Walking through the Georgia Dome for the NCAA South Region's media day parallels the feeling of participating in the game show "Let's Make a Deal."
Lots of curtains and doors - with some helpful, and some superfluous, things behind them.
Tourney time: Making a Deal, Southern-style
They've dreamed about it. They've talked about it. They've planned for it.
Now it's time for the members of the Michigan women's basketball team to play in it.Twice is nice for women's basketball
The run for a championship in any sport consists of a series of steps. Each new plateau is higher than the previous one, culminating in a final peak.
For the Michigan hockey team, the initial climb began with a surprisingly successful regular season. Phase one ended with a second-place finish in the CCHA.
'M' icers begin run for CCHA crown
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) - Mateen Cleaves didn't let foul trouble foil him in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. A matchup zone defense helped his cause.
Cleaves, called for three fouls in the first half while guarding 5-foot-5 phenom Earl Boykins, played with poise in the second half as Michigan State beat Eastern Michigan 83-71 in the East Regional on Thursday.Lights out for Eastern Michigan: Cleaves leads Spartans past Boykins' Eagles in intrastate battle
WASHINGTON, D.C. (AP) - Those NCAA Tournament spoilers from Richmond struck again yesterday.
This time, third-seeded South Carolina was the victim, falling to the 14th-seeded Spiders 62-61 in an East Regional opener in Washington.South Carolina falls again; Cincinnati survives scare
Luckily for Brett Wilmot, divers aren't large, heavyset athletes.
Wilmot might collapse under pressure if they were, because he all but carries Michigan's entire diving squad on his back, meet after meet and week after week.
Michigan divers begin quest for NCAA Championships berth
It was a tale of firsts and lasts at Cliff Keen Arena last night.
For the seniors of the Michigan men's gymnastics team, the contest with No. 9 Michigan State marked the last home dual meet of their careers. It was also the last dual meet for either team before the Big Ten Championships next weekend. And maybe most important, it was Michigan's first chance to reach the .
State nips 'M' gymnasts
Most of the University of Michigan probably has never heard the name Kevin Sullivan, let alone know what he has accomplished or will accomplish in upcoming years. Even the few who know his name probably cannot grasp the number of titles he's captured or the records he's broken.
Something like a phenomenon
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