ICE HOCKEY
Comley: 'There was going to be a slap to the face'
Following Saturday’s 6-0 loss to No. 1 North Dakota, the MSU hockey team is moving forward.
FOOTBALL
Ringer scores weekly honors
Junior running back Javon Ringer was named co-Big Ten Offensive Player of the Week Monday for his performance in MSU’s 52-27 victory over Indiana this past Saturday.
FOOTBALL
Hoos-ier daddy?
With Spartan Stadium lit for the season’s only home night game Saturday, the Spartans lit up the field with their play in MSU’s 52-27 Homecoming victory over Indiana, snapping a two-game losing streak.
BASKETBALL
Spartans celebrate Madness "300" style
There were no ghoulish costumes, ceiling entrance, or camouflage on hand at Munn Ice Arena on Friday night — only 14 Spartan warriors entering their battlefield in anticipation for the official start of the college basketball season.
FOOTBALL
Meant to be broken
When he dropped back to pass from his own 21-yard line, Indiana quarterback Kellen Lewis had no idea it was coming. Senior defensive end Jonal Saint-Dic swooped behind him, wrapping one arm around him for the sack while using his other arm to swat the ball out of his hands.
SOCCER
Spartans pound Wolverines, 5-0
Things didn’t go quite as expected Sunday at Old College Field. Many, including MSU men’s soccer coach Joe Baum, expected the game between MSU and No. 21 Michigan to be a one-goal affair.
ICE HOCKEY
Room to grow: MSU ousted by Sioux, 6-0
Nobody envisioned the MSU hockey team opening the season like this. Simply put, North Dakota was the better team Saturday night.
SOCCER
MSU defense leads team in back-to-back shutout games
MSU’s shutout against No. 21 Michigan on Sunday was its second straight blanking over a ranked team — a fact that MSU head coach Joe Baum said he’s thrilled about.
FOOTBALL
Sounding off
There have been two-gallon containers of Planters cashews that are less nutty than this college football season. It seems that there is a new No. 1-ranked team every week.
FOOTBALL
MSU ends losing streak, 52-27
MSU gave its alumni and fans a show in its 52-27 homecoming victory over Indiana, snapping a two-game losing streak.
ICE HOCKEY
Breaking the ice
MSU hockey head coach Rick Comley doesn’t want his team to put last year’s national championship behind them. Comley, who will begin his sixth year behind the MSU bench Saturday night, said he believes you don’t put it in the past, you just deal with it. “Why in the world would something so difficult to win be dismissed so quickly?” he said.
FOOTBALL
Spartans look to get back on track against Hoosiers in evenly matched contest
Here’s the breakdown on how Spartans and the Hoosiers match up.
FOOTBALL
Arkansas' McFadden takes the cake yet again in this week's trophy watch
The Heisman Trophy is the highest honor in the college football land, but the question must be asked: Does anyone want to win it?
FOOTBALL
The tradition of Homecoming
Quotes pepper the walls inside the Duffy Daugherty Football Building. As players practice, they absorb these phrases for inspiration. Words from past and present, these quotes have a timeless appeal. They instill honor in the athletes who wear green and white every Saturday.
FOOTBALL
Persistent Ringer continues to improve with every contest
The Spartans trailed Northwestern by seven in the fourth quarter last Saturday, and the countdown to the return of their losing ways was ticking.
FOOTBALL
Prognosticators
The SN prognosticators make their picks for the weekend’s upcoming Big Ten contests.
ICE HOCKEY
Fall classic: No. 3 MSU to battle No. 1 North Dakota
For October, it doesn’t get much bigger than this. Two titans of college hockey will collide Saturday as No. 3 MSU battles No. 1 North Dakota in the U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame Game in Grand Forks, N.D.
VOLLEYBALL
Volleyball looks to improve Big Ten standing
In hopes of reviving their lackluster Big Ten season thus far, the MSU volleyball team (10-8 overall, 1-5 Big Ten) has been practicing with a new motto: daily growth.
SOCCER
Thompson, Spartans down No. 3 Fighting Irish, 1-0
Spencer Thompson’s first goal of his collegiate career was perhaps one of the biggest goals of his team’s season.
ICE HOCKEY
Spartans wipe out Lancers 6-0 in exhibition game
Get ready North Dakota — the Spartans are coming. In its only exhibition tilt of the season, the No. 3 MSU hockey team knocked off Windsor, 6-0, Tuesday night at Munn Ice Arena and can now look full-speed ahead to Saturday’s regular season opener against No. 1 North Dakota.