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… than he misses:." Taylor led the Wolverines with 16 points, his highest output since he tal- lied 19 against St. John's, 12 games ,9o. Baston netted 14, hitting every shot he took - three field goals and…

… just means that Knight will have to bring a pair of wire cutters to games. THAT'S WHY THEY CALL 'EM FREE: Michigan has historically been a poor team from the foul line. But one Wolverine is trying to do…

… for 18, a .833 clip. Coming into the season, Baston was a career .627 shoot- er from the charity stripe. Overall, the Wolverines were shooting .664 for the season from the line coming into last night…

… against the Baston Wolverines and finished with nine points on 4- of-6 shooting. He also grabbed five boards. SUPER SCORING: For the first time since the 1989 national championship team, Michigan has five…

… six players aver- aging more than 10 points was in 1955. The Wolverines finished that year in a tie for sixth place in the Big Ten. WARREN ZINN/WaiY The Michigan bench watches with eager anticipation…

… as Louis Bullock attempts to defeat Indiana with a last-second 3-pointer. Unfortunately for the Wolverines, the shot was no good and Michigan lost.. RUMORE Continued from Page 11 with his players and…

… with frustration. And for a while, he had every right to rant and rave. The Hoosiers were doing a number on the Wolverines and there was nothing Fisher could do. The Wolverines had a goal - win three…

… straight - to get back into con- tention for the Big Ten title. And they didn't get the job done, and he was disappointed. It began with early foul trouble, which essentially killed the Wolverines. But it…

…- ning comes from within, from maturity and overcoming adversity. For a while, the Wolverines had a legitimate gripe. Some of the calls were just bad, and the early foul trouble prevented Michigan from…

… a loose ball as it lands in an opposing player's hands, as he did in the first half. But this game was big and it meant a lot to the Wolverines. They needed to get past their early frustration. They…

… performed at halftime of yesterday's Michigan-St. John's' game jokingly called their act "boring and pointless." Unfortunately, so was the game they weree performing at. The Wolverines ran up and down the…

… Hoosiers 50-game winning streak in Assembly Hall - and playing its best basketball of the season. The Wolverines no longer looked like the team that struggled to a 6-5 non-conference record. They looked like…

… full effect of Michigan's 89-74 loss to Indiana last night will certainly be felt as the season continues. In a pos- itive manner. The Wolverines (2-3 in the Big Ten, 10-4 overall) discovered added depth…

… to get to the free throw line. Although they shot 66 percent from the line, compared to Michigan's 88 percent, they had 50 attempts to only 16 for the Wolverines. Down 47-35 at halftime, the Wolverines…

…, Indiana 57, Ken- tucky 21. Frosh Karen Harvey posted a ca- *eer and personal best time of 9:50.6 in the 3000 meter. The Lady Wolverine Award for outstanding performance went to first-year stu- dent Bryn…

… the 600 meter with a time of 1:34.6, one second off the Michigan record. "Everyone helped out and this was really a team win," Wolverine coach James Henry said. "Everyone who scored a point made a…

… scored more points." Harvey believes the team is bet- ter than it performed and feels he will see improvement as the season progresses. The Wolverines hope to see that improvement this week in their…

… weekend jaunt to New Hampshire. The Wolverines competed against sev- eral eastern teams, including Boston University, Babson College, and *Green Mountain University. The Michigan women's team overcame the…

… freezing weather con- ditions, a wind chill of 15 to 20 de- grees below zero, and extremely icy slopes to capture first place overall. Lisa Witty was the top finisher for the Wolverines with a fourth- place…

…-6, and gain a split in a weekend ;;eries at Yost Ice Arena. -y The Wolverines captured the opener, 6-5 with an -overtime goal by sophomore Bryan Deasley. The big story, however, was the officiating. Both…

… Saturday's contest. Red got redder by the minute as he watched Ohio State score the tying and go-ahead goals in the second period as a result of a five-minute major assessed to Wolverine captain Todd Brost…

… after them," said left wing Mike Moes. "But we quit and they didn't." Besides inept officiating, the Wolverines also had to deal with several key injuries. Senior right wingers Brad McCaughey (sprained…

… Wolverines' 6-5 overtime vic- tory Friday night at Yost Ice Arena. WINTER CLEARANCE 20% - 750 OFF Blue Lines ; , :' V f ' iC . With Blue icers... .no lead is safe By DOUGLAS VOLAN Twice this weekend…

… the second. In that period, the Wolverines played 'their worst 20 minutes of hockey this season. They surrendered six goals in the period, and scored only one of their own. Bryan Deasley was able to…

… record that score, only because Ohio State goalie, Roger Beedon, was near death after getting injured during the play. THE WOLVERINES didn't lapse out of their coma until over 18 minutes of the third…

