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ONLINE UPDATE: Dee Brown singlehandedly wins game for No. 6 Illinois, 60-50
Champaign, Ill. — Pop quiz: Who had a career-high 34 points in No. 6 Illinois' 60-50 win against No.
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ONLINE UPDATE: Icers earn 3-1 nonconference victory against Wayne State
Freshman forward Nick Sucharski scored his first collegiate goal in a hard fought 3-1 Spartans' win Friday against Wayne State at Munn Ice Arena.
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ONLINE UPDATE: Women's basketball team finishes game on 20-0 run for 75-53 victory
There may still be plenty of areas that need improvement for the MSU women's basketball team, but if Thursday night's game against Penn State is any indication, finishing close games isn't one of them. The No.
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Faculty member sentenced to repay stolen funds
Former MSU School of Journalism faculty member Raye Grill was sentenced Wednesday to repay nearly $70,000 of money stolen from the school and the Michigan Interscholastic Press Association. Grill will not see jail time but will serve 300 hours of community service as part of the sentence.
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Special election scheduled to fill empty Senate seat
Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm announced a special election will be held in March to fill the vacancy created when former state senator Virg Bernero resigned to take over as the mayor of Lansing, according to a press release issued by the governor's office Tuesday. A primary election is scheduled for Feb.
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ONLINE UPDATE: Poor special teams play sinks Spartans
Detroit — At even strength, the Spartans controlled the play against Colorado College in the championship game of the Great Lakes Invitational. But superb special teams play from the Tigers was too much for the Spartans to overcome as they were downed 6-3 and failed to repeat as GLI champions. "It was a great special teams' night for us," Colorado College head coach Scott Owens said.
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ONLINE UDPATE: Izzo could have another shooting threat in Joseph
The Spartans may have found their MoJo. Freshman guard Maurice Joseph, a virtual non-factor in the team's first 13 games, had his coming-out party in Saturday's victory against Coppin State. Joseph, known around the program as "MoJo," finished with seven points, more than doubling his career point total. "It was good for him to get a little confidence, get some shots up, get a little playing time in," head coach Tom Izzo said. All of Joseph's production came during a minute-and-a-half stretch in the second half. First, he took a feed from redshirt freshman forward Marquise Gray in transition and muscled in a layup. On the Spartans' next possession, he hit a 3-pointer from the wing and got fouled. Joseph then rebounded a miss by the Eagles, hustled back down the floor, picked up a loose ball that had been knocked out of Gray's hands and finished with a finger roll, much to the delight of the sellout crowd at Breslin Center. "That got me going a little bit," Joseph said of the fans getting behind him.
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ONLINE UPDATE: Men's hoops team finishes 8-0 in December with 78-54 win vs. Coppin State
After a slow first half, the No. 9 MSU men's basketball team turned it on in the second half to overcome a feisty Coppin State team and extended the Eagles' winless record with a 78-54 win Saturday at Breslin Center. "That was a difficult game to coach and difficult game to play in," MSU head coach Tom Izzo said. Senior guard Maurice Ager, the Big Ten's leading scorer, capped off the nonconference schedule in high fashion, scoring 25 points and four rebounds and four assists. "I thought Maurice Ager might have had his best all-around game," Izzo said.
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ONLINE UPDATE: Icers lose in GLI championship game, 6-3
Detroit — No. 7 Colorado College capped off an impressive performance in the Great Lakes Invitational with a 6-3 win against MSU in the championship game Friday night at Joe Louis Arena. After defeating Michigan, 6-1, Thursday night, the Tigers (17-6-1) came right back and dominated the Spartans (8-8-5) from start to finish, scoring three times on the power play and once shorthanded.
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ONLINE UPDATE: Fretter's OT goal sends MSU to GLI Championship game for 3rd straight year
Detroit — MSU head coach Rick Comley didn't even know if Colton Fretter would play in the Great Lakes Invitational semifinal contest Thursday afternoon against Michigan Tech after he missed Wednesday's practice with the flu. "I always thought I was going to play," Fretter said following the game.
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ONLINE UPDATE: 'ER' line clicking at the right time
Detroit — Last season, they were the most consistent line. This season, though, with the team mired in injuries, the line of junior Drew Miller, sophomore Chris Mueller and senior Colton Fretter hasn't been able to play together as much as MSU head coach Rick Comley would've liked. But with the Spartans finally back at full health, Comley can recombine his most successful line and it paid dividens. The trio combined on the Spartans' winning goal in their 3-2 overtime win against Michigan Tech in the Great Lakes Invitational on Thursday at Joe Louis Arena. "I thought they played outstanding," Comley said.
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ONLINE UPDATE: Ager's 17-point 2nd half leads MSU past Tenn. Tech, 80-63
It took the MSU men's basketball team two seconds to get a lead against Tennessee Tech. It took the Spartans a lot longer to find a comfort zone. After a first half in which they had more turnovers than field goals, the No.
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ONLINE UPDATE: For Gray, the best has yet to come
It wasn't supposed to be his night. With senior Matt Trannon scheduled to start at power forward, redshirt freshman Marquise Gray expected to come off the bench.
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ONLINE UPDATE: Spartans trio too much for Phoenix
Maurice Ager, Shannon Brown and Paul Davis combined to outscore the entire Wisconsin-Green Bay team in No.
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ONLINE UPDATE: Ager rises to coach's challenge
In his first 99 collegiate games, Maurice Ager had no double-doubles. In his last two games, he's had two.
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ONLINE UPDATE: Spartans trounce Florida International by 27
All MSU needed was a little Magic. After a lackluster performance in an eight-point win against Cleveland State on Friday, the Spartans called on Earvin "Magic" Johnson to spark the team in a post-game speech Friday.
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ONLINE UPDATE: Spartans overcome slow 1st half to beat Cleveland State
Better late than never. The No. 12 MSU men's basketball team needed another second-half rally — and a career-high 27 points from junior guard Shannon Brown — to slide past Cleveland State, 83-75, on Friday at Breslin Center. "To be honest with you, they smashed us right in the mouth," MSU head coach Tom Izzo said.
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ONLINE UPDATE: Planning commission makes little progress on future of Cedar Village area
The East Lansing planning commissioners set out Wednesday to discuss their four primary goals for the East Village Master Plan. They couldn't even reach consensus on the first goal. Unfocused debate dominated the more than two-hour discussion and at times commissioners questioned the plan's viability.
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ONLINE UPDATE: City Council reviews, discusses independent commission's report on April melee
The East Lansing City Council began talks Tuesday about proposed measures to prevent future disturbances in the city — but it's unlikely those discussions will translate into any concrete action for at least several weeks. It was the first time the council formally examined the recommendations made by the independent commission reviewing the April 2-3 disturbances after receiving a copy of its report on Dec.
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ONLINE UPDATE: Despite 7-2 record, Izzo sees room for improvement
In little more than a month, the No. 12 MSU men's basketball team has already put together an impressive résumé, compiling a 7-2 record and beating two top-10 teams away from home. And perhaps the scariest thing of all for future opponents of the Spartans?