The Sullivan Sheet
by Rick Sullivan
IliDreMI: Bills by 4.
MIAMI DOLP S AT NEW
ENGLAND PATRIOTS.
Lifetime: Dolphins lead series, 32-
21-0. La t MeetiDI: Earlier this
year, Dolphins beat the Patriots 38-
17. Spread: DolphiDs by 10.
INDIANAPOLIS COLTS AT
C1NCINNATI BENGALS.
Lifetime: Colts lead series, 7-S-O.
L t Meetma: In 1990, Colts beat
the Bengals 34-20. Spre d: Bengals
by 2L12.
CLEVELAND BROWNS AT
PITTSBURGH STEELERS.
Lifetime: Browns lead series, S 1-
34-0. Last Meetina: Earlier this
year, Browns upset the Steelers 17-9.
Sp d: Steelers by SJ.,Iz.
DENVER BRONCOS AT KAN­
SAS CITY· CHIEFS. Lifetime:
Chiefs lead series, 36-28-0. Last
Meetinl: Earlier this year, Broncos
edged the Chiefs 20-19. Spread:
Chiefs by 7.
SAN DIEGO CHARGERS AT
SEATTLE SEAHA WKS.
LIfetime: Raiders lead series, 41-23-
2. Lat Meetina: Earlier this year,
Charger beat the Raiders 27-3.
Spread: Chargers by 3.
MONDA YNIGHT FOOTBALL
DETROIT LIONS AT SAN
FRANCISCO 49erl. Lifetime:
Redskins lead ries, 22-8-0. Last
. Year: 4gers beat the Lions 3S-3.
Spread: 4gerS by 13.
Sports Quiz
by Larry Duncan
NATIONAL HOCKEY
LEAGUE
, 1. What team had the best overall
tecord in the N.H.L.1ast year?
.. 2. What team had the worst overall
teCOI'd in the N .H.L. last year?
; 3. How many teams made the
N.H.L. playoff last year with a
1Qsing record?
� 4. Who wu the Most Valuable
Player last year ,in the N.H.L.?
· S. Whow Rookie of the Year I
Year in the N .H.L.? ,
, 6. Who w awarded the Vezina
�y last year in the N.H.L. for
· tstandin goaltender?
7. Name the last N.H.L. team to
Ipse back-to-back Stanley Cup
Championship'.
· 8. Who named Coach -of the
Year in the N.H.L.I year?
Sports QUIZ Answcr s
1. NewYor Ran ers50-2S-S(I05
points); 2. San Jose Sharks 17-S8-S
�9 points); 3. Three (Minnesota,
Buffalo, Hartford); 4. Mark M ier
of New York; S. Pavel Bure of Van­
couver, 6. Patrick Roy of Montreal;
t Boston Bruins (1977 and 1978); 8.
Pat Quinn of Vancouver
By HARRY • ANDERSO Jr.
Sp
Not ince the gre t yea of Terry
Duerod, John' Long and Smo ey
Gaine havetheUnive ityofDetroit
fans had omething to cheer about
Head Coach Ricky Byrdsong nd his
Titan Basketball Squad, 10 ded with
Detroit PSL talent, are off to their
best start since 1978. The Titans
stand 4-1 after the first five games of
the season.
The Titans have defeated Wayne
State (95-85), The University of
Toledo (73-52), Oakland University
(77-50) and heart stopper over
Western Illinios (79-76). The U of
D's only setbac was a 92- n 10 to
national power Michigan.
"We're happy they way we're
playing right now," Byrdsong said.
"I think free throw shooting is ome­
thing we can improve upon. A 4-1
start is encouraging. We've faced
some teams that played well against
us, but our defense,have kept us in all
five games we've played."
Tony Tolbert, the Michigan trans­
fer tudent from St. Martin DePorres,
lias been the main spark for the
Titans. Tolbert fired in a game high
34 points against WSU in their home
opener, 15 points against Toledo and
26 points recenUy aainst Western
no .
MICHAEL LOVELACE
(Southwestern) and Michael Hamil-
HARRY ANDERSON JR./MIohIgM etlan
Uof D's Tony Tolbert hits a jump shot against Toledo.
ton (Southwestern) have also played
a key part in the U of D's fine tart.
The Titans will now leave t
fliel\dlv CDI!IR�� of Are
travel on th road to Do Una Qr'oen
(Dec. 21), Wisconsin (Dec. 23), and
after Christmas down to Tempe,
Arizona to play in the Arizona
Staterrribune Classlc. The long two
week road trip doesn't bother
road you find out what your strength
and weaknesses are."
