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SPORTS

Spartans prepare for 1st round of NCAA Tournament

SPOKANE, Wash. — Looks like Tom Izzo gave up two things for Lent: talking about injuries and officials.Luckily for him and the MSU men’s basketball team, the NCAA Tournament gets underway Thursday afternoon against the No. 13-seeded Delaware Blue Hens in Spokane, Wash.

FEATURES

Student strives to be stand-up comedian

On any given day, Chris Ryan can’t go more than a few sentences without cracking a joke. The marketing freshman and budding comedian, who was chosen as the audience favorite at Last Spartan Standing last fall as a first-time stand-up performer, is trying to create a profession of laughter for himself.