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• Heavy-duty workload doesn't faze MSU running back

  Updated Thu 11:28pm

  With beads of sweat building on his forehead and a bright red cut near his left elbow after practice Tuesday, it was clear that coaches aren’t letting up on Javon Ringer this year.

• Prognosticators

  Updated Thu 9:28pm

  If there was anything worth missing this summer, it definitely wasn’t your friends, your apartment, or the busy feel of campus in the afternoon — it was this: your very own Prognosticators.

• Young receiver shines as featured target

  Updated Thu 11:28pm

  Heading into MSU’s spring game last April, a funny feeling surrounded sophomore wide receiver Mark Dell. He wasn’t all that nervous.

• 'Four' your information: MSU perfect against Eagles

  Updated Thu 9:04pm

  Despite the relative proximity of Ypsilanti to East Lansing (about 60 miles according to Google Maps), MSU and Eastern Michigan on average play each other just once every 15.4 years.

• BTN making splash for fans, Olympic sport coaches

  Updated Wed 8:30pm

  Mechanical engineering junior Alex Dupay almost wanted to pull his hair out when he heard Comcast was thinking of charging viewers an additional fee if they permanently wanted the Big Ten Network.

• Buckeyes aim to get Wells healthy before USC game

  Updated Wed 8:31pm

  Ohio State could be without its Heisman-candidate tailback, Chris “Beanie” Wells, this week against Ohio, leaving doubt as to who will be in the backfield for the Buckeyes’ monumental early season game against USC in a week and a half.