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Rowing team places 6th, creates new record

Over the weekend, the MSU women's rowing team broke its own record. The Spartans ended the NCAA Championship Regatta in sixth place overall — claiming the highest NCAA finish in the program's history. Head coach Matt Weise said the team had a lot of which to be proud. "The athletes worked very hard to be ready for this championship, and their hard work paid off in our best team finish," Weise said in a press release. The Spartans' previous high finish was eighth during the 2000 NCAA Regatta. The varsity team was able to compete in the Grand Final on Sunday — marking the first time a Spartan varsity team competed in a national championship race. The winner of the championship was California, defending its team title with a close finish for first, just in front of Brown. Alessa Thomas

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Golfer finishes 75th at NCAA Regional

Ryan Mccormick
May 23, 2006

MSU sophomore golfer Ryan Brehm tied for 75th at the NCAA Central Regional in Chardon, Ohio. The tournament lasted three days — last Thursday, Friday and Saturday — with a field of 141 student golfers. Competing as an individual, Brehm was the only MSU golfer at the tournament and finished with a 14-over-par 227. The Mount Pleasant-native had his best day on Saturday, shooting a 1-under-par 70.

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Football player sentenced

Kris Turner
May 19, 2006

MSU football player Cole Corey was sentenced Thursday to spend between two and 10 years in prison for possession of a controlled substance Thursday in the Lenawee County Circuit Court. Corey appeared in 11 games for the Spartans in 2005, recording six tackles and returning a kick on special teams.

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Lugnuts fall to Bees, 2-7 in away game

John Bronz
May 18, 2006

Lansing — The Lugnuts' Monday night game against the West Michigan Whitecaps was canceled due to rain and will not be made up. The Lugnuts remain a half-game ahead of the Whitecaps in the Eastern division.

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Detroit radio station to broadcast MSU football

Don Jordan
May 18, 2006

Beginning this season, MSU football games will be featured on Detroit's radio station WJR-AM. The station previously broadcast games for the Green and White for 14 years from 1963-76. Former MSU and NFL quarterback Jim Miller will join play-by-play announcer George Blaha and former MSU center Jason Strayhorn on the Spartan Radio Network's football broadcast team. "George Blaha is one of the nation's premier play-by-play announcers, and it's a real positive to be able to add two former Spartans to the broadcast lineup, in Jim Miller and Jason Strayhorn," MSU Athletics Director Ron Mason said in a statement.

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Spartans backup quarterback plans to transfer

Don Jordan
May 16, 2006

Reserve quarterback Domenic Natale announced earlier this month that he would not return to MSU next season. The redshirt freshman had been battling sophomore Brian Hoyer for the backup spot to senior quarterback Drew Stanton but was placed third on the team's depth chart after spring practices. MSU has released Natale from his athletic scholarship to transfer to either Rutgers or Cincinnati, according to MSU Sports Information officials. Natale didn't have any recorded pass attempts in 2005, but he did appear in games.

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Izzo headed to Kuwait with Operation Hardwood

Don Jordan
May 16, 2006

MSU head basketball coach Tom Izzo will return to Kuwait this month to coach troops and foster morale as part of Operation Hardwood II. Izzo first visited the Middle East last August and coached the military team Camp Arifjan to a championship in the eight-team tournament. "My first trip was eye-opening in many different ways and cemented the tremendous respect I have for the men and women of the United States armed forces," Izzo said in a statement.

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Eyeing the next level

Steve Highfield
April 28, 2006

During this weekend's NFL Draft, you'll hear familiar names like Reggie Bush, Matt Leinart and Vince Young called early in the first round. But for MSU fans, there could be other recognizable names in this year's draft.

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Bell: Billups should be MVP

Ethan Conley
April 28, 2006

The State News caught up with former MSU guard Charlie Bell on Thursday over the phone. Bell is now playing in the NBA for the Milwaukee Bucks, who are battling the Detroit Pistons in the first round of the NBA Playoffs.

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A dream job

Tom Keller
April 28, 2006

Oh sure, he grew up playing baseball in Royal Oak, played for a year at John Carroll University and then started for three at Dayton.

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WEB EXTRA: MSU hockey's incoming class

Eric Fish
April 28, 2006

MSU head coach Rick Comley has added four players who are expected to fill the voids left by graduating seniors Jared Nightingale, Corey Potter, David Booth, Colton Fretter and Chad Hontvet as well as compliment the returning athletes of the program. Here's a look at the incoming Spartans set to debut this fall: Forward Matt Schepke: At 5-foot-9 and 196 pounds, Schepke scored 37 goals and 56 points with the Omaha Lancers of the USHL in 2005-06.