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Tuesday February 9, 2010

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Notebook: Poor ice quality, TV timeouts hinder Blue's chance at gaining momentum, Berenson says

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By: Mark Burns

Television timeouts at any level of hockey can be a coach’s best friend or his worst nightmare.

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On women's basketball: Borseth is building a program

By: Zak Pyzik

Michigan coach Kevin Borseth jumped and yelled angrily on the sideline of the women’s basketball team's 74-40 stomping of Minnesota on Sunday.

He erupted as an overthrown pass caused his team to turn the ball over as Michigan led the Golden Gophers 50-27 with less than 12 minutes remaining.

Why was Borseth so upset over something so inconsequential?

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Ryan Kartje: Michigan fans shouldn't pass up their next shot at outdoor hockey

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By: Ryan Kartje

It’s been three years since I’ve felt a real purity of sports. No field turf. No heated seats. And no way to plan for Mother Nature. That is, until I sat down in the freezing cold bleachers of Camp Randall Stadium Saturday night for Michigan hockey’s second outdoor game in program history.

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Blown lead in closing minutes ruins Camp Randall Classic for the Wolverines

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By: Michael Florek

The Wolverines took two straight penalties with under six minutes left in the game. Two ensuing power play goals by No. 3 Wisconsin (16-7-4) gave the Badgers a 3-2 victory.

• PHOTO SLIDESHOW: Camp Randall Classic

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Lynch and Vaughan carry Wolverine Offense in Camp Randall Classic

By: Tim Rohan

MADISON — They weren’t allowed to talk about it all week.

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Cameron earns spot on U.S. National Team

By: Caitlin Smith

Las Vegas dealt a solid pair of threes to junior Chris Cameron this past weekend — but not at the poker table.

Cameron took third place all-around at the Winter Cup Invitational with an overall score of 87.600 to earn his third consecutive spot on the U.S. Senior National Team. Cameron's performance is the highest finish ever for any Michigan gymnast.

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Michigan continues dominance of Spartans in the pool

By: Ryan A. Podges

Senior swimmer André Schultz hopped out of the pool after winning the 400-yard individual medley and walked over to Michigan coach Mike Bottom with a smile.

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'M' grapplers outmatched by Big Ten powerhouses

By: Luke Pasch

It’s been a recurring theme all season.

The Wolverine wrestlers have been unable to close out “swing matches” in Big Ten competition. They let early leads escape. They come back from early deficits, but fall just short. They lose focus in the third period.

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Freshman Apland a bright spot in Blue's losing effort

By: Ben Estes

COLUMBUS — The partisan crowd at Ohio State’s St. John Arena last Friday was cheering as loudly as possible, trying to rally their grappler to put the stamp on a wildly successful meet.

But with one quick thrust of his body, redshirt freshman heavyweight Ben Apland silenced everyone and salvaged the night for himself.

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Meagan Bauer highlights Wolverines first round at Lady Puerto Rico Classic

By: Kevin Raftery

After a three-month break from competition, the Michigan women’s golf team traveled to Rio Grande, Puerto Rico for the three-day Lady Puerto Rico Classic this weekend.

Following a first round team score of 309 on Sunday, the Wolverines stand in 12th place out of 16 teams at the Trump International Golf Club.

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Notebook: Half-court shot accentuates men's hoops's loss to Badgers

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By: Chris Meszaros

In a half that was dominated by Wisconsin on Saturday, the Badgers’ Jason Bohannon added the exclamation point when he launched a shot just beyond halfcourt right before the buzzer sounded which ― to the shock and frustration of the Michigan men's basketball team ― somehow found the bottom of the net.

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Wisconsin torches Michigan at Crisler, 62-44

By: Joe Stapleton

As a result of Wisconsin's hot shooting, Michigan played one of its best halves of the season, but went into halftime trailing by 14, en route to a 62-44 thrashing at home.

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Morris returns to starting lineup with natural point-guard mentality

By: Nicole Auerbach

Michigan freshman Darius Morris is ready to change positions — slightly. Instead of being simply a point guard, he wants to become the Wolverines' general on the court.

Who better to tell him how to make that transformation than The General himself?

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SportsMonday Column: The trials and tribulations of an early enrollee

By: Andy Reid

Most players who graduate early make that decision during their junior season — the summer before senior year at the latest. That gives them time to take summer classes and finish all their high school requirements. Michigan football recruit Austin White didn’t have that luxury.

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Michigan Water Polo wins two against top talent, takes fifth in weekend

By: James Blum

The Michigan water polo team competed against the best this weekend – four of the nation’s top 10 teams to be exact – at the Stanford Invitational. After two grueling days the team surpassed all expectations and proved itself worthy of its No. 6 ranking.

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Men’s Lacrosse battles through injuries to preseason win

By: Bobby Reedy

Up against its second varsity program – Division III Wittenberg University – the Michigan men's club varsity lacrosse team fought through multiple injuries to pull out a gritty 10-5 win on Saturday night.

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Wolverines capitalize on season highs in tri-meet victory

By: Stephen Nesbitt

Facing harsh snowy weather in Morgantown, W. Va., the No. 15 Michigan women’s gymnastics team posted its most impressive scores of the year to finish its three-week road trip.

The Wolverines showcased an excellent and balanced performance from all 10 athletes in the meet, earning a season-high 196.400 overall score in a tri-meet victory against West Virginia and William and Mary on Friday.

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Women's track aces biggest test thus far, runs on back-to-back days for first time all season

By: Casandra Pagni

The Michigan women’s track and field team aced two big tests this past weekend. The Wolverines split up to compete in different meets, sending their distance medley relay (DMR) team to the New Balance Invitational in New York, while the rest of the team stayed closer to home and competed in the Meyo Invitational in South Bend, Ind.

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'M' men's tennis drops tight match to Pepperdine

By: Andrew Haddad

The Michigan men’s tennis team dropped a tense match to Pepperdine yesterday, 5-2, at the Varsity Tennis Center. The underdog Wolverines hung tough against the 13th-ranked Waves, but lost a couple close singles matches that would have made the difference.

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