'2B - The Michigan Daily - SportsMonday - November 19, 2001

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Depth helps 'M' get
past fog, Buckeyes

Champion again

By Kareem Copeland
Daily Sports Writer
Despite a two-hour delay at the start,
the members of Michigan men's rowing
team were both eager and ready to hit
the water against Ohio State. A heavy
fog Saturday morning made it indis-
cernible where the sky ended and the
water began. The haze over Argo Pond
left athletes, coaches and spectators cold
and wondering when it would burn off.
Bandemere Park, the land surround-
ing the pond, was a beautiful setting for
the race once its veil was lifted. The
Nichols Arboretum, provided the back-
drop for a heated contest between the
rivals. The Wolverines used their sheer
numbers to overwhelm Ohio State 20-
10 in the 1500-meter sprints.
"The results really reflected the depth
of our team," Michigan assistant coach
John Clark said. "We had real strength
all the way into our third varsity eight
and even to our fourth varsity eight."
Scored races included three varsity and
one freshman event.
The freshman and third varsity win-
ner receives six points each. The second
varsity winner gets eight and the first
varsity gets ten points.
Cheers of O-H-I-O were not enough
to push the visiting team ahead of the
Wolverines. Despite the score, the team
was slightly disappointed with the day's
results. The rowers have dominated the
Buckeyes in the past, making Saturday's
score a little too close for comfort.
"We generally think that every one of
our boats should beat Ohio State's,"
Michigan senior Mike Christianson said.
"I think that Ohio State just did a really
good job of preparing for this race."
Michigan raced 10 boats in four races
compared to Ohio State's seven. The 83-
man roster successfully retained the
Wolver-Buck oar for the sixth straight
year. The winner of the meet gets the
Wolver-Buck until the next meet. The
oar blade is painted half maize and blue
and half scarlet and gray. Michigan now
leads the all-time series 8-2.
College rowing teams are usually sep-
arated into two divisions -
freshman/novice and varsity. Both
squads are divided and placed into boats
depending on skill level. There are the
first eight, second eight and so on.
The majority of races place eight men
in a boat and one coxswain. The
coxswain is responsible for steering and
running the game plan.

The program is starting to gain some
recognition across campus. In the past
the team had trouble fielding a full
squad. This year some were turned
away.
"I remember a time when we were
practically begging guys to stay," said
Michigan coach Gregg Hartsuff. "Now
we have built it to a point where they are
still paying some hefty dues, yet beg-
ging to be on the team."
The team spent $2,400 on recruiting
efforts this fall. Every freshman male
received a four-page brochure and a
welcome letter on team letterhead.
Posters were placed in dorms and a table
was run on the diag. One hundred peo-
ple attended the first mass meeting to
inquire about the team.
"The word is out on campus that this
is a serious commitment," Hartsuff said.
"So the recreational types tend to stay
away, which is fine by me."
The club looks for tall, athletic men
who want to work hard. Strength and
endurance is key to becoming a success-
ful rower. Most members of the team
have no prior experience. While tech-
nique can be taught, pride and a strong
work ethic must be already instilled.
"Our coach has a training plan that
goes through different phases through-
out the year," senior Derek Delmonte
said. "In the fall we do a lot of aerobic-
based training in addition to monthly
erg tests"
The ergometer is an indoor rowing
machine that the team uses to chart
progress. Since there were so many men
trying out for the team, Hartsuff used
the ergometer and other strength and
endurance measures to make cuts.
"I made it known during the summer
what selection would be based on,"
Hartsuff said. "A four-K erg test, their
choice of either the stadium run or a two
dam-to-dam time trial on Argo...and to
a degree what they had achieved on the
team up until that point."
The team will now move indoors for
winter training. The fall is used to pre-
pare for the spring season. During the
fall, the squad trains for endurance and
competes mostly in longer races
between two and three and a half miles.
As spring approaches workouts will
become shorter and more intense -
focusing for the shorter sprints.
"Our goal in the spring, pretty much,
is to be a top-eight team at the national
championships in Kansas," Christianson
said.

