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NEWS

Field hockey loses in NCAA battle vs. Virginia

In the blink of an eye, it was all over. The No. 6 MSU field hockey team battled No. 2 Virginia to the very end and forced overtime, but a goal less than two minutes into the extra period lifted Virginia to a Final Four berth and ended the Spartans’ successful season.

FOOTBALL

Neely, Spartans sack Purdue

West Lafayette, Ind. — The Spartans had seen this movie before. After the MSU football team took a 40-37 lead with less than two minutes remaining Saturday, Purdue began to drive toward a late victory.

SPORTS

Men, Women advance to NCAA’s

The MSU men’s cross country team recorded its best team finish in school history at Sunday’s NCAA Great Lakes Regional, finishing second and automatically qualifying for this year’s NCAA Championships.

FOOTBALL

MSU possibly heading to San Antonio

The Spartans’ 40-37 win against Purdue on Saturday, made them bowl-eligible for the third straight season. It marks the first time the Spartans have done so since 1995-97, and just the third time in program history.

ICE HOCKEY

Sweep Revenge

The tables have turned. Last season, the No. 6 Wolverines had their way with the Spartans, beating MSU in all five meetings and outscoring the Spartans 27-10. But after this weekend’s home-and-home series, the Spartans showed they are far from the team the Wolverines embarrassed last season.

FEATURES

Yoga aims to help with recovery, wellness

Yoga no longer is only for the young, the flexible and those few who look good in spandex.Known as an activity that encourages relaxation of the mind and a good deal of flexibility, yoga slowly is becoming a supplement to programs targeting both physical and mental recovery and wellness.

COMMENTARY

Diversions more than distraction

Have you paused for a moment while you are changing channels to dwell on any one of a thousand self-help paid commercial programs or segments from public television where a guru of some sort or other leads you through five or 10 or 20 steps to better this, that or another?

COMMENTARY

Medill students' findings, not motives, important

Technically, you do not need a degree in journalism to be a journalist. Student journalists across the country are doing quality work and should be treated the same as their professional colleagues. But, lately, that hasn’t been the case.