…. PAGE 3B MEN's GYMNASTICS: Against two other top-10 teams, the Wolverines come up short. PAGE 6B SPORTS NDAY ---------- ---------- -- ------- ---- 1B RENEE= No. 16 MICHIGAN STATE 90, Michigan 71…
… Columbus was littered with new records, personal bests and NCAA qualifying times for the 22nd-ranked Wolverines. Michigan's brightest star, junior Katilyn Brady, was named the 2006 Big Ten Conference Swimmer…
… all year, but the biggest problem for the Wolverines has been if one player's shooting well, the rest can't follow suit. But last night, the Wolverines' guards couldn't miss. Freshmen Zack Novak and Stu…
… Douglass and sophomore Kelvin Grady shot an unstoppable 11-of-19 from behind the arc. Playing unself- ishly, the Wolverines recorded assists on all but six baskets. Novak scored a game-high 18 points, all 3…
… just about enough to be assured an invite. m season. And with Brown and Hunter gone, can the The Wolverines probably need just two more team win if Sims is the same inconsistent player wins. And with…
… team. Sure, the Wolverines have been struggling, but they played great in January, and they will be rewarded for the season they're having. They've waited so long to hear their name called on Selection…
… running lay-up as the shot-clock buzzer sounded. Minnfield drew an offensive foul against freshman center Megan Skouby immediately after Iowa's inbounds pass, leading to another Wolverine score. At the…
… important, and I think Jess has done a brilliant job this year calling things and understanding what to do." It took Minnfield and the Wolverines time to warm up to the 5,000-plus Hawkeye crowd, but Iowa was…
… we know we have to do." GOPHERS Continued from page lB -ing time, giving him a 7-2 decision and lifting the Wolverines to a meet-clinch- ing 19-12 lead. "I came out of the gates, and I knew it was…
… who exactly will step in. But in the end, those fans probably aren't too concerned, because those schools are used to having success. That's not the case here. Yes, the Wolverines have come a long way…
… Wolverines had ch Joe McFarland an opportunity to take sole ownership for us to get started of the crown with a win against Indiana yesterday. Nick Roy added a The Wolverines won eight of 10 e 174-pound class…
… EISENSTEIN Daily Sports Writer During the Michigan hockey team's warm-up skate at practice, Wolverine associate head coach Mel Pear- son scans the ice for Chad Kolarik's light blue jersey. He feeds the…
… Wolverine) T.J. (Hensick) he seemed to play well. So I think Turnbull has a good chance at fitting in pretty easy." But no matter how well Turnbull fills the role, Kolarik is struggling being out of the…
… that's what the Michigan men's bas- ketball team hopes. After heading toward one of the worst records in program history, the Wolverines have turned their season around in the last two weeks. It even…
… prompted Ohio State coach Thad Matta to call Michigan "the best seven-win team (he'd) ever seen" after the Wolverines upset his Buckeyes Sunday. Despite the recent streak, the Wolverines have an 8-17 record…
… and sit in the bottom half of the Big Ten, meaning John Beilein's rebuilding project still has a long way to go. Before the Wolverines' come- from-behind win over Iowa last Thursday, The Michigan Daily…
… Wolverines a com- petitive advantage. Before this year, winter prac- tice in Ann Arbor involved occa- sional trips to a local indoor driving range and putting prac- tice on a small green in the base- ment of…
…-round. "One of the first questions I get is, 'what do you do in the winter?' " Sapp said. "Now that we can show them a short-game facility, it's really beneficial." But the Wolverines have no set practice…
…-day different," Pumford said. "It's unbelievable." Rankin believes the new facil- ity will help the Wolverines keep pace with teams from warmer climates that can practice out- doors all year. "Now, we don't have…
… season. Next weekend, Michigan heads south to play in the Puerto Rico Classic, where it has strug- gled in the past. The Wolverines finished second to last in 2007 and last in 2006. But Michigan is coming…
…-advantage. Unfortunately for the Wolverines, the other power play to show up was the Nebraska-Omaha -pep band. Nicknamed "The Power Play", the special-teams play of the Mavericks gave the band many reasons to rock and left…
… the Wolverines fighting an uphill battle. Trailing 2-0 late in the first period on Saturday night, Nebraska-Omaha used the man-advantage to get back into the game. Maverick forward Brandon Scero took a…
… pass just outside the crease and beat Michigan goalie Noah Ruden short- side to cut the Wolverine lead in half. The goal gave the Mavericks momentum heading into the first intermission, and Nebraska…
… night - wrapped around the net and slid the puck under Ruden's pads. The score left the Wolverines with a precarious one-goal lead. "The mood was great after we killed the 5-on-3," sophomore Chad Kolarik…
… four points over the weekend due in large part to its advantage on the power play. crucial situations. As fate would have it, the Wolverines got that chance on Satur- day night. With 1:23 remaining in…
… the third period, Nebraska-Omaha freshman Dan Charleston was whistled for holding, leaving the Wolverines with a power play and a chance to win the game. Instead of executing to score a clutch goal…
…. The Wolverines' inability to convert was a fitting end to a weekend in which they went 0-for-7 with the man- advantage. Michigan has now failed to score on its last 20 power plays. "We're not sure if we…
… proved just as costly. The Wolverines enjoyed a man-advantage midway through the third period, when they still led 4-3. Under less pressure and knowing that a goal could virtually end the game, Michigan…
… had trouble setting up inside Nebraska-Omaha's zone, and the Mavericks killed off the penalty with ease. The game ended in a 4-4 tie - a dis- appointing result for the Wolverines who held two separate…
… two-goal leads - but Michigan might consider itself lucky. The Wolverines were outscored 2-0 on special teams in a hostile road environ- ment against a quality opponent. "It makes it much tougher (to…
