BG News, Bowling Green State University, OH
3 days ago by Mike Metzger
Being drafted in the 19th round of the Major League Baseball Amateur draft is hardly a promising start to a professional career.
However, Burke Badenhop, a Perrysburg, Ohio, native and 2005 graduate of BGSU, is proving the majors are where he belongs.
"Being able to play in the majors is a pretty surreal feeling," Burke said.
The South End, Wayne State University, MI
4 days ago by Karl Henkel
Last Sunday was the 2008 Weekend Shootout at Wayne State. It featured area high school basketball teams scrimmaging head-to-head against each other over the course of two hot summer days.
The ironic part of the event was that there was no prize. There was no goal.
BG News, Bowling Green State University, OH
4 days ago by THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
ASHLAND, Ohio (AP) - Monica Abbott pitched a no-hitter with 15 strikeouts, Crystl Bustos and Stacey Nuveman hit three-run homers, and the U.S. Olympic team tuned up for Beijing with a 20-0 win over a Mid-American Conference All-Star team on Monday night.
The Americans, who will be seeking a fourth straight gold medal in China, improved to 49-1 on their "Bound 4 Beijing" tour and delighted a standing-room-only crowd of 4,126 fans.
Michigan Daily, University of Michigan, Mi
5 days ago by Andy Reid, Daily Sports Editor
While waiting in line at White Market on East William Street, Justin Leath could barely contain his excitement. In two days' time, the third-year School of Dentistry student would begin a grueling seven-day, 458-mile bike ride from Windsor, Ontario to Toronto and back.
Michigan Daily, University of Michigan, Mi
5 days ago by Ryan A. Podges, Daily Sports Writer
OMAHA - Yesterday was the eve of his 23rd birthday, but Club Wolverine swimmer Michael Phelps wasn't celebrating
During the preliminary races at the U.S. Olympic swimming trials, the world's fastest swimmer had been beat in the 400-meter individual medley, an event in which he holds the world record.
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