ATHLETE OF THE WEEK
Who: Maureen Tasch Sport: Field Hockey
Hometown: Ann Arbor Year: Senior
Position: Goalkeeper
Why: In the Wolverines' semifinal and final games, Tasch recorded a total of
16 saves, including 11 against Maryland in the championship game. Michi-
gan's 2-0 victory against the Terps was Tasch's eighth shutout and 18th4*
victory this season.
Tasch
IT.L R T RIEFS

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AP PHOTO
Lennox Lewis celebrates his fourth-round knockout of Hasim Rahman to reclaim
the WBC-IBF titles. With the right TV deal, top-contender Mike Tyson will be next.
M' )CHEDULE
Today
M Cross Country at NCAA Championships (Greenville, S.C.), 11 a.m.
Tomorrow
M Basketball vs. Fairfield, 7 p.m.
Wednesday, Nov. 21
Wrestling in Maize and Blue Intrasquad (Davison), 6:30 p.m.
Friday. Nov. 23
M Basketball at Western Michigan, 7 p.m.
W Basketball at New Hampshire, 7 p.m.
Volleyball vs. Indiana, 7 p.m.
Ice Hockey vs. Minnesota in College Hockey Showcase, 7:35 p.m.
Saturday.,Nov. 24
Football vs. Ohio State, 1 p.m.
Volleyball vs. Illinois, 7 p.m.
Ice Hockey vs. Wisconsin in College Hockey Showcase, 8:05 p.m.
Sunday. Nov. 25
W Basketball at Syracuse, 2 p.m.
DAILY SCOTE8OAR D

Lewis is champ agai;
Tyson neXt in line?
LAS VEGAS (AP) - Lennox Lewis
has his championship belts back. Now
he wants Mike Tyson.
"Since the Evander Holyfield fight (in
1999) I've been waiting for Tyson,"
Lewis said yesterday after regaining the
WBC-IBF heavyweight titles on a
fourth-round knockout of Hasim Rah-
man.
The 36-year-old Lewis might not have
to wait much longer.
"HBO is committed to making a
Lewis-Tyson fight," HBO president
Ross Greenburg said. "We will negotiate
with our brethren at Showtime."
Tyson congratulated Lewis for recap-
turing the title.
"He said he wants me," Tyson said.
"Well I really look forward to it."
Lewis has a multifight contract with
HBO, while Tyson is tied to Showtime.
"We already have had many discus-
sions with Showtime and now it's time
to make it happen," Greenburg said.
Making it happen probably would be
easier without Don King, who promoted
Saturday night's rematch at Mandalay
Bay.
Lewis called King "a truly great pro-
moter," but Tyson has said he would not
fight again for King. He and King are
suing one another.
A Tyson fight would be a mandatory
WBC title defense for Lewis.
Lewis appeared headed for a Tyson
bout when he was upset by Rahman on a
one-punch knockout in the fifth round
April 22 in South Africa. .
Lewis admittedly took Rahman too
lightly in that fight. Not this time.
"When we went to camp, everybody
was focused and they kept me focused,"
Lewis said.
Rahman's championship reign of 209
days was the shortest in heavyweight
history - four days shorter than that of
Leon Spinks, who won and lost in fights
with Muhammad Ali in 1978.
Sharpe sets record
in loss to Browns
BALTIMORE (AP) -- Shannon
Sharpe set an NFL record for career
catches by a tight end, passing Ozzie
Newsome with a 29-yard reception
yesterday in the Baltimore Ravens'
27-17 loss to the Cleveland Browns.

Sharpe's first catch of the game
gave him 663 receptions, one more
than Newsome had during his Hall of
Fame career with the Browns.
Newsome, now the Ravens' senior
vice president of football operations,
watched from the Baltimore sideline
as Sharpe broke the record with a
first-quarter pass from Elvis Grbac.
The game was stopped while New-
some went on the field to congratu-
late Sharpe. The crowd at PSINet
Stadium gave Sharpe a standing ova-
tion as he handed the ball to New-
some.
Sharpe spent 10 years with the
Denver Broncos and signed as a free
agent with Baltimore before last sea-
son. He has 44 catches this year, sec-
ond most on the Ravens behind
Qadry Ismail.
Bellisari back; will
not play against IM'
COLUMBUS, Ohio - Ohio State
quarterback Steve Bellisari, suspended
after he was charged with drunk driv-
ing last week, will practice with the
team but not start Saturday against
Michigan.
.Backup Craig Krenzel will get the
start, Ohio State spokesman Steve
Snapp said early Monday. Snapp added
that coach Jim Tressel hasn't decided
yet whether Bellisari will play at all
against Michigan.
Tressel said in a statement that Bel-
lisari won't serve as one of the team
captains for the game.
"Steve is, and will continue to be, a
member of the Ohio State football
family," Tressel said. "We will make
sure that immediate support services
are available to him to assist him in
confronting this painful situation."
Tressel said he made the decision
Sunday night after meeting with athlet-
ic director Andy Geiger, associate AD
Archie Griffin, the coaching staff, the
team and Bellisari.
Bellisari had a blood alcohol level of
0.22 percent, more than twice he
state's legal limit of 0. 10, when campus
police stopped him at 2:20 a.m. Friday.
Bellisari, 21, was charged with two
counts of drunken driving, a stop sign
violation and unnecessary squealing of
tires.
Krenzel split the quarterbacking
duties with Scott McMullen in a 34-22
loss to Illinois at home on Saturday.

