Sports

Athletes pledge to keep Reese's memory alive

It's been 10 months since the tragedy. Ten months since Jefferey Reese collapsed in Crisler Arena, sacrificing his life in an attempt to make weight for a match against Michigan State. Ten months since the wrestling world screeched to a halt, all eyes focusing on Ann Arbor.

Red, white, maize and Blue: 'M' athletes compete beyond the Big Ten

Competing in any sport at the Big Ten level requires a tremendous amount of hard work and dedication. Athletes at the University of Michigan are among the best in the country. But there are also those who have been fortunate enough to move on to another level.

Time is right for soccer to face Irish

Going up against one of the best team's in the nation is never especially easy. But if Michigan soccer coach Debbie Belkin and her squad could pick an ideal time to play No. 2 Notre Dame, it would be now. The Irish, consistently regarded as one of the top teams in the NCAA, enter tomorrow's contest on the heels of a 3-2 loss to Seton Hall on Sunday. The loss marked Notre Dame's first to an unranked opponent since 1990, a span of 183 games.

Badgers, Hawkeyes lurk at end of tunnel for 'M' spikers: Weekend series crucial for postseason tournament

The Michigan volleyball team is looking for the light at the end of the tunnel - the tunnel of consecutive losses, that is. Perhaps this weekend it'll come into view. But, the predictions indicate that it probably won't happen tomorrow when Wisconsin strolls into Cliff Keen Arena.

Southern Cal heads to Ducks' pond

LOS ANGELES, Calif. (U-WIRE) - For several weeks, Southern Cal football coach Paul Hackett has called Oregon the best team in the Pacific 10 Conference. And despite the Ducks' loss to UCLA on Saturday, Hackett said at his weekly football luncheon that he hasn't changed his mind.

'M' field hockey faces nemesis

The biggest challenge of the season faces the Michigan field hockey team this weekend. The team travels to No. 7 Penn State on Friday, and then to No. 18 Ohio State on Sunday. The two teams constitute the biggest threats to Michigan's defense of its Big Ten title. The Wolverines were only able to manage a split with the two at home this year, and now they have to face them on the road.

Northeastern stickers fight for tourney spot

BOSTON, Mass. (U-WIRE) - With conference hopes and national recognition on the line, the Northeastern field hockey team went out and won two big games this week, defeating Stanford and Maine, 1-0 and 3-2, respectively. The win at Maine on Sunday was especially huge, raising the Huskies' conference record to 3-1 and keeping them right in the hunt for the top-four position needed to qualify for the America East tournament in November.

Is Carr seeing double? Two Randle Els give foes trouble

It's like a bad action-adventure movie, with the same actor playing both the good guy and the bad guy - there are two of them! 'Them' refers to players on Indiana's football team with the words 'Randle' and 'El' on their backs. There is Antwaan, the do-everything quarterback, and Curtis, the anchor in the defensive backfield.

'Coffin corner' no problem for punter Vinson

There must be a reason it's called the coffin corner. The best guess is the suffocation created by the sidelines and end zone - a place where there's only one way out.

O'Shadowed

It had never happened in the 19-year United States Hockey League's history. A young goalie took his oversized goal stick and sent the puck zooming across the ice. He shoots, he scores! Wait a second, that was the goalie who just scored?

Buckeyes have company in run for Big Ten title: Wisconsin also unbeaten, eyeing conference crown

Heading into the second half of the college football season, the Big Ten race is heating up. Four teams possess a realistic chance of capturing the Big Ten crown. To nobody's surprise, Ohio State, Michigan and Penn State are vying for the conference title. The shock is the emergence of Wisconsin.

'M' women's golf heads south to nish fall: Short game is key element if Wolverines are to compete with Michigan State

The Michigan women's golf team is looking for a peak performance in its last tournament of the fall season at the Notre Dame Invitational in Bonita Springs, Fla. The goal is to implement everything the Wolverines have learned from the previous tournaments into the competition this weekend.

Fraternity makes right decision, gets Muddy

Down on State Street sits Schembechler Hall. Named after the legendary coach following his retirement, it's a pleasantly modern building that houses the football offices, athletic department rooms, various trophies and a museum dedicated to Michigan sports.

10-22-98

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