Congratulations to U-M hockey standout AND 2008 Hobey Baker winner Kevin Porter

For those of you who don't follow college hockey, the Hobey Baker award is college hockey's answer to the Heisman Trophy, and U-M's Kevin Porter is this year's recipient. Porter joins Brendan Morrison (1997) as the only other U-M Hobey Baker winner. Porter even got a congratulatory letter from his new boss to be next year in Phoenix.....Wayne Gretzky.

Well played Kevin, big ups to you.

Late night open thread

The Eastern Michigan women's tennis team skunked Northern Illinois today in DeKalb 7-0. Congrats ladies, and now take a bow.

Singles
1. Vanessa Frankowski (EMU) def. Nao Umemura (NIU) 6-0, 6-2
2. Aditi Krishnan (EMU) def. Lilian Asuaje (NIU) 6-4, 7-5
3. Tina Bestehorn (EMU) def. Brooke Forsberg (NIU) 6-2, 6-3
4. Sandra Wikstrom (EMU) def. Jenny Edner (NIU) 6-3, 6-3
5. Aleksandra Stankovic (EMU) def. Dora Delgadillo (NIU) 6-3, 6-1
6. Joanna Woo (EMU) def. Stephanie Okuma (NIU) 6-0, 6-2

Doubles
1. Umemura/Forsberg (NIU) def. Frankowski/Bestehorn (EMU) 8-6
2. Wikstrom/Stankovic (EMU) def. Edner/Asuaje (NIU) 8-5
3. Krishnan/Woo (EMU) def. Delgadillo/Okuma (NIU) 8-4

The EMU Athletics site tells us EMU won doubles by winning 2 of 3 matches. Eastern is 3-3 in MAC play and 7-12 overall.

Time for Ypsilanti, After Dark

Friday night MULTIMEDIA EXTRAVAGANZA with KT TUNSTALL!

Johnny wanted three videos tonight and so we're gonna have three videos tonight, ya follow? KT Tunstall, who will be at The Power Center on May 17, chooses to go by KT in lieu of her given name Kate, which she's not all that into performance-wise. KT was discovered after one appearance on 'Later with Jools Holland'. She was an unknown but literally stole the show and by the next day the UK was asking who is this KT Tunstall? Now we all know.

Here is KT Tunstall with 'Black Horse & The Cherry Tree'

Friday night MULTIMEDIA EXTRAVAGANZA with THE HAPPY MONDAYS!

Say it with us now, "You speak so hip you're twistin my melon man". The Manchester born band the Happy Mondays have worked with quite a few top flight producers in their day. This song, was produced my none other than Paul Oakenfold a way back in 1990. The Mondays have also worked with Tina Weymouth and Chris Frantz of Talking Heads. The Happy Mondays were also a part of the Madchester scene back in 1990 that was all about the newfangled 'rave' culture.

Here are the Happy Mondays, twistin your melon man, with 'Step On'

Friday night MULTIMEDIA EXTRAVAGANZA with THE GO GO'S!

It's like, they're girls, and they play all the instruments and everything. Like a real live band, but only with girls. You get the point. And we hope you realize we're kidding. We love the Go Go's. So here's Jane and Belinda and Charlotte and Gina and Kathy with 'Our Lips are Sealed'.

Did ya know then, Belinda Carlisle, under the name Dottie Danger, was briefly a member of the L.A. based punk band The Germs.

Ypsilanti, Ann Arbor and the entire Huron Valley is under a TORNADO WATCH until 9pm

That's right weather-heads and those interested in avoiding, say, a tornado. The National Weather Service just issued the watch until 9pm.

Be prepared, tornadoes can bring all kinds of unwanted consequences.

Of weather worries and OT hockey

First off, Michigan did stage a couple stirring rallies last night to send the game to overtime but alas, Notre Dame scored 5:44 in and won the game. They will play Boston College in the national championship Saturday. Red Berenson is a great coach who took this team much further than anyone thought this year but we at YCD would have liked to see Sauer back in net for Michigan to begin the OT. Let the debate begin.

On the weather front, we're about to jump 30 degrees in a couple hours today, going up to close to 74 degrees by early afternoon before THE STORMS hit. Some could be severe, hitting the Huron Valley with hail the size of pumpkins. Keep your eye to the sky today after 2pm.

Late night open thread

The Wings win and all is right with the world. Except Michigan being down 3-0 in the third period.

Time for Ypsilanti, After Dark

Michigan vs Notre Dame in national semi-final tonight at 7 pm

OK puck fans, tonight is an overload of great hockey. Michigan's Wolverines and Notre Dame's Fighting Irish will play tonight in the second national semi-final game SCHEDULED (Overtime in the first game could change this time) for 7 pm. The game will be carried locally on ESPN 2 (Channel 36 or in HI DEF on 203).

Here's tonight's hockey rundown:

Boston College vs North Dakota 4 pm (ESPN 2)
Notre Dame vs Michigan 7 pm (ESPN 2)
Boston vs Montreal 7 pm CBC (Channel 99)
Nashville vs Red Wings 7:30 pm on FSN (32 or on HI DEF on 201)
Calgary at San Jose 10 pm on CBC (Channel 99)

Not only is the Dalai Lama visiting Ann Arbor, no he's got groupies coming too

Actor Richard Gere and "composer" Philip Glass will also be joining the Dalai Lama in his two day visit and a discussion of Buddhism and art at Hill Auditorium on April 18.

On April 19, the Dalai Lama will give two speeches on "Engaging Wisdom And Compassion," from 10 am-noon and from 2-4 pm at The Crisler Arena.

You want tickets to any of these events? Talk to the scalpers and or the Chinese Olympic Organizing Committee...