…Zbe £idigrnx&tig FRIDAY: MICHIGAN 5 lmi / SATURDAY: MICHIGAN 3 sw eps Ia I I A Michigan now alone in 1st place By Mark Snyder Daily Sports Writer Since the weekend passed without a Michigan hat trick, the only item that flew from the stands at Yost Ice Arena on Saturday was a broom. But the gesture pleased the Michigan hockey team just the same. In front of 6,434 fans, Michigan (14-1-2 CCHA, 23-1-3 overall) recorded a 3-0 vic- tory, ...…
…2B - The Michigan Daily - SPORTSMonday - January 27, 1997 NBA Standings Eastern Conference Western Conference Midwest Division Atlantic Division ATHLETE OF THE WEEK Team Miami New York Washington; Orlando New Jersey Boston Philadelphia W 30 30 21 19 11 9 9 L 12 13 21 19 29 30 33 Pct. .714 .698 .500 .500 .275 .231 .214 Central Division GB .5 9 9 18 19.5 21 GB 6.5 8 13 13.5 16 17 22.5 Team Houston Utah Minnesota Dallas Denver San An...…
…The Michigan Daily - SPORTSMonday - January 27, 1997 - 3B Gymnasts win despite early falls By Jacob Wheeler Daily Sports Writer Normally, the first two or three com- petitors of the meet set the tone for the Sire day. .ut the Michigan women's gymnas-. tifs team showed it was able to overcome a slow start Saturday night, as it over- came an early deficit to defeat lMassachusetts, 195-193.7, in Amherst, Mass. "A couple of us came out shaky and...…
…4B - The Michigan Daily - SPORTSMonday - January 27, 1997 Hocia~y Defense locks down Redskins By Dan Stilman Daily Sports Writer Miami (Ohio) forwards Randy Robitaille and Tim Leahy had been on fire all season - until this weekend. The Wolverines shut down the Redskins' best players both nights in every phase of the game. Coming into this weekend's series, Leahy was fourth in the country in goals- per game (0.87) and Robitaille was 14th (0...…
…BASKETBALL The Michigan Daily - SPORTSMonday - January 27, 1997 -- 5B ISue pays ;AST LANSING - It wasn't a great game, but it wasn't a bad one either. Because of some strange thinking over at the dig Ten offices in Chicago, the game didn't evern'count toward the conference standings. But after all, it was Michigan vs. Michigan State, and even though nei- team played a terrific gane, it was fairly close, and. if nothing else, very hard fough...…
…6$,- The Michigan Daily - SPORTSMonday - January 27, 1997 Women's track grounded by Eagles Men's track settles for 2nd-place finish pg s B, Feed Uink DailySports Writer- EAST LANSING - Located only a few miles from Ann Arbor, Eastern Michigan has often been overshadowed bysthe University of Michigan. Saturday, at the Michigan Intercollegiate Championships, the Eages- had their chance to prove that they deserve respect. -The-Eastern Michiga...…
…_ The Michigan Daily - SPORTSMonday - January 27, 1997 - 7B LEGG ontinued from Page 15 the line. But he never could have dreamed of the impact the game would have on his life. After the goal, he became interna- tionally-known. A Swedish hockey magazine named the shot its play of the year. His goal was written about in all the'newspapers, and it was shown on all of the television highlight shows. Legg received awards, garnered aques, and sw...…
…8B - The Michigan Daily - SportsMonday, January 27, BASKETBALL Women's hoops bounces Iowa By Pranay Reddy Daily Sports Writer She had talked all season about her team's resilience - its ability to bounce back. Well, Michigan women's basketball coach Sue Guevara was right. The Wolverines (4-5 Big Ten, 12-6 overall) pulled off one of their biggest wins of the past six seasons by outlast- ing Iowa, 75-63, at Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City ...…
