The No. 16 MSU hockey team is going from the Black Bears to the polar bears — the No. 9 Alaska Nanooks to be exact. After finishing last weekend with a win and a tie against No. 12 Maine, MSU will take on CCHA foe Alaska on Friday and Saturday at Munn Ice Arena.
The No. 16 MSU men’s soccer team came from behind to win Wednesday at Bowling Green, 2-1. The team moves to 11-3 on the season.
Adding another marquee name to an impressive list of future nonconference opponents, the MSU football team will play a home-and-home series with Miami (Fla.) in 2020 and 2021.
Senior cornerback Chris L. Rucker waived his right for an arraignment Wednesday in East Lansing’s 54-B District Court, according to a court clerk.
The No. 8 MSU football team had their way offensively with their first six opponents, averaging 225 yards per game on the ground, but Saturday they found a defensive front that limited the Spartans all game.
Staying out of the penalty box will be a key to success this season for the No. 16 MSU hockey team and was the center of discussion at head coach Rick Comley’s weekly press conference.
In an effort to increase the popularity of field hockey in Michigan, the No. 9 MSU field hockey team will host its 2010 Fall Play Day for young players Saturday following their conference matchup against Indiana.
Inspired by Jon Gordon’s book “The Energy Bus: 10 Rules to Fuel Your Life, Work, and Team with Positive Energy,” MSU volleyball assistant coach Mike Gawlik proposed the volleyball team apply the best-seller’s inspiring messages to its practices and games.
Freshman cornerback Darqueze Dennard has been a member of the MSU football team for approximately two and a half months. On Saturday, he looked nothing like a first-year player in No. 8 MSU’s 26-6 win against Illinois.
Is it wrong to compare the 2010 NFL season to college students? As anyone knows, when you return to campus and the weather gets colder, you’re going to catch a bug. Maybe that is exactly what happened to the NFL for the first five weeks.
Senior linebacker Greg Jones, sophomore kicker Dan Conroy and redshirt freshman kicker Kevin Muma earned honors for their individual performances against Illinois.
Junior goalkeeper Jill Flietstra took home her third Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week honor of the season this week, the conference office announced Monday.
Junior defenseman Brock Shelgren was named CCHA Defenseman of the Week, the conference announced Monday.
Senior goalie Avery Steinlage of the No. 21 MSU men’s soccer team was honored as the Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week, the conference announced Monday.
Throughout the season, the Spartan players and coaches have emphasized the taking-it-one-game-at-a-time mantra. And as MSU keeps winning, each game becomes more important, while it also gets easier to look ahead to the next big matchup or dwell on the last big win.
Coming off a 2009 season in which it forced six interceptions and finished last in the Big Ten in pass defense, the No. 8 MSU secondary is proving through its play that it’s in the midst of a turnaround.
The MSU men’s and women’s basketball teams’ seasons officially began at Midnight Madness on Friday. Both teams have Final Four aspirations and were given support from actor Gerard Butler, who made a surprise appearance.
Although the No. 20 MSU hockey team went 1-0-1 against No. 8 Maine during the weekend, special teams cost both teams plenty of opportunities this weekend at Munn Ice Arena.
The No. 21 Spartans beat the Badgers, 3-0, with a few unconventional goals, including an own goal and a penalty kick.
Behind a fifth consecutive shutout, the MSU women’s soccer team defeated Northwestern, 1-0, Sunday at DeMartin Stadium at Old College Field.