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Spartans 'top dogs' in Big Ten standings
This is why you don’t abandon ship when the MSU men’s basketball team loses to unranked Florida in November.
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Morgan impressive on both ends of floor
Tom Izzo won’t call Raymar Morgan the next Travis Walton, but the MSU men’s basketball head coach says it should be noted that the senior forward’s defense this season has improved. Given the opportunity for consistent marking in a game, Morgan has the ability to shut down an opponent.
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Women's basketball goes cold again, loses 3rd straight
Following Thursday’s startling loss to Wisconsin, the MSU women’s basketball team needed a big effort Sunday against Penn State. But for the second straight game, the Spartans went cold down the stretch, as MSU did not make a field goal in the final eight minutes in a 68-60 loss to the Lady Lions at Bryce Jordan Center.
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Spartans get two points with shootout win
While MSU still is winless in eight straight games against Notre Dame, the Spartans skated to a 4-4 tie before taking shootout Saturday.
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Spartans go undefeated at inaugural Spartan Duals event
The Spartans beat Stanford and Northern Illinois and tied Rutgers to finish 2-0-1 at first Spartan Duals event.
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Spartans clobber Illini, sit alone atop Big Ten
To be the best, you’ve got to beat the best. The MSU men’s basketball team made a strong case as the Big Ten’s top dog Saturday, knocking off the last team standing in its way of perching atop of the Big Ten standings outright, hammering Illinois 73-63 on Saturday afternoon in front of an inspired capacity crowd at Breslin Center.
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Merchant blasts Spartans' leaders after loss
Embarrassing. Negligent. Inexcusable. Lowest point. Those were the words women’s basketball head coach Suzy Merchant used after watching her team’s offense fade into the night while blowing a 14-point second half lead in a 48-45 loss to Wisconsin on Thursday at Breslin Center.
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Leggett pleads guilty to assault charges
Former MSU running back Ashton Leggett pleaded guilty to two counts of assault and battery Thursday, becoming the first player involved in a November fight to settle his criminal case.
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Prognosticators 01/15/10
It’s that time again – the State News sports desk predicts the outcomes of this weekend’s games. Think of them like manly horoscopes.
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MSU has advantage in battle of unbeatens
And then there were two. And soon there will be one. The remaining duo of undefeated teams in the Big Ten will meet in a pivotal January matchup Saturday when the Illinois men’s basketball team travels to Breslin Center to meet No. 7 MSU (3:30 p.m., CBS).
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2-sport athlete Sims transitioning from gridiron to hardwood
He hadn’t touched a basketball since August, but that didn’t stop Dion Sims from believing he could step on a court and compete with one of the top teams in the nation.
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Wrestlers prepare for inaugural Spartan Duals
Stanford, Rutgers and Northern Illinois will travel a combined 3,000 miles to East Lansing for Saturday’s inaugural Spartan Duals event as they prepare for a rare nonconference matchup against MSU.
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No. 7 Icers prepare for weekend series with Notre Dame
For the MSU hockey team, the rivalry with Notre Dame might never be as intense as when the Spartans step on the ice to face Michigan. But it’s getting there.
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Finding their way
It’s the morning of Dec. 6. The MSU women’s basketball team is a few days removed from one of its biggest wins ever at Breslin Center, a 72-66 victory against then-No. 4 North Carolina. The challenge that day: conference foe Indiana in the Big Ten opener.
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Sophomore Cheza making most of opportunity
David Cheza, a 149-pound sophomore on the MSU wrestling team, has posted a 5-5 record and currently is ranked No. 14 nationally in the 149-pound weight class.
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Former Spartans RB Leggett pleads guilty for role in assault
Former MSU running back Ashton Leggett pleaded guilty to two misdemeanor charges of assault and battery today at East Lansing’s 54-B District Court.
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MSU defeats Gophers in hard-fought game
Coming into Wednesday night, the Minnesota Golden Gophers led the Big Ten in turnover margin while the Spartans were second last — a recipe for MSU disaster.
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Greg Jones to return to MSU football team for 2010 season
Greg Jones made a promise to his mother.
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Former MSU football player to run for board
Mitch Lyons, an MSU alum and former Spartans and NFL tight end, announced Wednesday that he is running for the MSU Board of Trustees.
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Spartans begin 'separation month' against Wisconsin
Few expected the MSU women’s basketball team to start the Big Ten season 2-3. ****