The closely related temperature dependences of both magnetic and charg
e transport properties for underdoped high-T-c cuprates are investigat
ed. The spin pseudogap is suggested to follow from the deviation of th
e chemical potential away from the van Hove singularity (vHs) as the s
ystem goes into the underdoped regime. A correlation between the anoma
lous transport properties and the opening of the spin pesudogap is dem
onstrated.