Sports

Prankster or player, Bebe leads Blue

What do you get when you mix a guard on the Michigan women's basketball team with a patch of pumpkins? Bebe - and Michigan coach Sue Guevara better watch out.

Spartans lead a pack of six atop standings

OK, we're approaching the halfway point of the Big Ten regular season. So much has happened - so many surprises, a few disappointments, a rookie Big Ten coach has succeeded and one has received an unwelcome greeting in the conference.

Keady has no problems adjusting after 18 years

In the preseason, Purdue coach Gene Keady and the Boilermakers were the odds-on favorites to win their third Big Ten title in four years - the Big Ten regular season title, that is. There's another championship to yearn for this year - the Big Ten Championship, a four-day tournament involving all 11 conference teams that takes place March 5-8 at the United Center in Chicago.

Connecticut rides late surge to top Friars

PROVIDENCE (AP) - Richard Hamilton couldn't shoot and Jim Calhoun couldn't coach after drawing three technical fouls but, somehow, No. 9 Connecticut could win. The Huskies, leading by just three points with three minutes left, averted a Big East upset with a 63-56 victory over Providence last night.

Southern player dies while conditioning

BATON ROUGE (AP) - A Southern football player who collapsed and died during conditioning drills had the same condition that killed basketball players Reggie Lewis and Hank Gathers, a coroner said yesterday. Dale Taylor, a 6-foot, 225-pound linebacker, had no pulse and was not breathing when medics arrived at a university gym after he collapsed at 4:25 p.m. Monday.

Louisville struggles with Title IX

The Louisville Cardinal LOUISVILLE (U-WIRE) - The future of the men's track and men's swimming programs hang in limbo as Louisville attempts to achieve proportionality as required under Title IX of the Civil Rights act.

Hobey candidate Drury breaks record

Daily Free Press BOSTON (U-WIRE) - Boston University center Chris Drury is no stranger to ovations. For a man with three Beanpot crowns, a national championship and a Little League World Series title, the feeling of standing among teammates while being bombarded with praise is a familiar one.

01-28-98

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