… period had gone by, when Don Stone scored on a slapshot. But it was too little too late, as the Wolverines lost, 7-6. Friday night's game was also a showcase for the often subdued Wolverines. They were…

… leading 4-2 in this one, as the third period opened. Unfortunately, (as usual) Michigan decided to take a nap. Only after losing the lead, did the Wolverines finally wake up. They went on to win the game in…

… responded, "We had the lead. That's the worst thing that could happen. Then when we tied it, everybody was like 'Hey, wait a minute, we better start playing again."' THERE IS no doubt that the Wolverines are…

…. Despite losing almost 40 percent of its scoring due to injuries suffered by senior right wingers Brad McCaughey, Joe Lockwood, and Billy Powers, the Wolverines have kept on scoring. Deasley, Stone, and Jim…

… 36 0 Woolfoik 1 10 0 Christian 1 10 0 Whips Huskies, 23-6 (Continued from Page 1) llw I true team in every respect." THAT IS ONE OF the factors which made the 1980 Wolverines so unique. The Rose…

… Bowl victory itself was of a very unique nature. In the past, Schembechler and the Wolverines have made a habit of out- playing their opposition between the 20- yard lines only to lose the so-called "big…

… Tom Flick displaying a bit of the marvelous passing touch which the national and international television audience was to see all after- noon, Washington marched from its own 36 to the Wolverine four…

… season which bounced for a Rose Bowl record of 73 yards ; an interception by cornerback Brian Carpenter at the Wolverines' eight-yard line to kill a second Huskie drive; and time con- straints at the end…

… up short. I wanted to win it for those guys-guys like (Ron) Simpkins, (Cur- tis) Greer-they came so close to win- ning a bowl game." But the bottom line is that the 1980 Michigan Wolverines will be…

…, Detroit 2 N.Y. Islanders 6, Totonto 3 College Basketball DePauls85, Maine 77 S. Alabama 76, Virginia Commonwealth62 Kansas St. 97, Oklhona City 49 SMU 53, Texas 51OT Rice 57, TCU 51 Wolverine icers…

… were recessed for the holidays, the Wolverines roared through five non-conference games and came clear with only one loss. Michigan's only defeat was in the finals of the Great Lakes Invitational…

… Tournament as it bowed to' Michigan Tech 3-2, in overtime. But that was the only bad part of the tournament for the Wolverines. Besides taking second, Michigan defeated rival Michigan State, and right wing…

… Ted Speers, defenseman' John Blum and goalie Paul Fricker were named to the all-tournament team. Fricker was also honored as Most Valuable Player of the tourney. The Wolverines handed the Spartans a 3…

… the Wolverines' success thus far to team contributions. "The key (to recent success) is that we're making slow and steady .progress and every one is making a team contribution. We have played with…

…THE MICHIGAN DAILY 'li' Warns Co-rast by Tro 0C R tanord, 4-13R Wolverines Pile Up 42-0 Halftimie La Four CalI s F in m_ Turns Game inito Michigan Rout By DICK KRAUS Behind a savage…

… Ford, Wolverine end, recovered a Stanfdrd fumble. Two plays and a 15-yard unnecessary rough- i Daily-Lmanian OUTTA MY WAY-All-American Bob Chappuis (49), shifty Wolverine tailback, heads for Stanford…

… Michigan Stadium after viewing a heavily favored Wolverine team steamroller the Stanford Indians, 49-13. Predicted rain failed to mater- ialize although fans had a few anxious moments in the first quarter…

… when dark storm-clouds obscured the sun. However, for the remainder of the game old sol's sizzling rays beat merciless- ly down on grid fans. Turn-About Wolverine fans did a turn-about early in the game…

… off the famous Michigan reverse, shook off four Stanford tacklers to go over standing up. Weisenburger's Turn Then it waS Jack Weisenburg- er's turn, The speedy Wolverine fullback spun into a gaping…

… 21-0 with the game only six minutes old. The last bolt of Wolverine frst quarter lightning struck suddenly after Michigan had been penal- ized for illegal use of the hands. Chappuis faded from his 40…

… and bulleted a spiral that looked too long for Rifenburg, but the Wol- verine end went up and hauled it in on his fingertips to make it four touchdowns in eight and a half minutes. Wolverines Rest Then…

… the Wolverine scoring at- tack took a 13 minute siesta, dur- ing which time the Indians had nothing to cheer but the sensa- tional punting of halfback Mike Durket, who consistently boomed high spiral…

… inconsistency. The Wolverines' top scorers were lighting the lamps, but the production from the bottom half of the lineup wasn't there. Michigan has tallied 68 goals this season, but half of them came from three…

…'s unheralded for- wards. In the tournament's first game, a 5-0 win against Michigan Tech, rarely-used junior forward Antho- ny Ciraulo, got his name up on the scoreboard. The Wolverines played without sophomore…

