Former Spartan basketball star Mateen Cleaves will be signing autographs from 5-7 p.m. Friday at Eastwood Towne Center in Lansing Township. Cleaves, who is about to start his third NBA season, will meet and greet fans at the grand opening of the Sprint store, 2959 Preyde Blvd., in the new shopping center, located on Lake Lansing Road near U.S.
The MSU field hockey team left the Big East/Big Ten Challenge in Syracuse, N.Y. unharmed this weekend, capturing its fifth and sixth consecutive wins of the season.
On a cool, cloudy Sunday afternoon, MSU women’s basketball coach Joanne McCallie led senior citizens, sorority sisters and other community members on a walk around campus for a good cause.“Last year, it was such a sunny day.
The MSU women’s golf team fired an 18-over par 306 in it first competitive round of the fall season Sunday.The Spartans are competing in the NCAA Fall Preview, an exclusive event designed to pit 18 of the nation’s top teams against each other at the beginning of the fall season.
The MSU women’s soccer team split two games this weekend, upsetting No. 19 Kentucky 2-0 on Friday, then falling 1-0 in the 90th minute to Dayton on Sunday.MSU’s victory over Kentucky extended the Spartans’ record to 4-0.
Detroit - Best game I ever attended came April 7, 1998, when I sat in aisle 105, row 9, seat 6 at historic Wrigley Field, the first game I ever caught with my father inside the Friendly Confines.
The Izzone, MSU’s student fan section for men’s basketball games, will sell renewal tickets from 7-10 p.m.
MSU men’s soccer improved to 4-1 during the weekend, as the Spartans blanked Hartford 3-0 in the opening game of the UMass Soccer Classic, then defeated UMass 3-0 Sunday afternoon to clinch the tournament.Senior goalkeeper Tyler Robinson continued his impressive season, making 13 saves in the victory over Hartford and five against UMass.
MSU students, athletes and members of the community will compete alongside each other at the second annual Spartan Classic Track Meet on Tuesday at the new Ralph Young Field. Johnny Allen, assistant director of IM Sports-West, said the Spartan Classic unites MSU students and athletes with members of the community in a variety of track and field events.
The MSU football team faltered early and often Saturday at Spartan Stadium. The Spartans turned the ball over five times, but none were more noticeable than the two first quarter turnovers inside California’s 5-yard line. MSU had its chances to take control of the game before allowing 18 second-quarter points en route to a humiliating 46-22 defeat. Trailing 7-0, the Spartans failed to score on two consecutive drives.
A marquee player wishes to grow old with the Detroit Pistons. Of course, he must be traded. Was the marriage between Jerry Stackhouse and the Pistons just too good to be true?
After suffering its second consecutive loss, the MSU volleyball team rallied back to win the next two matches and leave the South Florida Adidas Invitational with a record of 7-2. With its 2-1 record in the tournament, the No.
No. 10 Washington State at No. 6 Ohio State This is the nation’s only top-10 matchup of the week, and it could be a preview of the Rose Bowl. Both teams are experienced, talented and undefeated after two games.
One word best describes California defensive end Tully Banta-Cain. Speed. The 6-foot-4, 260-pound pass-rush specialist has tallied 5.5 sacks in just two games this season, which is enough to raise a few eyebrows around the Spartan locker room.
Tyrell Dortch has reason to be frustrated at football. But he’s not. When the MSU secondary lost four players last season, Dortch, a tailback, filled in at cornerback, and it almost crippled him.
One year later and where do sports stand? It’s been a year since America was brought to its knees at the cowardly hands of terrorists, and there’s no doubt that our nation has changed. We now live in a world where each moment and each day should be enjoyed to the fullest. In this once-free society, we could walk outside without the fear of terrorism creeping up behind us ready to attack.
Spartan sophomore linebacker Ronald Stanley isn’t an athlete of many words - never has been.“He was a very, very quiet person,” said Saginaw High School head coach Don Durrett, who coached Stanley from 1997-2000.
The MSU secondary faced its share of adversity last season. Senior cornerback Cedric Henry was made academically ineligible two weeks before the season-opener, and roughly two months later, senior cornerback DeMario Suggs and then-freshman free safety Jason Harmon broke their ankles in practice on consecutive days. Their injuries healed.
With the first Heisman Trophy showdown behind us, the race for college football’s most prestigious award is starting to take shape.
It’s time to polish my red-striped, pigskin-predicting tool - the Magic Big Ten Ball - as top-ranked Big Ten squads battle the nation’s best on a Saturday, forecasting the conference champion. Every team brings perfect records to the 100-yard table in these key matchups of Ohio State vs.