After President Trump signed his first executive order banning immigrants and refugees from 7 Muslim-majority nations, including my parents’ home country of Syria, I along with many of my fellow students, felt anger at the injustice towards refugees fleeing persecution from their already unwelcoming home countries.
State News basketball writers Connor Clark and Casey Harrison welcome everybody back from spring break with a selection guide for this year's NCAA Tournament bracket.
On March 26, 1979, Scott Westerman, like so many other MSU students, alumni, and fans, was huddled around the television cheering on his Spartans in the NCAA title game against Indiana State.
The State News met with MSU President Lou Anna K. Simon on Friday, March 3 to talk former MSU employee Larry Nassar updates, internal investigations, campus climate and other issues surrounding the university.
For the brothers of Delta Lambda Phi fraternity, diversity and inclusion are top priorities. “I want people to know that we’re not just, like, a LGBT-oriented fraternity. That’s what people always think, like, ‘oh they’re the gay fraternity,’” MSU arts and humanities and psychology freshman Roderick Bullard said.
Cinderella team: Similar to the fairytale character, this represents an underdog team that ends up being more successful than their expected tournament performance. Sleeper/Dark Horse: These two are essentially the same in that they refer to teams that aren’t expected to win, but still stand a chance. Mid-major: Schools that don’t fall within top tier conferences are assigned this title March Madness: Another term for the tournament, people have called this time of year March Madness because of the unpredictability of the tournament. The Big Dance: Theorized to go along with Cinderella teams, this is another way to say the tournament.
Upsets, dark horse teams and possible cinderella teams are a main subject of March Madness every year with fans who’ve been watching every game since Nov.
Redshirt junior Javier Gasca, redshirt sophomore Austin Eicher and freshman Drew Hughes will represent the MSU wrestling team this weekend at the NCAA Wrestling National Championships at the Scottrade Center in St.
There’s no question this season has been a challenge for head coach Tom Izzo.
The task of correctly picking an upset team is an art. Here are four teams from mid-major conferences to look out for when filling out your bracket. 1.
For about 20 years, sport losses and victories have carried the potential for riots at MSU. East Lansing Mayor Mark Meadows’ career has been defined by the riots and his response to them.
The MSU men's basketball team is in the NCAA Tournament for the 20th straight time. The Spartans will be the No. 9 seed in the Midwest.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Take a look at this year's Big Ten Tournament with 360 degrees.
WASHINGTON D.C. — At the end of the first half of MSU's 63-58 loss to No. 4-seeded Minnesota Friday afternoon, head coach Tom Izzo kept asking his bench the same question.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — As the final buzzer sounded against Minnesota, the MSU men’s basketball team was officially knocked out of the Big Ten Tournament. Now as the remaining teams fight toward the Big Ten Tournament Championship, the Spartans will fly home to await their calling to the NCAA Tournament.
WASHINGTON D.C. — Contrary to the blowouts in the second round of the Big Ten Tournament, the quarterfinals round brought a bunch of close games to the Verizon Center. The Spartans were one of four teams unable to advance to the semifinals round.
WASHINGTON D.C. — The No. 6-seeded Northwestern University Wildcats have advanced to the Big Ten Tournament semifinals, after defeating No. 3 Maryland at the Verizon Center, xx-xx. The Terrapins took an early six-point lead over Northwestern in the early stages of the first half, but the Wildcats took the lead after going on a 10-0 run lasting nearly four minutes until Maryland's Kevin Huerter ended Maryland's scoring drought with 7:47 in the half. Maryland, however, responded with a 7-0 run to get back into the game and with 4:03 left in the half, cut the lead to one.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — In game No. 9 in the Big Ten Tournament, the Wisconsin Badgers defeated the Indiana Hoosiers, 70-60.
WASHINGTON D.C. — The No. 4-seeded Minnesota have advanced to the Big Ten Tournament semifinals after defeating No. 5 MSU Friday, 63-58 at the Verizon Center.
WASHINGTON D.C. — The No. 8-seeded University of Michigan Wolverines will live to play another day in the Big Ten Tournament after defeating No. 1 Purdue Friday, 74-70. Forward D.J. Wilson led the way for the Wolverines with 26 points. Purdue forward Caleb Swanigan fouled out in overtime, despite being the team's leading scorer.