September 23, 1991 (vol. 101, iss. 151)

…Sports Monday Trivia Before the Pittsburgh Pirates clinched the NL Ea crown for the second straight year yesterday, what was the last team to win consecutive NL East titles? (For the ans ist Inside Sports Monday 'M' Sports Calendar 2 AP Top 25 Results 2 Griddes 2 'M' Athlete of the Week 2 Q&A 3 Sheran My Thoughts 3 Field Hockey Preview 4 Volleyball Preview 5 Cross Country 6 Men's Golf 8 wer, ' v£ ' ?.t'% L":' turn to the bottom of page 2)...…

…Page 2 -The Michigan Daily- Sports Monday - September 23, 1991 Michigan Sports Calendar Monday, September 23 Men's Golf at Northern Intercollegiate Tournament, 9 a.m., at Iowa City. Tuesday, September 24 Men's Golf at Northern Intercollegiate Tournament, 9 a.m., at Iowa City. Wednesday, September 25 No events scheduled. Thursday, September 26 No events scheduled. Friday, September 27 Volleyball vs. Iowa, 8:30 p.m, at Iowa City. Women's Golf a...…

…The Michigan Daily - Sports Monday - September 23, 1991 - Page 3 q641# f velic(a cftate coad Bo66g 1 BouialeK Bowden The coach talks about college football in the Deep South Jeff Sheran Bobby Bowden's Florida State Seminoles bring their No. 1 national O ranking into Ann Arbor next week to face the No. 3 Wolverines. Daily Sports Contributor Shane Green caught up with coach Bowden dur- ing the summer to discuss the matchup and Bowden's vie...…

…0 Page 4- The Michigan Daily - Sports Monday - September 23, 1991 'M' faces top schedule Stickers see opportunity to gain national acclaim by Adam M. Lutz Daily Sports Writer After a successful 1990 season, with a record of 12-7-2, one would expect Michigan's field hockey coach to set lofty goals for her im- proving team. Yet, coach Patti Smith keeps both her's and the team's goals short and sweet. "Play consistent, look. at one game at a t...…

…The Michigan Daily - Sports Monday - September 23, 1991 - Page 5 Four to contend 'for league crown by Ryan Herrington Daily Sports Writer Transition best describes the up- Ocoming 1991 Big Ten volleyball season. New players, new coaches, and a new team are evident through- out the conference. For the 1990 league champions, Wisconsin, anticipation of defend- ing its title has been suppressed by the death of its head coach, Steve Lowe. Lowe, la...…

…0 Page 6-The Michigan Daily - Sports Monday - September 23, 1991 Blue by Tim Spolar Daily Sports Writer runners knock off MSU AP Photo Lions running back Barry Sanders pulls away from Indianapolis' Travis Davis to score his second touchdown in the Lions' 33-24 victory. The Michigan men's cross coun- try team ran away with its meet Friday afternoon, finishing first in the four-team competition in East Lansing. The Wolverines placed five r...…

…The Michigan Daily-Sports Monday- September 23, 1991- Page 7 HOWARD Continued from page 1 myself," Howard said. "Come September 28th, the Notre Dame game will be irrelevant. I'm now in the same situation (Houston quarterback David) Klingler was in when everybody was talking about him until the Miami game, when his stock went down." Michigan quarterback Elvis Grbac admires Howard's perspective. "The thing about Desmond is that he doesn't just ...…

…Page 8- The Michigan Daily- Sports Monday - September 23,1991 SHERAN Continued from page 3 tire institution that is American Gladiators. I had my own thoughts. ' "This looks like the Presidential Physical Fitness Test they give you in ninth grade," I mused. Nevertheless, I sat back and lis- tened to the tour's authoritative or- ganizer, Julius Bryant, inform the competitors of each event. The first challenge was a one- minute push-up test; ma...…