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Sports | Basketball Men's 1000

BASEBALL

Spartans swept by Wolverines

Play the right way. It’s a cliched but simple message preached by coaches in all sports. MSU baseball head coach Jake Boss Jr., has been beating his team over the head with it this season.

SOFTBALL

Softball takes 2 vs. Penn State

One year removed from being blanked in Big Ten competition, the MSU softball team is off to its best start to the conference schedule since 1997 after taking both games of its doubleheader with Penn State yesterday at Secchia Stadium at Old College Field.

BASKETBALL

Payne has decision to make: Go pro or stay

With MSU’s 2012-13 season coming to a close in the Sweet 16 this past weekend, Tom Izzo made his way to the podium one final time to wrap up the season that was.

WOMEN'S BASKETBALL

Players look to get, stay healthy in offseason

More than a week later, the season-ending loss to Maryland still eats at MSU women’s basketball coach Suzy Merchant. The Terrapins sent the Spartans home from the NCAA Tournament with their most lopsided loss of the 2012-13 season March 25.