FOOTBALL
Dantonio signs revised contract
MSU head football coach Mark Dantonio will receive a 60 percent raise as part of a revised contract announced Friday.
NEWS
4 men arrested in connection with home-invasion investigation
A police task force arrested four men in connection with a six-month string of home invasions in mostly student-occupied housing in the East Lansing area, police said Tuesday.
BASKETBALL
Spartans upset No. 5 Texas
Sophomore guard Durrell Summers hit a go-ahead three-pointer with 18.6 seconds left as the No. 19 MSU men’s basketball team beat No. 5 Texas 67-63 on Saturday at Toyota Center in Houston.
BASKETBALL
Women's basketball back on track with win over Delaware State
The MSU women’s basketball team left no doubt about getting out of its funk in its 71-41 drubbing of Delaware State on Thursday.
BASKETBALL
Spartans struggle to overcome The Citadel
Considered a tune-up game before this weekend’s date with Texas, a middling team from South Carolina gave the MSU men’s basketball team all it could handle.
NEWS
Bradley Greenberg selected as interim dean for Communication Arts and Sciences
Provost Kim Wilcox has selected a temporary replacement for the outgoing dean of the College of Communication Arts and Sciences. Bradley Greenberg, a professor emeritus of communication and telecommunication, information studies and media, is set to be the college’s interim dean, pending approval by the MSU Board of Trustees.
ICE HOCKEY
Icers frustrated after 4-2 loss to U.S. Under-18 Team
The MSU hockey team’s game against the U.S. National Under-18 Team was “more of the same” for head coach Rick Comley. For senior captain Jeff Lerg, it was the “same old story.”
FOOTBALL
Ringer earns AP All-America honor
MSU senior running back Javon Ringer was named an Associated Press All-American on Tuesday, becoming the first MSU offensive position player to garner the recognition since 2002.
FOOTBALL
MSU preparing for Georgia's talented offense
When sophomore linebacker Eric Gordon watches film on Georgia, he can see why the Bulldogs entered the season as the No. 1 ranked team in the country.
NEWS
Man to stand trial in quadruple homicide involving MSU student
HUDSONVILLE — The man accused of killing MSU agribusiness sophomore Katherine A. Brown, her boyfriend and her boyfriend’s family will stand trial, according to a ruling Monday in Hudsonville’s 58th District Court. Judge Kenneth Post ruled the court had heard enough evidence to establish probable cause that Troy Brake, 31, could have committed the quadruple homicide.
BASKETBALL
Spartans rout Braves, 118-60
For the first time all season, the MSU men’s basketball team looked like a team who came into the season with high expectations and the No. 6 preseason ranking.
FOOTBALL
Spartans turn up heat to prepare for bowl
With snow on the ground and winter break in full effect, the MSU football team was hard at work during its fifth bowl practice on Saturday.
NEWS
State Police offers $1,000 reward for information on missing MSU student
The Michigan State Police is offering a $1,000 reward for information regarding the disappearance and whereabouts of an MSU horticulture student, according to a report today by the Lansing State Journal.
NEWS
ASMSU association director found guilty of misusing resources
On Wednesday, ASMSU Association Director Kara Spencer was found guilty of misusing university resources after sending an e-mail to MSU faculty and staff in September that raised concerns about proposed changes to Welcome Week.
NEWS
Cyclotron will remain open, since FRIB is coming to MSU
MSU’s success in winning the FRIB sweepstakes Thursday gave new life to the university’s current physics facility. If MSU had lost the bid for the Facility for Rare Isotope Beams, the MSU Cyclotron would most likely have closed in the near future. But the Cyclotron now will remain operational and be updated to house FRIB, a $550-million federal nuclear research facility, once construction begins in about five years.
NEWS
$550M nuclear research facility coming to MSU
The U.S. Department of Energy announced Thursday that MSU will receive the $550-million Facility for Rare Isotope Beams, a federal nuclear research facility that would make the university a world-leader in nuclear physics research. The facility will be built over the next decade and is expected to give Michigan nearly $1 billion in economic stimulus through the creation of jobs and research.
NEWS
Former MSU student sentenced for involvement in Cedar Fest
A 20-year-old former MSU student was sentenced Tuesday to two years of probation after pleading guilty to a misdemeanor charge of indecent exposure during Cedar Fest in April.
BASKETBALL
Spartans too much for Bradley, 75-59
With a fresh pair of legs and a chip on his shoulder, Chris Allen helped bring the MSU men’s basketball team back into the win column.
MICHIGAN
Vigil held in honor of missing MSU student
About 30 members of the MSU community braved temperatures in the teens for a candlelight vigil held to support the friends and family of missing MSU student Krista Lueth.
FOOTBALL
UPDATED: Spartans heading to Capital One Bowl
The No. 19 MSU football team will play in the Capital One Bowl against No. 16 Georgia in Orlando, Fla. at 1 p.m. on Jan. 1, MSU head coach Mark Dantonio announced to the crowd during the MSU men’s basketball game against Bradley.