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Avoidcostly repairs! OFF Callthisnumber 866-409-8864 7-0. not going to be doing anything different this U-M tight end Jake Butt said. approached every game the same, as if it was a championship game. And a great thing for us, because not going to have to change anything been That was a philosophy instilled by Harbaugh well before the season, knowing the team he had. Even though Harbaugh understands these rivalry games better than any coach in Michigan history, having played in them he broke his arm in the 1984 MSU game he refuses to have his team get more hyped this week than any other.

been an ongoing strategy to treat every opponent with respect, to treat every game as a big game, to treat every game as a championship he said. the best approach, in our opinion. Then when in those tight games, in those pressure situations, already been there, already done it. Because treated every snap that way over the course of the entire Outsiders may view that as coach- speak, a mind-set easy for Harbaugh to espouse because not in the physical mix anymore. Harbaugh insists that the games earlier in the season are not relevant to how teams will perform on a Saturday any teams and any game.

After 30-plus years of experience, working from a deep knowledge base. But the impact this weekend comes in the approach. The Spartans have lost five in a row, sitting 2-5 because missing pieces in multiple areas, not just one. And Michigan has won its first seven games because there are virtually no holes. So even if those previous game results impact this game, the lessons learned give an indication of what to expect on Saturday.

one reason easier for the Wolverines to buy approach this week, instead of a revenge fantasy. They understand the Big Ten East Division title, conference title and College Football Playoff remain realistic. At No. 2, this is the highest U-M has been ranked entering the MSU game since 1990, when the Wolverines lost being ranked No.1. But this approach mostly works because a senior-laden depth chart, 10 of 11 on defense, eight of 11 on offense.

They remember the way Brady Hoke staff approached it (as did Rich Rodriguez, Lloyd Carr and Bo Schembechler as well) as a red-letter game, something unique and special. U-M lost seven of eight to the Spartans under Hoke and Rodriguez and the lone win, 12-10 in 2012, was more of a survival than a chest-pounding moment. The other argument disputing approach: That the in-state kids would have more motivation. Harbaugh said he believed that at one time but trained himself approach big games no Lewis, from Detroit Cass Tech, also getting wrapped up in this week. not an overly emotional guy but I love the game of he said.

prepare for every game like my Michigan State, not trying to slight them or anything like that. But just another game really on the Wolverines Continued from Page 1B But performance was still worthy of a nomination considering not only what he did Friday night, but what done this season. The Howell wideout hauled in five balls for 96 yards and a pair of touchdown scores. The team had eight total receptions and 154 total passing yards, so Russo accounted for 62.3 percent of the yards through the air. For the season, Russo now sits on 10 touchdown catches and 606 receiving yards, easily amongst the best marks in Livingston County.

Luke Rendell, Pinckney football The Pirates were maybe the surprise of the season in Livingston County, finishing off their final KLAA season with a 7-2 record and earning the right to host a playoff game next week. Conveniently, that game will be against Walled Lake Northern, the same opponent the Pirates beat, 24-14, in Week 9 behind three-touchdown performance. Rendell, of course, will be looking to repeat what he did in the regular-season finale, as he spearheaded the Pinckney offensive at- tack and was integral in his win. Nick Semke, Fowlerville football We try to steer clear of nominating players back-to-back weeks so that things get repetitive and stay fair. Once in a while, however, a player dominates to the level quarterback did Friday night in a 49-34 triumph over Lansing Waverly, and forces our hand.

Semke totaled five rushing touchdowns and threw for another two, meaning he had a part in all seven of the scores. Semke was 11-for-16 passing with 173 yards and the two TDs. On the ground, he had an impressive 210 rushing yards and five scores to help Fowlerville end the regular season at 7-2. Tony Rizzo, Hartland boys soccer For the first time since 1998 and for the first time ever as a Division 1 team, the Hartland boys soccer team won a district championship. It took a complete team effort to go 3-0 in districts and earn the title to end an 18-year drought, but seeing as Rizzo had a heavy hand in each one of the games, he is the chosen representative.

Rizzo had a key assist in district-opening win over Lakeland, addedtwo goals and as assist in a 5-4 win in the semifinals vs. Walled Lake Northern, and then scored in the championship vs. Walled Lake Central. Athlete Continued from Page 1B is a proven veteran point (guard) who can run a team and make Van Gundy wrote. has played 792 games to 154 for Udrih is a 12-year veteran from Yugoslavia who has played for seven NBA teams.

He stands 6-feet-3 and is a career three-point shooter. He will make $980,000 this season and is expected at practice today. After one practice and the Wednesday morning shoot-around, he will be the backup point guard behind Ish Smith when the Pistons open the season. He will move into the third point-guard role when Reggie Jackson returns from left knee rehab. But in a cruel twist, the Pistons made the roster move after McCallum, 25, spoke of how he used the motivation of last season when he was waived twice a far cry from his days as a star at Birmingham Detroit Country Day and UDM.

kind of been in a position where heard, not going to bring you or going to move in a different McCallum said. heard it two times, and I told myself I going to hear it a third But after beating out Brown for the final spot, he heard it third time. Baynes update: Pistons center Aron Baynes (broken nose) was able to do non- contact work Sunday and Monday and is expected at practice today. He is expected to available against the Raptors. Pistons Continued from Page 1B Beno Udrih classmen we had, we were Several of the 11th-graders have played together since their under-10 days.

