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(02/17/06 5:00am)
____simple_html_dom__voku__html_wrapper____>Clearly, this team has all the skills to make another run to the Final Four. But to this point, it has yet to capitalize on the enormous amounts of potential that it has. The offense has looked stagnant too often, the defense has not been up to par and the rebounding has been brutal in too many games. Although it is still too early (especially with a Tom Izzo team) to jump off the ship, this team just has not shown enough of the intangibles that are needed to win.
(02/06/06 5:00am)
"There was a decision made (Friday) that we would probably start him, but we did not know how long he could play," MSU head coach Tom Izzo said. "He did some real good things, but he did some uncharacteristic things as well.
(02/03/06 5:00am)
____simple_html_dom__voku__html_wrapper____>Trying to find a unique angle on the Super Bowl is like trying to find someone in Hollywood that Paris Hilton hasn't slept with. You can do it, but it takes awhile. And there's probably a good reason why it hasn't been picked yet.
(02/03/06 5:00am)
____simple_html_dom__voku__html_wrapper____>Ever wonder which Spartans basketball player does the best impression of the coach? Which one clears the table at the pregame meal? Which one is the resident Frank Sinatra of the locker room at least in his or her mind?
(02/01/06 5:00am)
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Tom Izzo delivered his own State of the Union on Monday. Forget the Cabinet he wants more from the boards.
(01/30/06 5:00am)
____simple_html_dom__voku__html_wrapper____>Flash back to halftime of MSU's game against Penn State on Saturday, and you'll see head coach Tom Izzo in the locker room, contemplating a list of problems longer than Idong Ibok's wingspan.
(01/30/06 5:00am)
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The Spartans got a glimpse of life without Paul Davis. They didn't like what they saw.
(01/30/06 5:00am)
____simple_html_dom__voku__html_wrapper____>Officials at Texas A&M are upset with the Seattle Seahawks' use of the "12th Man" theme to recognize their fan support. A&M has legal claims to the "12th Man" moniker, a school tradition that dates to the 1920s.
(01/30/06 5:00am)
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Despite playing without senior center Paul Davis, the No. 12 MSU men's basketball team overcame a five-point halftime deficit and toppled Penn State, 69-60, Saturday afternoon at Breslin Center.
(01/20/06 5:00am)
____simple_html_dom__voku__html_wrapper____>After a heart-racing end to an otherwise boring MSU vs. Ohio State game last weekend Tomahawk and The Boss are back to predicting.
(12/18/05 5:00am)
MSU senior forward Matt Trannon, right, and redshirt freshman forward Marquise Gray celebrate in reaction to redshirt freshman center Idong Ibok's second successful block during Sunday's game against Florida International at Breslin Center. Ibok contributed three blocks off the bench. Dave Weatherwax/The State News
(12/18/05 5:00am)
Redshirt freshman center Idong Ibok blocks a shot during Sunday's game against Florida International at Breslin Center. Ibok had three blocks in just eight minutes of play in the Spartans' 85-58 victory. Travis Haughton/The State News
(12/18/05 5:00am)
____simple_html_dom__voku__html_wrapper____>In his first 99 collegiate games, Maurice Ager had no double-doubles.
(12/09/05 5:00am)
Redshirt freshman center Idong Ibok dunks during the Green-White exhibition game at Breslin Center.
(12/09/05 5:00am)
There's no doubt in anyone's mind that Gray is by far and away the most athletic in the group. He can sky for rebounds and dunks and he looked solid when he got the start against Boston College, scoring eight points and grabbing five rebounds.
(12/05/05 5:00am)
____simple_html_dom__voku__html_wrapper____>It's seven games into the season and the men's basketball team still seems to be sleepwalking through its games against weaker opponents, relying on talent instead of hard work and discipline.
(11/18/05 5:00am)
____simple_html_dom__voku__html_wrapper____>The MSU men's basketball team is boarding a plane and flying to Hawaii, but its focus will be on hoops, not sand and sun.
(11/07/05 5:00am)
Senior center Paul Davis shoots over redshirt freshman center Idong Ibok.
(10/31/05 5:00am)
____simple_html_dom__voku__html_wrapper____>There's no shortage of big bodies eager to mix it up in the paint on the MSU men's basketball team.
(10/21/05 4:00am)
____simple_html_dom__voku__html_wrapper____>With preseason camp in full swing, MSU head coach Tom Izzo doesn't have very much to worry about.