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BASEBALL

Boss talks about NCAA Tournament, MLB Draft in meeting with media

Dillon Davis
June 5, 2012

As the MSU baseball team returns home after a quick exit from the NCAA Tournament, head coach Jake Boss Jr. is forced to look ahead. The Spartans were ousted from the Palo Alto Regional in Palo Alto, Calif. after a pair of weekend losses to Pepperdine and Fresno State, respectively. The NCAA Tournament berth was the first for the program since 1979, where the Spartans were eliminated on their home field in the Mideast Regional by Pepperdine and San Diego State.

BASEBALL

Column: Another year signals growth for program

Dillon Davis
June 3, 2012

The MSU baseball team returned to East Lansing on Sunday following a pair of weekend losses in the NCAA Tournament in Palo Alto, Calif. Crushed and empty-handed, the Spartans enter the offseason with more questions than answers and have plenty to think about during the next eight months until they resume play.

FOOTBALL

NFL star returns to MSU to finish degree

Stephen Brooks
May 30, 2012

After a standout football career at MSU and 10 seasons in the National Football League, former Spartan cornerback Renaldo Hill’s toughest challenge wasn’t banging bodies with bruising runners or chasing speedy wide receivers — it was picking up a pencil.

FOOTBALL

New football ticket system provides temporary difficulties

Britteny Dee
May 30, 2012

Early Wednesday morning, many football enthusiasts looking to purchase tickets for the upcoming season experienced difficulties and had to postpone their shopping. A new system, which is designed to provide fans with a convenient online seat-selection process, experienced technical issues and shut down for about 2-3 hours at about midnight on Wednesday when too many people tried to use it, Athletics Director Mark Hollis said.

ICE HOCKEY

Anastos discusses future of program in meeting with media

Dillon Davis
May 29, 2012

In his first season returning to a program where he once played and was an assistant coach under former head coach Ron Mason, Anastos led the Spartans to a four-win improvement from the 2010-11 season and coached MSU to its first NCAA Tournament berth since 2008. But greater challenges might be ahead for the former CCHA commissioner.

BASEBALL

MSU defeats Nebraska in Big Ten matchup

Stephen Brooks
May 23, 2012

For eight and two-thirds innings, it appeared that MSU would cruise to a blowout win in the first round of the Big Ten Tournament. Leading 10-2 to begin the final frame, a comedy of errors led to a seven-run inning with two outs on the board as the Spartans narrowly escaped with a 10-9 win against No. 4-seed Nebraska.

SPORTS

Face time with Matt Weise

Dillon Davis
May 23, 2012

Despite not generating the headlines of football or men’s basketball, Matt Weise quietly has built one of MSU’s most successful varsity sports. The eighth-year head coach of the MSU rowing team has maintained the success of a program that has qualified for the NCAA National Championship Regatta in 14 of the last 15 seasons.

SPORTS

Men’s crew seeks club title

Stephen Brooks
May 23, 2012

The MSU Crew Club is leaving today to head to Atlanta, where it has earned several of the highest seedings in program history at the American Collegiate Rowing Association Club Nationals.

SPORTS

Track and field set to compete in NCAA regionals

Stephen Brooks
May 22, 2012

When the NCAA Track and Field Regionals begin Thursday in Jacksonville, Fla., 31 Spartans will be in attendance. The MSU Track and Field team will look to build on a positive performance at the Big Ten Outdoor Championships in which it took home seven medals.