The preliminary seeds have been posted, and the MSU wrestlers are ready for the Big Ten Championships this weekend. MSU will host the championship meet, and all Big Ten teams will head to Breslin Center for the first time since 1996.
The No. 25 MSU gymnastics team will host No. 15 Michigan on Saturday at Jenison Field House. At the State of Michigan Classic on Feb.
MSU won't find out who its second-round CCHA playoff opponent is until Saturday at the earliest, but it's counting on playing Nebraska-Omaha anyway. The Mavericks host last-place Bowling Green this weekend.
Four players from the MSU women's basketball team earned All-Big Ten status as announced by the conference Tuesday. Freshman center Allyssa DeHaan led the way for MSU, earning Freshman of the Year honors and being named second-team All-Big Ten.
The 12-game 2007 MSU football schedule, which includes seven home games, was unveiled Tuesday. MSU opens the season with three consecutive home games.
Spartans hockey fans may be criticizing the team's recent play, and MSU head coach Rick Comley probably won't blame them. "I've known all along that we have some good points and that we have some deficiencies," Comley said.
MSU track and field team members Jeremy Orr and Erica Bailey stood out as leaders for the team during the Big Ten Indoor Track and Field Championships last weekend. The Spartans men earned a ninth-place finish for the event. Orr, a sprinter, extended his winning season with two second-place finishes for the team.
Profootballtalk.com's "The Rumor Mill" reported Sunday afternoon that several NFL teams are now considering former MSU quarterback Drew Stanton to have moved ahead of Notre Dame's Brady Quinn based on performances at the league's annual combine in Indianapolis. The Web site cites good team interviews and overall intangibles for Stanton's jump as well as Quinn's questionable ability to play on the big stage. In four years at MSU, Stanton built a career that includes back-to-back team MVP honors and the best completion percentage in Spartans history (.642).
By most accounts, MSU already has secured a spot in the NCAA Tournament. The Spartans put a "signature win" on their résumé by beating then-No.
MSU women's basketball head coach Joanne P. McCallie is glad there is now a sense of urgency with the Big Ten Tournament in sight. The Spartans struggled through the last two games of the season, losing to Illinois, then having trouble winning against Minnesota. "It's great to get results, but you really want to play your best basketball," McCallie said about the Minnesota game Monday in her weekly press conference.
The No. 13 Spartans knocked one thing off their to-do list by guaranteeing themselves a fourth-place conference finish and clinching a first-round playoff bye with Friday's 5-3 win at Bowling Green.
He's far too stubborn to admit it, but you could see it in his eyes and hear it in his voice — Drew Neitzel was sick as a dog.
Despite senior Nick Simmons' record-breaking pin, the No. 22 MSU wrestling team was overpowered by No.
The MSU gymnastics team dropped a 194.875-194.275 decision at No. 20 West Virginia on Friday night. "We are very proud of the way our team was able to put together such a strong road score," MSU head coach Kathie Klages said in a written statement. "Our team worked very well (Friday), and we look forward to returning home to compete against Michigan in a head-to-head competition at Jenison Field House next weekend." Despite the road loss, the 194.275 team total was the Spartans' top road score of the season. The Spartans return to action at 7 p.m.
The group of clean-shaven Spartans is growing. Freshman center Tom Herzog showed up for Saturday's game with a completely shaved head, a la junior guard Drew Neitzel.
It was over in 58 seconds. Friday was the last time Nick Simmons stepped on the wrestling platform at Jenison Field House for a dual meet.
The MSU baseball team earned its first win of the season with a 4-2 victory over Jacksonville on Sunday at the Coca-Cola Classic in Mobile, Ala. Senior pitcher John Dwan got the win, recording four strikeouts while only allowing three hits and one run. The Spartans broke a 1-1 tie in the fourth inning by scoring three runs.
Drew Neitzel was hampered by flu-like symptoms in Saturday's game against Indiana. The bug subsided, however, after Neitzel ran it off screens for the better part of two hours. Green Bay quarterback Brett Favre could miss up to 10 weeks after undergoing scheduled surgery on a bone spur this week. On the bright side for the Packers, the procedure won't count against their salary cap because it's covered by Favre's AARP plan. Japanese star turned Boston Red Sox free agent Daisuke Matsuzaka outlasted all other pitchers on the team last week by throwing a 103-pitch bullpen session. Scouts caution, however, that with the exchange rate for yen, Matsuzaka's outing only works out to about a pitch and a half. Dallas Cowboys wide receiver Terrell Owens is reportedly considering undergoing surgery on his ring finger. Owens also is considering having doctors permanently extend his middle fingers to better reflect his attitude toward the world. The Buffalo Sabres and Ottawa Senators played a fight-filled game last Thursday that ended with 136 penalty minutes handed out. Suspensions are unlikely, however, since league officials said they understand emotions might have been high with the final episode of "The O.C." airing later that night. Mickey Meyer, a goalie for the Southern Cal hockey team, was ticketed during a game last week after he dropped his pants on the ice and mooned the crowd. Meyer was cited for indecent exposure of the five hole.
Victoria Lucas-Perry called MSU's rebounding effort against Minnesota on Sunday "embarrassing." Despite coming away with a 57-50 win, the Spartans were outrebounded, 50-33, by the Golden Gophers.
Senior brothers Nick and Andy Simmons will wrestle in their final dual meet tonight when the No. 22 MSU wrestling team takes on No.