…. Though the meet was billed as a battle of powerhouse squads, neither team performed at its best. And while the Wolverines left the Field House knowing victory was within reach, the Sooners came away with…

… and we really had to buckle down, we really weren't the same team that we were last weekend." After falling behind on pommel horse, the Wolverines surged back during the floor rota- tion. Led by senior…

… Wolverines could not overcome their25 percent first-halfshooting, losing 74-67 at Indiana yesterday. The Wolverines (1-8 Big Ten, 7-12 overall), who trailed 41-27 at the half and by as many as 20 in the second…

… half, cut the Hoosier lead to 67-63 with three min- utes remaining in the game. But it was too little, too late for the Wolverines as Indiana (3-6, 12-7) held Michigan scoreless for the next 2:16 and…

… Howard, the Wolverines are on the verge of their best class since Howard himself orchestrated the most famous recruiting class college basketball has ever seen. Almost 30 years later, the remnants of…

… 2008 (Beilein’s first class) and 2019 (his last), the Wolverines averaged 35.2 in the 247Sports Composite rankings. Beilein led Michigan to the NCAA Tourna- ment in nine of his 12 seasons, won two…

… Michigan falls to No. 3 Purdue, 92-88 It would have been easy for Michigan to get swallowed up on Thursday night. Just like in Chapel Hill, and more recently in Lincoln, the Wolverines faced a…

…. Not against Purdue, though. The Boilermakers stood tall, taking each punch the Wolverines threw and delivering one of their own in response en route to an eventual 92-88 victory. For nearly 11…

… minutes, though, the teams played the most entertaining stretch of basketball in any Michigan game this season, one that yielded one of the best individual performances for a Wolverine in any game…

… Purdue guard Carsen Edwards to start a fastbreak that ended in a dunk from Matthews that gave the Wolverines the lead for the first time in the half. Then Abdur- Rahkman hit three go-ahead 3-pointers…

… thrust the Wolverines head-first into national prominence. But it didn’t. When Abdur-Rahkman hit his first layup of the half, Purdue guard P.J. Thompson answered with a 3-pointer. Matthews…

… was on the next possession. In the end, the Wolverines were outlasted by a tireless Boilermaker team, as the memorable back-and-forth was followed by an 11-2 run from Purdue that ultimately…

… shooter’s feet were set, the shots were falling from wherever they were taken. For 11 minutes, the Wolverines and the Boilermakers showed what they’re each capable of when they’re on their…

…. Sopho- more point guard Zavier Simpson notched a career- high 16 points of his own. In total, the Wolverines scored an absurd 1.48 points per possession, made eight of its 12 3-point attempts…

… Boilermakers guard Carsen Edwards had different plans. Edwards poked the attempt away. The Wolverines would finish the possession empty-handed. The play proved to be a microcosm of Thursday night…

…. Michigan played one of its best games of the season, shooting 60 percent from the floor with a 13-for-23 effort from deep. Yet, like Simpson against Edwards, the Wolverines couldn’t surpass one of…

… the building. The rest of Value City Arena was shockingly quiet. The fans in Columbus— all 8,156 of them — had been silenced early. For the Wolverines, that meant mission accomplished…

… the Wolverines fell to then-No. 16 Boston College, 5-1 — the team’s only loss since Nov. 21. After starting the season 1-5 on the road, the Wolverines needed to start fast in the unfamiliar…

…$ - Friday, January 31, 2014 The Michigan Daily -- michigandaily.com Boiler Broken: Wolverines avoid home upset Michigan 8-0 in Big Ten play for first time since '76-77 By SIMON KAUFMAN Daily…

… that came out of the gate slowly. The 10th-ranked Wolverines missed their first three field goals and turned the ball over eight times in the first period, and 16 times on the night. "Sixteen turnovers…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom Friday, January 8, 2010 - 7 The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom Friday, January 8, 2010 - 7 Lions to Lambs Wolverines will continue to terrify M' steals…

… Penn State, the body language on both teams GJON afterward illus- JUNCAJ trated the total shock brought on by that furi- ous stretch. I haven't seen the Wolverines that ecstatic or overwhelmed after any…

… What last night's win proves the half' The Nittany Lions were Wolverine team will induce heart is beyond the "live and die by the shooting 54 percent and forcing attacks for the rest of the season three…

…Shawn Sims led the Wolver- ines with 10. But as poor as the Wolverines first half effort was, they put on a show in the second. Michigan started the game shooting 0-for-14 from behind the arc. But when…

… that kept the Wolverines in the contest during in most dire moments. "Credit the Sims kid because he kept them in the game to begin with," Penn State guard Talor Battle said. "Every time we would try to…

… game." The Wolverines had nine turn- overs in the first half - their sea- son average is 10 per game - but got it together and had just three in the second half. Sims started the game hot, making his…