Meanwhile cross town at Wayne
WSU pic ed up two big . ag iDst
U of M-Dearborn (108-86) and
orthwood Institute (84-62). The
I t win pleased the Tartar kipper.
"1bis i the best effort we've had
all year," be aid. ·We played
together, we played defe . I feel
really good about w t e did today.
We didn't play I h and we didn't
tum the ball over."
"WE ARE D on the bench
and we knew that from the get-go.
It' important we play the five tarters
and the be other people on the bench.
I bad one'kid who came out and 'd
he w n't tired, but there's lot of
people we can play so everyone m t
playa lot harder when it' his tum to
go in."
"We have a lot of weapons on the
floor and off tbe bench. We hope we
can continue to build on this."
The Tartar Roundballers will play
their next game this Saturday gainst
Ferri State at 3:00 p.m. before the
Cuistmu break. Hammye DOW feela
a bit better going into � matchup
against the OUAe foe.
"I really feel good going into the
Ferris game," he �d. "They have
one loss like we do. We must make
sure we go 1-1 in the GLIAC before
January." '
rtatI are now �-2 (0-1
GLIA", on tbe aeuon.
Lady Tartars fast br ak to 7-1 r cord
By HARRY M. ANDERSON Jr.
MlchlgMJ Cltlz.n
Since their home opening loss to
Ashland University 62-60 on a layup
with six seconds left, something has
happened to the Wayne State
Women's basketball squad. And that
something has been for the better.
The Lady Tartars have won seven
straight games since that opening
loss. WSU won their own Tartar
Holiday Tournament defeat Spring
Arbor College (79-61) and Wiscon­
sin-Parkside (91-83). The following
week they traveled down to Fort
Wayne, Indiana and won the Indiana­
Purdue-Fort Wayne Tournament
defeating the hose IPFW (63-59. and
Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic
Conference foe Lake Superior State
(57-44).
But that's not all; the Lady Tartars
downed GLIAC opponent Saginaw
Valley (91-72), Sienna Heights (17-
59) and Northwood (69-49). The
even game winning streak leaves the
Lady Tartars with a 7-1 (1-0 GUAC)
record. Head coach Dianne Wis­
newski has nothing but praise for her
team so far this season, but still real­
izes that there' two months to do.
"We played well against Wiscon­
sin-Parkside in the championship
game," she said. "We came out
rebounding, shooting well from the
floor and the free throw line. Win­
ning the tournament at our gym gave
us momentum against IPFW, who
were Undefeated."
"MONIQUE (JOHNSON) and
Julie (FIipus) are providing leader­
Ship while Kristin (Wright), Angie
(Davi ) and DeLonda Little are play­
ing consistant. The teams we've
played weren't louches. I'm
curiously optimistic about the future
because we till have about 20 games
to go."
The Osborn duo of Monique
Johnson and DeLonda Little have
been a major force in all of WSU's
seven victories. , Johnson scored 15
poin against Spring Arbor and 10
points against WiscoD.iin-Parkside in
the WSU Toruney. Recently against
Northwood Institute Johnson fired in
a game-high 19 points, three assists
and six rebounds.
Little hasn't been left out the pic­
ture either. The super sophomore
had 34 points and 22 rebounds
against Wisconsin-Parkside, 24
points and eight rebounds against
Saginaw Valley and 14 points against
Sienna Heights.
"The kids are starting to gel and
that's important because we have
Ferris State this Saturday and Indiana
of Pennsylvania and they're two real
good teams," Wisnewski said. "The
GUAC is going to be tough. It'
going to be a dog fight.·
"The GLIAC rankings which have
us picked to finish eighth out of nine
teams .reflect on what you did last
year. We've beaten two of the con­
ference leaders (Saginaw Valley and
Lake Superior). We've finished near
the bottom the last three years, but
3ere hoping to change that."
Monlque Johnson drives to the b8si<et against Northwood Defenders.
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"We're ready to 0 on tho road,"
be said. "We need to see how good
we really are. When you go on the
WISNEWSKI CONCLUDED
T she's playing many girls off
of the bench to make sure they're
ready for conference action. She ex- ,
plained that many of the parents and
fans who stuck with the team lat year
aty now even more behind the Lady
Tartars than ever before •
"I'm very happy tba the parents
stayed with us. They're happy right
now, we have two more games this
month and 16 more games the next
two months to how something.
Seven wins don't make a season."
The Lady Tartars faced GUAC
foe Ferris State this S�turday at the
WSU Matthaei Building at 1 p.m.
Tuesday. The Lady, Tartan wrap up
December in a non-conference match
up against Indiana (pennsylvania) at
7:00p.m.
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