1 With one day remaining in the annual Blood Battle, Ohio State leads Michigan by 3 pints of blood. Today’s drives will be at the Union Ballroom from noon to 8 p.m. and at the East Quad cafeteria from 3 p.m. to 9 p.m.
2 In 2004, SBC Communications offered the University of Michigan and Ohio State University $1.06 million over two years to rename the game the “SBC Michigan-Ohio State Classic.” The sponsorship was pulled several weeks before the game amid an outcry from fans.
3 A federal appeals court in San Francisco tossed out President Bush’s automobile emissions standards yesterday, saying the law set more lenient pollution standards for light trucks than for cars without sufficient reason.