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MSU athletic schedules during winter break

Men's Basketball 12/10 Wichita State (Palace) 7 p.m. 12/16 Cleveland State 7 p.m. 12/18 Florida International 4 p.m. 12/21 @ Wisc.-Green Bay 8 p.m. 12/28 Tennessee Tech 7 p.m. 12/31 Coppin State 1 p.m. 1/5 @ Illinois 9 p.m. 1/8 @ Wisconsin TBA Women's Basketball 12/10 @ South Florida 6 p.m. 12/17 Houston 7 p.m. 12/21 @ Oklahoma 8 p.m. 12/28 @ LSU 8 p.m. 12/30 Central Michigan 7 p.m. 1/1 Michigan 2 p.m. 1/5 Penn State 8 p.m. 1/7 Rutgers Noon 1/9 @ Iowa 8 p.m. Hockey 12/9 @ Alaska-Fairbanks 11 p.m. 12/10 @ Alaska-Fairbanks 11 p.m. 12/29 Michigan Tech (GLI) 4:30 p.m. 12/30 Colo.

SPORTS

For once, BCS picks are A-OK

Way to go, BCS. You finally got it right. The four major bowls have teams where they belong, and this year there is only one team that has a reason to complain about anything. Sorry Oregon, but an Ohio State-Notre Dame matchup in the Fiesta Bowl is a lot more intriguing than you against either one of those teams.

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MSU hosts Detroit Mercy tonight

Ethan Conley
December 7, 2005

The MSU women's basketball team will hit the Breslin Center floor tonight having played only one game in the last 10 days. After a disappointing two-loss performance in the Paradise Jam, followed by an eight-day layoff before Sunday's 82-64 win over Pepperdine, the Spartans finally get back on a regular schedule with a 7 p.m.

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Swimming and diving competes in Columbus

Alex Abate
December 6, 2005

The MSU women's swimming and diving team earned fourth place in the Ohio State Invitational Sunday afternoon, while the men finished fifth. Senior Ian Clutten took third in the 200 breaststroke, senior Katrina Kniff took eighth in the 100 freestyle, freshman Heather Kiluk was 10th in the 200 backstroke and senior Erika Templeton was 11th in the 200 breastroke.

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Work in progress

Ethan Conley
December 5, 2005

It's seven games into the season and the men's basketball team still seems to be sleepwalking through its games against weaker opponents, relying on talent instead of hard work and discipline. The No.

SPORTS

Sports fan needs Santa

Dear Santa, I'm one big unhappy kid. This year in sports has had too many downs to feel good about anything.

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Monday musings

Tom Keller
December 5, 2005

• Calling the Bowl Championship Series "deeply flawed," the chairman of a congressional committee has called a hearing on the controversial system used to determine college football's national champion. Finally, our elected officials have their priorities straight.

ICE HOCKEY

Icers snap 8-game winless streak, split series with BGSU

Matt Bishop
December 5, 2005

Bowling Green, Ohio — After breaking an eight-game winless streak Friday with a 3-0 win over Bowling Green, the MSU hockey team was outhustled and outplayed Saturday night as the Falcons salvaged a split with a 4-2 win at BGSU Ice Arena. MSU (6-7-4 overall, 3-5-3 CCHA) was without the services of junior captain Drew Miller (shoulder) and senior defenseman Jared Nightingale (sick), forcing MSU head coach Rick Comley into some lineup changes.

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Clutten sets record in 100-meter breaststroke

Esther Gim
December 5, 2005

Senior Ian Clutten set a Peppe Natatorium record on the second day of the Ohio State Invitational, clocking in with a time of 54.68 in the 100-meter breaststroke on Saturday. Clutten also competed in the 200 medley relay team with seniors Rudolf Wagenaar, Nick Harley and Matt Wisniewski.

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DeHaan's no sideshow, she's the future of women's hoops

Let me introduce you to Allyssa DeHaan. She'll be a freshman at MSU next year. She's from Grandville. She wants to be a doctor. And, oh yeah, she's going to revolutionize women's basketball at MSU. See, DeHaan is a once-in-a-lifetime kind of player.