SPORTS
Live chat: MSU men's basketball versus Indiana
Follow along with our live chat as top-ranked Indiana rolls into Breslin Center for a nationally-televised tilt with MSU.
BASKETBALL
MSU fans line up in droves before IU game
As the scattered remains of Jimmy John’s wrappers and Little Caesar’s Pizza boxes tumbled in the bone-chilling wind across the snow-covered lawn, hundreds of students wrapped around Breslin Center in excitement for the highly-anticipated No.
BASKETBALL
Spartans prepare for rematch against Indiana
Close, but no cigar. Three weeks ago, this was the overarching message after the then-No. 13 MSU men’s basketball team left Assembly Hall with a 75-70 loss to then-No.
BASKETBALL
Key matchups in Top-5 showdown
For the first time in history, the MSU men’s basketball team will host a top-five matchup, as the No. 4 Spartans (22-4 overall, 11-2 Big Ten) square off against No. 1 Indiana (23-3, 11-2) in front of a national television audience (7 p.m., ESPN).
SPORTS
MSU physician uses gymnastics to raise autism awareness
Two of the greatest gifts one can give another are time and love, and Dr. Larry Nassar has given plenty of both.
FOOTBALL
Top picks head to NFL Combine
The first player from MSU to hear his name called in the 2013 NFL Draft likely will have to wait until the second or third day, according to the NFL Network’s Mike Mayock.
SOFTBALL
Softball goes 4-1 in Littlewood Classic
The MSU softball team lwent 4-1 this weekend at the Littlewood Classic in Tempe, Ariz.
BASKETBALL
Double Trouble
With a difficult stretch of games during the next week, the No. 8 MSU men’s basketball team saw an opportunity this weekend to hone some of its shortcomings against Nebraska.
SPORTS
Wrestling takes tough weekend loss to Iowa State
After a disappointing 30-10 loss to Iowa State on Friday night, the MSU wrestling team had an extra long meeting in the locker room to discuss what went wrong.
WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
Thomas shines in close road loss to Michigan
The emotions were difficult to hide on both sides. For the visitors wearing green it was disappointment.
ICE HOCKEY
Icers split Northern home series
Sitting last in the CCHA and yet to sweep a series, the MSU hockey team doesn’t have much to show for its work. But despite a 9-20-3 overall record, 7-16-1-0 in the CCHA, the Spartans have made sure their opponents recognize they still have some fight in them. “The biggest takeaway is to show that these guys can be resilient,” head coach Tom Anastos said of the weekend.
BASEBALL
Baseball team splits in first weekend of action in S.C.
After spending several weeks practicing indoors, a trip to South Carolina was supposed to mean warm weather and sunny skies for the MSU baseball team.
SPORTS
Spartans lose close match to Ohio State over weekend
The MSU gymnastics team showed a resiliency not seen all season as they lost to Ohio State 195.575-194.250 Saturday afternoon.
ICE HOCKEY
MSU hockey comes out on top of Northern Michigan, 4-2
Coming off Friday night’s game where fatal mistakes were the demise of the MSU hockey’s 5-3 loss to Northern Michigan, the Spartans managed to find the positives and apply it to Saturday evening. This time, the effort and the execution outweighed the mistakes, and MSU (13-15-4 overall, 7-13-4-1 CCHA) came out on top of the Wildcats, 4-2. “To be honest with you, I was a little concerned coming in after yesterday’s game how we were going to respond,” head coach Tom Anastos said.
MEN'S BASKETBALL
Spartans trump Nebraska, 73-64, maintain momentum after U-M game
Coming off one of the biggest victories of the season against No. 4 Michigan, the talk of practice this week for the No.
WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
Women's team falls to Michigan on road
_Ann Arbor, Mich. – _Now that was how a rivalry game should be. Despite 21 points in a heroic effort from guard Jasmine Thomas in the senior’s final regular season match up with archrival Michigan, it wasn’t enough to end her Spartan career undefeated against the Wolverines. Michigan (19-6 overall, 8-4 Big Ten) broke its 12-game losing streak to MSU on Sunday afternoon with a dramatic 70-69 win in front of a sellout crowd at Crisler Center.
FOOTBALL
Roushar to leave MSU, take job with New Orleans Saints
Dan Roushar has accepted the job as running backs coach for the NFL’s New Orleans Saints and will be leaving the program, according to a release by the MSU athletics department.
BASKETBALL
MSU up on U-M women's team at halftime
Michigan standout sharpshooter Kate Thompson hit her first four shots, including three 3-pointers to help the Wolverines jump out to an early seven-point lead about seven minutes in. Thompson cooled off though and the energy of the opening tip died down at Crisler Center to allow MSU to run off 11 straight points and take a 22-19 lead. Behind senior guard Jasmine Thomas’ team-high 11 points, MSU leads U-M 32-28 at the intermission.
ICE HOCKEY
Spartans fall to Northern Michigan
Walking away from Friday night’s game, one thing MSU hockey can be sure of is the Spartans still have some fight in them. Unfortunately, fight doesn’t show up on the scoreboard. “We know, because hockey hasn’t changed, there’s 60 minutes to a game,” MSU (8-20-3 overall, 6-16-1-0 CCHA) head coach Tom Anastos said.
SPORTS
Gymnastics to take on No. 19 Ohio State in Autism Awareness Meet
The MSU gymnastics team hopes to keep their momentum as they take on No. 19 Ohio State at 5 p.m. Saturday in the third-annual Autism Awareness Meet at Jenison Field House.