… turns' type of think- ing, where 'OK, I've got my own gameplan.' " While the win was Michigan's first true road win this season, more importantly, it proved that the Wolverines could dig them- selves out…

… already com- peting this season and a home-crowd exhibiting spirit similar to what you would experience around the corner at Yost Ice Arena, the Wolverines seemed to have the momentum nec- essary to pull…

… off an upset against an Oklahoma squad that sputtered out of the gate. But just like last year, the Sooners came back and defeated the Wolverines 214.275- 208.650. "We were pretty awful at the begin…

… reality, as the Wolverines (7-6) picked up their sev- enth-straight victory to. move above the :500 mark. A resurgence of CRISLER ARENA confidence seems to have Who: Michigan (0-0 Big transformed the Wolver…

…- Ten, 7-6 overall) vs. Wis- ines into a completely new consin (10-2) group of players, full of When: 8 p.m. energy and passion. Latest: The Wolverines put But is this emotion the conference's longest…

… Central By Michael Shafrir took Central Michigan's 14th-ranked Ryan Cunningham ated problems for the Wolverines. Daily Sports Writer down 20 seconds into overtime. Olson battled back from Sophomore Damion…

… times. The Wolverines have won 12 "1 am confident that I will have more left in me than Chris Marshall, and Michigan's Charles Martelli was straight times. the other guy at the end of the match, Olson…

… Saving grace MARGARET MYERS/Daily Robert Traylor's interior play was a big reason Michigan was able to beat Duke last month, and the Wolverines will need him inside tomorrow against Michigan State as well…

… Duke with an 89-83 overtime loss to Eastern Michigan. His, and the rest of the coaching staff's problem all season: to get the Wolverines to play with the same intensity, the same kind they showed…

…The Michigan Daily - SPORTSMonday - January 13, 1997 - 78 4LLINI, Continued from Page 1B half. But a 3-pointer from Lemire and two free throws from Catherine DiGiacinto gave the Wolverines a 42…

… recovered d went ahead for good, 67-65, on a b iucket by Stacey Thomas at 10:14, and the Wolverines eventually pushed their lead back to nine. The Illini were able to make the game close with the help of…

… Wolverines' performance silences Assembly crowd By SCOTT BURTON Daily Basketball Writer BLOOMINGTON - Basketball is a lot like physics. There is a reason for anything and everything that happens. Take, for…

… was coming off a tough loss to Michigan State and had only one day to prepare for the historically hard-nosed Hoosiers. Yet, the Wolverines' victory was no accident. In fact, it's as easy to comprehend…

…-versus-two matchup. WMEB radio ranked the Wolverines and Lakers first and second, respectively, in the nation. With its first-ever sweep of Lake State in Ann Arbor, the Wolverines ended the Lakers' hopes of a…

… conference title while inching towards clinching it for themselves. Yet once again, a playoff upset ended the Maize and Blue fairy tale. Until last season, the Lakers had eliminated the Wolverines from three…

… night marked the first multigame regular season- series sweep the Wolverines have ever had against the Lakers. The dominant force in college hockey over the last decade, the Lak- ers may have symbolically…

… handed over their crown this weekend to the No. 1 Wolverines. At the very least, Michigan proved once and for all those days of Laker mastery of the Wolverines are over. "They've been a tough team ever…

… added that "Wiseman's no slouch either." Perhaps Laker goalie Blaine Lacher knows which- Wolverine is best. Lacher certainly saw enough of them this weekend. Please, Blaine, tell us. Who is better…

…Page 4-The Michigan Daily- Sports Tuesday- January 21,1992 WOLVERINES BATTLE INEXPERIENCE * FU LL COURT PRESS it doesn't3geteasier for women cagers by Adam Miller Daily Basketball Writer It's easy…

… to get carried away, isn't it? For a while, it looked like the Michigan women's basketball team was on the verge of, making a real turnaround. The Wolverines defeated Boston College Dec. 1 (ching…

… last season, Andrew has* taken the role as Michigan's go to player. Averaging 19.7 points per game, Andrew has become the nucleus of the Wolverine offense. "I don't think you can say' enough about Trish…

…Doug in Deep i BY DOUG VOLAN Wisconsin crowd deserves an assist MADISON - When the Wolverines met Wisconsin on Saturday, little did they know that they'd be playing the Badgers five on six. The sixth…

… man for the Badgers, 11,174 in number, played an important role in defeating the Wolverines. Although this is relatively small for a Big Ten crowd, Wisconsin Fieldhouse is similar to Yost Ice Arena…

…. The Badgers couldn't convert the missed Wolverine opportunity but did force Michigan to foul Tim Locum. Locum converted on two free throws to secure the Badgers' final margin. With four seconds…

