FOOTBALL
Gantt named Tight End of the Week
The Nassau County Sports Commission named senior Charlie Gantt the John Mackey Tight End of the Week on Wednesday.
MEN'S BASKETBALL
MSU looks to knock off No. 1 Blue Devils
The No. 6 MSU men’s basketball team (5-1) will travel to Durham, N.C., tonight for a matchup with the No. 1 Blue Devils as part of the ACC/Big Ten Challenge (9:30 p.m., ESPN).
VOLLEYBALL
Rathje named to All-Big Ten team
As the only honoree from the MSU volleyball team, junior outside hitter and middle blocker Jenilee Rathje was named to the 2010 All-Big Ten Team, the conference announced Tuesday.
ICE HOCKEY
Comley looks for complete effort from icers
Who says sports aren’t about winning? Or rather, how you play the game? MSU hockey head coach Rick Comley said the team’s been playing well this season, but something needs to happen to increase the win total.
MEN'S SOCCER
Spartans showed guts, character during soccer season
In a season full of extreme highs and lows, the MSU men’s soccer team was able to overcome tons of adversity and make the Sweet Sixteen for the first time in more than 40 years.
FOOTBALL
Spartans look to understand 'price of greatness' after championship
Three months ago, before the college football season had even started, MSU football head coach Mark Dantonio played a game of “repeat after me” with his football team. Back in August, Dantonio would say the words “We will,” and his players followed it up with, “Be champions,” before everyone said the entire phrase together.
SPORTS
The NFL's good, bad and ugly: Thanksgiving edition
Thanksgiving Day didn’t nearly sum up the week however, because like dinner, there were plenty of leftovers for Sunday. Therefore, we look at a Thanksgiving edition this week of the good, the bad and the ugly.
MEN'S BASKETBALL
Spartans use strong defense to beat Tennessee Tech
The No. 2 MSU basketball team might have been missing the beaches of Maui when it welcomed Tennessee Tech to Breslin Center on Sunday. The Spartans had an ugly start, but fought through their own mistakes to defeat the Golden Eagles, 73-55.
MEN'S SOCCER
Men's soccer loses late lead, season on penalty kicks
The MSU men’s soccer team was a mere nine seconds away from advancing to the Elite Eight before giving up an equalizer to North Carolina forward Enzo Martinez and losing 5-4 in penalty kicks.
FOOTBALL
Running game powers MSU to championship
With the Big Ten championship on the line, the No. 7 MSU football team knew coming into Saturday’s matchup with Penn State that it had to win in the trenches.
WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
Spartans get 2 wins in Orlando
Thanksgiving weekend wasn’t about turkey for the No. 25 MSU women’s basketball team, which passed on the food and decided to feast on opponents instead.
ICE HOCKEY
Icers beat Gophers, lose to Badgers
The MSU hockey team beat Minnesota and lost to Wisconsin at the College Hockey Showcase this past weekend.
VOLLEYBALL
Volleyball ends year with victory
After a challenging year, the MSU volleyball team ended its season with a 3-2 victory over Northwestern in Evanston, Ill., on Friday night.
FOOTBALL
Spartans make their case for BCS
State College, Pa. — 11-win season? Check. Share of the Big Ten championship? Check. Trip to a BCS bowl game? Not sure.
FOOTBALL
Big Ten champions! Spartans defeat Penn State
State College, Pa. — The No. 11 MSU football team held off Penn State, 28-23, to win its seventh Big Ten championship in school history Saturday.
FOOTBALL
Liveblog vs. Penn State
Chat with State News sports reporter Pat Evans as the Spartans look to win a share of their first Big Ten championship since 1990.
FOOTBALL
Spartans travel to Penn State eying Big Ten championship
The No. 11 MSU football team travels to Happy Valley on Saturday to play Penn State. If the Spartans win, it will be their first share of a Big Ten championship since 1990.
FOOTBALL
Cousins' toughness inspires teammates
A leader. Clutch. Smart. All those words have been used to describe MSU junior quarterback Kirk Cousins throughout the last two years.
VOLLEYBALL
Spartans take down No. 19 Michigan in home finale
Hungry for revenge and bragging rights, the MSU volleyball team blew past No. 19 Michigan on Senior Night at Breslin Center. The sweep gave MSU the State Pride flag.
MEN'S BASKETBALL
Spartans take third place in Maui, beat Washington, 76-71
Overcoming a 10-point halftime deficit, the No. 2 MSU men’s basketball team defeated the No. 13 Washington Huskies, 76-71, in the third-place game of the Maui Invitational.