Molly Murray nailed a 3-pointer with 7.3 seconds left in regulation to force overtime and Pollyanna Johns iced the game with a free throw with three seconds left in the extra stanza as the Michigan women's basketball team beat Iowa, 69-65, yesterday in front of 2,303 at Crisler Arena.
'M' deposits Iowa with a bank: Murray's 3 sends game into overtime
OXFORD - For weeks, the hockey showdown between No. 4 Michigan and No. 7 Miami was highly regarded as a test for each team.
If that is indeed the case, then Michigan is going to have to do some more studying.
Blue icers swept for first time in 2 years
CHAMPAIGN - Playing before a capacity crowd is nothing new for Michigan.
Playing well in front of hostile fans may be.Michigan falls from first with 64-53 road loss
CHAMPAIGN - They were feeling pretty good, these Wolverines, after three straight Big Ten coaches had lamented publicly the impossibility of defending against their powerful inside-outside offense that pounded from the lane and bombed from the arc.Loss makes big week only bigger
SAN DIEGO (AP) - The old dude finally did it. John Elway and the Denver Broncos won a Super Bowl for themselves and the AFC by beating the Green Bay Packers, 31-24, yesterday in one of the most exciting games ever.
It gave the 37-year-old Elway his first win in four tries and the AFC its first in 14. Sure, he had help. He got it from MVP Terrell Davis, who gained 157 yards in 30 carries and scored on three 1-yard runs, including the winner with 1:45 left in the game.
Broncos blitz Packers, 31-24: Elway wins first Super Bowl, AFC gets first win since 1984
When you lose the kind of senior class the Michigan men's swimming team did to graduation, contending for a national championship isn't usually a foreseeable goal.
Apparently, the Wolverines didn't know that.
Wolverines overcome jet lag, top teams
If there were any doubts about Kevin Sullivan's status, or the productivity of the sprint team, Saturday's Red Simmon's Invitational silenced all critics.
Saturday's Invitational at Michigan's Indoor track facility provided a showcase for some of the best times this season.
Sullivan smashes a 12-year-old 'M' record
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With a confidence boosting victory over Utah on Friday night, the Michigan women's gymnastics team headed to Athens to face No. 1 Georgia and No. 25 Arizona yesterday with hopes of improving its record while nursing a few nagging injuries.
'M' women gymnasts take second place
SAN DIEGO - When the last few seconds ticked off the clock and tears streamed down faces, both in jubilation and in sorrow, there was, even in the darkness surrounding newly named Qualcomm Stadium, a glimmer of familiarity. Like something out of a Ray Bradbury novel or a rerun of "Murder, She Wrote", here was this eerie feeling.Ann Arbor, Green Bay; more alike than you think
OXFORD - So, it's finally begun. Michigan is done playing the creampuffs of the CCHA - teams like Western Michigan, Alaska-Fairbanks and Bowling Green. The Wolverines are done padding their No. 1 ranking in the CCHA with victories against sub-par teams.Two losses something to worry about? Think of '96
OXFORD - For most people, the third period of Friday's game between Michigan and Miami (Ohio) was nothing very memorable. Sure, the Wolverines lost for the first time in a while. Sure, the CCHA race is tighter now than it was before.Malicke may be backup, but still leads 'M' off ice
EAST LANSING - Sean Berens and Bryan Adams scored third-period goals as Michigan State survived blowing a two-goal lead and beat Lake Superior State 4-3 on Saturday night.
Berens scored 54 seconds into the third period to tie the score. Adams, playing his first game after missing 10 games, scored the game-winner at 10:43 to move the Spartans (13-3-2 CCHA, 21-3-3 overall) to within a point of league-leading Michigan.Spartans move to within one point of Blue
CHAMPAIGN - The festivities surrounding the Super Bowl may have been out of control, but they didn't have much on yesterday's Michigan-Illinois game here at Assembly Hall.
The band played, the dance team was on the floor, and the student section - dressed entirely in bright "Orange Krush" T-shirts - was rowdy and loud as CBS picked up the feed for the start of the game. Orange Krush too much for 'M'
CHAMPAIGN - One year ago, Robbie Reid walked the streets of Greece pushing his religion.
Yesterday afternoon, he was in Assembly Hall pushing the ball for the Almost-an-Illini Reid struggles at Assembly Hall
Wolverines - and he couldn't be happier about being in the Michigan maize.
EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) - Mateen Cleaves scored 25 points and DuJuan Wiley added a career-high 15 as Michigan State (6-1 Big Ten, 13-4) defeated Penn State 71-59 for sole possession of the Big Ten's lead.
Wiley, who had seven points in the last five minutes, gave Michigan State a 62-54 lead with 2:05 remaining when he converted a three-point play.Michigan State takes Big Ten lead, Iowa loses in OT
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) - Antawn Jamison scored 20 of his 24 points in a lopsided first half Saturday as No. 2 North Carolina pounded No. 20 Florida State 103-55, giving the Tar Heels their 28th straight 20-win season.
The Tar Heels (6-1 ACC, 20-1) made 20 of their first 24 shots to build a 58-28 halftime lead on the Seminoles (3-5, 14-6), adding to their NCAA record 20-win streak.Tarheels annihilate Florida St.
Michigan guard Stacey Thomas has done fairly well avoiding the dreaded sophomore jinx. Going into yesterday's game against Iowa, last year's Big Ten Freshman of the Year was averaging 11.9 points and 6.4 rebounds. In her past two games, with Pollyanna Johns out with a knee injury, Thomas's numbers have increased significantly.Thomas fills big shoes in victory
Rebounding.
It's such a simple concept. Ten players fighting for a loose ball after a missed shot.Johns returns to spark board work
The music pumped "Let me see your booty shake!" during the Michigan Dance Team's performance at the men's gymnastics meet Saturday night. Inside Cliff Keen Arena, there was a whole lotta shakin' goin' on as three of the nation's finest gymnastics teams took the floor.'M' gymnasts shake up the record books
At the beginning of the season, the Michigan wrestling team was No. 4 in the nation. But after a poor 3-6 overall and 0-1 Big Ten start, the team slipped in the rankings. So this past weekend the, now No. 15 Wolverines traveled to No. 25 Northwestern and No.
Michigan wrestlers convincing in victory: 'M' grapplers show signs of former selves
Bo Schembechler wrapped his strong fingers around his golf club a couple of years ago, wound up and smacked a drive off the tee with a gruff grunt. SPLASH! The ball went straight into a water hazard about 15 feet away. Though it was a charity tournament, Bo was in no mood for smiles after that shot. His face contorted into a sour expression - until I said hello.After seeing so much in 4 years, the reason for doing this job becomes clear
Philosopher Grantland Rice once said, "It's not whether you win or lose; it's how you play the game."
The Michigan women's track team can take this statement at face value after hosting the Red Simmons Invitational on Saturday. The invitational wasn't scored, allowing individual performances to shine brighter than usual.Longe goes a long way in leading Michigan women Friday: Unscored invitational meet served as a warm-up, let stars shine
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