So you know about MSU. What about the other 15 teams in the East Regional? Here's a quick rundown of the participants. March 15 and 17, Winston-Salem, N.C. No.
Nickname Marquette: Golden Eagles MSU: Spartans Advantage: MSU — At least a Spartan was a real thing.
"I'm not really interested in (basketball), so not much for me, but I'm sure people would go to crazy lengths for it." Lily McNamara apparel and textile design junior "I'd camp out all day if they were going to release them.
Ever wish you could watch film of every 3-pointer Drew Neitzel has ever made off the dribble out of a timeout in a road game? Kevin Pauga can make it happen. Pauga, the video coordinator for the MSU men's basketball team, manages a film scouting system that puts Blockbuster to shame.
TK — After a season of adversity, all it took was the NCAA Tournament for the Spartans to catch a break.
You can probably remember a hundred times this season when junior guard Drew Neitzel water-bugged his way around the court to open himself up for a shot.
Nick and Andy Simmons are linked in many ways — brotherhood, wrestling, Big Ten Championships and All-America honors. This weekend, the senior grapplers from Williamston look to create one common bond that has eluded them in their tenure at MSU: national champions. The Spartans wrestlers will travel to Auburn Hills on Thursday in pursuit of their first national championship titles after finishing in the top 10 at nationals in back-to-back years.
When Mark Dantonio was hired as MSU's new football head coach in November, he was quick to stress toughness and effort as qualities he demanded in his program. And even though the official start of spring practice is still several days away, Dantonio has spent all winter instilling mental and physical toughness in his players via early-morning workouts.
MSU shouldn't have any trouble slipping past the Joe Louis Arena metal detectors entering Friday's semifinals matchup against Michigan. The Spartans failed to receive nominations for CCHA individual and team honors, which will make Thursday's CCHA awards banquet at the Fox Theatre in Detroit a forgettable one. But the Spartans maintain that lack of recognition makes their performance in the CCHA tournament and their national ranking more impressive from a team perspective. "We didn't have a single player who made the top three in any of the league awards or any of the all-star teams or anything," MSU head coach Rick Comley said after Saturday's 4-1 win over Nebraska-Omaha.
It couldn't have been scripted much better. MSU vs. Marquette. Tom Izzo vs. Tom Crean. Teacher vs.
Senior wrestler Nick Simmons snagged the top seed in the 133-pound weight class Monday for the NCAA Wrestling Championships this weekend, his second consecutive No.
Indianapolis — For the first two and a half games, Purdue guard Katie Gearlds played against the MSU women's basketball team and failed to showcase the skills that earned her First-Team All-Big Ten honors. In the contests between the Spartans and Boilermakers on Jan.
Under a warm Lakeland sun at the Florida spring training home of the Detroit Tigers, I became 8 years old again. There I was, standing along the first baseline of Joker Marchant Stadium, collecting autographs from some of the team's biggest stars.
Women's basketball reporter Matt Bishop examines the Spartans' NCAA Tournament potential and reviews the Big Ten Tournament. Question: How angry should the team be after the loss to Purdue in the semifinals of the Big Ten Tournament? Answer: Losing a 12-point second-half lead is never a good thing, but I'll tell you what — I personally felt a lot better about it after turning on ESPN2 last Monday night and watching Purdue dismantle Ohio State.
Softball While many MSU students were basking in the Florida sun last week, the Spartans softball team was playing 13 games in eight days. After leaving East Lansing with a 3-6 record, the team returns home with a 12-10 record, which includes four consecutive wins at the Plant City Tournament and a four-game split at the USF-Adidas Invitational. Sandwiched between the two tournaments, the Spartans swept St.
LSU women's basketball coach Pokey Chatman resigned last week amid allegations of inappropriate sexual conduct with a former player.
Senior wrestler Nick Simmons has accomplished nearly everything in college wrestling during his four years as a Spartan. But while the Williamston native has piled up All-American acknowledgments and Big Ten titles, he has yet to reach the pinnacle of college wrestling — winning a national championship. Simmons moved one step closer to reaching that summit last weekend by winning his third individual title at the Big Ten Championships held at Breslin Center. Top-seeded Simmons defeated Indiana's No.
Chicago — Since MSU's loss to Wisconsin in Friday's quarterfinals of the Big Ten Tournament, Badgers star Alando Tucker has been lambasted in many MSU circles as a classless, heartless thug.
The MSU men's soccer team announced the signing of five new recruits for the fall 2007 season. "Our 2007 recruiting class is the strongest we have had in several years," Baum said in a statement.
MSU track and field athletes junior Jeremy Orr and senior Mark Langlois received All-Big Ten Indoor honors for their performances at the Big Ten Indoor Championships last weekend. Langlois won the pole vault, earning him first-team honors.