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SOCCER

Women's soccer defeats Fordham despite poor effort

Even in returning a talent-heavy roster, there were doubts facing MSU women’s soccer coach Tom Saxton headed into the 2012 season. As is the case of any head coach who is forced to replace 11 players from a single team, there will be questions. And for Saxton, the questions are fairly obvious.

FOOTBALL

Dantonio eyes team captains for upcoming season

Blaring Norman Greenbaum’s “Spirit In The Sky” — recalling memories of “Remember The Titans” — the MSU football team took to the practice field Friday morning for its final day of two-a-day practices during fall camp. And after two weeks of practice, things are beginning to fall into place for the Spartans.

FOOTBALL

Meet the Spartans event entertains East Lansing

When MSU football head coach Mark Dantonio took the podium Tuesday evening at the “Meet the Spartans,”, talk of going to the Rose Bowl was on the tip of his tongue. “We continue to raise our goals as we move forward,” he said to the crowd.

FOOTBALL

Lewis staying focused following costly error

In the case of junior safety Isaiah Lewis, it’s easy to wonder, “What if?” What if the referee in the inaugural Big Ten championship game last year didn’t flag him for running into the punter? What if he wasn’t instructed to go for the block? What if he had gotten a clean block and the Spartans had scooped up an easy touchdown to take the lead late in the game?

BASEBALL

Spartans thrive during summer months

Although the majority of his roster is dispersed across the nation playing in various summer leagues from Florida to Alaska, Boss and his staff are hitting the pavement during a crucial time for recruiting high school prospects.

ICE HOCKEY

MSU athletics announces new partnership with Huntington Bank

The bank, whose sponsorship will exceed $5 million, will provide significant funding for the $10 million scoreboard renovations that are underway at Spartan Stadium. The project includes an upgraded sound system, a new 5,300-square foot video scoreboard in the south endzone, two additional video boards on the north end along with a 10-foot high LED ribbon video board that stretches the length of that end of the stadium.

FOOTBALL

Column: Penn State ruling tough, but necessary

A little after 9 a.m. Monday, the entire landscape of college football was hit with a seismic shift so powerful it can’t be quantified — yet — when the NCAA announced its penalties to the Penn State football program resulting from the Jerry Sandusky scandal.