Following a season in which five single-season offensive records were destroyed, the MSU baseball team will have to find new ways to win if it hopes to build on the success it had in 2002. The Spartans established new highs in hits (685), doubles (126), runs (500), RBI (456) and home runs (95) in 2002.
As the MSU hockey team traipses toward the postseason, sophomore goaltender Matt Migliaccio is showing signs of resiliency that were missing at times earlier this year. Twice during this weekend's series with archrival Michigan, Migliaccio found himself in trying situations.
Freshman tailback David Richard told The State News on Tuesday he has finalized his financial aid papers for Missouri. His papers were sent to the Tigers on Monday and he will start school there this summer.
Champaign, Ill. - The Spartans were out of their league Tuesday night, suffering a 70-40 Big Ten shellacking at the hands of Illinois at Assembly Hall. The Spartans' 40-point effort was the lowest ever under head coach Tom Izzo, and the worst loss since the coach's rookie year, when the team lost by 36 to Iowa in 1996.
Near the end of any sport's season, fans and analysts usually look at where teams would be in the playoffs "if the season ended today."Well, if that were the case, the MSU hockey team would be fine in the CCHA Tournament.
Plain and simple, the Big Ten picture is cloudy. It wasn't particularly sunny in the preseason, but three teams were supposed to vie for the conference crown: MSU, Indiana and Illinois. With three weeks left in the season, not one of those teams are leading the Big Ten.
This season, the MSU men's basketball team is in the middle of a personality crisis: Goliath at home and David on the road. The Spartans (14-9 overall, 6-5 Big Ten) are relatively dominant at Breslin Center, boasting a 10-1 record this season - 5-0 in the Big Ten.
Two former Spartans could soon be standing side-by-side once again.Former MSU head football coach Bobby Williams shifted from Detroit Lions running backs coach to wide receivers coach Monday.One expert says Detroit could benefit from the change if the Lions choose former MSU wide receiver Charles Rogers in April's NFL Draft.B.
Ann Arbor - MSU's 82-55 waxing of archrival Michigan on Sunday at Crisler Arena was anything but competitive as the Spartans swept the season series for the first time in seven years.And to senior forward Syreeta Bromfield, nothing tastes as sweet as beating the enemy in its own domain."Oh man it feels so good," she said.
Although many people are afraid to admit it, they - like me - are in front of their television sets every Monday and Thursday watching the superstars of the WWF. Yeah, I said 'F'. I just can't get used to World Wrestling Entertainment. I've watched this stuff basically my entire life and still have no idea why; although the scantily clad women who parade around the ring could have something to do with it.
The MSU wrestling team finished its six-match homestand with an unblemished record. The seventh-ranked Spartans (9-5 overall, 5-1 Big Ten) moved into a first-place tie with Iowa and Minnesota in the Big Ten after MSU slid past the No.
If basketball had three stars of the game like hockey, Kelvin Torbert would have been the undisputed first star Saturday.The sophomore guard scored a career-high 22 points on 8-for-11 shooting in MSU's 64-51 win over Northwestern.
Beech triumphs 3 times in tournament The MSU softball team opened its season with three wins at the North Carolina Triangle Classic in Chapel Hill, N.C. Junior pitcher Jessica Beech(3-0) won each game, including a complete-game no-hitter in the 1-0 victory over East Carolina in the season opener.
Tennis team drops match to Cardinals Unranked Ball State upset the No. 66 MSU men's tennis team, beating it 4-3 and ending its eight-match winning streak Saturday.
Corey Potter's first goal since Oct. 24 had all the makings of an insurance tally. The freshman defenseman's slap shot from the right point gave MSU a 4-1 lead over archrival Michigan with 11:33 to play Saturday night at Munn Ice Arena.
Traditionally, the Michigan hockey team is comprised of fast, skilled players, while the Spartans have a bunch of big, tough grinders. For the most part, that's true.
Better luck, an edge in puck possession and a lively home crowd buoyed the MSU hockey team to a 5-3 victory over archrival No.
It was low-scoring, ugly and slow, but that's the way the MSU men's basketball team liked it Saturday, knocking off visiting Northwestern 61-54.The Spartans (14-9 overall, 6-5 Big Ten) again defended Breslin Center, improving to 5-0 at home in conference play.
There's plenty of hatred surrounding this weekend's MSU-Michigan hockey games, but it seems most of the loathing will be confined to the fans in the stands. The teams are still archrivals - just ask any student or alumnus from the schools.
Golf tournament ends after second round The MSU women's golf team tied with Georgia for 10th place in the 18-team Northrop Grumman Regional Challenge. The Spartans didn't have the opportunity to improve on their two-round score of 635 (312-323), as the final day of competition was canceled due to heavy rainfall. Junior Allison Fouch was MSU's top performer, tied for 22nd place after tallying a two-round score of 154 (74-80). Pepperdine finished atop the leader board, followed by No.