In a game with 22 lead changes and 12 ties, the No. 25 MSU women’s basketball team finally broke through late in the second overtime, earning a hard-fought 93-90 double-overtime win against Oklahoma State to win the Lucaya Division of the Junkanoo Jam on Saturday night in Freeport, Bahamas.
After allowing four goals on Friday night and being yanked midway through the game, sophomore goaltender Drew Palmisano wanted to make up for his spotty performance when he received the starting nod Saturday night.
Tom Izzo became the winningest coach in the history of MSU men’s basketball Saturday as the Spartans routed Massachusetts 106-68 in the third place game of the Legends Classic at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, N.J.
The No. 8 MSU hockey team looked like a squad who ate too much turkey at Thanksgiving dinner, opted for the extra slice of pumpkin pie and woke up before the sun to try and find the early-bird shopping specials on Black Friday.
Conventional wisdom says a basketball team can’t win a game committing 22 turnovers. Friday night, the No. 2 MSU men’s basketball team did everything it could to buck conventional wisdom – making 53 percent of its shots, out-rebounding Florida by 16 and holding the lead for much of the second half.
The No. 25 MSU women’s basketball team found itself down 11-2 early in the first half Friday against George Washington. But from there, the Spartans roared back, outscoring the Colonials 76-36 the rest of the way to pick up a 78-47 win in the Junkanoo Jam in Freeport, Bahamas.
At Tuesday’s East Lansing City Council meeting, council members passed a resolution about the proposed closing of the downtown East Lansing Secretary of State branch office and heard several presentations.
Three of the four MSU students charged with detonating an explosive in an East Lansing yard have waived their preliminary exams, which were scheduled for today.
A former MSU student pleaded no contest Tuesday to drunken driving charges stemming from an August 2008 accident that caused a three-car collision, killed her passenger — another MSU student — and severely injured three others.
All MSU greek houses associated with the Interfraternity and Panhellenic councils are prohibited from hosting parties of any kind following two deaths in the past month, one of which possibly was alcohol related.
East Lansing police are investigating a sexual assault that reportedly occurred Friday night at the Lambda Chi Alpha fraternity house.
Police and university officials are remaining quiet on an assault that occurred Sunday night in Rather Hall, which reportedly involved members of the MSU football team.
On the fourth Thursday of November each year, Angelia Beasley doesn’t always cook a turkey or make sweet potatoes. Nor does she always invite her children and grandchildren to her home to celebrate. That’s because the 43-year-old Lansing woman does not always have a Thanksgiving dinner — not since she began living on food stamps.
While many bars are gearing up for large crowds tonight, several East Lansing bars have said they aren’t anticipating many students to stay in the area for what has been called the biggest bar night of the year.
Not teaching today’s session of Law and the Media is not an option for journalism professor Sue Carter. Carter’s class is scheduled to meet today from 6-8:50 p.m. and she said she will be in the classroom — regardless of whether her students decide to attend.
Roasted turkey was coupled with fresh sushi rolls, and side dishes of mashed potatoes and gravy were just as popular as the lo mein. With food like this, MSU’s Visiting International Professional Program’s, or VIPP, Thanksgiving Traditions on Tuesday night had all the American Thanksgiving traditions with an international flavor.
Practicing what he preaches, Drew Pinsky came Monday night to Wharton Center and offered an intimate, interactive and interpersonal discussion on student health and relationships.
Whether you enjoy the preparation, the anticipation or the eating itself, there are ways to bring all the joys of Turkey Day into your home.
Draymond Green and the rest of the MSU men’s basketball team know what it could mean. For years, head coach Tom Izzo has been harping to his players in what he deems the “What have you done for me lately?” society of college basketball that it’s been God-knows-how-long since the Spartans won an early-season tournament.
The Big Ten topped all conferences for the fifth straight season as eight players were named Academic All-America, the league announced Tuesday.