Dave McAuliffe finished his 11th season as an MSU assistant hockey coach Thursday. Soon afterward, he found out he won't be around for a 12th year.Head coach Rick Comley decided against renewing McAuliffe's contract for next season.
Workouts have begun for the Lansing Lightning semi-pro football team. Any interested participants should apply at the Baseball Academy of Mid-Michigan, 5849 Enterprise Drive in Lansing. Practices are held from 8-10 p.m.
Tampa, Fla. - If the No. 7 seeded MSU's men's basketball team belongs to the sophomores, the freshmen are leasing it out for the NCAA Tournament. For the second straight game, the Spartan (21-12) freshmen have factored heavily into MSU's resurgence as postseason performers. Forward Erazem Lorbek, center Paul Davis and guard Maurice Ager combined for 36 points, 13 rebounds and 71 minutes Sunday in MSU's 68-46 manipulation of second-seeded Florida.
John Markell's team had just been smacked around Joe Louis Arena by Northern Michigan. Dutifully, the Ohio State head coach withstood a press conference during which he had to explain why his players seemed devoid of urgency in their 4-1 loss to the Wildcats in the CCHA Super Six consolation game. As would be expected, once the reporters' questions ceased, Markell made a beeline out of the Joe's makeshift interview room.
Sixteen hockey teams flashed across the screen on the NCAA Hockey Tournament Selection Show on Sunday evening.
Tampa, Fla. - It was a rematch of the 2000 NCAA National Championship game, and the Spartans wanted to follow the same script. MSU did just that Sunday night with a 68-46 mauling of the second-seeded Gators.
Speed of running backs surprises head coach MSU football head coach John L. Smith held his first spring practice Saturday, which gave him a chance to assess his personnel. "We're going to be fine along the offensive line," Smith said in a written statement.
Storrs, Conn. - The MSU women's basketball team made it clear it wasn't going home without putting up a fight. The Spartans (17-12) tallied 11 points in the game's final 1:22 - just one less than their entire first-half total - to pull within one before falling to Texas Christian, 50-47, in the first round of the Women's NCAA Tournament on Sunday. "I'm proud of our fight and it's too bad we're not moving on," MSU head coach Joanne P.
Aloysius Anagonye knows this is his last hurrah. The senior forward, better known as "Big Al," is heading into the NCAA Tournament with a dark reality - his basketball career may soon be over. "It does hit home," he said.
The MSU women's basketball team might be headed into unfamiliar territory this weekend, but for head coach Joanne P.
Who are the Colorado Buffaloes? After MSU received its No. 7 seed and was slated to face No. 10 seed Colorado, the Spartans (19-12) had little time to find the answer to that question. "This is a Big Ten-type team," MSU head coach Tom Izzo said.
As the MSU football team starts spring practice Saturday, head coach John L. Smith has two priorities: Sort out the quarterback position and repair a tarnished program. The Spartans, coming off a 4-8 season, will have four signal-callers competing for a starting job - one of which includes embattled senior Jeff Smoker.
Now that tournament time is here, every game is do-or-die. The threat of elimination rings especially true to Syreeta Bromfield. Every game might be the senior forward's last. "I hear it all the time, it's kind of rough being a senior, but you get used to it," she said.
Detroit - Rick Comley has been on the wrong side of this twice now. Last year, his Northern Michigan Wildcats were eliminated by MSU in a CCHA Tournament semifinal.
I remember a frantic call from my boyfriend at 9 a.m. on Sept. 11, 2001 telling me to get off the highway and turn on the TV. I remember sitting alone in my apartment, stunned while the images of death and destruction flashed before my eyes. An hour later, I rushed to the newsroom where I worked with colleagues to get the news out.
This evening, the MSU men's basketball team is putting a mortgage on the program's future. After a season marred by injuries and deflated expectations, the increasingly healthy No.
Gymnasts approach double sweep at home The MSU gymnastics team will culminate its successful season with a trimeet against Michigan and Pitt this weekend. The Spartans (14-6, 2-2 Big Ten) are looking to complete season sweeps of both teams as they defeated the Wolverines in February and bested the Panthers last weekend. The meet will mark the final home competition for seniors Ilene Cohen, Diana Crea, Julie Devaty, Christy Linder, Kristina Petersen, Lindsay Trainham and Maurella Walls. MSU's home finale kicks off at 7 p.m.
Every once in a while, the thought creeps into Troy Ferguson's mind. He always pushes the notion out of his consciousness as quickly as possible, but he knows it's the truth: His career as an MSU hockey player could end in Detroit this weekend. Especially if the fourth-seeded Spartans stumble tonight against No.
In any sport many rookies hope just to come in and contribute. They rarely expect to make an immediate impact and perform as if they are seasoned veterans.Freshman Nick Simmons and junior college transfer Ryan L'Amoreaux are excellent examples of the latter.
He's coming through in the clutch and dropping the jaws of his teammates with flashes of brilliance.