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ICE HOCKEY

Icers fall to Ferris State in overtime

For more than 60 minutes, the MSU hockey team answered everything a fast No. 20 Ferris State team threw at it. But with 1:06 remaining in overtime, Ferris State defenseman Chad Billins’ deflected goal lifted the Bulldogs to a 1-0 overtime victory.

FOOTBALL

No matter what bowl, MSU fans will enjoy game

No matter where the No. 7 MSU football team winds up — and it’s looking like Orlando, Fla., New Orleans or Miami right now — it will enjoy the warm weather and tradition-rich environment with a highly rated opponent, likely from the SEC, staring it down.

MEN'S BASKETBALL

Spartans looking to cut down on turnovers

Wednesday night’s game against Duke, which many believe could be a preview of the national championship game, saw MSU turn the ball over 20 times. If there’s one thing the Spartans are looking to improve on when Bowling Green comes to town Saturday, it’s taking better care of the ball.

SPORTS

Spartans earn Academic All-Big Ten honors

The Big Ten awarded 706 fall student-athletes for excelling on the field and in the classroom with 2010 Academic All-Conference honors. The conference office announced 83 of the awards went to student-athletes in seven fall sports for MSU, which was second most in the conference behind only Northwestern.

VOLLEYBALL

Tough season ends on high note for volleyball team

attling injuries, adversity and Big Ten competition, MSU volleyball head coach Cathy George was faced with more challenges than she could imagine. After falling into a six-match losing streak, the Spartans (15-16 overall, 7-13 Big Ten) pulled themselves up by their shoelaces and finished the season 4-2.

FOOTBALL

At long last

Four years after John L. Smith was run out of town and Mark Dantonio was brought into East Lansing as the new head coach, the No. 7 Spartans (11-1 overall, 7-1 Big Ten) have a share in the Big Ten championship for the first time since 1990.

FOOTBALL

Community reacts to MSU win, Big Ten title

As MSU football players dumped containers of green and white confetti on head coach Mark Dantonio at Beaver Stadium in State College, Pa., students in East Lansing and at home for Thanksgiving celebrated MSU’s first Big Ten championship since 1990.