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Sparty in Capital One playoffs

After 12 weeks of competition in the Capital One Mascot Challenge, Sparty has advanced to the playoffs by making it into the top eight competitors. The eight finalists were determined by the mascots’ records in the regular season.

COMMENTARY

Try turkey-less Thanksgiving

Each Thanksgiving, an estimated 45 million turkeys are thought to be reared and killed in American factory farms, destined to be the holiday centerpieces on American families’ dinner tables.

COMMENTARY

Support Spartan football success

For years, I’ve claimed that if MSU ever got a consistent winner on the football field and fans’ loyalty was repaid, watch out — the alumni, students and the state would go absolutely nuts and prove men’s basketball head coach Tom Izzo right that we are a football school ranking with the best of them.

COMMENTARY

Positive jobs report not reason to relax

With the end of the semester sneaking up on students, for some it’s their last few weeks as a Spartan. Although most students dread the thought of leaving, a new MSU report should lessen that trepidation.

BASKETBALL

Women's basketball falls to Florida Gulf Coast

The MSU women’s basketball team lost 59-58 in a heartbreaker Saturday to Florida Gulf Coast on a last-second free throw by Sarah Hansen. Senior forward Lykendra Johnson finished with her second double-double of the season, scoring 15 points while grabbing 16 rebounds in a losing effort. The Spartans fell to 3-2 on the season and will return to action Tuesday night when they travel to Milwaukee.