SPORTS
Spartan women compete at golf championships
The MSU women's golf team opens play at the NCAA Championships at 9 a.m. today at Meadows Course in Sunriver, Ore.
SOFTBALL
Spartan softball falls to Michigan
The MSU softball team won the Big Ten Tournament as the No. 8 seed last season but were unable to duplicate that result again this season.
BASEBALL
Spartans split series against Nittany Lions
The Spartans split with Penn State after dropping the final game in a four game set, 3-2, to the Nittany Lions at Kobs Field on Sunday. The Spartans (20-28 overall, 9-15 Big Ten) scored a run in the bottom of the first inning on an RBI single by left fielder Ryan Basham.
SOFTBALL
Team ends Big Ten season
Coming off a sweep of a doubleheader against IPFW on Wednesday, the MSU softball team will head into the weekend with four big games to close out the Big Ten portion of its schedule, with two games against No.
FOOTBALL
Reaves arraigned on drunken driving, unlawful license charges
A 20-year-old MSU student and football player was arraigned Wednesday on charges of drunken driving and unlawfully displaying a license, court officials said. Stephen Reaves, a sophomore who was backup quarterback for the MSU football team in fall 2004, was arraigned on the two misdemeanor charges. The maximum penalty is 93 days in jail and/or $500 per misdemeanor charge, Assistant City Attorney Tom Yeadon said. MSU Associate Athletics Director John Lewandowski would not detail what action will be taken. "Coach Smith will take appropriate disciplinary action - we are not going to air our dirty laundry in public," Lewandowski said. Reaves was previously charged with a minor in possession and a prohibited alcohol charge. Reaves is the fifth football player of the semester to appear in court. Last season, the Tampa, Fla., native played in five games, going 23-for-58 with 331 yards with two touchdowns.
SPORTS
MSU hosts Fossum/TaylorMade invite
The No. 21 MSU men's golf team hopes to conclude its regular season the way it started it - on a winning note. MSU head coach Mark Hankins credits much of the team's success to his five starters. Seniors Jimmy Chestnut, Andrew Ruthkoski, sophomores Mitch Pierce and Matt Harmon and freshman Ryan Brehm are the Spartans' starters that have been able to come through shooting low numbers this season, Hankins said. "I think in the past we've had two, three, maybe four guys, but we actually have all five guys that can really shoot a good number and when you have that it really makes you a dangerous team," he said.
SPORTS
Year in review 2004-2005
From the triumphs of titles to the heartaches of defeats, MSU sports teams rewrote history, hung various banners and gave fans countless memories.
BASEBALL
WEB ONLY: Spartans play Wolverines in Lansing
Today's MSU baseball game against Michigan at Oldsmobile Park in Lansing at 7 p.m. will feature a "Study Break Special" at $1 for MSU students, faculty and staff with an MSU identification. In addition, MSU men's basketball players Tim Bograkos and Andy Harvey will throw out the first pitch. The Spartans are coming off a 9-8 comeback win against Central Michigan on Wednesday.
SPORTS
Senior reflects on 4 years of MSU sports
So here I am, writing this on the last day of my time here at The State News, the last minutes before the deadline hits, and it hits me. I am no longer going to be a student at MSU.
SPORTS
Spartans host Big Ten tourney
The MSU women's tennis team is trying to rebuild its program. Senior Keri Thompson has gone from the No.
SPORTS
Blogging Pistons' Tuesday victory
This seems to be a trend in the world today - live blogging a sporting event. This seems to be a fun idea, so I said, what the heck, I'll give it a shot. 7:31 - The first shots on FSN Detroit's broadcast are of Ben Wallace carrying in his world heavyweight championship belt and of Allen Iverson carrying in ? shoes.
SPORTS
Offensive tackle Poole signs with Chicago
The Chicago Bears signed former MSU offensive tackle Sean Poole as an undrafted free agent Monday. The 6-foot-7, 290-pound Flint native was one of 10 free agents the Bears signed this week, according to a statement from the team. The Detroit Lions also signed seven undrafted free agents, including former MSU tight end Jason Randall for its post draft mini-camp, LionsFans.com reported. Eight Spartans from last season's team have been signed by an NFL team, including four Spartans that were drafted. Running back DeAndra Cobb (Atlanta), kicker Dave Rayner (Indianapolis), defensive tackle Kevin Vickerson (Miami) and offensive guard William Whitticker (Green Bay) were all drafted.
