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The Herald-Palladium from Benton Harbor, Michigan • D1

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fhe Herald-Palladium SUNDAY, November 20, 2011 SPORTS Irish hold off Boston College 16-14 Page D2 College Notes Williams, Baylor to host ND in 1-2 women's hoops matchup keep her team in the top spot. Williams and the top-ranked Baylor Bears are hosting second-ranked Notre Dame at 2 p.m. today in the final game of the preseason WNIT Baylor earned its spot in the final with an 83-50 win over No. 22 UCLA on Friday night. Williams, a 6-foot-1 forward, had 16 points and 10 rebounds as she and 6-8 Ail-American Britney Gri-ner took control on the boards.

"I thought that Destiny Williams and Britney Gri-ner took it upon themselves in the second half to get offensive boards," Baylor coach Kim Mulkey told reporters after the UCLA win. "They were in there (being) physical with them and not just on long rebounds. I thought Destiny was a woman in there to night." Williams, a junior, is averaging 12.3 points and 8 rebounds for the 3-0 Bears. Sheffer helping Michigan Watervliet graduate Rachel Sheffer has helped the Michigan women's basketball team to a 3-0 start. Sheffer is averaging 12.3 points and 4.3 rebounds for the Wolverines.

See COLLEGE NOTES, page D6 Ex-Benton Harbor standout strong on the boards for top-ranked Bears By H-P STAFF The top two teams in women's college basketball will be meeting in Waco, Texas, today, and Benton Harbor graduate Destiny Williams will be looking to "iJl Baylor's Des-tiny Williams JmP (left) drives Hf past Chat- Ajr M.m'fc H9l Meghan EjJmrr i Dowries dur- tcPHBrF ing the first "fA half of a Nov. fU I 13 game. I Baylor won I 91-31- LM Otero AP Commentary Time for 'Ohio' No. 12 Spartans: How a group of Legends was born By MICHAEL ROSENBERG Detroit Free Press Carlos OsorioAP Nebraska's Kenny Bell fumbles after a hit from Michigan's wide Terrence Robinson during a kickoff return in the third quarter of Saturday's game. Michigan recovered the fumble and scored on the next possession.

No. 20 Michigan thrashes No. 17 Nebraska; now prepares for rival Buckeyes EAST LANSING, Mich. First the game was over. Then the race was over.

Michigan State crushed Indiana, 55-3, to win the Old Brass Spittoon, and while the Spartans were disinfecting it, they learned that Michigan had helped its biglittleequally proportioned brother by beating Nebraska. The two outcomes added up to one result. Michigan State earned at least a share of the Big Ten's Legends Division title, and with it, the right to rename the division. No, wait. That's not right.

The Spartans get a spot in the Big Ten championship game in Indianapolis. On Dec. 3, they will play Penn State or Wisconsin. The Spartans earned it in every way. There isn't a lot to say about Michigan State's 52-point victory over Indiana, except that four years ago, the Spartans were supposed to be Indiana, or something close to it.

The Spartans' 2007 recruiting class was ranked eighth among current Big Ten teams by rivals.com. So was the 2008 recruiting class. Most of the individual ratings were just as low. Joel Foreman and Trenton Robinson got two stars out of five. Kirk Cousins, B.J.

Cunningham, Jerel Worthy and Keshawn Martin got three. They now form the heart of a team going for its second straight Big Ten title. Coach Mark Dantonio said he didn't worry about recruiting rankings. The coaches recruit players they like, and try to identify overachievers. That is Dantonio's term: overachievers.

But be careful how you use it. The team that beat the Hoosiers does not belong in a football version of "Hoosiers." MSU has plenty of talent. Worthy may be an overachiever, but he will be a starting defensive lineman in the NFL someday, and maybe a star. Cunningham is one of the best Big Ten receivers of the last half-decade. As a freshman, Cunningham hosted Martin for his recruiting visit, and he remembers watching Martin's high school highlights on his computer.

This is what stood out: "No receiver highlights." Martin was a high school quarterback. Now he is one of the best all-around weapons in the Big Ten. Against Indiana, he caught eight See ROSENBERG, page D3 By LARRY LAGE AP Sports Writer they've saved their best for the last game of the regular season Michigan coach Brady Hoke said. Hoke and his players hope their performance is even better next week at home against the Buckeyes, who have won seven straight in the storied rivalry. See WOLVERINES, page D2 first, then we'll be all Ohio," Robinson said.

The Robinson-led offense did whatever it wanted, the Wolverines were stingy on defense and outplayed the Big Ten newcomers on special teams. "It's probably as well as we've played in all three phases," Michigan against Ohio State. ANN ARBOR Denard Robinson threw two Michigan played touchdown passes and ran for one of its better two scores to help No. 20 Mich-games in years. igan rout No.

17 Nebraska 45- The 20th-ranked 17 Saturday. 45 Nebraska 17 Wolverines 'We have to celebrate this one hope MSU wins Legends, Big Ten title berth EAST LANSING (AP) Michigan State collected two trophies and a spot in the first Big Ten championship game in one afternoon. ranked Spartans to a 55-3 victory over Indiana in their home finale. A few minutes after the game concluded, Michigan finished off its victory over Nebraska, locking the Spartans into the first Big Ten championship game. "The journey isn't over we still want to finish this off," Yes, this was definitely a productive Saturday for the Spartans.

Kirk Cousins Al GoldisAP Michigan State coach Mark Dantonio (left) and quarterback Kirk Cousins (8) hold the Big Ten Legends Division championship trophy as Trenton threw for 273 yards and three touchdowns in just over a half, leading the 12th- Robinson (far left) and Joel Foreman (far right) stand by following Satur- See spartans, page D3 day's win over Indiana. Edwards takes pole, Stewart 15th for final Chase race today ByJENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer Inside Famed No. 3 may return to NASCAR PAGE D5 HOMESTEAD, Fla. Tony Stewart has run his mouth for almost a month trying to rattle Carl Edwards in the race to NASCAR 's championship. Edwards has tuned it all out, and on Saturday he did his talking on the track.

Edwards won the pole for today's season finale at Homestead-Miami Speedway, where the Sprint Cup Series championship will be two will bring an official end to Jimmie Johnson's record five-year run, and the pole-winning run seemed to indicate Edwards is on pace. Is it all lining up for Edwards to win his first Cup title? "I don't know that I believe in fate, but I do believe that things happen for a Terry RennaAP Tony Stewart looks at the scoring tower after qualifying for today's NASCAR Ford 400 Sprint Cup series auto race at Home- Terry RennaAP decided. Edwards goes into Carl Edwards smiles after winning the pole for today's NASCAR the race with a three-point Ford 400 Sprint Cup series auto race at Homestead-Miami lead over Stewart, who Speedway in Homestead, Fla. qualified 15th. One of the See chase, page D6 stead-Miami Speedway in Homestead, Fla..

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