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For the Sake of a Great Rivalry, Let’s Not Play Twice

The beauty of sports is that you can’t script happy endings; you have to earn them. Michigan and Ohio State proved once again that they have a rivalry for the ages. But don’t play it again.

• AUDIO SLIDE SHOW: A Fabled Rivalry: Ohio State vs. Michigan

(1) OHIO STATE 42, (2) MICHIGAN 39; Ohio State Charges Into B.C.S. Title Game

A game billed as one for the ages delivered, as No. 1 Ohio State staved off a furious comeback by No. 2 Michigan.

• AUDIO SLIDE SHOW: A Fabled Rivalry: Ohio State vs. Michigan

Bo Schembechler, 77, Dies; Revived Michigan Football

Bo Schembechler took the University of Michigan to 13 Big Ten championships and a host of bowl appearances.

• Bo Schembechler, 1929-2006

(1) OHIO STATE VS. (2) MICHIGAN; Even in a Fabled Rivalry, This Meeting Stands Out

With both teams 11-0 and Ohio State ranked first in the nation and Michigan second, the stakes on Saturday include the Big Ten title and a trip to the national championship game.

• Bo Schembechler, 1929-2006

For Top 2, Grief Adds to Lore of the Big Game

On the eve of the Michigan and Ohio State game, Bo Schembechler, Michigan’s renowned coach, died.

• Bo Schembechler, 1929-2006

Bo Schembechler, Ex-Michigan Football Coach Is Dead

Bo Schembechler, who took the University of Michigan to 13 Big Ten championships and a host of bowl appearances in becoming one of college football’s most renowned coaches, died Friday after collapsing during the taping of a television show. He was 77.

COLLEGE FOOTBALL; Coaching in Schembechler's Shadow

Lloyd Carr is Michigan’ s head coach; but former coach Bo Schembechler, Carr’ s friend and mentor, is still a cornerstone.

SPORTS PEOPLE: COLLEGE FOOTBALL; The Newest Hall of Famers

BO SCHEMBECHLER, ALAN PAGE and 11 others are the newest members of the College Football Hall of Fame, in Kings Island, Ohio. The elections, held by the National Football Foundation, were announced yesterday. Schembechler compiled a 234-65-8 record in 27 years of coaching at Miami of Ohio from 1963 to 1968 and at Michigan from 1969 to 1989. Page played at Notre Dame from 1964-66, helping the Irish to a record of 25-3-2 and the 1966 national championship.

SPORTS PEOPLE: BASEBALL; Schembechler Headed to Court?

BO SCHEMBECHLER says he had an oral agreement with TOM MONAGHAN to stay 10 years as president of the Detroit Tigers. Monaghan says he did not. The matter may now be headed to court. Lawyers representing Schembechler, who was fired in August shortly before Monaghan sold the Tigers, said Schembechler would file a lawsuit against Monaghan on Monday. (AP)

SPORTS PEOPLE: BASEBALL; Schembechler Issues Threat to Tigers

BO SCHEMBECHLER, the discharged Detroit Tigers president, yesterday threatened to sue the organization if it fails to live up to what he said was a promise that he would head the club until 2000. "He was to finish his working life with the Tigers, until age 70," said Schembechler's attorney, JOSEPH A. GOLDEN. "Bo was prepared to honor the 10-year commitment; the Tigers, obviously, were not."