BASEBALL
MSU's offense runs in 14 in victory
It was a career day for MSU sophomore catcher Kris Morris. Morris hit his first two career home runs and drove in six runs in the MSU baseball team's 14-7 rout of Indiana Tech on Tuesday afternoon at Kobs Field. "It was probably one of the best offensive days of my life," Morris said "It was great." Morris' big game came in the wake of a season-ending arm injury to Sean Walker. MSU's offense was on fire in the first three innings, scoring eight runs and driving Indiana Tech pitcher Marc Caban out of the game. In the first inning, MSU sophomore left fielder Ryan Basham's double drove in sophomore right fielder Adam Tripp to give MSU (16-18 overall) a 1-0 lead. MSU scored two in the second on Morris' first career home run, a bomb to center field, but the Warriors cut the lead to 3-1 in the top of the third on an RBI single by second baseman Adam Storms. But the Spartans exploded in the bottom half of the inning, as RBI singles by designated hitter Alan Cattrysse and third baseman Oliver Wolcott put up two more runs before Morris connected on his second home run of the game, an opposite field shot to right field, putting MSU ahead 8-1. "He's been getting better, he's swinging the bat better," MSU head coach Ted Mahan said of Morris.
SPORTS
With draftees, Lions should be .500 at worst next season
While watching NFL analysts critique the decision for the Detroit Lions to take wide receiver Mike Williams, I was surprised to hear how much flack the organization was taking for its first-round draft choice. Radio talk-show hosts were ripping the front office for their decision. The obvious question asked was why the Lions would draft another offensive player when defense is what they needed the most? You have to take Williams because he was the best player available in the draft when the Lions were picking. I love the fact that the Lions should have one of the best offenses in the NFC if not in all of football next season pending that all of the key offensive weapons can stay healthy. Charles Rogers, Roy Williams and Mike Williams - it's probably the best corps of young receivers in the NFL, and don't forget about recently acquired Kevin Johnson and Marcus Pollard. The Lions have great depth at the wide receiver position, if nothing else.
SPORTS
Spartans host IPFW in doubleheader today
The MSU softball team plays a doubleheader against IPFW starting at 3 p.m. today at Old College Field. The Spartans currently have an 18-24-1 overall record, 6-6 in the Big Ten, and sit fifth in the Big Ten conference.
SPORTS
Dukes, Stanley signed as free agents in NFL
Two more former MSU football players were taken following the NFL Draft on Sunday. Defensive end Clifford Dukes was signed by the St.
SPORTS
Baseball team plays Indiana Tech today
The MSU baseball team added a midweek contest scheduled for 4 p.m. today at Kobs Field against Indiana Tech. The Spartans currently are 15-8 and 6-6 in the Big Ten.
SPORTS
Golf team earns bid to NCAA regionals
The MSU women's golf team earned a No. 14 seed in the Central Region of the NCAA Women's Golf Regional Championships on May 5-7 in Lubbock, Texas, the Spartans' seventh consecutive appearance in the championships. The NCAA Championship round, May 17-20 in Corvallis, Ore., will feature the top eight teams and two individual players from each region. The Spartans finished third in the Big Ten Championships this past weekend in Ann Arbor.
SPORTS
Huntington hired as men's track assistant
Walled Lake native Randy Huntington has joined the MSU men's track and field coaching staff as an assistant, coaching the throwers, jumpers and multi-event competitors. Huntington will bring almost three decades of experience coaching professional and amateur athletes to East Lansing, including eight Olympians and seven World Championship members. "Bringing Randy in gives us a better understanding of the scientific part of coaching," MSU head coach Darroll Gatson said in a statement.
ICE HOCKEY
League changes playoff format
The CCHA is in the process of revising the league's playoff system, which will shorten the regular season by one week and extend the postseason from two to three rounds. The new playoff system will give the top four teams in the regular season first-round byes, and the remaining eight teams would play a best-of-three series with their corresponding seeds. The winners of the eight-team first round will then advance to face the top four teams in the division that were awarded the first-round byes.