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2B - The Michigan Daily - SportsMonday - November 3, 2003
CLUBSPORTSWEEKLY
President's lawn hosts
Halloween day bocce
I am Lion, hear me roar
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ATHLETE OF THE WEEK
Who: Kyle Carpenter Sport: Touch football
Hometown: Henderson Year: Freshman
Why: In the annual Michigan Daily vs. State News football game, Car-
penter sparked a 10-6 Daily victory, snatching four interceptions and
returning one for a touchdown. A rookie to the game, Carpenter was
picked on a lot, but proved extremely effective as a cover corner. Carpenter
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By Ryan Sosin
Daily Sports Writer
Halloween day at Mary Sue Cole-
man's house, not a creature was stirring,
not even a mouse. All of that changed
when the Bocce ball club showed up on
her doorstep. Sad to find that the Michi-
gan president and honorary club mem-
ber could not come out to play, the club
left a nice letter and a bag of goodies on
her doorstep before playing a game of
bocce ball on her lawn.
"This (was) the finest event of the
year at this university or any other uni-
versity," senior Ben Goldman said.
This game of bocce on the president's
lawn was hardly Halloween hijinx, but
more of the norm for the two year-old
club which has played all over the cam-
pus. They play in hallways and on the
Diag, in snow and rain and even at spe-
cial events like Coleman's inauguration.
"We get together when we all want to
play bocce, and it usually results in some
wackiness," Junior Dan Mullkoff said.
Bocce ball is a sweet marriage
between lawn darts and curling, despite
the fact it predates both. The club is
divided into teams: The Sweeticles with
the green balls and the Bootylicious
with the red. The goal of the game is to
get your teams four balls as close to the
target, called the pallina, as possible.
The team closest to the pallina gets a
point for each ball they have closer than
their opponents. The game is over once
a team has 12 points.
"I'm always on Sweeticles!" sopho-
more Christina Deangelo said.
If you can sing Italian like Pavarotti
or can pretend to speak Italian like
Kramer, the Bocce ball club is for you.
The club's two resident Italian speakers,
Deangelo and sophomore Abby Zaija,
will have you yelling "Che cazzo!" at
your bad shots in no time.
"It's a novelty," junior Liz Bair said.
"You get to yell stuff and play a sport
without working up a sweat."
The club can be slightly allusive,
packing up in a small bag that weighs
around 30 lbs and heading off for its
next adventure. But should you hap-
pen to find the Bocce ball club, you
will be greeted with a "Che bella!"
and thrown right into the fire known
as bocce ball.
NHL STANDINGS
NFL STANDINGS
AMERICAN CONFERENCE
East
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division
W
Philadelphia 5
New Jersey 5
New York Islanders 5
New York Rangers 4
Pittsburgh 3
Northeast Division
Boston
Toronto
Buffalo
Ottawa
Montreal
Southeast Division
Tampa Bay
Atlanta
Florida
Carolina
Washington
OTL Pts
1 14
0 12
o 12
1 11
0 9
OTL Pts
2 16
1 13
o 13
1 12
0 12
W
6
5
6
5
6
W
7
5
4
2
2
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Central Division
W
St. Louis 6
Chicago 5
Detroit 5
Nashville 4
Columbus 3
OTL
0
1
0
0
0
OTL
1
0
0
0
1
OTL
0
0
1
0
0
OTLf
0
0
1
0
0
Pts
15
14
10
8
5
Pts
13
13
11
9
7
Pts
16
12
11
11
9
Pts
15
10
10
9
9
GA
24
22
25
22
29
GA
24
35
32
17
27
GA
13
25
31
24
36
GA
24
31
31
31
29
GA
20
29
22
30
33
GA
27
26
35
37
32
New England
Miami
Buffalo
N.Y. Jets
South
Indianapolis
Tennessee
Houston
Jacksonville
North
Baltimore
Cincinnati
Cleveland
Pittsburgh
W
6
5
4
2
W
7
6
3
1
W.
5
3
3
2
Pct PF
.625 184
.375 152
.375 115
.250 148
L
2
3
4
6
.7 50 154 129
.625 161 110
.500 143 148E
.250 139 149
Pot PF PA
.875 231 143
.750 224 167
.375 135 210
.125 144 208
West
W
Kansas City 8
Denver 5
Oakland 2
San Diego 1
NATIONAL CONFERENCE
East
W
Dallas 6
Philadelphia 5
N.Y. Giants 4
Washington 3
South
W
Carolina 6
Tampa Bay 4
New Orleans 4
Atlanta 1
North
W
Minnesota 6
Green Bay 4
Chicago 3
Detroit 2
West
W
Seattle 6
St. Louis 5
San Francisco 4
Arizona 3
T Pct PF PA
0 100 246 130
0 .625 184 141
O .250 138 184
0 .125 132 215
PA
149
173
130
202
Lions down Raiders
P HOTrnui
Defensive end James Hall celebrates during the ions' second victory of the year.
Northwest Division
vancouver
Colorado
Calgary
Minnesota
Edmonton
Pacific Division
Dallas
Los Angeles
Anaheim
Phoenix
-San Jose
W
7
6
5
5
4
W
7
5
4
3
2
T.
0
0
0
0
T
0
0
0
0
T
0
0
0
0
T
0
0
0
0
Pct PF PA
.750 171 130
.625 142 152
.500 165 168
.375 149 192
Pct PF PA
.750 151 139
.500 164 114
.444 189 205
.125 130 243
Pot PF PA
.750 223 163
.500 230 193
.375 141 199
.250 140 197
Pct PF P
.750 193 147
.625 213 159U
.444 202 152
.375 115 207
" - - . M SCHEDULE
in convincing fasion Tuesday, Nov. 4
W Basketball vs. Athletes in Action, 7 p.m.
