BASEBALL
Baseball team loses 6th straight game
The MSU baseball team (4-10) lost its sixth straight game Monday against Kansas State, 13-3.
SOFTBALL
Beech notches 2nd no-hitter of 2004
MSU softball shined in the Buckeye Invitational, posting wins against Oakland and Robert Morris on Saturday.
FOOTBALL
Spartans compete for employment in NFL's Pro Day
The NFL Draft is exactly one month away, but that didn't stop a handful of Spartans from smiling inside Clara Bell Smith Student-Athlete Academic Center on Tuesday afternoon. It was NFL Pro Day and Detroit Lions head coach Steve Mariucci and Green Bay Packers head coach Mike Sherman, along with numerous coordinators and scouts, were on hand to watch MSU players display their talents in hopes of being drafted. Senior quarterback Jeff Smoker, senior linebacker Mike Labinjo, senior defensive end Greg Taplin, senior guard Paul Harker, senior tackle Joe Tate and junior defensive tackle Matthias Askew were the bigger names that worked out on Tuesday.
SPORTS
Season ends for 3 Spartans wrestlers
The MSU wrestling season came to an end last week as redshirt freshman Andy Simmons, sophomore Darren McKnight and senior Nate Mesyn were eliminated from the NCAA Championships. In the consolation round, Mesyn faced Ohio State's Blake Kaplan, but came up short, losing, 3-0.
SPORTS
Students advised to be cautious buying tickets
With the NCAA Tournament under way, consumer advocates are advising students to be wary customers when purchasing tickets. "College students are very budget-conscious, and they want to find the best deals.
ICE HOCKEY
Icers content in underdog role
Maybe it's the extra motivation that drives the MSU hockey team to win games its critics say the Spartans should lose. They took the season series away from CCHA regular-season champs Michigan by tying and winning the final two regular-season contests against the then-No.
SPORTS
Men's tennis split weekeend contests
The MSU men's tennis team lost to Western Michigan, 5-2, before coming back and defeating Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne, 7-0, on Saturday.
BASEBALL
Baseball team loses 5th straight contest
The MSU baseball team (4-9) dropped its fifth-straight game Sunday in a 8-5 loss to Kansas State. In the fourth inning, junior center fielder Travis Gulick increased MSU's lead to 5-2 with a two-run triple.
SPORTS
Gymnasts 5th in Big Ten Championships
The MSU gymnastics team placed fifth at the 2004 Big Ten Conference Championships in Minneapolis on Saturday, with a combined score of 196.025.
ICE HOCKEY
Spartans earn No. 3 tournament seed
For any regular bystander, it looked like a normal Sunday afternoon at a local bar - small tables of people watching the basketball games and a few shooting pool or throwing darts. But in the back area of Reno's East Side Sportsbar & Grill, 1310 Abbott Road, members of the MSU hockey team and their families waited anxiously to hear the Spartans' NCAA Tournament fate. Toward the end of the half-hour selection show, MSU finally was announced, prompting the fight song to break out - with "ball" replaced by "hockey." No.
BASKETBALL
March sadness
Seattle - Paul Davis couldn't watch. He sat on the bench with his head down, picking at a towel as Nevada's Todd Okeson hit the free throws that put a fork in his sophomore season. For the second time in the last four games, Davis sat helpless as his team's offense crumbled without him.
BASKETBALL
Basketball fans crowd into Breslin Center
It was just like a real basketball game. Except, Breslin Center wasn't filled. There were no crazy hats, no face paint, no Izzone.
SPORTS
Show puts sports in perspective
"Sports Night" is one of my favorite shows. A lot of people don't really remember it at all, and the rest don't remember much about it.
ICE HOCKEY
Icers tourney run ended in Super Six loss
Detroit - The Spartans knew they couldn't keep digging themselves into a hole early in games because sooner or later they wouldn't be able to crawl out of it. Thursday was the night they fell behind and stayed behind. Just 6:05 into the CCHA Super Six quarterfinal game, the MSU hockey team was down, 2-0, to Northern Michigan.
BASKETBALL
One and done
Seattle - For their NCAA Tournament first round game against Nevada, the Spartans goal was to stop all but one Wolf Pack player.
SPORTS
Wildcats 1st test in Texas
The No. 23 MSU women's basketball team hopes to see its first NCAA Tournament win since 1997 when it faces Arizona on Sunday. The Spartans (21-8 overall), the No.
SPORTS
Site offers face-value Final Four tix
MSU students who missed out on their opportunity to purchase Final Four tickets have a new hope. The Ticket Reserve is a Chicago-based, sanctioned marketplace that manages and distributes access rights to seats for live sporting events.
ICE HOCKEY
Icers to face pesky Wildcats squad
Northern Michigan always seems to get in the way of the MSU hockey team's quest for a CCHA championship. This year is no exception. The No.
BASKETBALL
Student, former coach torn during NCAA tournament time
Masters student Matthew Wood completed his undergraduate studies at Nevada and never saw the Wolf Pack make it to the NCAA Basketball Tournament - until now. He sat anxiously watching the CBS Selection Sunday breakdown, happily knowing that both of his universities would be in the Big Dance. "I finally had two teams I could root for," Wood said.
BASKETBALL
Izzo: Spartans capable of run
Seattle - Heading into the NCAA Tournament, the Spartans know they could win the whole thing. They also know they could be knocked out in the first round against Nevada on Thursday night. In MSU's seventh straight NCAA Tournament appearance, the No.