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BASKETBALL

Defense starts slowly for hoops team in scrimmage

Patrick Walters
October 27, 2003

Just because the depth issues that hampered the MSU women's basketball team are relatively healed, the defense still appeared to be hurting. At the women's annual Green and White game on Saturday, the Spartans showed off a jelled offense and transition game but gave their scrimmage team opponents sufficient room to shoot from outside. The Spartans wore out their scrimmage team - made mostly of MSU basketball managers - 77-64, but head coach Joanne P.

SPORTS

Basketball season will be great

I laughed when someone described Tom Izzo as God. I thought a co-worker was crazy when he referred to the men's basketball media guide as the Bible. Sure, I've heard about the storied history - the national championships, the Big Ten Tournament titles - the list goes on.

ICE HOCKEY

Comley hopes for more offense

Paul Day
October 24, 2003

MSU hockey coach Rick Comley knows his team is in need of wins, not to mention some goal production from players other than those with "Slater" stitched on the back of their uniform.In four games, MSU has notched nine goals - five coming from junior captain Jim Slater.

SPORTS

No. 6 field hockey battles Penn State

The No. 6 MSU field hockey team travels to No. 7 Penn State (12-3 overall, 3-1 Big Ten) on Saturday for a top-10 Big Ten showdown with the Nittany Lions. The Spartans (11-4, 3-1) split last weekend, losing 1-0 to rival Michigan on Friday but bouncing back to beat Hofstra 5-2 on Saturday. MSU is 6-3 in road games this season, and this will be the team's last road game of the season.

FOOTBALL

Bye week lets players relax

For one week, the football players will get to relax and act like normal students. Members of MSU's football team took advantage of their bye week by playing video games and catching up on some much-needed sleep. "I felt like a normal student, just kicking back having nothing to do," junior defensive tackle Matthias Askew said.

SPORTS

Sophomore middle leads 'U'

Megan Homanick
October 23, 2003

Three years ago, Megan Wallin made a long trip from the sunny state of Florida to the harsh climate of mid-Michigan in hopes of continuing her volleyball career. The sophomore middle is quickly becoming a premier player on a top 25 team - something she wasn't expected to do this early in her career. A standout at Cardinal-Mooney High School in Sarasota, Fla., Wallin led her team to a third-place finish her junior year and a second-place finish as a senior in 2000.

SPORTS

Top 11 Fall Classics

Spray-painted on the grass at Yankee Stadium are the words "The 2003 World Series." For the next week, the paint will continue to cover the natural green while the New York Yankees battle the Florida Marlins in the Fall Classic.The sight of the final two words freezes my mind.

SPORTS

Burress, Mason good 'U' picks

Beware of forgotten football studs on the verge of returning from injuries. New York Jets quarterback Chad Pennington appears to be close to recovering and might suit up for Sunday's game against Philadelphia. Recovering from a broken left hand and torn cartilage in his right knee, St.