With the game against Big Ten co-leader Michigan just two days away, Illinois men's basketball coach Lon Kruger has his mind firmly focused on the Wolverines and their destructive power.
"Obviously, Michigan is a very talented basketball team," Kruger said. "And they're playing as well as anyone in the conference, maybe with other very good teams in the country."
Hoops looks to be super Sunday
Blue wrestling ready to tackle Big Ten foes
After months of tournaments on the West Coast and dual meets against non-conference teams, the Michigan wrestling team is facing familiar foes again.
The Wolverines play out the bulk of their Big Ten schedule in the upcoming weeks. They will travel to Evanston today to face Northwestern and to Champaign to face Illinois tomorrow.
High-intensity games have been somewhat forgotten around the Michigan hockey team as of late. After five wins in five games over the worst of the CCHA (Ohio State twice and Bowling Green, Western Michigan and Alaska-Fairbanks each once), the fourth-ranked Wolverines (14-2-1 CCHA, 20-4-1 overall) are finally looking at a fair fight.
Hockey tries to stretch lead
The Olympic Games are the ultimate goal in any amateur sport. Only three Michigan women's swimmers have represented their native countries at the prestigious event. Sophomore Shannon Shakespeare is the most recent Wolverine to accomplish this feat. 
Shakespeare at home around world
SAN DIEGO (AP) - The biggest crowds at Super Bowl interview sessions have surrounded Brett Favre and John Elway, Terrell Davis and Dorsey Levens, Antonio Freeman and Shannon Sharpe.
The defensive players get attention, too, but nowhere near as much as the guys who do the scoring. Hey, even Reggie White wasn't engulfed by cameras, microphones and notebooks every single minute.
Super Bowl to feature defense, too
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