SPORTS
2 Spartans named All-Americans
MSU field hockey senior midfielders Floor Rijpma and Jeamie Deacon were named All-Americans this week by the National Field Hockey Coaches Association.
VOLLEYBALL
Athletic sophomore keys Spartans in crucial assist role
It all started when her coach noticed she was tall and left-handed. At that time, Natalie Emro, who was playing on a 12-and-under club volleyball squad, was asked to be a setter for her team. And she’s maintained that role in her current position as setter for the MSU volleyball team.
ICE HOCKEY
Thanksgiving weekend will provide tough task
The MSU hockey team won’t have to miss Thanksgiving dinner Thursday. Even though the No. 8 Spartans will host No. 15 Wisconsin and Minnesota on Friday and Saturday in the annual College Hockey Showcase, MSU head coach Rick Comley is giving his players Thursday off.
FOOTBALL
Grading Spartans' underachieving year
Another football season has come and gone in East Lansing, and the Spartans, picked to finish third in the Big Ten this season, had a disappointing year, finishing 6-6 in regular season play and 4-4 in the Big Ten.
FOOTBALL
2 MSU football players kicked off team
MSU head coach Mark Dantonio released a statement Tuesday afternoon announcing the dismissal of junior safety Roderick Jenrette and sophomore running back Glenn Winston from the team.
VOLLEYBALL
Happy ending won't come easy vs. No. 1 Nittany Lions
Heading into its final weekend of Big Ten play, the MSU volleyball team is expecting grind-it-out, physical contests in its last two games.
MEN'S SOCCER
Youthful MSU has much to look forward to
This season was a practice run for the MSU men’s soccer team. And it still went pretty well.
MEN'S BASKETBALL
Izzo greatest MSU coach - not just hoops
The script couldn’t have been drafted more suitably. The day MSU men’s basketball coach Tom Izzo tied his predecessor Jud Heathcote with 340 wins at MSU, the coach who led the Spartans to the 1979 national title was inducted into the College Basketball Hall of Fame in Kansas City, Mo.
ICE HOCKEY
Icers fall to Irish 4-1
For much of Sunday’s game between No. 6 MSU and No. 14 Notre Dame, the Spartans were a step slow. At times, MSU was on the cusp of making a charge but just couldn’t reach a loose puck. The Fighting Irish, however, made the most of their chances, scoring four times on 16 shots in a 4-1 win against the Spartans on Sunday at Allen County War Memorial Coliseum.
FOOTBALL
Senior Day sourness
For 19 seniors, Saturday’s Senior Day at Spartan Stadium didn’t quite go as planned.
FOOTBALL
7 Big Ten teams likely to play in postseason games
Although the Big Ten season is over, most of the conference’s bowl bids still are up in the air.
BASKETBALL
Hometown crowd of thousands fuels DeHaan
Allyssa DeHaan always gets the loudest ovations when the MSU women’s basketball team’s starting lineup is announced.
SOCCER
Spartans' season ends at hands of Duke
The MSU men’s soccer team scrapped, clawed and left everything on the field.
BASKETBALL
Izzo reaches milestone
He’s a 15-year head coach with four National Coach of the Year Awards, an unprecedented five Final Fours in nine years, a national title and more than 300 wins to pad a Hall of Fame résumé.
VOLLEYBALL
No. 12 Gophers come back, beat Spartans
Ahead 2-0 Saturday against No. 12 Minnesota, the MSU volleyball team was in position to earn a big victory and send its two seniors off happy in their final career home game.
SOCCER
Senior Granaderos worked way through team's ranks
Senior defender Tim Granaderos stood at the middle of the field with his hands on his head, soaking in every last moment.
FOOTBALL
Penn State hammers Spartans 42-14 in final regular season game
It was the most unfitting of ends for the Spartans regular season.
MEN'S BASKETBALL
Izzo displeased with MSU's 75-62 win against Toledo
Following Tuesday’s grind-it-out victory against Gonzaga, the No. 2 MSU men’s basketball perhaps showed some signs of let-up in Friday’s 75-62 victory against Toledo.
VOLLEYBALL
Volleyball team prepares for what could be final home game
After receiving several quality performances in Wednesday’s 3-2 loss at No. 14 Michigan, the MSU volleyball team will hope to build off that showing but get a different result Saturday when it hosts No. 12 Minnesota in what is likely the team’s final home game of the season.