Dancing queen

NHL STANDINGS

NFL STANDINGS
AMERICAN CONFERENCE
Eastern Division

EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division

NY Rangers
NY islanders
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
New Jersey
Northeast Division
Toronto
Boston
Ottawa
Montreal
Buffalo
Southeast Division
Carolina
Washington
Florida
Tampa Bay
Atlanta

W
13
11
10
8
8
w
W
11
10
11
8
8
w
10
7
5
6
3

L
7
5
6
7
7

T OTL
1 1
2 1
3 0
3 2
1 2

Pts
28
25
23
21
19

GF
64
53
57
43
46

GA
60
45
40
47
51
GA
45
45
45
50
54

L T OTL
4 2 3
5 3 2
6 2 0
8 2 1
111 1

Pts GF
27 57
25 49
24 64
19 42
18 53

NY Jets
M iami
New England
Indianapolis
Buffalo
Central Division
Pittsburgh
Baltimore
Cleveland
Tennessee
Cincinnati
Jacksonville
Western Division
Oakland
Seattle
San Diego
Denver
Kansas City

W
7
6
5
4
1
W
7
6
5
4
4
3
w
7
5
5
5
2

L T OTL Pts
8 3 2 25!
11 2 0 16
10 2 3 15
10 1 1 14
12 2 2 10

T
0
0
0
0
0

Pct.
.700
.667
.500
.444
.111

GF GA
53 57
48 61
41 55
34 42
37 74

WESTERN CONFERENCE
Central Division

Detroit
Chicago
St. Louis
Nashville
Columbus
Northwest Division
Calgary
Edmonton
Colorado
Vancouver
Minnesota
Pacific Division
San Jose
Phoenix
Dallas
Anaheimn
Los Angeles

W
17
12
9
7
W
5
13
13
10
9
7
w
9
8
7
6
5

L T RT Pts GFt
3 0 1 35 74
6 4 0 28 66
6 3 1 22 50
103 0 17 51
114 0 14 39
L T RT Pts GF
2 2 2 30 55

10 1 0
11 2 0
8 4 1

30
21
20
19

65
41
59
52

GA
50
60
43
56
57
GA
35
43
41
59
64
GA
53
50
53
54
55

NATIONAL CONFERENCE
Eastern Division

Philadelphia
NY Giants
Washington
Arizona
Dallas
Central Division
Chicago
Green Bay
Tampa Bay
Minnesota
Detroit
Western Division
St. Louis
San Francisco
Atlanta
New Orleans
Carolina

w
6
5
4
3
2
W
7
6
4
3
0
W
8
7
5
5
1

T Pct.
0 .778
0 .600
0 .556
0 .444
0 .444
0 .333
T Pct.
0 .778
0 .556
0 .500
0 .500
0 .222
T pct.
0 .667
0 .556
0 .444
0 .333
0 .222
T Pct.
o .778
0 .667
0 .444
0 .375
0 .000
T Pct.
0 .889
0 .778
0 .556
0 .556
0 .100

PF PA
208 182
180 185
223 195
244 258
153 239
PF PA
155 97
174 166
171 150
159 203
140 186
151 148
PF PA
250 191
175 205
246 206
228 215
171 199
PF. PA
229 118
165 150
128 203
154 221
132 203
PF PA
201 139
208 140
183 163
155 213
165 262
PF PA
279 146
227 204
178 184
209 182
154 242

L T
5 4
6 3
6 4
11 3
11 2

Lions won' t be thankful
for much this week

RT
3
3
3
0
2

Pts GF
25 59
22 50
21 47
15 45
14 50

TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) - Arizona's
slumbering offense came alive against
the winless Detroit Lions.
Jake Plummer passed for 334 yards
and four touchdowns, two to David
Boston, as the Cardinals rallied from 10
points down in the fourth quarter yes-
terday to beat the hard-luck Lions 45-
38.
It was the sixth time in a row that
Detroit has lost by a touchdown or less.
Plummer, who matched his career
best in touchdown passes set as a rookie
in 1997, led the Cardinals to a fourth-
quarter comeback for the 14th time in
his career and second time this season.
He completed 21 of 33 and was inter-
cepted once.
Arizona (3-6) had just 13 touch-
downs in its first eight games and had-
n't scored this many points in a game
since a 45-42 victory over Washington
on Nov. 22, 1998.
Kwamie Lassiter deflected one pass
that was intercepted and picked off two
more for the Cardinals - all in the
fourth quarter. He has seven picks this
season.

