BASKETBALL
Neitzel, Naymick push Spartans past Northwestern
Senior guard Drew Neitzel led the MSU men’s basketball team to a 70-55 victory over Northwestern on Saturday night at Breslin Center.
ICE HOCKEY
Icers knocked off by Wildcats, 3-1
Marquette — For 57-plus minutes, Northern Michigan goaltender Brian Stewart puzzled the MSU hockey team.
BASKETBALL
Piechowski turning into contributor
Sophomore guard Mandy Piechowski has been stepping back into the role she held in high school — that of an all-around threat and knock-down shooter.
ICE HOCKEY
Freshmen forwards Rowe, Tropp finding their groove
As a freshman wandering around the monstrosity that is MSU’s campus, most college students worry about finding their first classes, buying textbooks and acclimating themselves to dorm life.
BASKETBALL
Breakdown
When the MSU men’s basketball team traveled to Northwestern on Jan. 24, the Spartans gave the Wildcats a dose of their own medicine by shooting 61.1 percent from beyond the 3-point line en route to a 78-62 trouncing.
BASKETBALL
Branching out
Wherever they go, they take a little bit of Tom Izzo with them. Many former Spartans basketball players and assistant coaches said they might have moved on physically from the Izzo regime in East Lansing — but mentally? Forget it.
BASKETBALL
Big Ten roundup: Purdue surprising after slow start
After losing two tough games to Clemson and Missouri early in the season, the Purdue men’s basketball team knew it wasn’t playing up to its standards.
SPORTS
Prognosticators
Knock-knock. Who’s there? The prognosticators, of course! And they’re doing the only thing prognosticators should do: Prognosticating!
BASKETBALL
Midseason report card
In November, the MSU men’s basketball team was ranked No. 8 in the country before even setting foot on the hardwood for an exhibition game.
FOOTBALL
Introducing the Spartan football class of 2008
See direct comparisons of the Spartan football class of 2008, from their hometown status, to their ratings on rivals.com.
BASKETBALL
Johnson's passion for playing originates from her mother
The State News caught up with junior guard Mia Johnson to discuss her interests away from the hardwood.
BASKETBALL
MSU faces red-hot Big Ten leader
The MSU women’s basketball team is looking to snap two patterns tonight. Iowa’s six-game winning streak, along with their own win-loss trade-off that has lasted eight games.
BASKETBALL
Team must do whatever it takes to win
Most good coaches will tell their players and the media that a game’s outcome is never determined by the officiating.
ICE HOCKEY
Spartans not expecting vacation up North
MSU head coach Rick Comley spent 26 years behind the bench of Northern Michigan’s hockey team. After leaving the Wildcats’ program nearly six years ago, Comley heads back to his old stomping grounds in Marquette for the first time this season with a new team and a national championship under his belt.
BASKETBALL
Young squad has promising future
With the most underclassmen in the Big Ten, and one of the youngest teams in the country, the MSU women’s basketball team is proving to be a conference threat.
BASKETBALL
Leadership, focus crucial to move on from tough losses
Penn State shot 51 free throws Saturday night against the MSU men’s basketball team — 19 more than the Spartans have allowed in any game all season.
BASKETBALL
Women's basketball team looks to break seesaw cycle
Since their 69-57 loss to Penn State on Jan. 5, the Spartans (13-10 overall, 5-6 Big Ten) have alternated between wins and losses for eight straight games. Most recently was a 61-58 comeback win last Thursday against Michigan.
ICE HOCKEY
Lerg's 2-goal game helps icers to split series
Riding an eight-game unbeaten streak, this weekend’s series against Nebraska-Omaha was supposed to be a chance for the MSU hockey team to cut down Miami (Ohio)‘s five-point CCHA lead.
SPORTS
Far from home, close to greatness
Sophomore wrestler Franklin Gomez couldn’t have always been this good, could he? “I think I was,” Gomez said with a smile.
BASKETBALL
Free throw-down
Penn State didn’t even need a field goal in the last 7:11 to defeat the MSU men’s basketball team Saturday night. Their free-throw shooting sealed the deal for them.