… play keyed a 78-67 Michigan win that gives the Wolverines - you might want to sit down here - sole possession of first place in the Big Ten with four games to play after an improbable Wis- consin loss at…
… Penn State. "Obviously, without (Horton's) play, we're not having a happy lockerroom right now," Michigan coach Tommy Amaker said. The Wolverines had entered the game worried about how to shut down Pur…
…. "This was a great opportunity for me to come back and be with some of my really close friends," Comrie said. Even though the two try to stay out the way when they visit, they both feel that the Wolverines…
…, you're just not going to have a good night." Despite Blackburn's difficulties Saturday night, the Wolverines are confident that their netminder will make the big save when the time comes. "He has kept…
… Wolverines faced off in Detroit, Hensick tallied three points on one goal and two assists. But in his four other games against Jakaitis going into Sunday, Hensick had just one goal and one assist. "I've been…
… period, across the crease and slipping it Jakaitis remained exception- into the net between Jakaitis's out- ally calm under intense Wolverine stretched pads and the post. pressure, and despite his smaller…
…: Court- attempts. Though the Wolverines ney Sims would be coming off the held a 25-18 lead thanks to their bench for Saturday's matchup stifling defense- Indianashotless with Indiana. than 27 percent from…
… said. "I desperation to deliver in a game thought that (the new) lineup was Michigan had to have, a new Sims going to give us that." took the floor in the second half The Wolverines' revamped Sims came…
…, only to see Tuesday in a 59-44 loss at Michi- Sims get two on the other end to gan State. keep the Wolverines in control. With the new lineups And when the Hoosiers finally announced, the focus shifted…
… throws to put the Wolverines up five, and Michigan held on for a much-needed 58-55 victory. After his disappearing act in the first half, Sims's second- half numbers - 11 points, four rebounds and zero…
…." Michigan has won the last three meetings between the two teams, and in the 1999-2000 sea- son, the rivals tied in a heated contest. In that y match, the Wolverines led 18-15 going into the last match where…
… LEVENTHAL/Dail (Monday) off. The guys are just focusing on the The Wolverines will head into its final dual meet before heading to Champaign for next match." the Big Ten Championships March 9-10. Top recruit…
….. After making everyone wait for 15 minutes, Abram finally showed andf signed on the dotted line to become av Wolverine - something he always wanted. Abram, a lanky swingman who is a Abram top 50 recruit…
… first Wolverine recruit since LaVell Blanchard to be invited to the McDonald's All-America game, they also feel Abram is a great catch that can make an impact right away. "He's just a great athlete - he…
…-game scuffle results in ongoing investigation The senior forward helped fill the scoring void created when Chris Hunter went down. Brown scored 15 points and grabbed six rebounds for the Wolverines. Shannon…
… on Saturday. The Wolverin looked hungry early on. They, too, were ready to fight and make a legitimate case for Ann Arbor as the bas- ketball capital of Michigan. But maybe they were a little too eager…
… Michigan wasn't playing Minnesota, who laid down and accepted defeat after falling behind early or The Wolverines were up against Michigan State, a tea:, with a winning pedigree. After weathering the early…
…, the Wolverines (7-6 Big Ten, 17-7 ov his hand on Amadou, and (Amadou) reacted," Horton said. "I think Amadou should have handled it a little better, but at the same time, I've never seen that before…
… dunk opportunities, he flashed his shoot- ing touch from the outside. At the start of the game, Daniel Horton did what the Wolverines needed. He scored the first six points on two 3-pointers…
…. Unfortunately, he couldn't carry enough of Michigan's scoring to keep the Wolverines in the game. Jevohn Shepherd continues to improve as he aggressively drove to the basket twice on Saturday. Finally, I have…
… gap for both my fantasy team and the Wolverines. Although he scored just six points against the Spartans, he played all but three minutes. On Wednesday, he net- ted 13, logging a game-high 38 minutes…
…-20 from downtown. And it had the chance to sweep Michigan State for the first time in a decade, but 40 minutes and a 19-point loss later, all the Wolverines proved was they're not in the same league…
… yet. Michigan made a statement in January by beating its rivals. But the Wolverines failed miserably in validating that statement on Saturday. So, at least until next season, Michigan will be stuck…
… gross understatement. Unfortunately for the Wolverines, things won't to get any easier for them tonight in State College, where Michigan takes on No. 13 Penn State. The teams' first meet- ing this season…
… came on Super Bowl Sunday, when the Lady Lions defeated the Wolverines 72-70 following a bucket TONTG Michigan N.... 3 P: . . . . . P tans' zone. But compared to Penn State's intense zone, Michigan…
… they had at Iowa," Guevara said. "There's nothing more dangerous than a wound- ed Nittany Lion, (except) maybe a wounded Wolverine." the michigan daily r 1 . A i% I -- r r vi a " Broadview…
…-game ceremony at this past Friday's senior night. Both Wolverines plan to pursue professional hockey after their days in Ann Arbor are done. "I want to play all 12 of those games and make this as long of a…
… in the season. That's especially true for the Wolverines, who must find a way to come together as a group, as Matzka put it, in order to reach the promised land. With three regular season games…
… wrestling well in the month of February, he will be the only unranked Wolverine in the tournament. 165 POUNDS: Wisconsin's Donny Pritzlaff, the defending national champi- on, is undefeated in the Big Ten. At…
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… team cap- tain. He's the first player in program history to have that distinction. Abram was at the Wolverines' practice Monday afternoon. On the court, he's having the worst season of his career, averag…
