FOOTBALL
MSU adds a four-star recruit to 2007 roster
He's not the original "MJ," but he should certainly help matters for the MSU football team.
BASEBALL
MSU ballplayers earn All-Big Ten honors
Several MSU baseball players earned All-Big Ten honors Tuesday afternoon. The announcements came after MSU narrowly missed the Big Ten Tournament with a 8-7 loss to Illinois on Sunday.
BASEBALL
Lugnuts above .500 after taking series
The Lansing Lugnuts took three of four games against the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers this past weekend.
BASEBALL
Loss leaves Spartans out of postseason
Despite jumping out to a 7-0 lead, the MSU baseball team fell to Illinois 8-7, Sunday afternoon at Illinois Field, putting an end to the Spartans' hopes of playing in the postseason Big Ten Tournament.
SPORTS
Men's golf team gets NCAA tourney bid
The No. 26 MSU men's golf team earned a spot in the NCAA Championships for the first time in 14 years after finishing eighth in the NCAA Central Regional tournament this past weekend. MSU finished 18-over par 306 on the final day of the three-day competition Saturday in Sugar Grove, Ill., for an overall total of 51-over par 915. Junior Ryan Brehm was the top team finisher, finishing 9-over par 225. Tulsa and Alabama came in first and second, respectively. MSU earned its first trip to the NCAA Championships under seventh-year head coach Mark Hankins and will compete in Williamsburg, Va., starting May 30.
BASEBALL
Lugnuts infielder headed to the DL
The Lansing Lugnuts placed second baseman Chris Gutierrez on the 7-day disabled list after the infielder suffered a hamstring injury.
BASEBALL
Hardball squad sets sights on tournament
The MSU baseball team hopes to ride a hot streak all the way to the Big Ten Tournament as they head to Champaign, Ill.
SPORTS
WEB EXTRA: Merchant adds 4 to women's hoops staff
Four more women's basketball positions were filled Tuesday, when head coach Suzy Merchant announced her latest hirings for MSU.
BASEBALL
Lugnuts squander early lead
Lansing — The Lansing Lugnuts' lineup was no match for a strong pitching staff Tuesday. South Bend Silverhawks starter Brett Anderson kept the Lansing offense quiet, leading his team to a 5-3 victory. Anderson did not allow a base runner through three innings but was the first to allow a run.
SPORTS
Big Ten and ACC strike a new deal
The Big Ten and the Atlantic Coast Conferences announced that MSU will host Clemson in the first ever women's basketball Big Ten/ACC Challenge on Nov.
BASEBALL
Spartans bring their brooms
Lansing — Chants of "Let's get some hits" filled the air at Oldsmobile Park on Sunday as MSU battled Northwestern in the final game of a weekend series. Going into the ninth inning with the game tied at three, freshman outfielder Chris Roberts stepped up to the plate and did just that.
FOOTBALL
Football recruit will receive chemotherapy
Arthur Ray Jr., a 2007 MSU football signee from Chicago, has been diagnosed with cancer and is awaiting chemotherapy.
BASEBALL
Errors prove to be costly for Lugnuts
Lansing — The Lansing Lugnuts ended a four-game series against The Swing of the Quad Cities on a down note Friday night, falling 11-5.
SPORTS
Women's team adds a piece of the puzzle
Shane Clipfell, former women's basketball assistant coach at Eastern Michigan University, will join women's basketball head coach Suzy Merchant at MSU.
SPORTS
Strong showing at regionals boosts women's golf squad
The MSU women's golf team finished eighth in the NCAA Central Regional Tournament on Saturday, and earned a berth in the NCAA Championships, beginning May 22. The team finished with a three-day total of 901 strokes, at 49-over-par.
SOFTBALL
Ace pitcher sends softball team home
The MSU softball team could not get going offensively against 2007 Big Ten Pitcher of the Year Eileen Canney and the Northwestern Wildcats Thursday.The team fell 4-0 in the first round of the Big Ten Championship Tournament in Columbus, Ohio.
SPORTS
With draft approaching, here's a prediction of first 10 selections
After weeks of NFL teams and analysts dissecting players based on their talent, potential and personality, the NFL Draft finally takes place Saturday.
SPORTS
Home course might work in Spartans' favor
The MSU women's golf team has a big task on its hands this weekend. Not only are the Spartans hosting the Big Ten Championships at Forest Akers West Golf Course, they come in ranked second in the Big Ten and 22nd in the nation. "Our team is really comfortable," senior Rachel Meikle said.
SPORTS
Sportswriter grateful for opportunity
I'm a storyteller. It's what I do. So as I tell my final one for The State News after five semesters here, I should know exactly how it's supposed to go, right? The truth is, there's no way to articulate how fortunate I feel to have been part of this paper, this campus and, in whatever small way, your lives the last three years. My job has given me so many opportunities I never thought I'd have.
SPORTS
Has technology changed the way coaches recruit?
Raymar Morgan takes a pass along the left baseline, then hurtles toward the basket like a runaway train.