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Column: Spartan men's basketball shows progress in win

INDIANAPOLIS - MSU basketball has been compared to a lot of things, but I’ve got one I bet hasn’t even crossed your mind.Flappy Bird.Yes, the similarities between the addictive game and the Spartans are as long as Tom Izzo’s injury report throughout the season.Friday night’s dominating 67-51 win against lowly Northwestern felt just like setting a new high score in the fantastic app.

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Column: Indy promises great times for Spartans

It’s March 2012 and a newly turned 21-year-old me is roaming the streets of downtown Indianapolis.I’m at my first Big Ten men’s basketball tournament with the Spartan Brass, the band that plays at the basketball and hockey games, and I never thought I’d see as much of the city as I did.

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Highs and lows

COLUMBUS, Ohio - While the majority of the MSU community has been tanning on the beach, the MSU men’s basketball team has been hard at work.