An open letter to my professors and GSIs: Dear sirs and madams, I regret to inform you that, due to circumstances beyond my control, I will not be attending many of my classes this week. Sorry - make that, any of my classes this week.
Beantown, baby! School's out - I'm going to Boston
DETROIT - In a decision that surprised almost nobody, Michigan junior Robert Traylor announced on Friday that he will leave school early to enter the NBA Draft.
At a press conference held at Detroit Murray-Wright High School, from which Traylor graduated in 1995, Traylor, accompanied by family and friends, made official what many suspected was in the works for months.
Traylor to leave school for NBA
AUBURN, Ala. - Alabama highway commissioner Jimmy Butts makes sure every border has a welcome center/rest stop - southerners are famous for their hospitality, of course. But the sight of prisoners in coveralls stamped 'Alabama Department of Corrections' landscaping the sun-dappled oases off of Alabama's pine-lined highways is a little jarring.
Blue goes south at NCAAs: Swimming and diving produce worst finish since 1986, win no titles
SAN ANTONIO (AP) - No gimmicks this time for Utah, just another win over a No. 1 seed.
One week after the Utes shocked the defending national champions in a 25-point laugher, they held on for a 65-59 victory over top-ranked North Carolina on Saturday, advancing to the Final Four championship game for the second time in school history.
Wildcats battle Utah for national title today
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - Tennessee capped the perfect season by playing the nearly perfect game.
In a masterful, dominant display of running, shooting, passing and rebounding, Tennessee overwhelmed Louisiana Tech 93-75 last night to win a record third straight NCAA title.Tennessee women grab hat trick by 18
Michigan coach Bitsy Ritt gave high-fives to her players after the Michigan women's tennis team went undefeated for the weekend.
The results - a 4-3 comeback win against Indiana on Saturday, and a 5-2 victory over Ohio State yesterday - brought all smiles, for the most part, to the faces of the Wolverines at their after match meeting.
'M' tennis 'back on track' after victories
For the past 19 years, Briana and Tumeka Harris have been close sisters, but yesterday's match at the Varsity Tennis Center brought sibling rivalry to a new level.
A spectator in the stands would be confused sitting near the Harris family. They had their own cheering section - yelling loudly for both teams. Sisters in tennis become rivals, stay sisters
Against some of the stiffest competition in the nation, the Michigan men's track and field team proved what everyone already knew: The Wolverines have a deep distance squad, but lack any formidable threat in the sprints.
The Arizona State Castillo Invitational at Sun Angel Stadium in Tempe, Ariz., was the site of Michigan's initial outdoor meet of the season this past weekend. Although there was no team scoring, the Wolverines were content with their performance.
Distance squad stays in front
This weekend's Arizona State Invitational provided the Michigan women's track team with many stories: solid winning performances, the distance crew's first outdoor competition of the season and the not-so-illustrious return of a runner who has been injured since the start of the indoor campaign.Mid-distance runners boost Blue women
Feeling down and depressed? Spend a weekend at the NCAA hockey tournament and everyone's bound to find at least one form of the story of "The Little Underdog That Could" to lift their sunken spirits. Underdogs' success makes for refreshing tournament
During the first intermission, things didn't look good for the Wolverines. Trailing 2-0 with just a minute to play in the first period, Matt Herr was given a two-minute minor for slashing. One minute later, Andrew Merrick was called for boarding and given a five-minute major and a game misconduct.Herr's goal sparks 'M' icers
For Michigan's Bobby 'Maize' Hayes, Saturday's game couldn't have been scripted any better.
One week earlier, the junior center had never seemed so demoralized. As Hayes stood outside the lockerroom at Joe Louis Arena in Detroit after a devastating 4-2 loss to Ohio State, he mumbled as he tried to explain what happened.Hayes redeems himself, scores winning goal for Blue
The sarcastic look on Matt Herr's face during Saturday's postgame press conference spoke volumes about Michigan's dramatic 4-3 upset of North Dakota.
Michigan coach Red Berenson was in the middle of saying, "Was it fair to have this game at Yost? Maybe it wasn't fair."'Neutral site' pushes 'M' past North Dakota
One week ago, Michigan State and Ohio State battled into the second overtime before Mike York scored to give the Spartans the CCHA playoff title. Saturday, the two teams faced off again, but this time it was the Buckeyes who emerged victorious, winning 4-3 at the 8:47 mark of the first overtime.Buckeyes end Spartans' dream season, 4-3, in OT
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) - Odd-man rushes, turnovers and short-handed goals made the scoring decisions in New Hampshire's 4-3 overtime victory over No. 1 Boston University yesterday in the NCAA East Regional.
Tournament MVP Mark Mowers won the game 10:49 into overtime when short-handed New Hampshire broke away in a two-on-one and Mowers slid it behind Michel Larocque.New Hampshire stuns Boston U. in overtime: Wildcats will face Michigan in semifinal game; Boston College to square off with Ohio State
A warm front came through the Midwest this weekend. While many people cite El Nino for the summer-like weather, the Indiana softball team may have found an entirely different reason altogether.
This weekend in Bloomington, Michigan (3-0 Big Ten, 24-3 overall) generated some serious heat, torching the Hoosiers in a three-game sweep. The second-ranked Wolverines blanked Indiana (0-3, 6-16-1) 7-0 yesterday and swept a doubleheader Saturday with 12-5 and 7-6 victories.
Softball sweeps Hoosiers
EAST LANSING - Nailbiters are rare when it comes to gymnastics. The nature of the sport tends to expose the dominant team early, and the outcome is often predicted after several events.
But things got a little batty at Jenison Fieldhouse on Saturday.
'M' gymnasts fall, but qualify for Regionals
There aren't many rivers in Champaign. So it might surprise some that the floodgates busted open early Friday afternoon and flowed freely all weekend - in the form of the Illinois offense, that is.
The Michigan baseball team opened its conference season with four games against the Illini. But Geoff Zahn's squad didn't look like the defending Big Ten champion, losing three of four games.
'M' pitchers struggle with Illini in slugfest
BELLEVILLE - It's hard to believe that any sporting event has ever seen a crazier day in terms of weather. Early Saturday morning, the Michigan rowing team began its second meet of the season by postponing races against North Carolina and Virginia due to a torrential downpour, practically zero visibility and even a tornado.
Michigan eight rains on Virginia
BELLEVILLE - In a battle of wills, Mother Nature edged out the North Carolina rowing team.
This was the main event in Saturday's double-dual regatta - not No. 5 Michigan's upset over No. 3 Virginia in the varsity eight race. And, not surprisingly, Mother Nature won.Rowers vs. Nature overshadows Michigan vs. Virginia, Tar Heels
AUBURN, Ala. - Jon Urbanchek sat alone on the bleachers Friday afternoon after the second day's preliminary rounds of the NCAA Championships. His face showed no signs of the carefree humor for which he's internationally known. There was no playful towel slapping of his Michigan swimmers - this was the serious side of Urbanchek that most had never witnessed.Five-year 'Michigan race' hooked by Texas
AUBURN, Ala. - A meet such as the NCAA Championships will, naturally, feature some of the top swimmers in the world. During the regular season, these high-octane swimmers center their training around meets other than their regularly scheduled intercollegiate competition.International swims wore down athletes
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