SPORTS
Women's golf sits in 10th after 2 days of competition in Texas
The women’s team finished day two of three at the Texas A&M “Mo”morial at 49-over par, good for 10th out of 12 teams.
BASEBALL
Spartan baseball begins fall practice
The Spartans will travel to South Bend, Ind. to play Notre Dame, with the game scheduled to finish before the No. 15 MSU football team’s 3:30 p.m. game against the Fighting Irish.
FOOTBALL
Column: Spartans improve, still work left to be done
Make no mistake: The MSU football team that threw down 44 points while shutting out Florida Atlantic was not the same team that quietly slid past Youngstown State two weeks ago.
SOCCER
Offense dominates in 2 weekend wins for MSU women's soccer
On the strength of an explosive offense and stingy backline, the Spartans (6-1-0) extended their winning streak to six games with a 2-0 victory Friday against Bowling Green and a 4-1 romp Sunday over UC-Santa Barbara.
SOCCER
Men's soccer drops 2 games, including heartbreaking loss to Georgetown
Head coach Damon Rensing said the Spartans’ pair of weekend losses taught his team an early lesson in not taking things for granted.
SPORTS
Field hockey upsets No. 7 Virginia, sneaks past Miami (Ohio)
The MSU field hockey team (2-5) took a couple steps towards turning its season around, winning two hard-fought matches against the No.
SPORTS
Volleyball suffers first loss, rebounds to win 2 matches
Despite recording its first loss of the season against Bowling Green on Friday, the MSU volleyball team (8-1) won the last two games of the Best Western Falcon Plaza Invitational, placing second in the four-team tournament in Bowling Green, Ohio.
FOOTBALL
MSU football picks up play, beats Florida Atlantic 44-0
The No. 17 MSU football team (2-0) wasted no time in taking control of Saturday’s game against Florida Atlantic (0-2) at Spartan Stadium, dominating the entire 60 minutes for a 44-0 victory.
FOOTBALL
Defense dominates in win over Florida Atlantic
For junior defensive tackle Jerel Worthy and the defense of the No. 17 MSU football team, practice leading up to Saturday’s game versus Florida Atlantic wasn’t necessarily enjoyable. The coaches were constantly in their ears talking about how the defense could have played harder than they showed in the season opener.
FOOTBALL
Youthful offensive line taking shape
After observing the most recent depth chart, the holes on the offensive line — at right tackle, left tackle and center — will be filled by a combination of two converted defenders, a redshirt freshman and a junior college transfer.
SOCCER
Revengeful men's soccer team ready for weekend
The Spartans (1-2) lost last season at Georgetown (2-1), 4-0, two days after an overtime victory against then-No. 6 Maryland on a season-opening East Coast road trip. Friday, MSU looks for revenge.
FOOTBALL
Football looks to be sharper, cut down on errors against FAU
After a subpar start to the 2011 season, the No. 17 MSU football team has had a week to identify the mistakes and unforced setbacks as it hopes for a better showing during week two.
SOCCER
Women's soccer riding high headed into pair of weekend games
After four consecutive shutouts and strong performances up and down the lineup, the Spartans (4-1-0), building on the momentum of early season success, open up a weekend home series against Bowling Green and UC Santa Barbara. Following Sunday’s 5-0 breakout win against Akron, the Spartans will look to continue their pace against two strong nonconference opponents.
SPORTS
Women's golf set to open season
MSU joins a field of Auburn, Coastal Carolina, Florida State, Kentucky, North Texas, Oklahoma, Texas, Texas A&M, Tulane and UT-San Antonio at the “Mo” Morial Invitational, hosted by Texas A&M.
SPORTS
Field hockey looks to right ship in two weekend games
After beginning the season 0-4, the MSU field hockey team is looking forward to another shot at improving their record this weekend.
BASKETBALL
Izzone tickets go on sale Sunday
Tickets for the Izzone go on sale for students at 12:01 a.m. this Sunday. To purchase tickets, students must visit the Spartan ticket office on msuspartans.com.
FOOTBALL
MSU football hopes to see big improvements Saturday
Senior guard Joel Foreman said Tuesday contrary to popular belief, the greatest amount of learning for the No. 17 MSU football team won’t come from training camp but will come between game one and game two.
SPORTS
Mobile app provides discount to fans in stadium
East Lansing and national retailers now have an easier route to offer money-saving deals to MSU students, fans and alumni. A new mobile application called dibbitt was released last Friday in time for the football season.
FOOTBALL
Seniors Cousins, Cunningham lead offensive attack
Coming to MSU together in 2007, Kirk Cousins and B.J. Cunningham lead the team on and off the field. At his weekly press conference Tuesday, head coach Mark Dantonio said each of them have had such successful careers partially because of the other’s abilities.
VOLLEYBALL
Clutch play has MSU volleyball off to hot start
In 1975, the last time the MSU volleyball team (6-0) opened a season winning six games without losing a set, “Jaws” was the top-grossing movie, Stevie Wonder won a Grammy for Album of the Year and Jenison Field House was still two years away from the Magic Johnson era.