DETROIT (AP) - Charles Woodson
was embarrassed to lose to the Detroit
Lions. Then, the star cornerback said
Oakland coach Bill Callahan has lost
his team.
"It's no secret at this point," Woodson
said.
Jason Hanson, who kicked three field
goals yesterday in Detroit's 23-13 win
against Oakland, did not take offense to
Woodson's comments.
"We're not very good," Hanson said.
"Our record isn't good and we're play-
ing a lot of backups. They've got a lot
of players and they were just in the
Super Bowl. People are going to say it's
embarrassing to lose to us until we start
putting some wins together."
The Lions (2-6) had lost six straight
and 14 of 15 dating back to last season.
"I'm not going to lie, it's been diffi-
cult,"' said Joey Harrington, who was
13-of-21 for 117 yards with a TD and
an interception.
Detroit turned two turnovers into 10
first-quarter points, and scored 13 more
on its first three second-half possessions.
Oakland (2-6) has lost four straight
and looks nothing like the team that lost
to Tampa Bay in last season's Super
Bowl. The Raiders are off to their worst
start since 1964, when they were 1-7-1.
Does Callahan think he still has the
team?
"No question, I'm very confident,"
Callahan said.
Raiders quarterback Marques Tuia-
sosopo, in his first NFL start in place of
2002 league MVP Rich Gannon, was
sidelined with a left knee injury late in
the first half. Rick Mirer made his first
appearance since playing one game for
San Francisco three years ago.
Tuiasosopo was 6-of-11 for 65 yards,
with an interception on his second pass.
He walked out of the training room
awkwardly with a brace covering much
of his left leg.
"We did an X-ray and it's at least a
sprained ligament," Tuiasosopo said.
Wednesday, Nov. 5
Volleyball vs. Michigan State, 7 p.m.
Thursday, Nov. 6
W Soccer vs. Ohio State at Big Ten Championships (Madison), 5:30 p.m.
W Tennis vs. ITA National Indoor Championships (through Sunday)
M Tennis vs. ITA National Indoor Championships (through Sunday)
Friday, Nov. 7
M Swim/Diving at Auburn, 4 p.m.
W Swim/Diving vs. Florida State/Michigan State, 5 p.m.
Volleyball at Wisconsin, 8 p.m.
Ice Hockey at Ferris State, 7:35 p.m.
M Tennis at Rocket Invitational
Saturday, Nov. 8
W Swim/Diving vs. Florida State/Michigan State, 11 a.m.
Field Hockey vs. Penn State or Iowa, 11 a.m.
M Swim/Diving at Georgia, 1 p.m.
M Basketball vs. Michigan Tech, 2 p.m.
Ice Hockey vs. Ferris State, 7:35 p.m.
Wrestling at Michigan State Open (East Lansing)
NHL GAMES
Saturday's Games
Pittsburgh 3, Boston 2, OT
N.Y. Islanders 4, Anaheim 1
New Jersey 4, Colorado 3
Buffalo 1, Ottawa 1, tie
N.Y. Rangers 5, Montreal 1
Philadelphia 7, Toronto 1
San Jose 6, Florida 2
Tampa Bay 4, Carolina 3
Chicago 3, St. Louis 2
Dallas 1, Nashville 1, tie
Minnesota 2, Washington 1
Calgary 3, Columbus 0
Detroit 4, Edmonton 4, tie
Los Angeles 7, Phoenix 3
Sunday's Games
Colorado 3, N.Y. Rangers 2, OT
Toronto 2, Carolina 1
San Jose 2. Atlanta 2, tie
Chicago 3, Anaheim 1
Dallas 7, Nashville 3
Monday's Games
Ottawa at N.Y. Islanders, 7 p.m.
Detroit at vancouver, 10 p.m.
Tuesday's Games
Dallas at N.Y. Rangers, 7 p.m.
Washington at Tampa Bay, 7 p.m.
Edmonton at Montreal, 7:30 p.m.
Pittsburgh at Toronto, 7:30 p.m.
Anaheim at St. Louis, B p~m,
Minnesota at Colorado, 9 p.m.
Detroit at Calgary, 9 p.m.
NFL GAMES
Yesterday's Games
Detroit 23, Oakland 13
Chicago 20, San Diego 7
N.Y. Giants 31, N.Y. Jets 28, OT
Houston 14, Carolina 10
Indianapolis 23, Miami 17
Baltimore 24, Jacksonville 17
New Orleans 17, Tampa Bay 14
Seattle 23, Pittsburgh 16
Arizona 17, Cincinnati 14
Dallas 21, Washington 14
Philadelphia 23, Atlanta 16
San Francisco 30, St. Louis 10
Green Bay 30, Minnesota 27
Open: Buffalo, Kansas City, Tennessee, Cleveland
Monday's Game
New England at Denver, 9 p.m.
Sunday, Nov. 9
Chicago at Detroit, 1 p.m.
Miami at Tennessee, 1 p.m.
Atlanta at N.Y. Giants, 1 p.m.
Seattle at Washington, 1 p.m.
Arizona at Pittsburgh, 1 p.m.
Houston at Cincinnati, 1 p.m.
Tampa Bay at Carolina, 1 p.m.
Cleveland at Kansas City, 1 p.m.
Indianapolis at Jacksonville, 1. p.m.
Minnesota at San Diego, 4:05 p.m.
Buffalo at Dallas, 4:15 p.m.
N.Y. Jets at Oakland, 4:15 p.m.
Baltimore at St. Louis, 8:30 p.m.
Open: New England, Denver, New Orleans, San Fran.
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