Michigan women's basketball came back strong from a loss to Central Michigan, as they beat Maine 68-60 at Ann Arbor today. This raises the Wolverine women's record for 2005-06 to three wins and four losses. Most importantly, it gives them some needed momentum and confidence after two difficult and disappointing losses to Mid American Conference teams.

Ta'Shia Walker led Michigan in scoring with 24 points and also grabbed nine rebounds.

They say 13 is an unlucky number, but don't tell that to Kelly Helvey. She led Michigan in rebounds with 13 and also had that many points. Kelly also had five assists and two blocked shots and continues to provide excellent veteran leadership as the only junior on a team with no seniors.

Carly Benson, Janelle Cooper, and Krista Clement were the other starters and all made solid contributions. Katie Dierdorf also did so, but her playing time was limited due to foul trouble.

Next up is a home game against Maryland-Eastern Shore. Michigan needs to build on the momentum of today's win and keep things going in a positive direction.

In other sports news...Texas clobbered Colorado and the U$C Hollywood Pretty Boys routed UCLA. So it looks like it will be Texas vs. U$C in the Rose Bowl for the BCS championship. I really, really hate U$C so I will be rooting for Texas in this one. It is more and more obvious to me that Crookedness is Going On with regards to how easily U$C is able to win their games. U$C is a Sleazy and Corrupt Program and Should be Investigated by the NCAA. Hopefully Texas will beat them and end their evil reign.

In NCAA Division II football, Grand Valley (Michigan, near Grand Rapids) State University advanced to the finals with a 55-20 drubbing of East Stroudsburg. GVSU appeared in three consecutive Div II title games from 2001-2003 and won back to back national championships in 02 and 03. The GVSU Lakers face Northwest Missouri State in the December 10 championship game. They have built a very good program at Grand Valley State, and this has also been the case at Saginaw Valley State University near Saginaw, Michigan. GVSU versus SVSU has become an excellent rivalry, with the teams meeting annually in the regular season, and they also met in an earlier round of this year's playoffs with Grand Valley winning 24-17.