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Know Thy Enemy: Forget winter, Saquon Barkley is coming
The battle for the Land-Grant Trophy is on.
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Kyle Ahrens out indefinitely after aggravating foot injury during practice
Ahrens sustained his first injury later on in the summer and was out four to five weeks before being able to slowly get back on the court. During media day on Oct. 11, Ahrens said he was only a couple of weeks from being completely cleared.
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Men's basketball No. 2 in AP preseason poll
The men's basketball team was named the No. 2 team in the country in the AP's preseason poll and gathered 13 first place votes.
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Wide receiving core growing more confident by the week
With Lewerke’s growth, there’s been a group who’s also been growing with him, and that’s his wide receiver core.
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The State News Interviews: Joey Ellis
State News Sports Editor Sam Metry sits down with MSU Impact's Joey Ellis to talk about his experience at a mock playoff selection committee meeting hosted by the College Football Playoff.
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Football debuts in CFP poll as No. 24
Welcome back to the College Football Playoff rankings, Spartan fans.
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Spartan fans rally together to raise money during charity game
After playing each other for the second time since 2015, the MSU men’s basketball team and the University of Georgia came together to compete in a charity match held at Van Andel Arena in Grand Rapids.
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Men's soccer's senior day celebrates a strong senior class
No. 7 Men's soccer hosted their senior day on Sunday against No. 2 Indiana. The team drew 1-1 with Indiana and will take on Ohio State Sunday at 1 pm in the first round of the Big Ten Tournament.
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Dantonio's press conference goes viral when reporter's phone goes off
A video of head coach Mark Dantonio's press conference being interrupted by an errant phone made the rounds on social media Monday.
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No. 7 MSU men's soccer draws with Indiana, finishes in 2nd for Big Ten regular season
In their regular season finale, the No. 7 MSU men’s soccer drew with No. 2 Indiana Saturday at DeMartin Stadium 1-1, finishing second in Big Ten on Senior Day. MSU finishes the season at 11-2-3 and 5-0-3 in conference play.
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No. 10 MSU Volleyball spilt home series between No. 7 Nebraska and Iowa
The No. 10 MSU volleyball team went 1-1 over the weekend, losing to No. 7 Nebraska on Friday and beating Iowa on Saturday.
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Miles Bridges shines in exhibition win over Georgia
The MSU Men’s Basketball team beat the Georgia Bulldogs 80-68 in its second exhibition game of the young season Sunday afternoon in a hurricane relief exhibition game in front of a sold out crowd at Van Andel Arena in Grand Rapids.
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Brian Lewerke has career day but still shows symptoms of youth
As the Spartans fell to the Northwestern Wildcats, 39-31, three wide receivers stood out as reasons MSU was able to stay in this game.
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Miscues, blown opportunities lead to shocking loss to Wildcats
Despite thousands of fans disapproving as their nails dissolved into nothingness, the No. 16 Spartans did what they’ve done all Big Ten season — take a game down to the wire.
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MSU ranked No. 24 in AP poll, unranked in Coaches poll
Despite the Spartans' triple overtime loss to Northwestern, they've barely hung on in the polls. Kind of.
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FINAL: MSU falls to Northwestern in third overtime, 39-31
The No. 16 Spartans held on against the Northwestern Wildcats Saturday afternoon, beating the Wildcats 39-31, giving MSU its first Big Ten loss of the season and making MSU 6-2 and 4-1 in Big Ten play.
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Helpful gameday info as No. 16 MSU visits Northwestern
Another week, another game for the No. 16 Spartans. MSU takes on the Northwestern Wildcats as it looks to improve its perfect 4-0 record in the Big Ten.
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Cassius Winston returns to campus with a new and improved jumper
“Cassius Winston, right now, is shooting the ball as good as anybody we've got,” Tom Izzo said.
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State News Sports Podcast: Midseason report cards and Northwestern
Sam Metry and Souichi Terada are back to give their midseason report cards, breakdown Northwestern, and make their picks.
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What went down: An injury scare, Spartan debuts and more in MSU's exhibition opener
Realistically, there’s only so much that can be taken away from an exhibition game.