After a week in which she averaged 24 points, 9.5 rebounds and 6.5 blocks, 6-foot-9 freshman center Allyssa DeHaan was rewarded Monday with Big Ten Player of the Week honors, becoming the first MSU freshman to win the award in five years. "I'm certainly excited for Allyssa to get some recognition," MSU head coach Joanne P.
MSU's chapter of Circle K, the world's largest collegiate service organization and part of the East Lansing Kiwanis Club, held its biggest event of the year Friday — a 24-hour charity-fest of activities, including gift-wrapping, bottle-collecting and card-writing, to celebrate the upcoming holiday seasons that included. Circle K is an international organization with clubs in 17 countries and has 618,000 members — 65 of whom are from MSU. Jessica Vonck, vice president of MSU's Circle K, said the event ran a full 24 hours — from 4 p.m.
Atlanta Falcons quarterback Michael Vick was fined $10,000 for extending both middle fingers toward Georgia Dome fans after getting booed at the end of a 31-13 loss last week. Vick apologized in a statement, saying, "I guess I misinterpreted how to do the Dirty Bird." The Houston Texans gave a tryout last week to Justin Gatlin, the former gold medal-winning sprinter who was banned for eight years because of a positive testosterone test. Scouts liked Gatlin's potential, but team officials are concerned about the impact of him having to give a urine sample in every huddle. The Lincoln University men's basketball team scored a Division III-record 201 points in a win Saturday. Lincoln's players said it was the easiest time they had scoring since they convinced some freshmen girls they were headed to the NBA. Minnesota Vikings wide receiver Troy Williamson claims he was struck in the face last week while at "Sharperpalooza" — an annual birthday party held by teammate Darren Sharper. Police have only one suspect: Frank "The Tank" Ricard, also a suspect in last week's mysterious mass streak through the quad and into the gymnasium. Ohio State football head coach Jim Tressel didn't vote in this week's final USA Today coaches poll in order to avoid controversy about who he wants his team to play in the national championship game. Strangely, poll directors received one unmarked ballot with the words "Ohio State should play Boise State" scrawled in crayon. Former 98 Degrees singer Nick Lachey purchased partial ownership of the Tacoma Rainiers, the Triple-A affiliate of the Seattle Mariners, last week. Lachey said he would have the club turned around in just one night (una noche).
MSU's most promising and versatile young player has been sidelined by an injury that has plagued the program for years — a stress fracture. Head coach Tom Izzo said Monday that freshman forward Raymar Morgan will miss Wednesday's game against IPFW with a stress fracture in his right shin.
I was surprised at some of the inaccuracies and omissions in the Nov. 29 article "Living with diabetes." One that immediately stands out is the idea of "counting calories" for an insulin dosage.
After a week in which she averaged 24 points, 9.5 rebounds and 6.5 blocks, 6-foot-9 freshman center Allyssa DeHaan was rewarded today with Big Ten Player of the Week honors, becoming the first MSU freshman to win the award in five years. Against Rhode Island on Wednesday, DeHaan came one point shy of tying MSU's freshman record for points in a game while also grabbing 10 rebounds and blocking five shots. "I'm certainly excited for Allyssa to get some recognition," MSU head coach Joanne P.
Students could purchase cheaply-priced books at a new online store, but the company creator said he is having difficulty getting his foot in MSU's front door. MyCollegeBookTrader.com is a new online store that business co-owner, Sean Marconi said "is meant to help students out." "We just opened this semester and we have set up online stores for Oakland University, University of Michigan, Western Michigan University, Central Michigan University and MSU," Marconi said.
Jack Frost is here to stay. Students got a taste of winter this weekend with temperatures dropping far below freezing.
Tom Izzo wasn't particularly happy with any of his players following MSU's loss to Boston College on Wednesday, and sophomore forward Marquise Gray was responsible for a large part of the coach's ire.
Bradley's four-guard lineup Sunday normally would have meant extended minutes for senior forward Matt Trannon, whose versatility has helped neutralize smaller post players in the past. But Trannon didn't play a single minute Sunday and won't for the rest of the season — head coach Tom Izzo announced Friday that Trannon won't return to the basketball team and instead will prepare for the NFL Draft. Trannon averaged 4.6 points and 4.3 rebounds a game last season and was one of MSU's best defenders.
Facing its stiffest challenge to date, the No. 20 MSU women's basketball team responded with its best effort of the season, knocking off a feisty South Florida team, 79-71, Sunday afternoon at Breslin Center. Each MSU starter recorded at least three assists, with senior guard Rene Haynes pacing the Spartans with six. "It was a great team win against an excellent team," MSU head coach Joanne P.
All Joshua Clark was trying to do was drive back from his intramural basketball game. Clark was traveling at 30 mph.
I completely agree with Kyle Bristow, MSU Young Americans for Freedom chairman, who was recently quoted by saying, "The (anti-discrimination ordinance) proposal gives special rights to some people but aren't given to all people.
Amelia Villhauer stood on the second floor of the East Lansing Marriott at University Place on Sunday afternoon, barely tall enough to look out the window at the festivities across the street.
Another day, another misguided student protest. Not that, fundamentally, the student protesters who came out to oppose Colorado Republican Rep.
By Maggie Lillis, Lindsay Machak and Kris Turner The State News The violent clash between campus conservatives and protesters at a discussion about illegal immigration Thursday drew national attention during the weekend.
For as woefully inarticulate as President Bush may be, the Bush administration is remarkably good at wordplay. Take, for example, the latest stance on Iraq. For months now, terrorist attacks within the country have grown steadily more violent and bloody — with the number of victims growing exponentially.
You can help fight the battle against AIDS with the click of a mouse. For every virtual candle lit this month at www.lighttounite.org, pharmaceutical giant Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. will donate $1 to the National AIDS Fund to help AIDS organizations in the United States. The company said it will donate up to $100,000. On Nov.
The story of the season so far for the No. 12 Spartans has been inconsistency of play and inability to carry momentum from game to game. After splitting a home weekend series with Ohio State, the Spartans aren't any closer to solving those problems. Following a 4-1 win against Ohio State in the series opener Friday night, MSU gave up two shorthanded goals and two power-play goals in a 4-1 loss Saturday — the Spartans' first regular-season loss at Munn Ice Arena this season. "I was hoping we would take a step (Saturday) and take the game to them," MSU head coach Rick Comley said. "I didn't see that." Friday's contest could have been called The Tim Kennedy and Chris Mueller Show.
Senior forward Katrina Grantham played Sunday's game with a protective face mask after suffering a broken nose when she collided with senior guard Victoria Lucas-Perry in practice Saturday. "We almost lost two players before this game," MSU head coach Joanne P.