The basketball bounced on the floor and the players’ shoes were extra squeaky as the MSU basketball team was back on the court for its second exhibition game.
During the week’s practice leading up to the MSU hockey team’s matchup against the Michigan Tech Huskies, it was without one key defenseman — redshirt-freshman Jerad Rosburg. Rosburg would be out with an upper-body injury, leading to a shift in the Spartans’ lineup come puck drop Friday and Saturday evening.
There’s a new club on campus that is trying to bring a little more comfort and warmth to children, human biology junior Mariah Fielder said. Fielder is the president and founder of Cozy CoverZzz, a club that makes blankets for children in hospitals, homeless shelters and domestic abuse shelters, Fielder said.
Imagine a room filled with dozens of people all waiting, watching and whispering. Imagine a room where tension builds and audience members can sometimes be hard to please. For some, this scenario would be a nightmare, but for the women in Lansing’s Comedy Coven, this is a dream.
MSU men's soccer had the higher number in the standings, but Penn State had the number of MSU prior to the match following a 1-0 double overtime win in the teams' only encounters previously in the season.
Former president Bill Clinton held a rally for Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton Saturday afternoon in Lansing at the United Auto Workers local building. Former Mich.
President Barack Obama will be campaigning for Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton in Ann Arbor on Monday. The event will start at 11 a.m. at the Ray L. Fisher Stadium.
Former President Bill Clinton will host a rally at UAW Local 652 in Lansing Sunday on behalf of his wife, Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton.
Protesters gathered at the Michigan State Capitol in Lansing this afternoon to show solidarity with the Standing Rock Sioux tribe, sharing their opposition to the Dakota Access Pipeline, or DAPL. Emmy Scott, an MSU law student involved with organizing the protest, said the gathering came in light of an escalation of violence against DAPL protesters. http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/29/us/dakota-access-pipeline-protest.html Participants engaged in Native American song and dance, many holding signs voicing opposition to the pipeline. Among a disdain for pipelines, one of the most common themes of the protest was the slogan “Water is Life”. Scott related the concerns of those in Standing Rock to those in Michigan, relating the DAPL’s potential dangers to those of the Line 5 pipeline, and citing the Kalamazoo Oil Spill as well as the Flint Water Crisis as issues in which Michiganians could relate.
On Saturday No. 16 MSU Volleyball played the University of Illinois for the second d time this season.
After dropping its first four contests in a row to start the season, the MSU hockey team was looking for its third straight victory after the slow start.
Former President Bill Clinton will host a rally at UAW Local 652 in Lansing this Sunday on behalf of his wife, Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton.
The MSU football team came into Memorial Stadium to face Illinois still without a Big Ten win in the first weekend of November, something unheard of in the Dantonio era of Spartan football. They left Champaign, Ill still winless in conference play –– shooting themselves in the foot once again.
The MSU football team (2-6, 0-5 Big Ten) traveled to Champaign, Ill. to battle the Illinois Fighting Illini (2-6, 1-4). The Spartans are still in search of their first conference win, and despite coming into the game with some confidence, trail the Illini 7-6 at the break. Illinois was able to get on the scoreboard with just 14 seconds left in the half following an 11-play, 73 yard drive capped off by a 19-yard touchdown run from Kendrick Foster. MSU had two drives successful scoring drives in the first half, but couldn’t find their way to the end zone.
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The MSU women’s basketball team is only days away from their first exhibition game against Northwood University. Late Friday evening, the team announced in a press release junior guard Morgan Green has been dismissed from the team.
No. 16 MSU Volleyball played Northwestern University for the first time on Friday at Jenison Field House.
After a night of firsts for the MSU hockey team, it was back at Munn Ice Arena to continue its regular season.
The City of East Lansing will host a brief Veterans Days program on Nov. 10 to honor those who have bravely served in the United States Armed Forces. The program, which will begin at 8:30 a.m., will take place in front of the East Lansing Hannah Community Center on Abbot Road. According to a press release from the City of East Lansing, the program includes a military flag-raising ceremony along with the playing of bagpipes.
State News sports editor Casey Harrison and football writer Stephen Olschanski discuss the Cubs winning the World Series, MSU football vs.