Jimmy Pickens verbally committed to play for MSU before his senior year of high school, and this summer, he was drafted by the Detroit Tigers in the 41st round of the MLB draft, leaving him with a choice between the Spartans or the Tigers.
At 29 years old, Aaron Scheidies, the reigning world paratriathlete champion and MSU alumnus, has competed in more than 150 triathlons and often travels the country telling people about how he overcame adversity. His success in the world of triathlons has positioned him for a 2011 ESPY Award nomination — which will air on ESPN at 9 p.m. Wednesday — in the Best Male Athlete with a Disability category.
MSU men’s basketball sophomore guard Keith Appling and the USA U19 World Champion -ship Team took down Australia, 78-77, for fifth place Sunday in the 2011 FIBA U19 World Championship in Riga, Latvia. The defending championship U.S. team lost its chance for the gold medal with its 79-74 loss to Russia Friday.
Through his first week with the Lansing Lugnuts, former Spartan Eli Boike has put up a .250 batting average in three games, hitting 3-for-12 from the plate. The former Spartan has added two RBIs and walked once while going without an error in the field.
After spending four years in East Lansing before graduating from MSU in 2010, Eli Boike has returned to the familiar place that was home to him during his college years.
Several MSU football players have been tabbed for success in the upcoming 2011 season.
Former MSU letterwinner and assistant coach Casey Lubahn has been named head men’s golf coach. Lubahn becomes the program’s 10th head coach after former coach Sam Puryear resigned from his position to care for an ailing family member in late June.
Former MSU outfielder Eli Boike will join the Lansing Lugnuts roster after being promoted from the Vancouver Canadians, the Lugnuts and the Toronto Blue Jays announced Sunday.
Former MSU All-American golfer Laura Kueny captured her first professional tournament victory as she won the 2011 Michigan PGA Women’s Open on Wednesday.
Steve Smith hosted his 12th annual charity golf outing Tuesday to raise funds for the MSU Alumni Club of Mid-Michigan, the George Webster Scholarship Fund and the Steve Smith Charitable Fund.
Mark Van Ameyde, who has served as the MSU baseball’s pitching coach since the 2009 season, has been promoted to associate head coach, head baseball coach Jake Boss Jr. announced Tuesday.
As we inch closer to the 2011 college football season, it’s becoming clear MSU head football coach Mark Dantonio knows exactly what he’s doing along the recruiting trail.
After just four seasons at MSU, including 2008 when he won Big Ten Coach of the Year, men’s golf head coach Sam Puryear has resigned from his position to care for an ailing family member.
More than a dozen celebrities, including many former MSU athletes, took to the soccer field for a charity event at Grand Ledge High School in Grand Ledge, Mich., on Saturday for the first ever Kick for the House celebrity soccer game.
John Munley swam for MSU from 1997 to 2001, and passed away on April 30, 2001 from an enlarged heart while jogging in East Lansing. His family set up the scholarship fund for the men’s swimming and diving team, and it’s currently at about $105,000, meet director Gail Dummer said.
Where do former Spartans Kalin Lucas and Durrell Summers fit into the scheme of things in Thursday’s 2011 NBA Draft?
The State News recently sat down with former MSU men’s basketball great Mateen Cleaves to discuss his accomplishments and what he’s been up to.
The MSU swimming and diving team will host the John Munley Long Course Memorial Swim Meet at 6 p.m. Saturday at IM Sports-West at the outdoor pool with the lanes arranged for long course meter competition.
FanTape and Aire Serv of Mid Michigan will sponsor the first ever Kick for the House celebrity soccer match at 4 p.m. Saturday at Grand Ledge High School Football Stadium, 820 Spring St., in Grand Ledge.
Onaje Miller has been released from a national letter of intent, which he signed in February with the MSU football team, Associate Athletics Director John Lewandowski confirmed Monday.