The football season is right around the corner for MSU, with the Spartans returning to the practice field last week and hosting its annual media day on Monday.More than 20 players and the coaching staff were on hand Monday afternoon at Spartan Stadium, fielding not plays, but
The tournament will take place at the HP Field House at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex at Walt Disney World Resort in Orlando. At 6:30 p.m. on Thanksgiving night, the Spartans will face off against Rider for the first round of the tournament. The game will be broadcasted on ESPN2.
There was no talk of a national championship in East Lansing at this time a year ago. Maybe for Tom Izzo’s bunch over at Breslin Center, but not for those wearing helmets and shoulder pads on the gridiron.
To give the rapidly-improving offense an identity, MSU wide receiver coach Terrence Samuel christened the wide receiver corps the "Frequent Flyer Zone" last week at the Big Ten Media Days banquet. Though he put the nickname out there as a joke, it appears it could have staying power.
Redshirt freshman forward Kenny Kaminski is transferring from MSU.
It's been less than a week since MSU released its 2014 preseason depth chart, but an injury could impact what was previously a stable defensive line.
Spartan football fans will have an opportunity to get up close and personal with their favorite players on August 12 for the 12th annual "Meet the Spartans" event.
Assistant softball coach Jessica Bograkos will be one of seven people inducted into the Greater Lansing Sports Hall of Fame on Thursday.
MSU football head coach Mark Dantonio was in a slightly different seat during the 2014 Big Ten Media Days in Chicago, fielding questions concerning the "new attention" and "spotlight" — questions he hadn't been asked in previous years.
As the 2014 MSU football season approaches, the preseason predictions become more frequent. According to a poll conducted by The Cleveland Plain Dealer last Friday, voters believe the Spartans won't be quite as successful as they were last season.
MSU football head coach Mark Dantonio gave his Twitter followers a glimpse of the new Spartan Stadium renovations earlier today. The $24 million renovation to the north end zone of the stadium, scheduled to be completed before the start of the 2014 season, includes new locker rooms, a media center, a training room and recruiting lounge. Dantonio's photos include a panorama of locker room upgrade, murals next to the Ben & Barb Maibach Welcome Center and player's locker room, and an outside view of the project.
MSU landed a new recruit on Monday. Highland Springs, Va., wide receiver Felton Davis II, a class of 2015 prospect, verbally committed to MSU via Twitter.
Those inducted includes football players Flozell Adams and Carl "Buck" Nystrom, tennis player Sue Selke, softball and basketball player Kathy Strahan, wrestler Greg Johnson and gymnast Dave Thor.
MSU announced on Friday sophomore defensive back Ezra Robinson requested and has been granted a release from his scholarship.
MSU Men's Soccer Head Coach Damon Rensing promoted Kylie Stannard to Associate Head Coach Wednesday.Stannard has previously worked with MSU on the soccer department for five years, leading the soccer team to four NCAA tournaments.
MSU has players and coaches, both former and current, on National Premiere Soccer League teams throughout Michigan. Team members who play together during the fall and spring find themselves on opposite sides of the field during summer, creating friendly rivalries.
David Thomas will begin on July 14, joining a women's basketball that last year scored a Big Ten Championship and a NCAA Second Round Journey.
The sports network cited the $10 million upgrade, which expanded the video board’s size by nearly tenfold, as the reason for the ranking.
Since early June, ESPN had counted down the top 50 best college basketball coaches in the United States.
Defenseman Josh Jacobs was selected 41st in the draft pick by the New Jersey Devils during Saturday’s second round of the draft in Philadelphia. Jacobs formerly played for the Indiana Ice hockey team in the United States Hockey League for two seasons and is the first Spartan to be drafted by New Jersey since 1984.