NHL GAMES
Yesterday's games
Colorado 2. Nrw JERSEY 0
Los Angeles 2. MINNESOTA 2
NEw Yo RANGERs 6, Atlanta 2
Today's games
Columbus at CAROLINA. 7:00 P.M.
Buffalo at ATANTA. 7:30 P.M.
Fiorida at TORON TO, 7:30 IP.

DANNY MOLOSHOK/Daiiy
Sophomore Kristin Lang competes in the senior solo dance to help the figure
skating club team finish second place at the Bowling Green Meet this weekend.

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NFL GAMES
Yesterday's games
Seattle 23. BUFFALO 20
Tennessee 20, CINCINNATI 7
Philadelphia36, DALLAS 3
Atlanta 2.3, GREEN BAY 20
NY Jets 24, MIAMI 0
NEW ORLEANS 34, Indianapolis 20
San Francisco 25, CAROINA 22
Cleveland 27, BALTIMORE 17
PITTSBURGH 20, Jacksonville 7
OAKLANDT 34. San Diego 24.
Washington 17. DENVER 10
Chicago 27, TAMPA BAY 24
ARIZONA 45, Detroit 38
St. Louis 24, NEW ENGLAND 17
Today's game
New York Giants at MINNESOTA, 9 P.M.
Next Thursday's games
Green Bay at DETROIT, 12:30 P.M.
Denver at DALLAS, 4:05 P.M.
Next week's games
Miami at BUFFALO, 1:00 P.M
Cincinnati at CLEvELAND, 1:00 P.M
Pittsburgh at TENNESSEE, 1:00 P.M
San Francisco at INDIANAPOLIS. 100 P.M
Seattle at KANSAS CITY, 1:00 P.M
Washington at PHILADELPHIA, 1:00 P.M
Atlanta at CAROLINA, 1:00 P.M.
Arizona at SAN DIEGO, 4:05 P.M.
New Orleans at NEW ENGLAND, 4:05 P.M.
Oakland at NEW YORK GIANTS, 4:15 P.M.
Baltimore at JACKSONVILLE, 4:15 P.M.
Chicago at MINNESOTA, 8:30 P.M.
Next Monday's game
Tampa Bay at Si. Louis, 9 P.M.

Frank Sanders caught seven passes
for 127 yards, including a 68-yarder for
a touchdown, the Cardinals' longest
play of the season.
Charlie Batch threw for a franchise
record 436 yards. He completed 36 of
62 for three touchdowns but was inter-
cepted three times in the fourth quarter.
Batch's 6-yarder to Lamont Warren cut
the lead to 45-38 with 4:11 remaining. 6
The Lions (0-9) got the ball at their
own 26 with 3:29 to play and moved to
the 50, but Batch overthrew David
Sloan and Lassiter picked it off.
Detroit had one more chance after
Terry Fair's 23-yard punt return gave
the Lions the ball at their 35 with 23
seconds to go. Batch completed two
passes to the 50. But his next pass fell
incomplete in a crowd in the end zone,
and the other sailed out of bounds as
the game ended. y
Detroit led 31-21 after three quarters,
but the Cardinals scored the next 24
points, including three touchdowns in a
span of four minutes, seven seconds.
Bill Gramatica's 50-yard field goal
made it 45-31 with 6:32 remaining.
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luced the most current starting quarter-
ink of Florida or Florida State. But,
erbacks guiding teams - each with
ated '94: Grbac is the oldest Michigan
ugh resurfaces - and has the undaunt-
Ravens back to the Super Bowl.
ated '98: After leading Michigan to its
over the reigns of the Broncos in his
never been able to complete a full sea-
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When asked, "What college team has prod
backs in the pros?" One would probably th
Michigan tops the nation with three quarte
records at or above .500.
Elvis Grbac, Baltimore Ravens (6-3), Gradu
starting quarterback - that is until Harbat
ing task of leading the defending champion
Brian Griese, Denver Broncos (5-5), Gradu
first national title in 50 years, Griese tookc
second season. Plagued by injuries, he has
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