… remaining, the Wolverines then failed to successfully inbound the ball and release a three-point shot. Michigan never trailed Wisconsin in the first half, but managed to lose a 10-point lead. The Badgers…

… one for the Michigan men's basketball team. The Wolverines have dropped their last five games to lower their record to 1-7. "We've got to be the best damn 1-7 team, not only this year but in the last…

… decade," said Michigan head coach Bill- Frieder. MICHIGAN'S FIRST loss during its current five game losing streak came against Western Michigan, 71-60 on Decembd 12 at Crisler Arena. The Wolverines were…

… the half. MICHIGAN LED by five with 13:23 remaining, but several Wolverine, tur- novers allowed the Titans to eventually take the lead on a tip-in by Joe Kopicki. Turner led the Wolverines in scoring…

…, .....,-... the Wolverines owned a 60-59 lead and the ball. But Turner had the ball stolen, and Louisiana Tech converted this tur- nover into a 61-60 lead on two Rennie Bailey free throws. Michigan then went into a…

… delay of- fense until the game's final seconds when now departed Joe James took the contest's final shot. The ball bounced of the rim ' and the Wolverines had lost again.W "THE SHOT that I took in the…

… Classic, at the Los Angeles Sports Arena Michigan's play improved. Nonetheless, the only reward that the Wolverines received was two more losses. In the first round, Michigan lost to USC 77-63, in a game…

… fell in on the Wolverines. USC outscored Michigan 15-4 down the stretch, turning a close contest into a rout. cagers DESPITE THE LOSS, team captain Thad Garner noted that Michigan was beginning to show…

… team.'"h The following night, the Wolverines turned in another sterling performan- ce, only to lose to Alabama- Birmingham 73-72 in the tournament's consolation game. Late in the first half, Michigan led…

… at Tigers trounced 5-5 for the season and 1-1 in the Overcoming an eight point Big Ten. After losing their games halftime deficit the Wolverine to Duke and Utah the Wolverines cagers won their second…

… half and hit for 15 game played December 10 at the points in the period. Michigan events building. employed a pressing defense in The Wolverines could not over- the period which the Tigers come ice cold…

… the Wolverines defeated the Northwestern Wild-F Utah triumphant i cats 96-92 on Jan. 3. In addition Despite Rudy Tomjanovich's 42 to being Michigan's first Big Ten Ipoint effort the Wolverines…

… Michigan outscored fight. the Buckeyes 49-26 the contest The Wolverines pretty much was in sharp contrast to a gruel- settled the first question with four ing hard-checking struggle be- goals in the first…

… period. tween Wisconsin and Minnesota. The second question stemmed The Wolverines were, to say the from the somewhat questionable least, sloppy in their opening cic- officiating. The contest had been tory…

…. marred by numerous scuffles and Buckey Straub and Michel skirmishes throughout and it was Jarry starred for the Wolverines, not until all but 25 seconds re. each netting two goals. The game, mained in the…

… champions demolished Ohio stick high, and was rewarded for State 21-0. his efforts when Rick Yurick Wolverine coach Al Renfrew cracked a stick that broke his noted that, "It was a tough game helmet and sent…

…. Louis In- The Wolverines were down 5-1 vitational with Wisconsin, Yale in the second period, but surged and Brown once again sloppily back to down-one when Dave Per- and ended up with a split losing rin…

… tallied on a wrist shot with 12 to Wisconsin 5-3, while beating minutes in the third period. Yale 6-3. A shot by Mickey Shaw that The Wolverines ended the holi- caroomed off the post could have days with a…

… split at North Dakota tied it up with two minutes re- 9-2 and 5-1. maining and the Wolverines kept Renfrew summed up the vaca- the puck inside the blue line until tion period noting, "We hadn't the end…

… radiated through Breslin Center. Showers of boos greeted the Wolverines when they took the floor, and ecstasy filled the air when they left it. Michigan’s recent struggles in East Lansing, paired…

… occurrences early in the game. Junior center Hunter Dickinson — the focal point of the Wolverine offense — exemplified the offensive struggles, scoring just four points in the first half. In the…

… Spartans and a shot clock violation against the Wolverines suddenly ballooned Michigan State’s lead to 14. And yet again, Michigan found itself calling a timeout to stifle momentum. But slowly, the…

… Wolverines began to claw their way back. Timely buckets from Dickinson and freshman wing Jett Howard kept Michigan in the game throughout the majority of the second half. Down the stretch, that ability…

… — in the second to finish with a game- high 18 points. Any time the Wolverines got close, though, Michigan State had an answer. After a Dickinson free throw cut the Spartan lead to five, forward…

… Joey Hauser snagged an offensive rebound on the next possession before putting it back up and in with 1:47 left to play — forcing yet another Wolverine timeout. “When you’re trying to get back…

… other end. Michigan State was undeterred by Bufkin’s late surge and always had an answer — protecting its lead in the process. And as time expired, the Wolverines walked off the Breslin Center…

