan State over Michigan.Cleaves struggles in return
Shaped to fit an Abbott and Costello silhouette - albeit a bit taller - Robert Traylor and Maceo Baston are opposites in the physical form.
Traylor, a mountain of a man, stands as an immovable object at 6-foot-8, 300 pounds, while Baston tops out at 6-9 - but with a frame thin as a rail.Twin Towers dominate small Spartans
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) - Antawn Jamison scored seven of his 26 points during a 1:05 span in the second half and No. 1 North Carolina made a season-high 35 free throws Saturday to beat Virginia 81-73.
The Tar Heels (4-0 ACC, 17-0 overall) won for the 33rd time in their last 34 games. The Cavaliers (1-2, 8-7), who fell to 3-55 in Chapel Hill and 0-13 in the Smith Center, were led by Norman Nolan with 29 points.Tar Heels edge Cavs
EVANSTON (AP) - Jarrod Gee was slow to start, but when he got going he demonstrated why the Fighting Illini have taken an early-season lead in the Big Ten basketball race.
Gee scored 16 of his game high 20 points in the second half Saturday night to lead visiting Illinois to a 59-44 victory over Northwestern.Gee leads Illini into first place, 59-44
CHAMPAIGN - The scene inside Huff Hall was a familiar one for the Michigan women's basketball team. For the third straight time, the Wolverines played a game in which the home team took a big second half lead only to see the visiting team come back to make the game close.Rowdy crowd helps thwart Blue comeback
CHAMPAIGN - After shooting at least 45 percent from the field in each of its past five games, Michigan shot just 36 percent yesterday against Illinois.
The Fighting Illini fared only slightly better, hitting on 40 percent of their shots. Michigan's defense was at least partly responsible for the Illini's shooting woes.Michigan shooters go cold, but Illinois has chilly streak of its own
Wrestlers drop three matches on the road
The Michigan wrestling team traveled to the East Coast this past weekend hoping to uphold its No. 4 national rank, but instead returned home still looking for answers.
The Wolverines struggled in all three of their meets, losing to lower-ranked opponents. The team dropped hard-fought matches to unranked Hofstra and 12th-ranked Lehigh on Saturday after falling to No. 6 Penn State on Friday.
John Mortimer and Jay Cantin started the Michigan men's indoor track season the same way they finished their cross-country season this fall - ahead of the pack.
Mortimer won the 5,000-meter run Saturday at the Michigan Open with an automatic NCAA qualifying time of 13:48.47. His time was the second best time in school history. Cantin was one of four Wolverines to win an event this weekend, as he took the 3,000 with a personal-best time of 8:31.
Mortimer and Cantin win indoors
Michigan junior Daydrion Taylor, who played free safety for the Wolverines this fall, announced that his football career is over. Taylor was injured against Penn State on Nov. 8, when he leveled an opposing player near the sideline. Both players remained on the ground for several minutes after the collision.
Taylor ends football career
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