Zbe £idigrnx&tig FRIDAY: MICHIGAN 5 lmi / SATURDAY: MICHIGAN 3 sw eps Ia I I A Michigan now alone in 1st place By Mark Snyder Daily Sports Writer Since the weekend passed without a Michigan hat trick, the only item that flew from the stands at Yost Ice Arena on Saturday was a broom. But the gesture pleased the Michigan hockey team just the same. In front of 6,434 fans, Michigan (14-1-2 CCHA, 23-1-3 overall) recorded a 3-0 vic- tory, over Miami (Ohio) on Saturday. The victory completed a weekend sweep of the former first-place team in the CCHA. Friday night, the Wolverines knocked off Miami, 5-2. "We made a giant step toward first place this weekend," Michigan coach Red Berenson said. In the process of assuming that distinc- tion, Michigan dominated Miami (13-6-0, 19-9-0) on the defensive end in both victo- ries. The two-game series was highlighted by nearly five consecutive periods of shutout hockey by Michigan goaltender Marty Turco. Miami right wing Marc Tropper's goal 2:04 into the second period Friday was the last shot that got past Turco. Michigan assistant captain Blake Sloan maintained it was a team effort to keep Miami from getting good shots. "When the forwards come back, it makes it that much easier for (the defense) to do our job:' he said. "They did a great job at it, and I'm just pleased to death that we had a couple of strong games defensively." The Michigan forwards' defensive effort did not overshadow the offensive success, however. Saturday, Michigan jumped out to an early 2-0 lead behind goals from center John Madden and left wing Matt Herr. Madden, who scored the final goal in Michigan's 5-2 victory over Miami on Friday, took a centering pass from forward Greg Crozier and knocked the puck to the right of Miami goaltender Adam Lord to See REDSKINS, Page 48 JOE WESTRATE/Daily Maceo Baston dunks home two of his 12 points in Saturday's game. Blue drops State Non-league game gives M' boost By Will McCahill Daily Sports Editor "EAST LANSING - It's all about the :spurt. The spurt was key Saturday night for the Michigan men's basketball team as it Mused a 17-4 second-half run to pull ahead of Michigan State for a 74-61 vic - 4. Because of the vagaries of the confer- ence schedule, there are two teams the No. 13 Wolverines (5-3 Big Ten, 14-5 s Michigan 74 State 61 l rall) only face once in conference A. The Spartans (4-4, 11-5), oddly enough, are one of them. Because of the natural rivalry between the two teams, however, another game was scheduled, next Saturday at Crisler Arena. The fact that conference position was not on the line did nothing to lessen the fervor of the players on either side, or of the 15,138 fans at the Breslin Center. The Wolverines' run early in the sec- half gave them a 51-38 lead with j under 12 minutes to play, a sizable deficit for the Spartans to make up. Undeterred, however, the Spartans challenged the Wolverines down the stretch, hoping to take advantage of sophomore forward Robert Traylor and junior forward Maurice Taylor, who were both in foul trouble. With Michigan's lead at 56-47, Taylor was whistled for an offensive foul - his fifth - for clearing out Spartans sopho- more forward Antonio Smith on a drive to the bucket. Taylor took a seat after scoring a game-high 18 points in just 20 minutes of action. The Spartans cut the lead to six just seconds after Taylor's exit, when junior guard Brandun Hughes fouled Michigan State senior forward Jon Garavaglia on a layup. The bucket was good and Garavaglia hit from the stripe, making the score 56-50. When Weathers, a senior, hit Smith on a back-door cut just more than a minute later, the Spartans had whittled the mar- gin to four, and the crowd was on its feet, green-and-white pom-pons flailing. But sophomore guard Louis Bullock quickly answered, nailing one of his two 3-pointers on the day to push the lead to seven, and when a turnover led to a jam by junior forward Jerod Ward on the next possession, the Wolverines had suf- focated the Michigan State threat. The contest turned into a free-throw fest in the waning moments, but not before Michigan State freshman Mateen Cleaves drew Traylor's fifth foul on a drive to the hoop. The Spartans, however, were unable to put their time between Michigan's trips to the line to good use, and junior forward Maceo Baston's hit from the stripe with 19.3 seconds left provided the final 74-61 margin. See SPARTANS, Page 5B Photos by WARREN ZINN/Daily They got behind early, but Greg Crozier and the Wolverines blew right by the red-hot Redskins, Getting a Legg up More to senior center than eye can see Say cheese! Howard grins, Green Bay wins '' 1 R 9 7 By Mark Snyder Daily Sports Writer ere are eyes on Mike Legg - constantly. The eyes belong to different people, all whom see dif- ferent things that Legg, a senior center on the Michigan hockey team, accomplishes. His actions are watched and his movements are recorded. But it all starts with the eyes. In a hospital, the first eyes to make contact with a baby are usually the father's. In Mike Legg's case, his dad hasn't looked away since. When Legg was growing up in the small town of London, Ontario, he loved his father. Not that admira- tion was unusual, for most kids love their dads, but his father gave back with love - a love for the game. A slow starter, Chuck Legg didn't take to the ice until he was 19. But once hooked, he didn't let go. When Mike was a child, it was his option to play hockey. If Mike weren't interested, that would be fine, but if he was, the sky was the limit. "He chose to play hockey because it was his No. 1 love," Chuck Legg said. Mike made up for the time his father missed in the game. By the time he turned 19, Mike had already played in the NCAA tournament and had netted 10 goals for the Wolverines. "(My father) has been there all since he got me into (hockey)," Mike said. "He just suggested it. He didn't force me into it. He said, 'If you play this game, it's up to you.' So it started me off, and my love for the game just grew. He's been there through it all." And his dad lives through Mike's play. Chuck's eyes watch every game, home and away. Over the course of Mike's Michigan career, his parents have missed only eight games. No distance was too great to watch their son play. At Yost Ice Arena, the stands behind the Michigan bench are reserved for the players' families. Many of the parents live too far from Ann Arbor to regularly attend games, but a three-hour drive is no problem for the Leggs. "It just shows me they really care about it,' Mike says. "They want to see me play good all the time. When they're always there, it's pretty special." U.. March 24, 1995 - NCAA regional final - Michigan vs. Minnesota. This time, those watching Mike Legg had to rub their eyes. Never had fans been so deceived by their own pupils. No one could score like that. Or so they thought. Television executives were thankful for instant replay, because they couldn't believe what they had seen. Legg's game-tying goal in the middle of the second period against Minnesota came from behind the net. Lacrosse-style, he picked the puck up on the blade of his stick and placed it over the Minnesota goalie's left shoulder into the net. Most fans worldwide don't even know Legg's name. NEW ORLEANS (AP) - The Green Bay Packers finally have a pre- sent to go with their past. The 35-21 Super Bowl victory over t New England Patriots yesterday dly brought back memories of Vince had closed to within six points at 27- 21. Howard, the first special teams play- er ever to win MVP, finished with a record 244 return yards. Lombardi's grind-it-out champi- ons of the '60s. Instead, it was a high-powered Pack - doing it with big plays, especially by MVP Desmond Howard - that returned Green X The win was the 13th straight for an NFC team and kept Bill Parcells, who had two of those 13 with the Giants in 1986 and 1990, from becoming the first coach to win a Super Bowl with two different franchises. ;r F ;- ; Ur' '1 4 , -i "