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BASKETBALL

Five-star recruit Caleb Swanigan commits to MSU

Reaching his seventh Final Four as head coach of the Spartans this past weekend, Tom Izzo could very well be on this way to a second consecutive appearance in the national semifinals after landing his second McDonald's All-American on Friday.  Caleb Swanigan, who held offers from Kentucky, Duke, Arizona and Cal, who were rumored to be the clear cut favorite to pick up the No.

MSU

Take Back the Night met with indifference after tumultuous year

It’s worth saying that the weather wasn’t great. And this year’s march didn’t have the draw of a speaker like MSU alumna and sexual assault survivor Gretchen Whitmer — who spoke last year — for clout, but it still seemed like the fervor that had once been felt for the issue was fading from MSU.

BASEBALL

Baseball drops Crosstown Showdown to the Lansing Lugnuts 9-4

After a 30 minute rain delay a night of fun began in downtown Lansing. At the Cooley Law School Stadium the MSU baseball team took on the Lansing Lugnuts, the Toronto Blue Jays Class A minor league affiliate in the ninth annual Crosstown Showdown. The game marks one of the first times of the year for students and members of the community to get out of the house as the weather begins to break. The night featured plenty of fun and antics, including both East Lansing mayor Nathan Triplett and Lansing mayor Virgil Bernero throwing out the first pitch, fans of all ages, other Spartan athletes coming out to enjoy the night and much more. The Spartans started the game on fire as the first four MSU batters hit through the cycle en route to a 3-0 lead after one inning of play.  The Lugnuts answered with one in the bottom of the second, and four in the third to take a 5-3 lead over MSU through three innings of play.