Coming off back-to-back high-scoring performances in the Great Lakes Invitational, the MSU hockey team begins 2011 seeking a continued offensive output and a string of victories to jumpstart a strong second half.
Douglas Buhler has been recommended to serve as interim dean of the College of Agriculture and Natural Resources beginning February.
The MSU men’s basketball team won its first Big Ten road challenge of the year, 65-62, at Northwestern.
A man has been arranged for one count of first-degree home invasion after being found in possession of several stolen items including MSU textbooks, East Lansing Capt. Tom Johnstone said.
The No. 12 MSU women’s basketball team is off to its best start in school history thanks to a 70-57 win against Illinois on Sunday.
After being bowled over by No. 15 Alabama on Saturday, 49-7, in the Capital One Bowl, the Spartans can look to several offensive and defensive returners to look forward to a potentially exciting 2011.
In a game in which six different Alabama players had catches or runs of 20 yards or more, the Spartans’ secondary could do little to contain the Crimson Tide’s attack and watched Alabama break several big plays in Saturday’s 49-7 loss.
Alabama dominated MSU dominated the line of scrimmage, especially on defense, on the way to a 49-7 Capital One Bowl victory Saturday in Orlando, Fla.
In a game that felt like it should have been called during the third quarter simply for the Spartans’ safety, No. 7 MSU was destroyed by No. 15 Alabama, 49-7, in the Capital One Bowl in Orlando, Fla.
Using a dominating performance all over the field, No. 15 Alabama rolled No. 7 MSU, 49-7, in the Capital One Bowl in Orlando, Fla. on Saturday.
Saturday marked a new era in Michigan. It was a new day in a new month in a new year. But perhaps most importantly, it was the day Rick Snyder officially became the state’s 48th governor.
Orlando, Fla. — When No. 7 MSU and No. 15 Alabama meet on Saturday, it will be one of three Big Ten vs. SEC New Year’s Day matchups that will go a long way in determining conference standing next season. The Big Ten is 14-15 against SEC in the last 11 years.
Orlando, Fla. — When looking at No. 7 MSU and No. 15 Alabama, there is no shortage of offensive playmakers at the running back and wide receiver positions, as both teams feature game-changing talent. In their last media briefing before Saturday’s Capital One Bowl, MSU head coach Mark Dantonio and Alabama head coach Nick Saban talked about limiting huge plays and making tackles.
After an atrocious first half, the No. 20 MSU men’s basketball team managed to right its wrongs in the second half, propelling the Spartans to a 71-62 victory against No. 14 Minnesota in the Big Ten opener.
The league of the elite in college football is one of the most exclusive clubs in the world. This season, the MSU football team has been doing everything it can to get noticed and let in the door to join the rest of college football’s elite.
MSU offensive coordinator Don Treadwell has been named the head coach at Miami (Ohio).
After sustaining a C6 vertebra fracture while vaulting during practice on Wednesday, senior gymnast Kathryn Mahoney underwent surgery to stabilize the vertebra, MSU announced Thursday.
Orlando, Fla. — When MSU Athletics Director Mark Hollis was campaigning to bowl officials to choose the No. 7 Spartans for a BCS game following their 11-1 Big Ten championship season, one of his main selling points was the willingness of the Green and White fans to travel anywhere in the country to watch their team play. The Spartans didn’t receive a bid to a BCS bowl, but fans are proving Hollis right in Orlando, Fla.
The MSU hockey team took third place in the Great Lakes Invitational on Thursday night with a 5-3 win against Michigan Tech.