1 MEN'S BASKETBALL No. 4 MINN. 85, Penn State 70 No. 8 Duke 73, No. 2 W. Forest 68 No. 7 MARYLND. 66, N. Carolina St. 55 No. 6 Iowa State 61, BAYLOR 52 NEBRASKA 77, No. 15 Colorado 69 WOMEN'S BASKETBALL No. 1 Conn. 85, SETON HALL 53 NO. 6 GEORGIA 83, N.C. Ashville 44 No. 14 TX. TECH 96, No. 8 Texas 73 MISSOURI 68, No. 12 Kansas 66 No. 25 N.C. ST. 64, No. 19 Clemson 53 PRO BASKETBALL Miami 118, BOSTON 117 TORONTO 89, Cleveland 84 PHILADELPHIA 113, San Antonio 97 UTAH 99, Seattle 95 PRO HOCKEY NY RANGERS 5, Hartford 2 NEW JERSEY 4, NY Islanders 1 8A Thursday February 6,1±99? Michigan football Signs By Nicholas J. Cotson '. Daily Sports Editor One day not long ag -- Michigan footballc drove to a small town a miles of prairie, spoke class, visited an eight tried to seem excited at He was trying to n winner. He was recruiti "We had quite a da -said. "We spent the wh school, visited his s :recruit great players far it's always difficult. An you can't get there fro you." Carr got his man, 6- defensive-back prosper ing him from a tight f the same town that ga tight end Jerame Tu Rosel will join at least who hail from 12 dif Carr and his staff vis signed. The Wolverines mig player, but the recr unveiled yesterday is al as one of the nation's fi lications rank it anywl fifth in tle nation, and ond in the Big Ten to P Michigan's recent s seasons could not over of its coaches and its and resources. "Their coaches do ..7 top-five class ika Bobby Burton, editor of National Recruiting Advisor, which ranked o - one long day Michigan's class third nationally. "Yes, coach Lloyd Carr winning helps. But players in the state in the middle of and out of the state identify with to a high school Michigan, and that's very important." h-grade girl, and The class is full of players with big- bout it. time potential, and perhaps more impor- make Michigan a tant, full of talented linemen to make ing. room for them on the field. Burton con- y out there" Carr siders Michigan's young crop of offen- Dle day, went to his sive linemen the best in the nation. ister. When you "We have a lot of guys with outstand- r away from home, ing potential," Carr said. "What we'll see d Liberal, Kansas, is which guys are willing and have the m here, I promise passion to play at this level" Several may play as freshmen, Carr foot-5, 200-pound said, at spots such as running back and ct Eric Rosel, pry- the secondary. Anthony Thomas, a 6- amily that lives in foot-2, 220-pound running back from ve the Wolverines Winnfield, La., is highly touted. And man. In August, James Whitley, a 6-foot, 180-pound t 18 other players, defensive back from Norfolk,'Va., might ferent states, who play both offense and defense. ited, pursued, and "The film on Whitley is really some- thing," Carr said. "He could fill a role like ght sign one more Woodson has. He's a great return man, uiting class they too." ready being hailed Carr had signed all 19 players in mid- inest. Several pub- January and lost out on some late signees. here from third to Grant Irons, brother of Jarrett Irons and I most rank it sec- the No. 1 linebacking prospect in the Penn State. nation, chose Notre Dame at the last string of four-loss minute. One of the nation's top offensive shadow the charm lineman, Kareem McKenzie, was tradition, support rumored to have picked Michigan but took a late trip to Penn State and signed a great job," said with the Nittany Lions. Badgers to freezi By Alan Goldenbach Daily Sports Editor We've reached the midway point of the Big Ten season, which means it's safe to say: and down the stretch they come. From here on in, every game is a must-win for Michigan if the Wolverines expect to have a shot at the Big Ten title. And the first of these must-wins will have to come at a place that has been a no-win situation for Michigan in recent years. The Wolverines will go up against Wisconsin for the first and only time this season at 7:30 tonight in Madison. The UW Fieldhouse is one of the Big Ten's loudest arenas and the home crowd hasn't seen its Badgers lose to Michigan since the Jalen Rose and Juwan Howard era. "We've always had a Who; No. Michigan, Wisconsin Where: U Fieldhous Madison T'Tie 7:3 :Televlslon plan e Blue outside of