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Meet against U-M on the horizon
By Becky Johns Special for The State News As the No. 18 MSU wrestling team battles No.
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Bader earns Big Ten weekly honor
Women's tennis sophomore Christine Bader was named the Big Ten Player of the Week on Wednesday.
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Football: Three-star cornerback gives verbal
With a week until National Signing Day, the MSU football team added another recruit Wednesday when three-star cornerback Ashton Henderson of Tallahassee, Fla., verbally committed to be a Spartan. Henderson is the No.
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MSU looks to end road woes
The No. 16 MSU women's basketball team hits the road tonight to face No. 8 Purdue, which boasts a 7-0 conference record and a 15-2 overall record.
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Men's basketball: Spartans land coveted shooting guard for '07
Most Spartans fans are familiar with the basketball trio of Paul Davis, Maurice Ager and Shannon Brown.
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WEB EXTRA: Sports talk: Revenge will come in form of victory
Former State News hockey reporter Matt Bishop and current hockey reporter Eric Fish had a recent discussion on the MSU hockey team. Their thoughts on Tuesday's 2-1 loss against Ferris State … Matt Bishop: Man, I have no clue how they didn't get it done.
BASKETBALL
Izzo softer on U-M, but still wants win
He's not going to start singing "Hail to the Victors" anytime soon, but head coach Tom Izzo says he's not the same coach who let his hatred for Michigan "gnaw" at him earlier in his career. "I don't like Michigan — who's kidding who?" Izzo said.
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Two Canadians highlight verbal commitments
The MSU football team added four new recruits this week to help bump MSU to the No. 28 recruiting class, according to Rivals.com. Ervin Baldwin Defensive end, 6 foot 3, 260 pounds Reedley Community College Baldwin, the No.
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Overdue shutout overshadowed by team's injuries
Deep into the NHL season, only one word that can sum up my fantasy hockey team so far — sucky. Fifth out of 12 teams isn't bad, but considering that I had the first overall pick in the draft and tons of expectations to meet when questioned about my abilities to draft a fantasy winner, I'm disappointed. A huge reason for inconsistences is injuries.
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MSU faces Ferris; Lerg named goalie of the week
After splitting a road series against Nebraska-Omaha last weekend, the No. 16 Spartans are back on home ice tonight against another run-and-gun, up-tempo team in Ferris State. "They skate very well.
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Losses vs. ranked teams a lesson come March
Joanne P. McCallie knew her team was going to allow some points during MSU's last-second loss to No.
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Spartans having fun while sharing the basketball
Slowly but surely the Spartans are coming around. Riding a three-game winning streak, MSU has made a name for itself sharing the ball. And it's not just the point guard who has been the main distributor.
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Can team survive with Ager's woes?
MSU head coach Tom Izzo was pleased with his team's performance in the Spartans' 85-55 domination of Iowa on Saturday. The win marked the Spartans' fourth against a ranked team in seven tries this season, a feat that was hard to come by in previous years. On top of that, the defense is coming around.
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Monday musings
• The MSU women's basketball team lost a heartbreaker Sunday when Ohio State's Jessica Davenport made a layup with less than a second left. Just saying — this probably wouldn't have happened if we had gotten the timekeeper from the 2001 MSU-Michigan football game to work this one. • The student who portrays the Northwestern State mascot, Vic the Demon, is recovering from a game injury suffered when a pep band member ran over him. When is this kind of abuse going to stop, America?
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Passing by
Perfect? Maybe not quite. But No. 11 MSU was about as close as it could be on Saturday in its most lopsided win of the season, an 85-55 rout of No.
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Pinned down
Fresh off defeating Pittsburgh 28-9 Friday night, the No. 16 MSU wrestling team couldn't keep the momentum going Sunday at Jenison Field House, losing to No.
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Front and center
The State News recently caught up with MSU wrestler Nick Simmons. The Spartans went 1-1 in meets against Pittsburgh and Edinboro. • Last movie he's seen in theaters: "Walk the Line" • Brad and Jen or Brad and Angelina: "Brad and Jen" • Last song played on his iPod: "Temperature by Sean Paul" • His mentality going into a match: "With any match, I just want to get in and out as quickly as possible.
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Mavericks snap MSU's win streak at 6
Although the No. 19 Spartans' winning streak ended after splitting a pair of games at Nebraska-Omaha this past weekend, the poise and spirit of the team has not been dampened. "You can't get down on one loss," senior forward David Booth said.
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To fill seats at Munn again, start with slashing of ticket prices
If you were in attendance at Munn Ice Arena last Tuesday night, you would have seen a good Spartans hockey team beat Michigan, 2-0.
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WEB EXTRA: Grapplers prep for weekend meets
After being idle from competition since Dec. 30, the No. 18 MSU wrestling team is primed and ready for tonight as it travels to the Fitzgerald Field House to battle Pittsburgh.