… women’s basketball team faced off with No. 8 Maryland Sunday in College Park. Led by a game- high 21 points from Nolan, the Wolverines unleashed a beatdown, winning 69-49. The win snapped the…

… Terrapins’ 31-game home winning streak and marked the first win in program history at College Park. Early full-court defensive pressure from the Terrapins couldn’t stop the Wolverines from scoring…

… entering the second half of the season. On Sunday, it was clear that the Wolverines understood the stakes. Michigan (16-6-1 overall, 7-5 Big Ten) fired on all cylinders, defeating No. 10 Massachusetts…

… swarmed by defending skaters who consistently broke up odd-man rushes. Yet, as the game wore on, the Minutemen’s backcheck weakened while the Wolverines’ held strong. The development ultimately gave…

…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com SportsMonday January 13, 2020 — 3B Loss shows lack of progress In the Michigan women’s basketball team’s first game against Maryland, the Wolverines…

…’s second game against Maryland, sophomore forward Naz Hillmon stressed that the Wolverines needed to make sure these issues wouldn’t cost them again. But from the start of Sunday’s game, it was…

…. Again. Early in the season, this story wrote itself in nearly every Big Ten matchup the Wolverines played. Michigan plays a team with a dominant big man. Big man has a career night in the points column…

…. Questions arise about the Wolverines’ interior defense. Repeat. While their strategy initially drew mixed results with Michigan standing at 2-3 in conference play, Sunday’s matchup against Minnesota saw the…

… Wolverine following a loss, and they’ll be quick to tell you that everyone needs to get better at guarding their man. Especially when big men are setting career highs every time they see maize and blue on…

…MICHIGAN STAYS UNBEATEN, TAKES CARE OF IU As Zavier Simpson converted a hook shot, extending the Wolverines’ lead to 16 with 14:35 to go in the game, Indiana coach Archie Miller shouted and…

… shots, exasperation open — putting on display just how far ahead Michigan is of his team. If there was a game for the Wolverines to lose, this was it. Sophomore forward Isaiah Livers missed his…

… Betelhem Ashame. » SportsMonday Column Page 2B Mayhem in Minnesota Mel Pearson led Michigan to a sweep at Minnesota, the first time the Wolverines have done so since 1977. » Page 4B Free throws can…

…-ranked Wolverines (5-2 Big Ten, 16-4 overall) a 68-67 win over Maryland (3-4, 14-6) at Crisler Center on Monday night. “I was going up there visualizing making the shot,” Abdur-Rahkman said. “That’s the…

… No. 25 Ohio State a week ago, the Michigan women’s gymnastics team repeated its dominating performance Saturday against No. 17 Illinois in Champaign. The third-ranked Wolverines (2-0 Big Ten…

… both sticking their landings on the uneven bars. Artz had great extension throughout her routine to tie for first in the event with a 9.900. The Wolverines continued to set the night…

…The Michigan Daily f michigandaily.com January 21, 2014 SPOrtS'-GH PARTY Stauskas, LeVert lead Wolverines in upset Michigan win validates a team with everything to prove final 24 sec- onds to…

… past weekend was 1999. On Saturday, it did both. A look at the Wolverines 77-70 upset of the Badgers: Go-to guy When the game is on the line, sophomore guard Nik Stauskas needs the ball. Stauskas had ice…

…6A — Thursday, January 28, 2016 Sports The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Wolverines fend off Rutgers, 68-57 Michigan beats another sluggish start to earn win at Crisler Center By JACOB…

… and its winless Big Ten record came into Crisler Center last week and the Wolverines struggled to secure a slim five- point victory, Beilein merely shrugged. He knows that in this conference…

… Sports Editor primary backup Evan Smotrycz also picked up his fourth shortly COLUMBUS - With 4:28 left after that. With a diminished in the game on Sunday, No. 20 lineup, the Wolverines couldn't Michigan…

… length is really important. senior guard Zack Novak - the They're as long as anybody." two starters in foul trouble. The The Michigan offense strug- Wolverines were left flailing gled throughout the game…

… take three to four weeks for him to get his legs and lungs in shape, and at that time, he will evaluate where he stands with coaches, trainers and his family. With Kampfer's return, the Wolverines now…

… get them re-focused." THE UNCERTAIN FUTURE There's a reason why Mitera stayed for his senior season when so many expected him to go pro: He wanted be a Wolverine for four years. And most of all right…

… even made a 3-pointer - his first attempt of the season - with less than five min- utes remainingthat killed any hope of a Wolverine comeback. Beilein 4 CLIF REEDER/Daily 0 Sophomore Manny Harris was…

…. While the Illini shot an effective 52.4 percent from the field in the second half, Michigan couldn'tbuy abasket. Despite havingthe confer- ence's second-best scoring offense, the Wolverines shot a season…

