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WOMEN'S BASKETBALL

Players suspended for 9 games in 2012-13

MSU women’s basketball head coach Suzy Merchant announced Friday that sophomore guard Kiana Johnson and redshirt freshman forward Akyah Taylor have been suspended for the first nine games of the upcoming season, after NCAA guidelines “related to the receipt of extra benefits” were violated, according to a release by the MSU athletics department. “Both Kiana and Akyah are good student-athletes that made a bad decision this summer,” Merchant said in a statement.

FOOTBALL

Humbling Defeat

Head coach Mark Dantonio said it was a “tough day at the office.” Junior linebacker Max Bullough called it an “eye-opener.” Offensive coordinator Dan Roushar said it was “frustrating.”

FOOTBALL

Team delivers unacceptable performance

It was the interceptions Max Bullough and Chris Norman just couldn’t quite grab. It was the touchdown that bounced off Bennie Fowler’s hands. It was the near-blocked punt that became a roughing the kicker penalty. On a night when Notre Dame appeared to make every big play, the Spartans couldn’t manage to just get out of their own way. By the end of the night, No.

NEWS

Face Time with Herman Cain

Former presidential candidate Herman Cain is embarking on a nationwide Truth Tour this fall to discuss the economy and he’ll stop at Kellogg Center at 5:30 p.m.

FOOTBALL

Volunteers clean up party litter

The morning after most home football games, East Lansing is comparable to a party war zone -— streets filled with broken glass, lawns littered with red solo cups and trash scattered throughout the city.

SOCCER

Spartans downed by Marquette

In a chippy game against undefeated Big East opponent Marquette (7-0-0), the MSU men’s soccer team fell 2-1 in a double-overtime loss, bringing its record to 2-5-1.

SPORTS

MSU places 2nd in golf tournament

The MSU women’s golf team started the 2012 campaign off on the right foot with a strong showing of second place in the Mary Fossum Invitational this past weekend. MSU hosted the event (named after longtime great MSU women’s golf coach Mary Fossum) for the 29th time.

SPORTS

Field hockey defeats Louisville 2-1 in overtime

The MSU field hockey team came into this weekend’s Auto-Owners Insurance MSU Invitational looking to bounce back from a pair of losses to Virginia and Northeastern the previous weekend. And with Friday’s win over American and Sunday’s overtime victory against Louisville, the Spartans did exactly that.