BASKETBALL
Izzo defends program after back-to-back losses
When Tom Izzo strode to the podium Tuesday, it didn’t take long to realize something was a little different — the man was on a mission.
SPORTS
MSU wrestlers take it easy in calm before the storm
Spring break is a time when many students treasure getting out of the slush and snow of Michigan and relaxing on a nice warm beach — but not for the MSU wrestling team.
FOOTBALL
Reports: MSU to hire former Ohio State coordinator as Roushar replacement
Former Ohio State offensive coordinator Jim Bollman is set to become MSU football’s next offensive coordinator, according to multiple reports citing anonymous sources. MSU has yet to officially confirm the hire. Bollman previously accepted the offensive line coach position at Purdue this off-season after serving as offensive line coach and run game coordinator at Boston College in 2012. MSU head coach Mark Dantonio and Bollman worked together as assistants under former Spartan coach Nick Saban from 1995-97 and again at Ohio State under Jim Tressel.
ICE HOCKEY
Will Yanakeff finds inner confidence after season of reduced play time
For the first time in months, Will Yanakeff sang to arena music. He might have had to travel more than 3,500 miles to do so, but for MSU hockey’s junior goaltender, it’s a sign his confidence finally is restored.
FOOTBALL
Former Spartans try to increase draft stock at NFL Combine
The 2013 NFL Scouting Combine came to a close yesterday with the last group of players concluding their tests, and the four former MSU players invited to Indianapolis seem to have performed rather well.
MEN'S BASKETBALL
Izzo dealing with struggling Appling, Dawson
Keith Appling has been one of Tom Izzo’s most consistent players at both ends of the floor for most of the season.
SPORTS
Men's swimming and diving team prepared for Big Ten Championships
Paper airplanes zigged and zagged around the pool at IM Sports-West on Monday afternoon as the MSU men’s swimming and diving team prepared to travel to Bloomington, Ind., for the Big Ten Championships beginning today.
WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
The Girls' Scouts
They are former star players, team captains and all-area performers. They know the tendencies of the Big Ten’s top teams and players.
WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
Women's basketball loses to Ohio State, 67-60
Similar to the Spartans’ previous road game – a one-point loss to Michigan – senior guard Jasmine Thomas did everything in her power to will MSU to victory tonight at Ohio State.
SPORTS
Senior Night draws nostalgia from wrestlers
Friday night, Dan Osterman lost the final regular-season match of his Spartan career.
MEN'S BASKETBALL
Men’s basketball plays “fat and sassy” in losses
The past two weeks have been nothing short of a roller coaster ride for Tom Izzo and the No. 9 MSU men’s basketball team.
SPORTS
Pair of Spartan Divers advance to NCAA Regionals
The MSU women’s swimming and diving team finished in 11th place at the Big Ten Championships in Minneapolis last weekend.
BASEBALL
Baseball splits in second weekend of action in South Carolina
The MSU baseball team split four games this weekend at the First Pitch Invitational in Greenville, S.C., putting the Spartans at 3-3 overall less than two weeks into the season.
WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
Difficult road lies ahead for women's basketball team starting with trip to Ohio State
There will be no rest for the weary MSU women’s basketball team as it concludes the 2012-13 regular season.
SPORTS
Wresters lose final match of regular season to Central Michigan
The MSU wrestling team finished off a disappointing season with a 27-10 loss to in-state rival No. 10 Central Michigan on Friday night.
SOFTBALL
Softball picks up 3 wins, 2 losses during weekend tournament
After traveling to Fort Myers, Fla., for five games in the Florida Gulf Coast Tournament, the MSU softball team (8-6 Overall) is returning to East Lansing with three more wins notched under its belt.
ICE HOCKEY
MSU hockey splits weekend series at Alaska
It might not be the series sweep it was looking for, but MSU hockey (10-21-3 overall, 8-17-1-0 CCHA) picked up its first pair of back-to-back wins this season with a 1-0 win against Alaska on Friday night.
SPORTS
Despite season-high scores, gymnastics team loses to Penn State
The MSU gymnastics team received a season-high score of 196.0 as they lost to Penn State Saturday night.
BASKETBALL
Men's basketball falls to Ohio State, 68-60, in Columbus
It was all Adreian Payne could do in a return to his home state. The Dayton, Ohio native dominated the paint for the majority of Sunday’s contest against No. 18 Ohio State, finishing the game with 12 points and 14 rebounds and asserting himself as one of the Big Ten’s most dangerous weapons.
BASKETBALL
Men's basketball leads Ohio State, 31-25, at half
Tom Izzo often prides the MSU men’s basketball team in its ability to rebound, focusing on it often in practice and understanding its impact on the offense.