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Spartans hit the road to face one of Big Ten's cellar dwellers
The No. 17 MSU women's basketball team takes on Northwestern tonight in the first of two consecutive road games.
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Meet the Spartans' recruiting class of '06
MSU football head coach John L. Smith announced Wednesday his 2006 football recruiting class, which ranks as the No.
FOOTBALL
Smith nabs verbal from Fla. lineman
A week after securing one of the top cornerbacks in Florida, the MSU football team again reached into the talent-rich state to land another recruit before today's National Signing Day. Abre Leggins, a three-star lineman from Maynard Evans High School in Orlando, Fla., verbally committed to MSU on Monday.
BASKETBALL
Izzo preaches rebounding; Davis still feeling 'lightheaded'
Tom Izzo delivered his own State of the Union on Monday. Forget the Cabinet — he wants more from the boards. "This is the worst rebounding team I've ever had, and it's cost us a couple games already," an obviously frustrated Izzo said after practice.
FOOTBALL
Ex-Spartan goes 'off and away' to promote reading
Southfield — "Congratulations. Today is your day. You're off to great places!
FOOTBALL
Big game cashes in big bucks as popularity of gambling rises
This year's Super Bowl in Detroit is Super Bowl XL, and if you plan on attending the game, your wallet better be XL, too. That's because the price of a ticket to attend the 60-minute football game can run into the thousands of dollars. The NFL offers a 1,000-ticket drawing to the public, and the winners get the opportunity to purchase a ticket for the Feb.
BASKETBALL
Big Ten basketball at a glance
How the men fared in their last game (as of Monday): 1. Illinois Defeated Purdue on Saturday, 76-58 2.
BASKETBALL
'Big Three' is 'Only One' with injured Davis, Ager cold but team survives
The Spartans got a glimpse of life without Paul Davis. They didn't like what they saw. The senior center was hit by an errant elbow in practice Friday and had to get 10 stitches on the top of his head.
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Rivalry will never get old
Detroit — Over the past two weeks, I've gained a new appreciation for MSU's rivalry with Michigan. This baby is intense. In general, I am a fan of all teams in any sport I watch.
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Rivalry getting a bit too much
I left Munn Ice Arena on Friday night frustrated. Then I got back to my apartment and watched the replay of the Spartans and Wolverines' 1-1 tie and grew even angrier. Let's examine the game: • I wrote in junior defenseman Ethan Graham as the No.
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Catching up with
Get the lowdown on how the next men's hoops class that will come to MSU fared recently. Isaiah Dahlman Shooting guard/small forward 6 foot 6, 175 pounds Braham Area High School (Braham, Minn.) Dahlman scored 27 points as the Bombers dismantled Onamia, 71-43, Tuesday, the Isanti County News reported.
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Monday Musings
Officials at Texas A&M are upset with the Seattle Seahawks' use of the "12th Man" theme to recognize their fan support.
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2nd-half heroics
Flash back to halftime of MSU's game against Penn State on Saturday, and you'll see head coach Tom Izzo in the locker room, contemplating a list of problems longer than Idong Ibok's wingspan. Paul Davis was planted firmly on the bench, cuckoo birds still circling his head after he lost a fight with Ibok's elbow at practice the day before. Maurice Ager was planted firmly in a slump, firing up 3-pointers with the accuracy of a drunk skeet shooter. And the No.
ICE HOCKEY
All knotted up
You could sense the postgame frustration from the MSU hockey team following Friday's 1-1 tie against Michigan at Munn Ice Arena. "At home, you're disappointed with a tie — bottom line," MSU head coach Rick Comley said. But at times it could be argued that the No.
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Goodbye Ron Artest I'll miss you
I love Ron Artest, and I'm going to miss him. I guess I should qualify that statement. Given that I reside within a fan base that eats, sleeps and breathes the Detroit Pistons, professing my adoration for a player infamous for A) firmly entrenching his elbow in Richard Hamilton's face and B) inciting the biggest brawl in the history of professional sports, people are bound to think I'm just as crazy as Ron-Ron.
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Did you see that?
The men's basketball student section, the Izzone, got creative during the game, as the members were supplied with dry-erase boards.
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From the road
Women's basketball reporter Ethan Conley writes about his brief trip to West Lafayette, Ind., where MSU lost.
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Front and center
The State News recently caught up with MSU senior hockey forward Colton Fretter, a Harrow, Ontario, native. • On his favorite sport other than hockey … "Badminton.
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From the road
Men's hoops reporter Tom Keller writes about his overnight trip to Ann Arbor. With no class Wednesday, I trekked over to Ann Arbor a day before the MSU-Michigan game and spent the night at a friend's place.
ICE HOCKEY
Icers, U-M: rounds 3, 4
Both their CCHA and overall records are almost identical. Three of the past four games against each other have ended in draws. Eight of their past nine meetings have been decided by a goal or less. That's just a slight indication of how evenly matched the Wolverines and Spartans are on the ice.