FOOTBALL
Voting to close on student section T-shirt designs
There’s only one day left to vote for the 2012 football student section T-shirt before the polling period closes on Friday.
MEN'S BASKETBALL
Basketball team to open 2012-13 season in Germany, pending approval
The announcement today from ESPN and the MSU Athletics Department that the men’s basketball team will be traveling to Germany for its 2012 season opener has many saying, “Athletics Director Mark Hollis has done it again.”
SPORTS
Release of APR Rate displays growth in athletics dept.
When it comes to a team’s performance on the field, the records speak for themselves. The performance of MSU’s student-athletes in the classroom, however, are far less heralded and, at times, more difficult to quantify.
SPORTS
Face Time with Caroline Powers
One of the more under-the-radar Spartan athletes in 2011-12 was also one of the most successful. Junior golfer Caroline Powers has amassed an exemplary career in three years in East Lansing, even being called “one of the best athletes at Michigan State,” by her coach Stacy Slobodnik-Stoll.
VOLLEYBALL
Several MSU sports release schedules for upcoming academic school year
The MSU athletics department announced the hockey, wrestling and volleyball schedules for the upcoming 2012-13 seasons this week.
ICE HOCKEY
Great Lakes Invitational extended through 2014
Michigan Technological University Athletics Director Suzanne Sanregret announced that the university has extended its partnership with Olympia Entertainment to continue hosting the Great Lakes Invitational through 2014.
BASEBALL
Face Time with Brandon Eckerle
Although his name is firmly engraved in MSU baseball lore, former center fielder Brandon Eckerle opted to return to the classroom rather than fight his way through the ranks of a sport he lost a little bit of passion.
ICE HOCKEY
Anastos announced six new hockey committments
MSU head hockey coach Tom Anastos announced the addition of six commitments to the program on Thursday.
BASEBALL
Face Time with Tony Bucciferro
Tony Bucciferro has seen his life go through a whirlwind of changes in the last month.
MEN'S BASKETBALL
MSU promotes Stephens to basketball associate head coach
MSU men’s basketball assistant coach Dwayne Stephens has been elevated to the role of associate head coach, the athletics department announced on Tuesday.
SPORTS
Track and field team optimistic about upcoming season, confident in returning athletes
Although just one Spartan finished “in the money” — meaning a top-eight placing — at the NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships last week, solid showings by MSU athletes has coach Walt Drenth hoping the experience pays dividends in the future.
WOMEN'S SOCCER
Trio of Spartans honored by department as top athletes
MSU announced Monday that former basketball forward Draymond Green was chosen as the 2011-12 George Alderton Male Athlete of the Year, while women’s soccer forward Laura Heyboer and golfer Caroline Powers shared the George Alderton Female Co-Athlete of the Year honors.
BASEBALL
Major league ballers
The MSU baseball team will have a new look in the infield in 2013, as it is tasked with replacing three players who started all 60 games this season.
SPORTS
Golfers honored by coaches
Two MSU women’s golfers were honored by the National Golf Coaches Association, or NGCA, this week for their performances in the 2012 season that helped the Spartans win their second consecutive Big Ten championship and earn a berth in the NCAA Championship. Junior Caroline Powers was chosen as an honorable mention All-American for the second time in two years.
SPORTS
Spartans at NCAA Track & Field Championship
MSU had a strong showing on the first day of the NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championship Wednesday. Redshirt freshman Leah O’Connor advanced to the women’s 3000-meter steeplechase finals by placing ninth overall in the event.
BASEBALL
Four Spartans selected in 2012 MLB First-Year Player Draft
Less than a week after MSU’s baseball season concluded in the NCAA Tournament, four Spartans earned the opportunity to play at the highest level by being selected in this week’s 2012 Major League Baseball, or MLB, First-Year Player Draft.
BASEBALL
Boss talks about NCAA Tournament, MLB Draft in meeting with media
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.
SPORTS
Five MSU swimmers qualify for Olympic trials
When senior swimmer Jenny Rusch emerged from the water, she wiped her eyes, looked up and saw that she had achieved a dream more than a year in the making.
BASEBALL
Column: Another year signals growth for program
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.
BASEBALL
Spartans downed 8-2 by Fresno State, eliminated from NCAA Tournament
Despite a strong effort by junior pitcher Andrew Waszak, the Spartans couldn’t overcome a late surge by Fresno State in addition to their own offensive inadequacies — leaving six runners on base on the day — and fell to the Bulldogs, 8-2, in the Palo Alto Regional of the NCAA Tournament. season.