ICE HOCKEY
Lawrence a true senior leader for Spartans team
St. Louis — Still in his hockey gear, senior captain Chris Lawrence leaned his right hand against a locker room wall.
ICE HOCKEY
MSU receives fan support from families, league commissioner
St. Louis — Ralph and Joanne Gentile weren't able to travel to the Czech Republic when their son Brandon, now a sophomore defenseman on the MSU hockey team, was playing in the biggest event of his pre-college career. As a member of the United States National Team Development Program out of Ann Arbor, Gentile and Team USA won a gold medal at the 2005 International Ice Hockey Federation's World Under-18 Championships in the Czech Republic. Mom and Dad were unable to attend. "I had been overseas, and they unfortunately couldn't make it," Brandon Gentile said. But that just made his parents' trip to St.
SPORTS
Izzo to Kentucky talk makes no sense
Other than "What the #$&% is up with this weather?" the question I've been hearing most often lately is, "Would Tom Izzo really leave MSU for Kentucky?" As hypotheticals go, that's a pretty heavy one — it's as unsettling a thought to MSU fans as "Would the pope convert to Judaism?" is to Catholics.
BASEBALL
MSU pitcher off to sizzling start
Craig Brookes' statistical profile is the kind of thing that keeps opposing hitters awake at night. He leads the Big Ten with a paper-thin 1.29 ERA.
SOFTBALL
MSU softball aims for 1st Big Ten win
The MSU softball team hosts Ohio State at 4 p.m. today in hopes of earning its first conference win.
SPORTS
Defense controls 1st scrimmage of spring season
Head coach Mark Dantonio didn't have a real hands-on experience with his team during the squad's first scrimmage Saturday. Instead of coaching like it was a practice, the coaching staff stepped back and ran the scrimmage like a real game, with coaches manning the press box and plays being sent in via hand signals. "We got some good work in," Dantonio said Tuesday.
FOOTBALL
MSU tinkers with O-line to protect QB
Twenty-eight sacks. Think about that for a second. Twenty-eight sacks. In 11 games. The MSU football team had a long list of problems in 2006, but no group was more disappointing than the offensive line.
ICE HOCKEY
The comeback kids
St. Louis — Resilient. It's the word MSU head coach Rick Comley has used again and again this season to describe his team. The Spartans continued to define the term Thursday in the Frozen Four national semifinal game when they found themselves down 2-0 to Maine less than four minutes into the game.
SPORTS
Coleman earns top gymnast honors
The last time an MSU gymnast was named Big Ten Gymnast of the Year, the president of the United States was George HW Bush and "The Little Mermaid" was playing in theaters. Eighteen years later, George HW Bush's son is the president and the films like "300" are in theaters.
SPORTS
Staff members predict MSU win
Hockey reporter Zack Colman and sports editor Eric Fish predict how the Spartans will fare in the Frozen Four. North Dakota vs.
ICE HOCKEY
Quick run-down on Frozen Four teams
Boston College: The Eagles are the hottest team in college hockey right now as winners of 12 straight games.
ICE HOCKEY
Spartans have the intangibles going for them
Maine's offense vs. MSU's defense Although Maine is ranked 12th in the nation with 3.36 goals per game, the ranking is misleading.
ICE HOCKEY
Ex-Spartan: Icers have 'great shot'
The State News recently caught up with former MSU All-American and current Colorado Avalanche defenseman John-Michael Liles.
SPORTS
New baseball fan searching MLB to find team to cheer for
I've got a terrible secret. I've never had a favorite team. With the exception of rooting on the Spartans (which comes by default), I have no partisan in the world of sports. This was never a problem in football and basketball.
ICE HOCKEY
Hockey 101: Terms and phrases commonly used in the game
Not a big hockey fan, but want to root on the Spartans in their improbable march to a national championship?
ICE HOCKEY
Frozen Four flashback
Prior to this season, the Spartans last saw themselves in the Frozen Four in 2001. Anchored by the goaltending of All-American goaltender Ryan Miller, the Spartans earned a No.
ICE HOCKEY
Third line peaks as 'Frozen' looms
Maybe you haven't heard of freshman forward Jay Sprague or sophomore forward Matt Schepke, and you wouldn't be in the minority if you hadn't.
SPORTS
WWE weekend one for the memory bank
The annual World Wrestling Entertainment extravaganza rolled into Ford Field in Detroit on Sunday, capping off nearly a week's worth of events in the Detroit area. My weekend started Friday, when my friend and I went to Ford Field to check out WrestleMania Fan Axxess.
ICE HOCKEY
Front and Center
The State News recently caught up with sophomore defenseman Brandon Gentile. Gentile and the Spartans leave today for the Frozen Four in St.
BASEBALL
MSU's Dwan scores pitching accolade
Senior John Dwan was named Big Ten Pitcher of the Week on Monday for his near-perfect performance in Sunday's win against Indiana. Dwan threw seven scoreless innings in MSU's 6-1 win, allowing three hits and a walk while striking out three.