SOFTBALL
Softball goes 4-1 in Littlewood Classic
The MSU softball team lwent 4-1 this weekend at the Littlewood Classic in Tempe, Ariz.
BASKETBALL
Double Trouble
With a difficult stretch of games during the next week, the No. 8 MSU men’s basketball team saw an opportunity this weekend to hone some of its shortcomings against Nebraska.
SPORTS
Wrestling takes tough weekend loss to Iowa State
After a disappointing 30-10 loss to Iowa State on Friday night, the MSU wrestling team had an extra long meeting in the locker room to discuss what went wrong.
WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
Thomas shines in close road loss to Michigan
The emotions were difficult to hide on both sides. For the visitors wearing green it was disappointment.
ICE HOCKEY
Icers split Northern home series
Sitting last in the CCHA and yet to sweep a series, the MSU hockey team doesn’t have much to show for its work. But despite a 9-20-3 overall record, 7-16-1-0 in the CCHA, the Spartans have made sure their opponents recognize they still have some fight in them. “The biggest takeaway is to show that these guys can be resilient,” head coach Tom Anastos said of the weekend.
BASEBALL
Baseball team splits in first weekend of action in S.C.
After spending several weeks practicing indoors, a trip to South Carolina was supposed to mean warm weather and sunny skies for the MSU baseball team.
FEATURES
MSU alumnus' life after 'The Amazing Race'
MSU alumnus and bestselling author Josh Kilmer-Purcell is no stranger to reality TV. He’s the star of the show “The Fabulous Beekman Boys” with partner Brent Ridge on the Cooking Channel.
SPORTS
Spartans lose close match to Ohio State over weekend
The MSU gymnastics team showed a resiliency not seen all season as they lost to Ohio State 195.575-194.250 Saturday afternoon.
FEATURES
'Sister Act' performed at Wharton
Despite having years of theatrical experience under his belt, actor and director Charles Barksdale never loses his spark for the stage.
COMMENTARY
Eliminating language won’t fix dropout rate
Representatives across the state are debating the pros and cons of passing a bill to drop the foreign language requirement in Michigan high schools.
MSU
Bike lane renovations, other projects discussed at Construction Junction meeting
Engineers and various committee members announced the start and finish dates of construction projects and their expected price tags at MSU’s monthly Construction Junction meeting Thursday.
COMMENTARY
Longer justice terms give president more power
President Barack Obama is a busy man. Last week, he delivered the State of the Union address prior to traveling to a factory in North Carolina, speaking to a pre-kindergarten class in Georgia, meeting with Italian President Giorgio Napolitano in Washington D.C. and presenting 18 Presidential Citizens Medals. Obama then flew to Chicago to discuss policies presented in the State of the Union, and now is in Florida playing golf and taking a couple days off.
MSU
Face time with Leonard Fleck
Leonard Fleck, a professor of philosophy and medical ethics at MSU, was recently honored by the American College of Healthcare Executives with the 2013 Dean Conley Award. Fleck published a paper in January 2012 titled “‘Just’ Care: Who Decides? Health Reform and Long-Term Care,” discussing the challenges of providing health care with limited resources in a “just and caring” society.
ICE HOCKEY
MSU hockey comes out on top of Northern Michigan, 4-2
Coming off Friday night’s game where fatal mistakes were the demise of the MSU hockey’s 5-3 loss to Northern Michigan, the Spartans managed to find the positives and apply it to Saturday evening. This time, the effort and the execution outweighed the mistakes, and MSU (13-15-4 overall, 7-13-4-1 CCHA) came out on top of the Wildcats, 4-2. “To be honest with you, I was a little concerned coming in after yesterday’s game how we were going to respond,” head coach Tom Anastos said.
MEN'S BASKETBALL
Spartans trump Nebraska, 73-64, maintain momentum after U-M game
Coming off one of the biggest victories of the season against No. 4 Michigan, the talk of practice this week for the No.
WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
Women's team falls to Michigan on road
_Ann Arbor, Mich. – _Now that was how a rivalry game should be. Despite 21 points in a heroic effort from guard Jasmine Thomas in the senior’s final regular season match up with archrival Michigan, it wasn’t enough to end her Spartan career undefeated against the Wolverines. Michigan (19-6 overall, 8-4 Big Ten) broke its 12-game losing streak to MSU on Sunday afternoon with a dramatic 70-69 win in front of a sellout crowd at Crisler Center.
FOOTBALL
Roushar to leave MSU, take job with New Orleans Saints
Dan Roushar has accepted the job as running backs coach for the NFL’s New Orleans Saints and will be leaving the program, according to a release by the MSU athletics department.
BASKETBALL
MSU up on U-M women's team at halftime
Michigan standout sharpshooter Kate Thompson hit her first four shots, including three 3-pointers to help the Wolverines jump out to an early seven-point lead about seven minutes in. Thompson cooled off though and the energy of the opening tip died down at Crisler Center to allow MSU to run off 11 straight points and take a 22-19 lead. Behind senior guard Jasmine Thomas’ team-high 11 points, MSU leads U-M 32-28 at the intermission.
ICE HOCKEY
Spartans fall to Northern Michigan
Walking away from Friday night’s game, one thing MSU hockey can be sure of is the Spartans still have some fight in them. Unfortunately, fight doesn’t show up on the scoreboard. “We know, because hockey hasn’t changed, there’s 60 minutes to a game,” MSU (8-20-3 overall, 6-16-1-0 CCHA) head coach Tom Anastos said.
NEWS
Symptoms of alcohol abuse strike some early
It started in middle school when she stole a bottle of her parents’ whiskey. It ended in a visit to the emergency room after her sister found her drunk in the bathtub, preparing to cut herself with a knife to escape the pain.