BASKETBALL
Strong second half propels Spartans past Lady Lions
The MSU women’s basketball team completed the season sweep of Penn State on Sunday, knocking off the Lady Lions 70-59.
ICE HOCKEY
RedHawks dominate Spartans, 6-1
Oxford, Ohio — Entering Saturday’s game against No. 9 Miami (Ohio), the MSU hockey team was averaging 24.1 shots a game. But in the team’s 6-1 loss to the RedHawks, the Spartans only recorded 13 shots on net while Miami fired 60 shots at MSU senior goaltender Jeff Lerg.
BASKETBALL
Gray a big factor in MSU's win
If the MSU men’s basketball team’s 63-57 win over Illinois on Saturday was a hockey game, head coach Tom Izzo said Marquise Gray wouldn’t only get one of the stars given out — he’d get all three. Gray, a senior forward from Flint, came up big on a memorable night, scoring 11 points and grabbing six rebounds on the same night former MSU great and fellow Flint native Morris Peterson had his No. 42 jersey retired.
BASKETBALL
Spartans edge Illinois, 63-57
Born and raised in Flint, MSU forward Marquise Gray said he used to idolize former Spartans great Morris Peterson. On Saturday, he paid his great friend and fellow Flintstone the ultimate token of respect.
ICE HOCKEY
Icers upset No. 9 RedHawks, 4-1
Oxford, Ohio — For the first time this season, the MSU hockey team chased an opposing goaltender from the game. In Friday’s 4-1 victory over No. 9 Miami (Ohio) at Steve Cady Arena, the Spartans chased Miami goaltender Cody Reichard out of the net at start of the second period after he allowed three goals on 12 shots.
WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
Women's basketball defeat Wolverines 41-37 in 'ugly game'
To call the 41-37 game between the MSU women’s basketball team and in-state rival, Michigan, a defensive battle would be an understatement.
BASKETBALL
Herzog remains positive despite setbacks
Whenever Tom Herzog gets ready to attend practice or run out of the tunnel with the MSU men’s basketball team, something happens to him that never used to. He becomes nervous.
WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
Team gets fired up about U-M rivalry
Every player in every sport knows any game in the MSU-Michigan rivalry is intense. It’s not something you can prepare for by watching tape.
BASKETBALL
Tough Illinois defense not a matchup for Spartans
The Illinois men’s basketball team finally has its identity back. After a pair of disappointing seasons, during which the Fighting Illini finished with a combined 14-20 Big Ten record despite a roster simmering with experience and talent, they are back to doing what they do best: playing tenacious defense.
BASKETBALL
MSU to retire Morris Peterson's number
Former MSU great Morris Peterson will have his No. 42 jersey retired before the No. 7 MSU men’s basketball team’s game against Illinois at 4 p.m. Saturday at Breslin Center.
ICE HOCKEY
Spartans look to take revenge against RedHawks on the road
The MSU hockey team hasn’t defeated No. 9 Miami (Ohio) in two years. Not since Jan. 6, 2007 have the Spartans come out on top against the RedHawks, and through the two-year span the Spartans (6-13-3 overall, 3-9-2-2 CCHA) have lost four straight against Miami — all at Munn Ice Arena.
SPORTS
Prognosticators
It’s once again that time to guess the outcome of this weekend’s games with the State News prognosticators.
ICE HOCKEY
Meaning behind the mask
I’ll never forget the day I bought my first “goalie helmet.” It was my pee-wee season of hockey in my small northeastern Michigan town and my father had agreed to pay for half the helmet if I could save up enough to pay for the other half.
BASKETBALL
Rebounding key in rivalry game
Rivalry week has arrived for the MSU women’s basketball team. The Spartans head to Ann Arbor for the first of two matchups with Michigan tonight and hope to fair better than their last trip to Crisler Arena, a 64-55 U-M win.
FOOTBALL
Motor City Bowl's future strong despite Big 3 struggles
More than 10 years ago, Ken Hoffman and George Perles joined together to bring a bowl game to Detroit under the sponsorship of some of the state’s most powerful and significant corporations — the Detroit Three automakers.
ICE HOCKEY
Injuries strike as icers head into season's toughest stretch against RedHawks, U-M
Sophomore forward Corey Tropp thinks the next two weekends are the toughest on the MSU hockey team’s schedule.
BASKETBALL
MSU looks to extend winning streak to 10 against Penn State
Travis Walton has not forgotten. The memory of watching Penn State’s student section storm the court after his team’s devastating 85-76 loss in State College, Pa., last season left a sour taste in the senior captain’s mouth — one that he’s been eager to rinse out.
MEN'S BASKETBALL
Peterson's No. 42 headed to Breslin rafters
Former Spartans and fellow Flint natives Mateen Cleaves and Morris Peterson took a chance on MSU head coach Tom Izzo when no one else would, helping turn a struggling basketball program into one of the nation’s elite.