Former MSU wrestler Chris Williams has been named as a new assistant coach for the team, under head coach Tom Minkel. Williams wrestled at MSU from 1997-2002, highlighted by an All-American season in 2001.
It took MSU athletic director Ron Mason four weeks to find the next MSU head baseball coach, but on Wednesday morning at the Kellogg Center he announced David Grewe will take over that position. "The final decision was mine, but I had some help along the way from some baseball people that I trust," Mason said.
Junior Heather Rose and sophomore Kristen Polanski have been selected to the 2004-05 National Golf Coaches Association All-American Scholar Team. Rose has a 3.43 grade-point average and has just finished her second season on the golf team.
The 2005-06 MSU men's hockey schedule was released on Monday, with the Spartans kicking off their season on Oct.
Former MSU wide receiver Agim Shabaj, who has been declared academically ineligible for the fall season, has taken the next step and decided to enter the NFL supplemental draft. "I was a credit short of passing," Shabaj said.
MSU Athletics Director Ron Mason announced Monday that Nate Lake will be promoted from director of women's basketball operations to assistant athletics director beginning Aug.
MSU junior center Katrina Grantham and junior guard Victoria Lucas-Perry were named to the 2005 Big Ten Women's Basketball Foreign Tour Team on Thursday. "I am really excited about the opportunity to be in a different setting to enhance my basketball skills," Grantham said in a written statement.
Spartans football player Agim Shabaj, after being declared academically ineligible for the fall season, will enter Thursday's NFL supplemental draft.
The MSU women's basketball team has a new member - and she's not a freshman. Guard Mia Johnson, who led Saint Louis University in the 2004-05 season with 17.1 points per game, has announced that she will transfer to MSU this fall.
The MSU wrestling team released its schedule for 2005-06, highlighted by a dual meet with Oklahoma St.
MSU freshman golfer Ryan Brehm finished eighth in 2005 Detroit Newspapers Michigan Open last week. Brehm shot a 288 or even par for the event.
The MSU women's soccer team will have eight new players in the fall, joining a team that went 12-8-1 in 2004. The eight players are defensemen/midfielder Kelley Amormino from Sterling Heights, forward Lauren Carter from Rochester Hills, goalkeeper Danielle Petri from Rochester Hills, midfielder Kristi Timar from Novi, goalkeeper Lindsey Wrege from Portage, goalkeeper Ashley Crandall from Glen Ellyn, Ill., goalkeeper Demaree Bruck from Loveland, Ohio, and midfielder Michelle Telebar from Oakville, Ontario, Canada. "We (are) very happy to have a great group of freshmen eager to come in and contribute to our program in the fall," head coach Tom Saxton said in a written statement.
Former MSU forward Alan Anderson will report to the Charlotte Bobcats this week as an undrafted free agent, Anderson's agent Henry Thomas confirmed. Anderson was projected to be selected in the NBA Draft last week, as high as the 26th pick to the Detroit Pistons, but was still waiting after 60 selections. Anderson played four years at MSU, finishing his career with 1,195 points - tying him for 22nd on MSU's all-time scoring list with fellow 2005 senior Kelvin Torbert.
Once again Major League Baseball's All-Star teams will be a concoction of some of the best players in the game - and a bunch of guys who had a good first half of the season. MLB's brilliant idea of allowing the fans to vote in the starters - America's biggest popularity contest - usually works out, but it's way too much power for the fans to have their hands on. The rest of the process involves the players getting to vote for the reserves for each team, the managers making sure each team is represented by one player, and finally, the last spot on each roster is voted by the fans from a list of five players. Right now, managers choose a few players, players choose the rest of the reserves, fans choose one reserve and all of the starters.
The 2005 Big Ten/ACC Challenge schedule has been announced, and the MSU basketball team will host Georgia Tech at 7 p.m.
Lansing - The Lansing Lugnuts had plenty of chances to tie the Southwest Michigan Devil Rays, down one in the eighth and ninth innings, but couldn't get a run across in a 5-4 loss at Oldsmobile Park Wednesday afternoon. "When you outhit a team, you should probably win a game," manager Ken Joyce said.
The year-plus between December 2003 and spring 2005 for junior quarterback Drew Stanton has been well documented - serious knee injury, long rehabilitation process, and a shoulder injury during the 2004 season and then more rehab. After all those hurdles, Stanton seemed to hit a flat stretch with no obstacles. "They're both feeling real good," Stanton said of his injuries.
The city of Detroit has been selected to host the 2010 Frozen Four at Ford Field on April 8 and 10. "The Central Collegiate Hockey Association is extremely excited to be part of another major sporting event that is coming to Detroit," CCHA Commissioner Tom Anastos said in a written statement.
A total of 24 Big Ten players have been named to watch lists of four of college football's top awards, including MSU junior quarterback Drew Stanton, who is on the watch list for the Maxwell Award. Stanton is the only MSU player on any of the lists.
The MSU vs. Kentucky South Regional Final game, in which the Spartans won 94-88 in double overtime, has been named as one of three nominees for the ESPY Award in the Best Game category. The game featured 10 ties and 19 lead changes between two of the more recognizable programs in the country. Kentucky guard Patrick Sparks' 3-pointer at the buzzer of regulation hung on the rim for a few seconds before dropping in, but the question was not whether it was in time or not.