… that wasn't the case last night. The Wolverines shot a poor 26.9 percent from behind the arc. Illinois defended Michigan high on the perimeter, which made it difficult for the Wolverines to run their…

… to happen, but you just got to fight through and do the things that are going to make us win the game." In the first half, the Wolverines were a different team. Michigan and Illinois (3-1, 13…

…-4) traded blows the opening 20 minutes, resulting in 11 lead changes. The Wolverines scored by spreading the ball around early and four players tied for a team-leading five points at the half, but Harris was…

… midway through the stanza. "They played harder than us for the whole 40 minutes and that's how they got the win," Harris said. And after completing their home-and-home series, the Illini and Wolverines…

…-4 overall) was not ranked in the most recent top 25 poll, but maybe they should be. In their last two games, the Wolverines have defeated No. 19 Purdue 74-67, and embarrassed No. 12 Illinois 86-69. Yet even…

… though both teams have worse overall and Big Ten records, both are ranked ahead of the Wolverines. The argument for a ranking is also helped by the fact that the Wolverines have not padded their record by…

…-ranked Wolverines showed that, healthy or not, they are still ready for the Big Ten season, which starts Friday. Chalk that up to coach Joe McFarland's training regimnen. Throughout the weekend, the Wolverines proved…

… them to use all of their timeouts in the~meet. "They were just tired and backing up." But the meets were never as close as the scores suggested, as the Wolverines ensured that whenever situations got…

… Bailey Weathers. "(They are) rebuilding," Richardson said. "(They are) in a similar situation I was in when I first came here (three years ago)." Although the fifth-ranked Wolverines are favored Saturday…

… to build a success- ful program. "He's finding out who wants to do it his way," Richardson said. - For the Wolverines, the meet against two rebuilding programs will be a well- needed break from a…

… the Michigan women's basketball team and coach Gloria Soluk, it's a good thing it isn't. LILLY, a freshman from Cleveland, has been guiding the struggling Wolverines from the point-guard position since…

…'s games late in the season. Said Soluk, "Every time she played I sat behind the bench," to let Lilly know how badly Michigan wanted her. When decision time came, Lilly chose to be a Wolverine, citing…

… season. Lilly knew the CSU coach and had played against many of the Vikings' players in high school. The Wolverines, however, lost to the Vikings, 71-68, despite a season-high 21 points from the freshman…

…. "It was a heart-breaker," said Lilly. The Wolverines, only 3-11 on the season and 1-3 in the Big Ten, have dropped several such close games. And the schedule gets no easier this weekend as the…

… Wolverines face Ohio State tonight and Indiana on Sunday. Both games are at Crisler Arena. The Buckeyes are 11-2 on the season and undefeated in the conference. "Ohio State is probably the toughest team in the…

…'s track and field team doesn't stand a chance of winning its own Michigan Relays tonight. But that, of urse, is only due to the fact that no scores will be kept. The Wolverines, however, do stand a chance…

… continue their assault on the record books tonight, though, because their events are not on the agenda. The Wolverines are also looking to do well in the distance medley relay as Frederick-Foster, Wilson…

… determine the winner, will also be a strong area for the Wolverines. In the high jump, Michigan will receive a boost from team record holders Joanna Bullard, Dawn Rich and Melody Middleton. In the long jump…

…, varsity record holder. Thornton should be the Wolverines' big hope. In addition, Middleton will try to take top honors in the pentathlon. RALPH'S MARKET (665-7131) All the Best Deals at the Best Prices…

…4B — January 26, 2015 SportsMonday The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com It’d be a damn shame M ADISON — The Michigan hockey team can score goals at an unprecedented rate. The Wolverines can…

…’s not just because the Wolverines haven’t advanced to the NCAA Tournament the past two seasons. Instead, Michigan is the most exciting team to watch in the country, and college hockey fans deserve…

… practice. But the jubilation following the Mich- igan women's basketball team's surpris- ing win over Penn State suggested that a huge weight had been lifted from the Wolverines' shoulders. That weight had…

… been accumulating for three seasons. Michigan had been in the midst of a program-record28-game Big Ten losing streak that was finally snapped yester- day when the Wolverines rocked the Lady Lions, 55…

… helped us a lot." It didn't hurt that the Wolverine big men added six blocks and altered numerous other shot attempts. The Wildcats shot just 19 percent See WILDCATS, Page 3B Freshman Krista Phillips…

…. As much as Amaker won't admit it, the Wolverines have done almost exactly what was expected of them so far this year. They beat every patsy on their schedule, most of them convinc- ingly. They dropped…

… against the Pride. With a defeat, the Wolverines would have matched their loss total from last sea- son and faced an uphill battle to recover from two consecutive loses. But neither of these scenarios…

