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…. Spoiler alert — it’s no different from any other week. “Defense,” Copp said. He looks up at the ceiling and lets out one final sigh. It’s been that kind of season for the 19th-ranked Wolverines. It…

… to resolve the discomfort. It sits in a tie for second place in the Big Ten with Minnesota and enters its final games on the wrong side of the NCAA Tournament bubble. The Wolverines still…

… the Wolverine fanbase and around the Big Ten. It’s been puzzling that the defensive effort cannot keep up, even remotely, with Michigan’s top-ranked offense. Sometimes the defensive issues are…

… the Wolverines buckle up for the most critical stretch of the season. “Obviously it’s going to dictate how our year is looked at, basically,” Copp said. Hearing the term “defense” must sound…

… like a broken record, but the music won’t stop while Michigan coach Red Berenson persistently preaches it as the Wolverines continuously fail to string together consistent performances in the…

…, but that potential is only sometimes fulfilled. Occasionally, the Wolverines can play defense. Occasionally, they cannot play defense. It has been a roller coaster of a season, and they’ve been…

… battered, and that’s because he has been. His team has been, too. The Wolverines aren’t going to fix their entire defense before this weekend’s crucial home- and-home series with Michigan State. They…

… flawless performance. With kinks in the armor, the Wolverines have to iron out those dents as best as they can, even while some aren’t reparable. They’ve scooted by, just barely, with a suspect…

… Michigan’s 79-69 win over Rutgers, Bielfeldt was honored at midcourt alongside his parents as the Wolverines’ lone senior. He received numerous standing ovations from the crowd of 12…

… Suzy Merchant was upbeat and cheerful, a huge difference from her demeanor a month ago in East Lansing, where the Spartans lost to the Wolverines, 72-59. Twenty minutes later, Michigan coach Kim…

… San Diego put the Michigan women’s water polo team in many different situations, allowing coach Marcelo Leonardi to see how his team would respond. And it responded well. The Wolverines proved…

… rough with a loss to No. 15 Long Beach State, 6-5, in the closing seconds. Junior attacker Ali Thomason scored a hat trick, but her feat wasn’t enough for the Wolverines to win. The game wasn’t a…

… 2014 RBI total. And it’s not just power hit- ting where the Wolverines excel. Junior infielder Jacob Cronen- worth holds the runner-up posi- tion in the Big Ten in walks with 22 and in runs scored…

… infielder Travis Maezes and junior left-handed pitcher Evan Hill are back and are contributing to the Wolverines’ cause. Maezes has 10 hits in 21 at-bats with six runs scored since his return to the…

… recent weeks, but it hasn’t been efficient in capitalizing on them. The return of sophomore attacker Ian King was a big boost for a struggling Wolverine offense against Rutgers, but Michigan’s attack…

… it has endured all three of its losses. With the Buckeyes matching up with a much-improved Wolverine defense, goals could be at a premium if Ohio State can’t find King in the right spots…

…. Facing a ranked opponent will be a challenge for Michigan. The Wolverines are 0-19 all-time against top-20 teams, a streak that has ominously hung over the program since its inception. Michigan…

… team in the Big Ten,” said sophomore left fielder Kelly Christner. “It’ll be awesome playing them for the first time. We’re excited and ready to go.” The fourth-ranked Wolverines (7…

…). I’d like to see us score runs — we scored runs in every inning, but that was (Tuesday).” The midweek contest served as a warm-up for the Wolverines before their matchup with the Scarlet…

… Sports Editor Two weeks ago, after the No. 9 Michigan hockey team played a weekend series against Dartmouth, the Wolverines switched up their top two lines. Junior forward Alex Kile moved to a…

… game. The line also scored the Wolverines’ third goal of the night when Selman again finished off a play, putting Michigan up by one after Wisconsin tied back up the game at two. “(The…

…8 — Tuesday, November 10, 2015 Sports The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Wolverines could run on Duncan Robinson gives Michigan another 3-point threat By SIMON KAUFMAN Daily Sports Editor…

… totaled 15 points in 18 minutes. Robinson might be just the piece to fill the void Stauskas left beyond the arc. In the 2013-14 season, the Wolverines attempted 794 3-pointers and made…

… Stauskas. Robinson might not have all the swagger that Stauskas had, but he does have one thing that the former Wolverine doesn’t: Michigan’s practice shooting record. Last December…

… University has already implemented. He pointed to the HAIL scholarship and the new Wolverine Pathways program, as well as the increased numbers of underrepresented minorities in this year…

… Some movies are good despite being obviously bad. With Hugh Jackman (“The Wolverine”) and Die Antwoord’s Yolandi Vi$$er and Watkin Tudor Jones headlining, “Chappie” was supposed to be one…

… doesn’t have it in him. Compare his roles in “X-Men Origins: Wolverine,” “Swordfish” and “Real Steel.” Jackman can play a Byronic Hero, but he’s never had the emotional complexity to withstand the…

…’s basketball team travels to Columbus today to take on Ohio State. The Wolverines topped the Buckeyes in overtime, 100-94, on Jan. 11 at Crisler Center. >> FOR MORE, SEE SPORTS, PG. 8 2 CAMPUS…