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SOFTBALL

MSU softball opens season in Florida, look to build off 2016

MSU Softball will be traveling all the way to Boca Raton, Fla. to compete in the FAU Kickoff Classic on Feb. 10 to Feb. 12 for their first tournament of the season. In the kickoff classic the Spartans first opponent will be Boston University. In the following three days MSU will also be playing Florida Atlantic University, Troy University and North Carolina State University. In 2016 the Spartans finished off their regular conference play with an 8-15 record and 10th in the Big Ten Conference.

ICE HOCKEY

Five questions with MSU hockey: Sam Saliba

Each week, The State News will interview a member of the MSU hockey team and ask questions that aren't just related to hockey. Last time, The State News interviewed sophomore defenseman Zach Osburn. This week, The State News interviewed freshman forward Sam Saliba.

FOOTBALL

Former Spartan Morten Andersen becomes second kicker elected to Pro Football Hall of Fame

After a five-year wait, former MSU kicker Morten Andersen will be inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton, Ohio.  Andersen is the second kicker to ever earn a spot in Canton and will join LaDanian Tomlinson, Terrell Davis, Kurt Warner, Kenny Easley and current Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones as the Class of 2017.  Originally from Copenhagen, Denmark, Andersen came to MSU from Ben Davis high school in Indianapolis and played with the Spartans in 44 games from 1978-81 and named a First-team All-American in 1981.