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Sports Stories for 5-30-2000

An unmotley crew

For the women's rowing team, the national championships this weekend was all about the three R's. Respect, regret and repeat. Brown University repeated as national champions and Michigan regretfully finished third for the fifth straight year.

Another black eye for Blue; Queen charged

A long May just got longer for Michigan basketball coach Brian Ellerbe. After his star shooting guard, Jamal Crawford, entered the NBA draft, a published report claimed that freshman point guard Kevin Gaines and Crawford flunked out of the Division of Kinesiology.

After one year, Men's soccer nearly set for debut season

In March of 1999, when the University announced it would be adding a varsity men's soccer team, the Yin and the Yang of Michigan men's soccer was thrown off kilter.

A program in purgatory

The Michigan basketball program has not been able to shake the lingering problems that the 90's provided. Here is a rundown of the last four months.

Wright closes out solid career with defeat

On Wednesday, No. 1 singles player Matt Wright lost in the first round of the NCAA Singles Championship. The No. 45-ranked Wright lost to No. 36-ranked Ramsay Smith of Duke, 6-3, 6-1.

'M' handles loss, looks to future

Disappointment is a part of everyday life. At some point in time, all people have to deal with a crushing setback, something that knocks them for a loop and makes them take stock of their situation.

Four Wolverines to compete in NCAA track Championships

The University of Michigan is sending four track stars to the NCAA Championships, to be held May 31st-June 3rd in Durham, N.C.

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Sears or not, 'M' improves

You won't see this trumpeted on mgoblue.com, but the 1999-'00 year passed without Michigan winning a team national championship. Don't take this as an indication that the Michigan athletic department is on a downward slide. The Wolverines aren't Stanford, which seems to create new sports that no one else participates in just so it can win cheap national championships - synchronized swimming, anyone?

40 miles and a new life

James Hall is embarking upon a grand personal voyage as the epicenter of his life switches from Michigan Stadium to the Pontiac Silverdome.

5-30-2000