… co-captain Josh Churella broke the Pride's momentum in the fourth match and gave the Wolverines an 18-15 lead going into the final round. In the end, Hofstra's fourth-ranked James Strouse proved too…

… the Breslin Center. The "MV3" of Smith, Pool, and Gandy, have accounted for 76 percent of the offensive production this season for the Wolverines (2-3, 9-9). Facing a relentless matchup zone defense…

…, four- teen points or something in that area. So, we did a little bit better than that." With Michigan's main ingredients lacking, no other Wolverines were able to step up. "When (Smith) is not scoring…

… he has earned that right and deserved that right." But the problem for the Wolverines was that Horton was not the only one who seemed to hit the wall. Michigan's zone defense, which was able to frus…

… Cook dropped 26 points on the Wolverines in the half. The Wolverine defense, which has carried the team through the end of games during the winning streak, seemed to be nonexistent. In the past several…

… Wolverines had been making in previous games was nowhere to be found, as Illinois wore them down. It did not help that Cook, who went 6-for-6 from inside in the second half, effortlessly answered every…

… the Wolverines, indicates otherwise. In the end, it was the fresher legs that were the difference in the game, as the Wolverines struggled to keep up with a team that played with the ener- gy of five…

… puppies. But the Wolverines will not get a chance to rest their tired legs, as they will have to hit the road again this weekend to play at Minnesota. Get on the bandwagon: no headbands allowed The campus…

… over games. And he put the Wolverines on his shoulders. In the first six games, Crawford put on his headband and Superman cape, nailing two game- winning shots. Sound familiar? And along with backcourt…

… buddy Kevin Gaines, sharp-shooting guard Gavin Groninger, hometown-hero LaVell Blanchard and little-known enforcer Leland Anderson, the fresh- man-laden Wolverines shocked the nation with a 12-3 start…

… of embarrassment. And the reason this year's version of the "Fab Five" will bring the Wolverines back from the national doghouse and into the penthouse is that they don't have the selfish and…

… flashy and more successful in the first six games (6-0). But the Wolverines also had bigger egos, bigger rap sheets and a bigger problem just making it to their sopho- more years. Unlike this year's team…

…, which is in the driver's seat of the Big Ten race at 6-1, the 1999 Wolverines'dropped eight of their first 11 conference games on their way to a somewhat dis- appointing 15-14 season - ending in a first…

… COLUMBUS - This weekend, the Michigan hockey team played four periods of excellent hockey.. But a sweep of the two-game series would have required six. On Saturday night, the Wolverines (10- 4-1 CCHA, 16…

… schoolers facing an NHL team. Ohio State's impressive backchecking along with its players' fiery first steps were too much for the flat-footed Wolverines to match. "I think that's one of the best games our…

…. Sophomore LaVell Blanchard was the only Wolverine to score in double digits. He finished the game with 15 points on 4-of-11 shooting. "They had a great defense, but we've seen better," sophomore Gavin…

…Thursday, January 20, 2000 - The Michigan Daily - 13A en s swimming sick after big victory" Wolverines battle flu bug, get ready for Big Ten conference bout with Boilermakers , By Brian Galvin…

… Daily Sports Writer Just when you thought things couldn't get any bet- ter for the Michigan men's swimming and diving team - they didn't. The ninth-ranked Wolverines are coming off of their biggest win of…

… there is always a chance at the Big Ten title" Women trade secrets with Rice By Sam Duwe Da~ily Sports Writer Biology tells us that an owl and a wolverine are nothing alike. Doug Boyd will tell you…

… Wolverines head to Minnesota By David DenHerder laiiv Sports Writer The Michigan men's gymnastics team will kick off its second season under head coach Kurt Golder this Saturday at the Windy City Invitational…

… in Chicago. After a winless season in 1996, the Wolverines notched seven victories when Golder stepped in last year. Saturday's meet should give the team a good idea of where it stands his year. The…

… between winning and losing. Take this Saturday's wrestling match at Cliff Keen Arena between 4chigan and Northwestern. The Wolverines are oming off two weekends of disappointing losses and are looking for…

… Wednesday's practice, the Wolverines were put in situations where they were stressed out, Michigan coach Dale Bahr said. The team was put in a grey area in which they were tired and had to think. The point of…

… years. "It's cool to compete against people who you know so well," MacDonald said. MacDonald will compete .on the parallel and high bars. Freshman Jose Haro, the only Wolverine to compete in the all…

… every event. Thus, the Wolverines ark looking forward to giving the Fighting Illini a little payback. While the Wolverines will have nothing to look forward to but rest prior to Sunday's two-team bout…

…, Robert Traylor and Maceo Baston are all beefier than every Spartan except the mascot. fisher's biggest worry will be foul Wolverines can't exactly afford that luxury. Michigan has been plagued by early…