It can be tough to consistently win with a target on your back, and MSU men’s basketball head coach Tom Izzo knows this well. “Expectations are definitely high this year, and they should be high,” Izzo said.
There really is no “off-season” for student-athletes at a Division 1 university, and this is especially true if you are Adreian Payne. While his teammates are at home working on fundamentals and getting healthy, the senior center is in Kazan, Russia, representing the U.S.
Former Red Wings defenseman Chris Chelios was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame today, along with fellow Red Wings forward Brendan Shanahan and Anehiem Ducks defenseman Scott Niedermayer. Both of Chris’ sons, Jake and Dean, play hockey for MSU.
Athletics director Mark Hollis and President Lou Anna K. Simon have presented a plan to the MSU Board of Trustees to allocate approximately $4 million to the MSU football program. The Board of Trustees will vote on the approval of the budget in September. Hollis said the proposed $4 million plan will ensure the football team will have the resources in the future to remain competitive in the newly aligned Big Ten conference. “I think we need to do something to enhance the process of where we are at right now,” Hollis said. The proposed plan will offer compensation in three main areas: staff, operations and capitol projects.
ESPN analyst Jeff Goodman named MSU as the No. 2 powerhouse team when it comes to potential NBA talent for the 2013-14 season.
Former MSU quarterback Kirk Cousins was approached about writing his first book, “Game Changer,” after his speech at the Big Ten Media Day in July 2011.
MSU women’s basketball head coach Suzy Merchant announced Monday that Amaka ‘Mox’ Agugua will be joining the Spartan women’s basketball coaching staff as an assistant coach.
Co-owners of the Spartan Sports Network, Will Tieman and Wendy Hart, became Michigan Broadcasting Hall of Fame inductees last week — and are the first duo to receive this honor.
For the past couple of years, MSU defensive coordinator Pat Narduzzi has molded one of the best football defenses in the nation. However, with linebackers Max Bullough and Denicos Allen departing at the end of the 2013-14 season, the defense will see new faces in the backfield in the following season.
MSU senior center Adreian Payne made the final cut for the USA Basketball Men’s World University Games in Kazan, Russia on Saturday. Training camp, which began June 24, featured 26 of the best college players in the nation and was narrowed down to the final 12-man roster Saturday. Payne joins Big Ten athletes Yogi Ferrell and Will Sheehey from Indiana and Aaron White from Iowa. According to USA Basketball, the team will depart for Russia on Monday and begin tournament play July 7 against United Arab Emirates.
MSU women’s basketball associate coach Tempie Brown is departing MSU for an assistant coaching job with Stanford, the MSU athletics department announced Tuesday.
With an offense that struggled to get it done in close games last season, MSU head coach Mark Dantonio is looking for ways to seal the deal in similar situations in the 2013-14 season.
Before the renovations, the pediatrics room at Lansing’s Sparrow Hospital was bleak — white walls and cabinets, no decorations and not much room for families to wait with their children.
Members of the MSU track & field team competed last weekend at the USA and Canadian Track & Field Championships in Des Moines, Iowa. MSU alumna Beth Rohl finished as the top collegiate discus thrower Sunday, placing fourth overall with a mark of 59.66m/ 195-9.
The Big Ten and Pac-12 conferences announced they have reached a six-year agreement with the Holiday Bowl and Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl.
Former MSU football and basketball greats stepped out of their comfort zone and onto a soccer field on Saturday for the third annual Kick for the House charity event.
On Friday, the MSU Board of Trustees approved a $24.5 million renovation to Spartan Stadium’s north side and upgrades to Munn Ice Arena.
MSU junior pitcher David Garner decided to forego his senior year and sign a minor league contract with the Chicago Cubs on Thursday, according to the MSU athletic department.
Head football coach Mark Dantonio addressed the media at a roundtable on Wednesday, and addressed a variety of topics — including the new Spartan Stadium facilities tentatively planned to be completed by 2015.
