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FINAL: MSU escapes with victory over Purdue, 24-21
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MSU field hockey opens Homecoming weekend with thrilling win
The MSU field hockey team put on quite the performance in front of players from the program's past on Friday at Ralph Young Field when conference-competitors Rutgers came to East Lansing.
BASKETBALL
Izzo: "I don't know why. I just feel great."
MSU head basketball coach Tom Izzo talked to the media on Friday and intends to take the program to the next level.
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Valentine, Costello, Nairn Jr. named 2015-16 basketball captains
Men’s basketball coach Tom Izzo announced sophomore guard Lourawls ‘Tum Tum’ Nairn Jr., senior forward Matt Costello and senior guard Denzel Valentine as the 2015-16 team captains today. Izzo said each year the captains are selected in a different fashion, but this year the players voted. “It was voted on this time, you know every year I do it a little differently to be honest with you, and they all got a lot of votes but you know (Valentine) got every vote on the team.
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MSU vs. Purdue game preview
Watch as our football reporters preview the game between No. 2-ranked MSU (4-0 overall) and Purdue (1-3 overall). The spread is +21.5 in favor of MSU.
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Trailer released for new football documentary, Through the Banks of the Red Cedar
Get a first look at Maya Washington's newest documentary Through The Banks Of The Red Cedar with the first official trailer.
SOCCER
MSU men's soccer finds offense in two-game road trip
The men's soccer flexed their muscles with two road wins in which the offence looked quite nice. MSU routed Rutgers 3-1 last Friday and topped Bowling Green 1-0 in Tuesday's contest.
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Experienced MSU Hockey team ready for season to begin
If there’s any green paint left over from the “green line” experiment at Munn Ice Arena, MSU Hockey might just want to use it to scrawl “NCAA Tourney or Bust” on the walls of the locker room. That was the sentiment from many of the players during MSU Hockey Media Day Wednesday at Munn Ice Arena.
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MSU officially changes name of fight song to "Victory for MSU"
MSU has changed the name of its fight song from “MSU Fight Song” to “Victory For MSU,” Director of the Spartan Marching Band, John Madden, said.
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5 things to know before MSU takes on Purdue
Here are five things to know before the Spartans (4-0) face Purdue (1-3) in the 100th homecoming football game at noon on Saturday.
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For Homecoming, MSU football looks to both the past and future
When No. 2-ranked MSU (4-0 overall) takes the field this weekend against Purdue (1-3 overall) it will be the first Big Ten game of the season, but also something more. Saturday marks the 100th edition of the annual Homecoming game for the Spartans. “We talk in terms of Michigan State football and tradition and tradition around this country, Michigan State is one of those places that has a great tradition,” Dantonio said.
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Freshman MSU basketball forward Kenny Goins to miss six weeks
MSU basketball forward Kenny Goins has undergone a successful sports hernia surgery and is expected to be out of action for six weeks, the team announced Wednesday. Goins is coming into this season on scholarship after being redshirted as a preferred walk-on last year. Preseason practices for the Spartans begin this Friday, and they begin their season Nov.
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Dantonio, MSU football says no to HBO "Hard Knocks"-like show
A third-party production company reached out to Spartan Athletics this preseason in hopes of filming a behind-the-scenes reality TV show of the MSU football team to air on HBO, much like the network’s popular NFL show, “Hard Knocks,” according to MSU associate athletics director John Lewandowski.
ICE HOCKEY
Two MSU Hockey players make Big Ten preseason watch lists
MSU Hockey already knows its talent depth but now two of the team's top returners have garnered some early conference recognition. The Big Ten Conference today released its 12 member deep Preseason Players to Watch List, and two Spartans grace this year’s list.
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Izzo, Dantonio named best college coaching tandem in America
CBS Sports recently crowned MSU as having the top head coaching duo in basketball and football with Tom Izzo and Mark Dantonio. The title is hard to argue against, given the amount of growth and accomplishment each program has had the last eight seasons – when Dantonio took the reigns of the football program. It is nearly impossible to refute Izzo’s resume as being one of the top coaches in college basketball.
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MSU receiver Aaron Burbridge added to Biletnikoff watch list
Senior wide receiver Aaron Burbridge has been nominated to the 2015 Biletnikoff Award watch list. The award will be presented to the nation’s most outstanding pass catcher on ESPN's “The Home Depot College Awards Show” on Dec.
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Shilique Calhoun earns Big Ten Co-Defensive Player of the Week honors
The Big Ten has announced fifth-year senior defensive end Shilique Calhoun as its Co-Defensive Player of the Week after a career performance in the Spartans’ 30-10 win over Central Michigan.
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Gerald Holmes comes through in the clutch when called upon
In No. 2-ranked MSU's first game of the season sophomore running back Gerald Holmes was the second back on the depth chart. In the Spartans 37-24 win over Western Michigan in week one, Holmes carried the ball nine times for 54 yards and a touchdown. Holmes had just three carries over the next two weeks and he watched as true freshman LJ Scott went from the third back on the depth chart to co-starters with redshirt freshman Madre London.
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MSU cross country teams put on strong showing at Griak Invitational
This past weekend the MSU men’s and women’s cross country teams traveled to Minneapolis, MN for the Roy Griak Invitational. The No. 25-ranked men won the tournament, while the No. 6-ranked women finished in second. The Spartan men were led by junior TJ Carey, who finished in seventh in his first race as a Spartan. Freshman Ryan Robinson, also participating in his first race wearing the Green and White, finished close behind Carey’s 25:08, taking eighth-place with a 25:10. “Ryan [Robinson] went out with the lead group, where TJ [Carey] moved up gradually before the two finished the final 2,000 meters together,” Coach Drenth said to msuspartans.com. The women were led by junior Rachel Shulist, whose 21:32 gave her a fifth-place finish coming off her win at the Spartan Invitational. The second and third finishers for the Spartans were junior Alexis Wiersma and freshman Erin McDonald, who finished seventh and 32nd, respectively, with a 21:36 and 22:29. “Rachele [Schulist] went out with the leaders, while Ally [Alexis Wiersma] started a little more behind and ran really well through the field,” Drenth said to msuspartans.com. “The women did a better job of being patient and maybe were too patient. They kept cutting the score in half throughout the race.” MSU will have a break this week and will return to competition Oct.
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Hobbled Spartans claw their way to 4-0
The Spartans’ 30-10 win over Central Michigan on Saturday was unsettling even though the team finished strong. The Chippewas exposed holes in the MSU secondary, passing for 285 yards, and held the ball for 31:45 compared to the Spartans’ 28:15.