The Big Ten conference office announced on Monday that junior defender Annie Steinlage has been named Defensive Player of the Week after scoring a goal and tallying an assist in the Spartans’ 2-1 defeat of Akron on Sunday.
In the heart of campaign season and just before the start of the Democratic National Convention, President Barack Obama decided to hold a short question-and-answer session on the social news website Reddit.
Spartans hate Wolverines. Hawkeyes hate Huskers. Wolverines hate Buckeyes. This is the very nature of competition in the Big Ten conference.
Reading The State News and other news in connection with the recent beating of a Jewish MSU student, I have been troubled as director of Jewish studies at MSU, not only by the terrible incident, but also by what writers, police and others appear to believe is a Jew.
After taking down 11th-ranked Stanford on Friday, MSU battled the RedHawks at Ralph Young Field. And despite a first half that can best be described as “choppy,” according to Knull, the Spartans emerged with a 1-0 victory.
The MSU’s women’s soccer team defeated Akron 2-1 after a late goal by junior defender Annie Steinlage.
Maxwell found junior tight end Dion Sims seven times for 65 yards over the course of the game, including a crucial third down conversion where Maxwell threw high and counted on the six-foot-five Sims to go up and get it. And he did. For 18 yards and a first down that put the Spartans at first and goal on the seven yard line.
Leading up to Friday’s game, head coach Mark Dantonio needed only to point towards Chris Petersen’s 73-6 coaching record to know the Spartans were in for a tough game.
The junior running back powered the No. 13 MSU football team to a 17-13 victory over No. 24 Boise State, finishing with 44 carries for 210 yards and two touchdowns — both career highs — in a smashmouth game that wasn’t easy on the eyes.
After a first half that saw 11th ranked Stanford basically do anything and everything it wanted, MSU field hockey easily could have been down more than one goal. But junior goalkeeper Molly Cassidy stepped up in the first half, before the rest of the team joined her in the second half, as the Spartans took home a 2-1 victory.
On a night where the offense couldn’t get going, Le’Veon Bell wouldn’t stop. The junior running back had a career-high 44 carries for 210 yards and two touchdowns, single-handedly lifting the No.
A quick start by junior quarterback Andrew Maxwell in his first career start quickly faded, with the No. 13 MSU football squandering an early lead and allowing No. 24 Boise State to take a 13-10 lead into the halftime locker room.
The MSU women’s basketball team knows where and when they will be playing next year, as the schedule for the 2012-13 season was released Friday.
For the second time in less than a week, the East Lansing Police Department said it is investigating an assault against an MSU student.
Rocket. Little Giants. The Catch. Three of the biggest plays in MSU football history. Three plays that defined MSU football. Three plays that transpired under the lights at Spartan Stadium.
MSU football head coach Mark Dantonio doesn’t need to watch hours of game film or pore over scouting reports to know what the No. 13 Spartans are up against in their season opener against No. 24 Boise State.
_TAMPA, Fla. —_ Mitt Romney accepted the Republican presidential nomination on Thursday night in front of a thunderous crowd of Republican delegates at the Tampa Bay Times Forum and thousands watching across the U.S., forging ahead in a campaign largely centered on preserving the vision of America for future generations of young citizens.
No. 13 MSU vs. No. 24 Boise State Spartan Stadium Weather at kickoff: Sunny, 82°
When Mitt Romney was nominated as the Republican presidential candidate Tuesday at the Republican National Convention, or RNC, in Tampa, Fla., he had his first chance to formally introduce himself to the American people.