With the July 31 MLB nonwaiver trading deadline fast approaching, teams should be shipping pieces in and out, gearing up for a pennant run or a rebuilding process.
The Big Ten Network announced Wednesday that play-by-play announcer Thom Brennaman and college football TV analyst Charles Davis will compose its lead football broadcast team. Brennaman served as an NFL and MLB play-by-play announcer and called two Bowl Championship Series college football games in January after FOX was awarded with four BCS bowl games, including the BCS national championship game. Baseball viewers will remember Brennaman's call of the 2006 ALCS and Tigers outfielder Magglio Ordonez's walk-off home run in Game 4 to win the pennant. Brennaman and Davis called one of college football's most memorable games this past bowl season, as Boise State shocked heavy favorite Oklahoma in the 2007 Tostitos Fiesta Bowl, 43-42, on the final play of the game. "These individuals' backgrounds make up the perfect mix for the Big Ten Network," executive producer Leon Schweir said in a statement. "Our coverage of Big Ten football games and programs will be solid from day one."
State News sports reporter Denny Schwarze forecasts the playoff teams for the remainder of the 162 game-long minefield otherwise known as the Major League Baseball regular season. American League East With the Boston Red Sox up nine games on the New York Yankees and 10 games over the Toronto Blue Jays, things look to be out of reach for the Bronx Bombers and the Jays.
The U.S. men's basketball final roster for the Pan American Games was announced Tuesday afternoon, and MSU senior Drew Neitzel, a 6-foot, 180-pound guard, made the cut along with 11 others players. The U.S.
MSU's Drew Neitzel came one step closer to making the final 12-man roster for the 2007 USA Basketball Pan-American Games men's basketball team Sunday.
Raymar Morgan scored 11 points on 5-of-6 shooting as the U.S. Basketball Under-19 World Championship Team defeated Mali, 118-56, in the opening game of the tournament Thursday in Novi Sad, Serbia. Morgan, who has earned a spot in the starting lineup, scored seven of his 11 points in the first half as Team USA opened the game with a 21-0 run.
MSU sophomore Allyssa DeHaan is one of 14 finalists competing for a roster spot on the USA Basketball Women's Under 19 World Championship Team. DeHaan is currently participating in a five day trial which takes place in Washington, D.C.
This year's Major League Baseball season has been filled with its fair share of excitement and drama.
The Detroit Tigers enter the All-Star break with a one-game lead in the American League Central, and at 52-34 the team is sporting the second-best record in all of baseball.
MSU senior Heather Rose was named an All-American Scholar by the National Golf Coaches Association on Monday.
MSU baseball coach David Grewe has announced the hiring of Danny Lopaze as an assistant coach on his staff.
MSU sophomore forward Raymar Morgan has helped the USA Basketball Under-19 World Championship Team jump out to a perfect 3-0 record in the Global Games. Morgan poured in 13 points and grabbed five rebounds as Team USA defeated Africa 102-51 in their opening contest.
With the month of June winding down, it is time for one of my favorite sporting events of the summer, the NBA draft.
Payne Gniewek of Trenton, Mich., has signed a National Letter of Intent to attend MSU and will join the golf team as a freshman for the 2007-08 season. Gniewek, a four-year letter winner at Gabriel Richard Catholic High School, was named Michigan's Mr. Golf during his senior season.
MSU incoming freshman Corey Tropp of Grosse Pointe was selected in the third round (89th pick) by the Buffalo Sabres in the National Hockey League's entry draft.
Lansing — A day filled with laughs, golf and money going toward several good causes highlighted the eighth annual Mid-Michigan Steve Smith Charity Challenge golf outing at the Country Club of Lansing on Monday. Smith, a former MSU and NBA star, hosted the event to raise money for the Steve Smith Scholarship Fund. Each year, the Steve Smith/Pershing High School/MSU Scholarship for Academic Achievement fund selects students who have come from Smith's former high school, Pershing High School in Detroit. The scholarship allows students to attend MSU without the concern of financing their education.
Lansing — Kids were invited to run the bases Sunday afternoon at Oldsmobile Park, but they were not the only ones rounding the bases. The Fort Wayne Wizards put together a five-run, eighth inning against the Lansing Lugnuts.
"It's a great moment for me, I can't believe it," Angel Cabrera said in a press conference late Sunday afternoon.
Team Most Valuable Player. USA Hockey College Player of the year. National champion. Jeff Lerg has put together quite the resumé his sophomore year, and the MSU goaltender's postseason honors aren't done yet. Lerg was named the George Alderton Male Athlete of the Year on Wednesday, June 13.
Detroit — It's something not many people can say they have seen in their lifetime. In fact, the last time it happened by a Tigers pitcher in Detroit was 55 years ago.