The MSU football team (2-5, 0-4 Big Ten) will face their toughest challenge of the year when they welcome No. 2 University of Michigan (7-0, 4-0 Big Ten) into Spartan Stadium for the biggest game the Spartans will play this season.
State News sports editor Casey Harrison and football writer Stephen Olschanski talk MSU football's game with rival Michigan, the Cubs' World Series chances at Wrigley Field and do the picks with guest Connor Clark.
If you are from Michigan, the MSU — University of Michigan rivalry is something many Michiganders are born into. Whether you're a sports fan or not, this rivalry has something to look forward to every time the Spartans and the Wolverines face off.
The new-look Spartans were on full display when they kicked off their season with an exhibition win over Northwood University Thursday. MSU played in its first of two exhibition games, appearing in a match for the first time since their disappointing end to the NCAA Tournament last year.
In MSU’s last three home matchups against the University of Michigan, there have been a substantial number of minor-in-possession (MIP) charges made on campus.
Actors, designers, advertisers and faculty all gathered together in the basement of the MSU Auditorium before conducting their first test runs for the 8th annual Haunted Auditorium. Amidst the black tarps lining the green walls, the group buzzed with excitement said theatre and journalism senior Megan Cochrane.
The Michigan State Spartans wrestling team officially opened the 2016-2017 season Thursday night with the annual Green-White Wrestle Offs.
Fifth-year senior linebacker Riley Bullough, with the weight of four straight losses, stepped onto the field at Maryland Stadium with energy. Just over ten minutes after kickoff, he was gone, tossed from the field for targeting — unfazed.
Spartan Family: As the undergraduate student body president, who strives to create a diverse and inclusive community that is welcoming to all Spartans, I believe it is important for us to reaffirm our values and commitment to diversity and inclusion within ASMSU, and across campus.
Winning is always fun. And for seven of the last eight years, Spartan fans have been able to enjoy the luxury of a premier football program and hold bragging rights over Wolverine fans.
The pregame powder, the hype music, the Izzone, it was all there for the first action of the 2016-17 MSU men's basketball season.
Following the first half of MSU men's basketball first action of the season, MSU lead the Northwood Timberwolves 48-35 in an exhibition performance. The Spartans showed signs of inexperience littered across the first period, not capturing the lead until the game was eight minutes through.
The ribbon was cut for the grand opening of the MSU Bio Engineering Facility on Thursday, a project that has been in the works since 2013. The 130,000-square-foot facility will be used as a lab and research building for scientists across many MSU colleges, namely the Colleges of Engineering, Human Medicine, and Natural Science, to collaborate.
An MSU freshman is embroiled in controversy for an apparently racist Instagram post aimed at a black football player in Midland, Mich.
Four games into the season, the MSU hockey team still has a ‘donut’ in the W column, losing all their matches thus far.
Wednesday, Oct. 26 was the last Riverboat Halloween college night, with tickets sold out four days before the event Michigan Princess Captain Christopher Chamberlain said. Chamberlain was approximately two years old when his family built the Michigan Princess, which he said is more commonly known as just ‘Riverboat’ on MSU’s campus.
Halloween Specials of East Lansing The State News has talked to some of the bars on and off Grand River Avenue to find you some of the best deals and specials that will be available this Halloween.
Although there is no physical University of Michigan mascot currently, there is a history of students and coaches trying to bring one to U-M’s sidelines. Students have referred to themselves as Wolverines from as early as the 1860's, according to the U-M campus information website, but no one is 100 percent sure why students took up this animal representative.
For apparel shops on Grand River Avenue, the upcoming rivalry game against the University of Michigan will provide stores with a huge source of income. As the competition heats up, so do the shops’ sales.
