MEN'S NCAA BASKETBALL (21) PURDUE 79, (5) Florida 68 (15) DUKE 99, Columbia 52 (24) Miami (Fla.) 67, Monmouth (N.J.) 46 Georgetown at (6) North Carolina, Inc. NBA BASKETBALL WASHINGTON 89, Vancouver 87 Miami 106 ATLANTA 113, CLEVELAND 103, Portland 100 Dallas 99 HOUSTON 119, NHL HOCKEY PITTSBURGH 3, Toronto 1 NY Islanders at CALGARY, Inc. Los Angeles at COLORADO, Inc. Montreal at SAN JOSE, Inc. UJw dtia a Tracking 'M' All-Americans After making it to the NCAA championship game. two - members of the Michigan field hockey team earned AII* American honors. Kelli Gannon was named to the AlL America first team, while Ashley Reichenbach earned second team All-America honors. Wednesday November, 24 1999 8 i Loss snowballs for Woodson From wire reports ALAMEDA, Calif. - Former Michigan cornerback Charles Woodson and his teammate, offensive tackleLincoln Kennedy took exception to the actions of Broncos' fans after the Raiders; 27-21 overtime loss Monday night, and as a result, Woodson faces charges, while Kennedy has filed a complaint of his own. The Raiders were angry about attacks they said occurred throughout their loss at Mile High Stadium in Denver and intensified as they left the field. Moments after the game, Woodson allegedly hurled a snowball that struck a female fan in the face and Kennedy went after a fan who had hit him in the face with a snowball. "I do know a lot of people were concerned for their own safety late in that ball game," Raiders coach Jon Gruden said. "It was an ugly scene, dangerous." Several Raiders sought an apology yesterday from Broncos officials and Gruden said he expected a league investigation. Defensive tackle Grady Jackson said a snowball thrown near him contained a battery. "It was surprising. I would have understood that if we had won the game," Raiders' tight end Rickey Dudley said. "But See SNOWBALL, Page 9 Ugly start turns into fab finish. as 'M' freshmen rock Crisler By David Den Herder Daily Sports Writer Michigan slammed home the most exciting comeback at, Crisler Arena in two years last night, and in the process passed the first test of its young season. From the opening tip, things looked ugly for the Wolverines. After two tries at a clean tipoff, the ball dribbled out of bounds and belonged to Michigan. But it was the game that belonged to Detroit for nearly the entire first half, and most of the sec- ond. Gutsy play from its freshmen earned Michigan, in the end, an exhilarating 66-62 victory and the right to advance unbeat- en in the nonconference season at 2-0. Appropriately, the first points of the game for the Titans came from their star senior guard, Rashad Phillips. That was the start of an 11-0 run for Detroit, and a chorus of miscues by the Wolverines. Shot after shot clanged off the iron for Michigan, as the jumpers flowed on the other end of the floor. Freshman Kevin Gaines did his best to guard Phillips, but could do little to deter his 13 first-half points - most of which came from 3-point land. Twice, Michigan blew rebounds with two maize jerseys on the same ball, and even the ones : Michigan came down witheseemed to slip away. Center Josh Asselin apparently had his mitts on a defensive rebound that subsequently fell to the floor and rolled between his legs-- into the hands of the Titan double-press for a quick two. But as true veterans do, Asselin redeemed himself on the next play, recognizing a double team in the post and finding LaVell Blanchard open to draw the foul. That, and an ensuing 3-pointer by Gavin Groninger, were the few shining moments in a half that saw Michigan shoot .250 from the field. Worse, freshman guard Jamal Crawford had shot .000. Worse still, he had attempted nine shots. "Never for a second did I think we would lose," Crawford said after the game.SMHLESEDD saidsafter th 'ae After missing his first 12 shots in the first half, Jamal The second half tells the tale. Crawford let the shot clock run down and beat Detroit, 66- See TITANS, Page 10 62, with this jumper in the game's waning moments. AP PHOTO Lincoln Kennedy and Charles Woodson took exception to moments like this one after Monday night's game. .. I 1 da EXPRESSIONS PERSONALIZED PRODUCTS OFFERING UNIQUE PERSONALIZED GIFTS TO CELEBRATE Y2K (IN MAIZE & BLUE), IRISH HERITAGE, GOLF HOLE IN ONE, ANGLING A WHOPPER, AND YOUR PRIVACY. QUALITY AT AFFORDABLE PRICES. 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The key against Colorado State for the Wolverines was rebounding, as they out- rebounded the Rams 52-32. "That's one of the few teams that we will be bigger than," Guevara said.- "They're small and aggressive, but 4* did a good job of attacking the boards, which is something we've been working on. Now Michigan turns its attention back to Crisler. Facing three opponents that they seem to top on paper, the Wolverines will have the opportunity to start the season 5-0 for the first time since 1996-97 -- Guevara's first year at Michigan. "When you go on the road you alwayY want to try and steal one game," GuevaW said. "But one of the things we need to work on as a team is protecting our own home court. We lost two games here at home last year that I think kept us out of the NCAA Tournament." Cincinnati (1-0) finished in first place in Conference USA and made the NCAA Tournament last season but lost three starters. With a young fronteouri, the Bearcats will rely heavily on defenr and strong guard play. "They're a very aggressive and scrap- py team," Guevara said. "They are a very athletic team that likes to penetrate. They go to the boards well, and they are in your shorts defensively."Cincinnati is led by senior guard Madinah Slaise, who averaged 197 noints and five rebounds. i 1d I I i t Stickers spice up any gathering! ... ,.... I fYr,.Y+' rwwiriw 4I Mff ow STICKERS lS)*TP wmae see"du~a~&no Ssuparrrmodef who 1Csown ts a br8 ry and grows her own pot. AccessS to tree concet tckets a pb.s -1 THE PLAMEY NOW 10.DRiVE? , r of a~1 u z Partnership for an NORMAL F I I2~V ~T7~~77~i I . i