Mother Nature's control. "The cold isn't as significant as Bennett, Sam Okey, and the guys they've got on the floor" he said. Unless it gets colder than Uranus, Fisher's right. Bennettis one of thecon- ference's more charismatic coaches (no small feat in the Big Ten) and mbre importantly, one of the better ones,-as well, He gained national recognition :by leading Wisconsin-Gn Bay to three NCAA t ur- nament appearances and two trips to the NIT in his 13 10 years there. Bennett's vs. secret to his success is his I defense. Going back to his W days in Green Bay, he has e, always had one of the stingiest defenses in the 0 p.m. nation. ESPN "I know they got o of the top defenses in e country in terms of field- goal-percentage defense" Louis Bullock said. This year is no different. The Badgers are seeing their opponents fire a bunch of blanks -holding them to just 36 per- cent shooting from the floor. Inaddition, they lead the Big Ten in scoring defense (54.8 points per game, seven points less than the next best team, Minnesota)e But what makes Bennett's use o e Xs and Os most impressive is that he doesn't employ a slow-paced style with stall tactics and allow the shot clock to run down before shooting the ball. "They don't play a slow-pace game;' Bullock said. "Instead, they don't go to the offensive glass. They See BADGERS, Page 9B tough time at Madison,' Michigan coach Steve Fisher said. "It's a place we've had trouble winning at with some very good teams.' The 1989 national championship team didn't win there. With the excep- tion of 1993's 98-73 victory, the Fab Five, or any part of that unit, couldn't win there. In fact, 1993 was the last time a Michigan team left Madison happy. What makes it so tough? For starters, the weather. It doesn't take Al Roker or Willard Scott to tell you that it gets pretty cold in Madison. Players say that when the doors to the arena are opened during the game, they can feel the winds blow. Fisher likes to think it's something MARK FRIEDMAN/Daily Maceo Baston hasn't enjoyed himself the two times he's been to Madison. Both trips have resulted in Michigan losses, inicuding last year's Big Ten season-opener. Wisconsin likes to play a tight defensive style, which usually keeps the score low. 'M' track halfway to Big Ten championship1 Scored meet to provide men a challenge U I By Chad Kujala Daily Sports Writer Although the Michigan men's track team has only competed in four meets, it is already halfway to the Big Ten cham- pionships. The Wolverines travel to East Lansing for their fifth meet of the season Saturday. This week's event, the Central Collegiate Championships, has Michigan squaring off against several teams, including pesky Eastern Michigan. The last time these two teams met, the Wolverines finished 28 points behind the Eagles. Last weekend's unscored meet in South Bend resulted in four wins for Michigan. The Wolverines also were able to qualify three athletes for the NCAA indoor championships. The highlight for Michigan came in the mile as Don McLaughlin and Scott MacDonald finished first and second, respectively. Both of their times were low enough to qualify them for the NCAAs. Other winners included Neil Gardner, Jay Cantin and Dwayne Fuqua. The Wolverines' goal was to improve from last weekend's meet. According to Michigan coach Jack Harvey, that is exactly what they did. "We had a good meet at Notre Dame," Harvey said. "We were looking for improvement from the previous week and we seemed to have gotten that." As for their opponents, the Wolverines got an important look at Ohio State and Purdue at South Bend. "(The Big Ten championships) are going to be interesting," Harvey said. "It looks like Illinois and Wisconsin will be the favorites. But after that, a lot of teams have a good- shot at third. Whoever performs on that given day will do the best." This weekend's scored meet will be a good test for the Wolverines. This means that more runners will have to double-up on some events. "It will be interesting to see how some of the runners respond to doubling up,' Harvey said. SOME COMPANIES OFFER YOU THE SUN, THE MOON AND THE STARS. WE'RE A LITTLE MORE DOWN TO EARTH. 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