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MICHIGAN

Recycling site open

East Lansing opened its temporary recycling drop-off site last week at Patriarch Park, located on Alton Road between Saginaw Highway and Burcham Drive.

SPORTS

MSU offense, defense honored

After winning two games this weekend and capturing the program’s first-ever outright Big Ten championship, the No. 8 MSU field hockey team saw two of its players earn weekly honors from the conference for their efforts.

SPORTS

Ford Field to remain state finals host

The Michigan High School Athletic Association announced Monday it has reached a two-year extension with Ford Field to keep the Michigan high school football championship games in Detroit through at least 2011.

FOOTBALL

Dantonio defends 3-man rush in Iowa finale

For more than 58 minutes Saturday, the MSU football team shut down Ricky Stanzi. But as the Iowa quarterback’s offense took the field with 97 seconds remaining and 70 yards ahead of them, they saw something they previously didn’t see much of — a three-man MSU defensive front.

ICE HOCKEY

No. 20 icers playing beyond their years

Within 10 minutes, two MSU teams almost suffered identical fates. The news of the MSU football team’s heartbreaking loss on the last play of the game against Iowa made its way to Oxford, Ohio at 10:24 p.m.