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FOOTBALL

True Strength

For Dion Sims, there’s no more time to wait. He waited a year for the chance to be a part of the MSU football team (3-2 overall, 0-1 Big Ten) after being suspended for his involvement in the theft of 104 Detroit Public Schools computers in 2010.

FOOTBALL

Dantonio aims to jump-start receiving corps

With the way the receiving game has struggled through five weeks of the season, it wasn’t a huge surprise when MSU football head coach Mark Dantonio bumped junior wideout Bennie Fowler to second string in favor of true freshman Aaron Burbridge.

SPORTS

Back with MSU, Stiles builds off Junior Pan Am experience

Some people only need three weeks in order to achieve what most people would in three months. That is exactly what MSU field hockey sophomore midfielder Becky Stiles did as she played for the Spartans. She traveled to Mexico with Team USA for the Junior Pan American Games and went to school all within three weeks of time.

FOOTBALL

Burbridge to take Fowler’s place

When Andrew Maxwell made his way to the podium for his weekly press conference, it was the junior quarterback who was on the receiving end of the team’s most recent bit of news.

FOOTBALL

Thomas succeeding in position transition

Lawrence Thomas is used to change. A redshirt freshman, Thomas came to MSU as one of the nation’s top linebacker prospects. But in spring camp, Thomas was asked to move to defensive end, being thrust into a new position before he’d even stepped on the field.

FOOTBALL

Jackson injury further depletes MSU’s offensive line

As he lay on the grass, screaming out in pain, it was clear Travis Jackson wouldn’t be able to walk off the field on his own. But it wasn’t until after the MSU football team’s (3-2 overall, 0-1 Big Ten) starting center was carted off the field that the extent of his injury was known.

Josh Mansour ·
FOOTBALL

Bucked

It was the moment Kurtis Drummond dreamed about. With the ball in his hands, he glanced up and saw the end zone, and his eyes began to widen.

Josh Mansour ·
FOOTBALL

Close loss has encouraging aspects

While the majority of MSU’s fan base was throwing their hands up in futility after Saturday’s 17-16 loss to No. 12 Ohio State, Ohio State head coach Urban Meyer opened his postgame press conference with truer words than most of the Spartan faithful realize.

BASKETBALL

MSU greenline raises funds on court

Cheers echoed across the IM Sports-West court from spectators as more than 60 people faced off against colleagues and friends on opposing teams. The teams included the Monday and Wednesday shifts pulling out a 38-32 victory against the Tuesday and Thursday shifts in the championship round.

Jesse O'Brien & Josh Mansour ·
FOOTBALL

ESPN’s College GameDay elicits excitement in E.L.

In between the booing of all things Michigan and the plethora of signs exclaiming “Next Question,” ESPN’s College GameDay broadcast from East Lansing on Saturday morning with the beautiful Beaumont Tower in the background.