SPORTS
Field hockey looks to right ship in two weekend games
After beginning the season 0-4, the MSU field hockey team is looking forward to another shot at improving their record this weekend.
BASKETBALL
Izzone tickets go on sale Sunday
Tickets for the Izzone go on sale for students at 12:01 a.m. this Sunday. To purchase tickets, students must visit the Spartan ticket office on msuspartans.com.
FOOTBALL
MSU football hopes to see big improvements Saturday
Senior guard Joel Foreman said Tuesday contrary to popular belief, the greatest amount of learning for the No. 17 MSU football team won’t come from training camp but will come between game one and game two.
SPORTS
Mobile app provides discount to fans in stadium
East Lansing and national retailers now have an easier route to offer money-saving deals to MSU students, fans and alumni. A new mobile application called dibbitt was released last Friday in time for the football season.
FOOTBALL
Seniors Cousins, Cunningham lead offensive attack
Coming to MSU together in 2007, Kirk Cousins and B.J. Cunningham lead the team on and off the field. At his weekly press conference Tuesday, head coach Mark Dantonio said each of them have had such successful careers partially because of the other’s abilities.
VOLLEYBALL
Clutch play has MSU volleyball off to hot start
In 1975, the last time the MSU volleyball team (6-0) opened a season winning six games without losing a set, “Jaws” was the top-grossing movie, Stevie Wonder won a Grammy for Album of the Year and Jenison Field House was still two years away from the Magic Johnson era.
FOOTBALL
Informational meeting for potential football walk-ons to be held Wednesday
The MSU football team is holding an informational meeting for walk-on tryouts at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday in the Duffy Daugherty Football Building.
SOCCER
Championship means more than records to talented senior duo
Despite breaking several of the biggest records in MSU women’s soccer history, seniors Laura Heyboer and Jill Flietstra remain humble as pie.
BASKETBALL
Nationally televised portion of men's basketball conference schedule announced
The MSU men’s basketball team will be featured in national broadcasts in as many of 10 of their 18 Big Ten games during the 2011-12 season. The Big Ten announced Tuesday the conference games will appear on either CBS, ESPN or ESPN2.
FOOTBALL
Football opener sees less crime than usual
Although droves of Spartan fans flooded the streets of East Lansing Friday before and after the football home opener, crimes and calls for service were fewer than that of a normal football weekend, officials said.
FOOTBALL
Ray lives his dream, starts in Spartans' opening win
Although being dressed and ready was enough for Arthur Ray Jr., senior offensive guard Joel Foreman thought more could be done for his inspiring teammate’s first game at MSU.
VOLLEYBALL
Volleyball continues hot start, improves to 6-0
Six games into the season, the Spartans have yet to drop a set, marking the first time since the 1975 season an MSU volleyball team started the season with 18 consecutive set wins.
SPORTS
Men's golf places 2nd at Fossum Invite
The MSU men’s golf team stumbled out of the gates this season, finishing second in the 2011 Fossum Invitational at Forest Akers West Golf Course this weekend.
SPORTS
Field hockey loses twice, remains winless
The MSU field hockey team (0-4) continued its slow start this weekend, losing 3-1 to Boston and 5-0 to Northeastern on the road.
SOCCER
Women's soccer wins again behind record-breaking seniors
With her fourth consecutive shutout of the season and the 23rd in her career, in Sunday’s 5-0 win against Akron senior goalkeeper Jill Flietstra became MSU’s all-time shutout leader. The shutout allows Flietstra to etch her name into MSU’s record books while passing her current assistant coach Stacy Heller (2000-03).
SPORTS
Spartans take home two individual cross country titles at Jeff Drenth Memorial
The MSU cross country team opened up the season with two runners capturing individual titles at the Jeff Drenth Memorial at Central Michigan University.
SOCCER
Men's soccer sees varied success on East Coast road trip
The MSU men’s soccer team split its weekend road trip to the East Coast with games against No. 5 UConn and New Hampshire.
FOOTBALL
Spartans' goals appear lofty after season opener
Friday night’s game was exactly what MSU football head coach Mark Dantonio and his No. 17 Spartans needed. After an offseason of hype surrounding Spartans, they were knocked back down to earth a little bit by Youngstown State
FOOTBALL
Dantonio: 'It's time to get back to work'
After hearing the preseason hype, MSU football head coach Mark Dantonio said playing a close game to start the season might be the best thing for his Spartans.
FOOTBALL
Spartans win season opener despite displeasure in performance
It wasn’t pretty, but after a long fourth quarter, the No. 17 MSU football team was able to defeat Youngstown State, 28-6.