MEN'S BASKETBALL
Spartans win with team effort
Three players helped in their own way in Saturday’s win against Illinois.
SPORTS
MSU struggles in matches against ranked foes
Opening the weekend on Friday hosting No. 11 Michigan, the Spartans (9-9 overall, 1-8 Big Ten) fought for a comeback before losing their final two matches with a technical fall for redshirt freshman 133-pounder Chris Lyon and a pin against redshirt freshman 141-pounder Levi Stace. MSU fell to the Wolverines (11-5, 6-3), 24-15.
ICE HOCKEY
Icers split series, fall out of home-ice contention
The MSU hockey team saw its chances of having a first-round home game in the CCHA tournament fade this weekend as it split with Alaska on the road.
MICHIGAN
Extension, AgBioResearch brace for more cuts
It has been years of change in the making for two MSU-led research initiatives.
COMMENTARY
MSC smokestack is piece of MSU history worth saving
As a current MSU senior, I am very connected with the campus community. I relate to the university in many ways, but one aspect of the experience I feel is quite significant is the history and tradition surrounding all of us here.
COMMENTARY
House cuts target wrong program
When the U.S. House of Representatives voted to cut all federal funding to Planned Parenthood last Friday, women across the country began to organize to create a coalition so tenacious God herself would sidestep.
COMMENTARY
Dismantling MSC smokestack the right move
As one wanders MSU’s sprawling campus, the MSC smokestack easily is recognizable as a prominent part of the Spartan skyline. But the $1.4 million it would cost to do vital repairs and ongoing upkeep costs just can’t be justified in light of the university’s budget woes.
WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
Women clinch share of Big Ten title
The No. 11 MSU women’s basketball team has clinched at least a share of the Big Ten championship.
NEWS
Numerous accidents reported across East Lansing
Since the first snowfall at about 2 p.m. there have been 18 reported accidents because of the snow accumulation, East Lansing police Sgt. Mark VandeWouer said.
ICE HOCKEY
Icers win, but out of home-ice race
The MSU hockey team followed up a loss Friday by defeating Alaska, 6-2, in CCHA play on Saturday.
MEN'S BASKETBALL
Lucas, Spartans beat Illinois, 61-57
In a battle between two Big Ten teams fighting for their NCAA tournament lives, the MSU men’s basketball team beat Illinois, 61-57, Saturday at Breslin Center.
MEN'S BASKETBALL
GameDay in East Lansing
For the first time since 2007, ESPN’s College GameDay visited East Lansing and Breslin Center on Saturday.
NEWS
2 MSU students stabbed early Friday morning
Two MSU students were stabbed on the 100 block of Spartan Street Friday morning, East Lansing police Capt. Kim Johnson said.
NEWS
Fire alarm set off in response to ruptured steam pipe at Main Library
A fire alarm was set off by a ruptured steam pipe at 8:45 p.m., Thursday at the Main Library, East Lansing fire Capt. Jeff Alleman said.
NEWS
'Shared sacrifice'
Gov. Rick Snyder only needed a half hour to highlight a set of budget recommendations that had been anticipated for months. The governor’s highly awaited recommendations for the fiscal year, set to begin in October, were released Thursday morning. For state universities and cities, the proposals signaled the possibility of many things, dominant among them is this — there might be a lot less state funding to go around in the near future.
WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
Women claim comeback win against Wildcats
After snatching first place in the Big Ten and selling out Breslin Center last week, the No. 11 MSU women’s basketball team feared it would fall into a trap against Northwestern.
NEWS
Police Brief 02/18/11
A 38-year-old male museum employee reported a stuffed two-toed anteater was stolen from the MSU Museum, MSU police Sgt. Florene McGlothian-Taylor said.
SOCCER
Women's soccer signs seven recruits
The MSU women’s soccer team has signed seven players to National Letters of Intent for the 2011 season.
MEN'S BASKETBALL
Saturday Spotlight
When ESPN decided before the season that it would send its College GameDay crew to East Lansing this Saturday, I doubt anyone at the network thought they would be seeing a game between two teams fighting to make the NCAA Tournament in MSU and Illinois.
MEN'S BASKETBALL
Spartans eye Fighting Illini in rematch
The MSU men’s basketball team and Illinois have taken a similar path up to this point. When ESPN’s College GameDay selected East Lansing as its Feb. 19 location, they expected different storylines.