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The Detroit News Section Breeders' Cup The winner is Ghostzapper prevails by three lengths in the $4 million Classic, America's richest race. PageUC vry Th Detroit towl OnAM AM day, every day, http:detrievvs.com SportsWire 2C Baseball 13C I Golf 13C For the recoid 15C Sunday, October 31, 2004 KlnrfVin wrn MIUUUU 'v. Csf on inn performance from senior receiver Braylon Edwards, including the winner. The Wolverines have not lost U-M 45 to MSU at home since 1990 anij remain in posi-J tion to cha lenge for the Big Ten title! improving to 8-1 overall and 6-0 in the league. Michigan Edwards leads U-M from 17 points down in fourth, scores winning touchdown.

By Angelique S. Chengelis The Detroit News ANN ARBOR Call this one the greatest in the Michigan-Michigan State rivalry. Michigan, trailing 27-10 with less than nine minutes left in the game, stormed back to win in breathtaking, edge-of-your-seat fashion, 45-37, in triple overtime Saturday at Michigan Stadium. The Wolverines got a mammoth 221-yard rushing game from freshman tailback Michael Hart and a three-touchdown shoulder injury The quarterback for the Spartans 1ravfc with 1 trt MSU 37 30Ts State, which lost starting quarterback Drew Stanton to a shouP der injury just before halftime, is 4-4 and 3-2. Please see U-M, Page pC gain the first half.

By Dave Dye The Detroit News ANN ARBOR Michigan Michigan running back Michael Hart fights off a tackle by Michigan State's Roderick Maples. Hart gained 107 yards on 13 carries in the first half. U-M keeps pace with Wisconsin State's worst nightmare happened with 3:15 remaining in the first half Saturday, i Drew Stanton went down because of an injured right shoulder and didn't return. Spartans were leading 17-7 at the time and seemed to be in control against favored and Bth-ranked Michigan. Stanton's status for next Saturday's game against Ohio State and the rest of the season, for that matter was not immediately announced.

Although it appeared Stanton might have a separated the shoulder, MSU, reported the injury is a i Perhaps an injury was inevitable at some point this season considering how many hits Stanton takes by running so frequently. Stanton led the team in rushing entering Saturday's game with 454 yards on 61 attempts. He ran for 80 yards and a touchdown on 12 carries in the first half. He also completed 10 of 13 passes for 95 yards. But on a third-down tie was thrown down by linebacker LaMarr Woodley.

Stanton's shoulder hit squarely on the turf. He tried to get up right away but rolled over in pain. Stanton left the field with the arm hanging down and went directly to the locker room for treatment. He returned to the sideline wearing a sweat suit with the arriWn a sling part way tjirijugh the third quarter. Senior Damon Dowdell, who hadn't played since an opening loss at Rutgers, replaced Stanton Skid continues MSU comes up short In bid to Standings Conf.

All I v. A jL -V II '1 -4 fi in 1 riiinr" --n rwiiitii.iimnr.T. rai IIIIIM II 1111 8 1 8 0 Michigan 0 Wisconsin 5 0 Towa Michigan St. 3 2 Northwestern 3 2 Minnesota 3 3 Ohio State 2 3 Indiana 4 Penn State 0 5 Illinois 6 But Wolverines must win final two games, hope Badgers lose to take Big Ten title. Detroit News wire services Michigan State nearly put a thorn into Michigan's chances at the Big Ten title and a possible spot in the Rose Bowl.

But the nth-ranked Wolverines' triple-overtime victory over the Spartans on Saturday kept them undefeated in the conference, a half-game ahead of idle Wisconsin. But Michigan still must win its last two games and hope Wisconsin loses one of its remaining three games to win its second straight Big Ten title and a trip to Pasadena, Calif, on New Year's Day. Next week, Michigan is idle, then finishes the season with a home game against Northwester on Nov. 13 and a road game against Ohio State on Nov. 20.

Wisconsin (8-0, 5-0) plays host to Minnesota next week before finishing the season with two road games: against Michigan State on Nov. 13 and Iowa on Nov. 20. end Its drought at Michigan Sta Photos by David Guralmdk Michigan defensive tackle Alex Ofili (93) and defensive back Leon Hall try to tackle Michigan State wide receiver Agim Shabaf dium. Page 9C TEN BONANZA CLOSE CALL Jason White, right, passed for three touchdowns, helping No.

2 Oklahoma Running back Jason Colson, right, and No. 15 West Virginia get more than they bargained for against Rutgers. Page 7C Coach Kirk Ferentz, left, and No. 23 Iowa dump Illinois; Northwestern upsets No. 17 Purdue, and No.

24 Minnesota falls to Indiana. Page 9C edge No. 20 Oklahoma State, 38-35. Page 7C Lions vs. Cowboys: ip.m.

Today TV: Channel 2 Radio: WKRK 97., WXYT 1270 i I Dallas makes Mariucci wary SC0U2C0AKD '-football J. Division 1 Utica Eisenhower 10 fClarkston 7 Division 2 Orchard Lake St. Mary ..21 Pontlac Northern 20 lMcKenzie 28 fouthgate Anderson .20 Division 4 Pontlac Notre Dame Prep 42 B.H. Cranbrook-Klngswood 7 i Division 8 Waterfbrd Lakes 50 Marine City Cardinal Mooney 7 II Soccer Division 1 Rochester Adams 1 Troy O(20T) 1 1 Complete high school scores, Page 14C 1 I He knows Parcells' team can't afford to lose four in a row and will be desperate. By Mike O'Hara The Detroit News IRVING, Texas It isn't fright masks or monster costumes that worry Lions Coach Steve Mariucci on this Halloween day.

The Dallas Cowboys, in their popular white home uniforms, give Mariucci visions of the Green Bay Packers of two weeks ago. The Lions played their worst game of the season against a team that needed a victory to get its season back on track. Dallas brings the same sense of desperation into today's game against the Lions at Texas Stadium. The Cowboys (2-4) have lost three straight Another loss could end any realistic playoff hopes for them, particularly with the Philadelphia Eagles (6-o) in command of the NFC East. The Lions are in contention in the NFC North at 4-2, a game Associated Prpss Coach Steve Mariucci has reminded quarterback Joey Harrington and his teammates to stay on an even keel.

Steve Perez The Detroit News Birmingham Groves' J.J. Vercammen (22) breaks up a pass intended for Southfield's Marcus Miskel during a Division 2 district game. Groves beat previously unbeaten Southfield, 14-0. Packers did just that to end a four-game losing streak with a 38-10 victory over the Lions. behind first-place Minnesota (5-1).

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