After a long weekend at the women's swimming Big Ten Championships, MSU head coach Matt Gianiodis was back at the pool Monday ready to begin helping the men prepare for the Big Ten Championships. The men's team went 4-3 this season, in addition to a fifth-place finish at the Ohio State Invitational.
Although No. 5 MSU clinched a first-round CCHA playoff bye and is a lock to finish no lower than fourth in the conference with last weekend's sweep, the Spartans know there are bigger goals to accomplish. Heading into its final two regular-season games against Lake Superior, the Spartans want to claim second place in the CCHA and ride out the season on a winning streak. "Everybody knows the significance of the games and the time of the year," MSU head coach Rick Comley said.
When MSU and Ohio State met earlier this season, most people expected the two to combine for 100 points by halftime.
By Alex Altman For the State News Led by a new head coach and a field of experienced players, the MSU baseball team will trust its "do things the right way" philosophy as it searches for its first Big Ten championship since 1979.
After a trip to Columbus' Value City Arena, women's hoops reporter Ethan Conley hopes Breslin Center never changes its name. Ohio State's Value City Arena is like every other brand spanking new sports venue in the world.
They work hard all week in practice with the uncertainty of whether or not they will be in uniform during the weekend. They compete with each other for playing time on the fourth line and have shown how much depth the No.
Like many starry-eyed children, Ana Milosavljevic dreamed of becoming a tennis star, joining the ranks of her role models Kim Clijsters and Steffi Graf. The freshman insists her immediate goal is now focused on academics, but Milosavljevic traveled all the way from Johannesburg, South Africa to accept a full-ride scholarship at MSU to play tennis. "I love everything about (tennis)," she said.
The first meeting between the No. 14 MSU women's basketball team and No. 6 Ohio State was nothing short of memorable.
Although Munn Ice Arena still isn't selling out games as consistently as it used to, the venue has given the Spartans more of a home-ice advantage throughout MSU's 11-2-2 run since the new year. Since the Spartan Brass attended the Jan.
As the final minute ticked down for the No. 10 Spartans in their 3-1 Saturday win over No. 2 Miami (Ohio), MSU head coach Rick Comley sent his five seniors onto the ice to a standing ovation from the Munn Ice Arena crowd. Forwards David Booth, Colton Fretter and Chad Hontvet along with defensemen Corey Potter and Jared Nightingale — who were honored in a Senior Night ceremony prior to the game — capped off an emotional night with a weekend sweep against Miami (21-7-4 overall, 18-6-2 CCHA) in MSU's final regular season home game.
Ethan Conley: The sun has finally set on The Darko Era, bringing an end to a rocky relationship that featured an intense affection for strip clubs, ear-piercing mishaps, missed dunks and absolutely NO production.
Get the lowdown on how the next men's hoops class fared recently. Isaiah Dahlman Shooting guard/small forward 6 foot 6, 175 pounds Braham Area High School (Braham, Minn.) Dahlman led Braham with 31 points but that was not enough as Minneapolis Henry defeated the Bombers, 70-62 on Monday, the Isanti County News reported.
It had not been a good week for Drew Neitzel. The sophomore guard played arguably his worst game of the season against Minnesota last Saturday, missing seven of eight shots and recording more turnovers (four) than points (three). He followed that with another frustrating game at Iowa on Tuesday, finishing with his fewest assists in more than a month. And sadly, that wasn't the worst part.
Men's hoops reporter Tom Keller discusses the highs and lows of Iowa. But mostly lows. Of all the places I wanted to spend Valentine's Day, Iowa City was obviously at the top of the list.
Three things made MSU head coach Tom Izzo smile after Saturday's game at Breslin Center. The first: Regaining dominance over archrival Michigan, courtesy of a 90-71 win. The second: The re-emerging possibility of winning the Big Ten.
A different take on the sports world. The MSU men's basketball team dominated the University of Michigan on Saturday, reasserting itself as the premier team in the state. In a related story, ESPN broadcaster Rick Majerus repeatedly referred to MSU forward Matt Trannon as a tight end, reasserting himself as the dumbest TV analyst in the country. The Spartans' win was overshadowed, however, by a pre-game incident in which little-used U-M center Amadou Ba got into a verbal altercation with an Izzone member and pushed him to the ground. The fan is reportedly being charged with assault and Ba-ttery. 5-foot-9 New York Knicks guard Nate Robinson won the NBA dunk contest on Saturday, beating out 6-foot-6 Andre Iguodala, among others. Hear that, DeMarcus Ducre?
The No. 18 MSU wrestling team was unable to give its seniors a win on Senior Day, dropping nine of 10 matches en route to a 41-3 loss to No.
MSU football player Cole Corey plead guilty to a single count of possession of a controlled substance in the Lenawee County Circuit Court on Feb.
By Becky Johns For The State News As the MSU softball team prepares for a new season, players and coaches are keeping one objective in mind: "Play the game, not the jersey." MSU head coach Jacquie Joseph said the philosophy of focusing on its own game, not the opponent's, is what keeps the players working toward a common goal.
Colton Fretter can still remember the feeling he had after he scored the game-winning goal in the 2004 Great Lakes Invitational championship game to beat Michigan, 2-1. "That was just crazy because no one here on this team had won any kind of championship or anything," he said.