Practice makes Yost a kinder, gentler place
Yost Ice Arena is best known for the roaring taunts of the Michigan crowd during game time. It's best known for the people, packed shoulder to shoulder, elbow to elbow, rising to their feet to cheer the Wolverines on to their next goal or mock the opposing goalie into befuddled submission.
What more can you ask of track "god" Kevin Sullivan? He has broken almost every Big Ten record, won almost every race he has ever competed in, and yesterday, he was named the 1998 indoor track athlete of the year by the U.S. Track and Field Coaches Association.
Sullivan named athlete of the year
Reid forgotten in stretch run
After Sunday's loss to UCLA, the Michigan basketball lockerroom, as expected, was solemn. Some players dressed, others sat around, and in the bowels of the Georgia Dome, most pondered the worst three-point defeat of their basketball careers. While none of the Michigan players were pleased with the scenario, all of them answered the media's questions in a calm and polite manner.
NORMAN, Okla. (AP) - Coach Kelvin Sampson says he's happy at Oklahoma but will listen to what Virginia and Michigan athletic officials have to say.
Athletic administrators from the two schools, as well as Alabama, have asked for permission to talk to Sampson about basketball coaching openings. Sampson said Monday that the schools had called but he hadn't returned their messages.
Sampson contacted by Michigan
The Nykesha Sales debacle was the biggest travesty in sports history.
The NCAA's handling of the Alabama-UCLA game shows everything that is wrong with women's college basketball.Why can't women's hoops get respect?
'M' swimmers seek revenge against Gophers at nationals
Don't ask Michigan swimmer Tom Malchow about the Big Ten Championships anymore. They're over and done with.
The Wolverines finished a disappointing second to conference rival Minnesota just before spring break, in what many Gopher fans are calling an historic event. Minnesota ran away with the cake at the Big Ten Championships, primarily because of team depth.
Wrestling seniors on the way out
Nearing the end of the wrestling season, it is time for the Wolverines to realize that next year's team is going to look a lot different than the team that finished fourth in the Big Ten this season.
The Wolverines will be graduating four All-Americans in Brandon Howe, Bill Lacure, Jeff Catrabone and Airron Richardson. The first three have been four-year starters and will compete in the NCAA Tournament this weekend in Cleveland. For Catrabone and Richardson, this is their fourth trip to NCAAs in as many years.
The Houston Rockets' guard will receive a four-year contract worth $1.2 million.
Also, Reid Gettys, David Rose and George Walker will become assistant coaches. All are former Houston players.Drexler rumored to want Houston job
State News
(U-WIRE) - Mateen Cleaves, co-captain of the Michigan State men's basketball team, has agreed to enroll in a diversionary program run by the Ingham County Prosecutor's Office to avoid being charged with an offense.Cleaves case decided
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) - Dan Langhi scored a career-high 19 points off the bench as Vanderbilt notched its first 20-win season in four years with a 72-68 victory over Wake Forest in the second round of the NIT last night.
Langhi, who had 16 points in Vanderbilt's first-round win last week against St. Bonaventure, rallied the Commodores (20-12) from an eight-point second-half deficit with 11 points in the final 5:35.Vandy, Georgia advance in NIT
FRESNO, Calif. (AP) - Fresno State center Avondre Jones, a former Michigan recruit, was kicked off the team yesterday after he and a top recruit were arrested and accused of pointing handguns at a man and poking him with samurai swords.Former 'M' basketball recruit arrested for assault
Take a look around the Michigan women's track team as it heads into the outdoor season this week. You might see some fresh faces.
Even though field events such as the discus and the javelin are not included in indoor competition, the Wolverines have been training for these events throughout the indoor season. Two eld events kick into gear for 'M' outdoor season: Injured distance runner Froud readies for comeback
03-18-98
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