They, too, envisioned great things as they prepared to play high school soccer. eighth grade, ninth grade, we saw each other and said, going to have a pretty good high school junior Tony Rizzo said. in, play my freshman year; I stuck with club. My sophomore year, last year, we figured we would have a good team, because all of us knew each other, we played a similar style of soccer and played at the high club Walker, leading scorer with 33 goals and nine assists, was unable to play down the stretch last season because of a broken collarbone. He was powerless to help, as Hartland lost 1-0 in ashootout to Walled Lake Northern in the district semifinals.

This season, he had a team-leading four goals in the three district victories over Lakeland (3-1, overtime), Walled Lake Northern (5-4) and Walled Lake Central (2-0). was way too Bentley said of the hard-fought district victories. scared me. All the fans told me they were the best games they went to in all of high school. We definitely made our families Bentley is the only senior among top five scorers with 17 goals and eight assists.

Corey White has 12 goals and 19 assists, Rizzo has 15 goals and 12 assists, and Denton Paul has 10 goals and 10 assists. got 33 goals on the season, but been plenty of games where teams have man-marked him and doubled-down on Hartland coach Andrew Kartsounes said. that happens, other guys just step right up. a very hard team to mark, because we have several different players who can provide offense for us. really the big difference; we have one guy, got a The 1998 team won its regional semifinal game against Tecumseh, 2-0, before losing 3-1 to Dearborn Edsel Ford in the championship game.

Hartland has never won a regional title. just going in there, playing out hearts out and hopefully make more history, as we did Rizzo said. The Hartland-Rochester winner will face the winner of the 5 p.m. game between Grand Blanc (13-5-5) and Birmingham Seaholm (10-6-5) in the regional final at 6 p.m. Thursday at Stoney Creek.

At No. 15, Grand Blanc is the only state- ranked team in the regional. Soccer Continued from Page 1B CHICAGO Kris Bryant says he gets chills every time the fans at Wrigley Field shower him with chants. The 24-year-old just show it common trait among his young teammates. If anything can overwhelm these kid Cubbies, they faced it yet.

Bryant was one of five players 24 or younger in the starting lineup for the Cubs during Game 6 of the NL Championship Series, and that group is showing maturity beyond its years. Keep this up, and they could give Chicago a party generations in the making. Bryant has already established himself as one of the top power hitters. Javier Baez (23 years old) made one spectacular play after another in the infield while winning NLCS co- MVP. Addison Russell (22) is an All- Star shortstop with power and Gold Glove aspirations.

Catcher Willson Contreras (24) and outfielder Albert Almora Jr. (22) are rookies getting at- bats with a heavy World Series favorite. And so the Cubs are seeking their first championship since 1908 fueled by players too young to remember the first time a Clinton vied for the U.S. presidency. Chicago beat the Los Angeles Dodgers in the NLCS for its first pennant since 1945, and now faces the Cleveland Indians in the World Series with a chance to end the longest title drought.

If youngsters feel any jitters before Game 1 on Tuesday night in Cleveland, expect to see them. young players are playing like 32-year-old 2015 NL Cy Young Award winner Jake Arrieta said. just fun to watch. I get to play one out of every five days, but to really see the way our guys go about taking care of business makes me really appreciate the guys able to play Bryant and the other burgeoning Cubs helped Chicago lead the majors with 103 wins in the regular season, and been more of the same in October. After pulling out 14 victories in their final at-bat during the regular season, the Cubs did it twice against San Francisco in the NL Division Series, then rallied from a 2-1 series deficit to beat the Dodgers.

Veterans like Jon Lester have done their part, but the younger players have had plenty of pivotal moments, too. None more so than Baez, a breakout star this postseason with his lightning- quick tags and preternatural decision making in the field. He shared NLCS MVP honors with Lester after leading the Cubs to their 17th pennant and is batting .342 this postseason. He hit a winning homer off Johnny Cueto in Game 1 of the NLDS against San Francisco, then had a go- ahead single in the series-clinching victory in Game 4. He had four doubles and five RBIs in the NLCS, too.

biggest moments, though, mostly came outside the box. He stole home during win in Game 1 of the NLCS, turned a heads-up double play by letting a soft liner bounce in front of him with two on in Game 2, and made a fantastic barehanded scoop to rob Adrian Gonzalez of ahit in Game 5. Baez is doing all that after emerging as a super utility player for manager Joe Maddon this season. Baez cut down on his swing and hit .273 with 14 homers and 59 RBIs in 142 games, and as important, he embraced a role shuffling between positions. guy never Lester said.

accepted his role as being a bench player and kind of a platoon guy. hard to do at 20 or whatever he Bryant is on the short list of NL MVP candidates after joining Rogers Hornsby (1929), Hack Wilson (1930) and Derrek Lee (2005) as the only players with the franchise to get at least 120 runs, 35 doubles, 39 homers and 100 RBIs. 13 for 39 with a homer and six RBIs in the postseason. Russell is only starting to make an impact in October. WORLD SERIES JERRY TODAY SPORTS Chicago Cubs third baseman Kris Bryant, left, meets first baseman Anthony Rizzo to celebrate defeating the Los Angeles Dodgers in Game 6 of the NLCS on Saturday night.

Young Cubs critical in chase Group showing maturity beyond years ANDREW SELIGMAN ASSOCIATED PRESS.