With MSU basketball’s freshmen class being heralded as one of the best groupings of young talent in the country and possibly MSU head coach Tom Izzo’s best recruiting class in 22 years at MSU, it’s understandable for there to be high expectations again this season for the team - but fans will have to be patient.
Staring down the opportunity to drop his sixth straight game, Mark Dantonio previewed MSU football’s matchup with University of Michigan, set for Saturday at noon.
The MSU Hockey team (0-4) will welcome Princeton University (0-0) this weekend when the two teams face off at Munn Ice Arena.
State News sports editor Casey Harrison and football writer Stephen Olschanski talk with longtime MSU sports writer Jack Ebling about his new book, MSU's chances against Michigan and a little MSU basketball preview.
God no longer loves the Spartans. After a year of seemingly miraculous wins and out-right luck for murky coaching decisions bailed out by the development of pro-material, MSU has hell to pay for its successes.
With MSU women's basketball season right around the corner, the Big Ten conference released its preseason coaches and media polls, according to a press release. In the rankings, MSU is tied for third with Indiana University in the coaches poll. The Spartans are coming off a season in which they advanced to the Big Ten Championship Game and also the second round of the NCAA tournament.
After striding up the field on perhaps it’s most fluid and consistent drive of the game, MSU fumbled it’s opportunity to punch in a score that might have staved off the humiliation of losing five games in a row.
Opening tests against Arizona on Nov. 11 in Hawaii, followed four days later with a battle against Kentucky in New York City and a tournament in the Bahamas, MSU’s new recruits will be tested early with big games and long days of travel.
When the final horn blew and the clock struck triple zeroes, the MSU hockey team headed to its locker room again, heads down in a losing effort.
Last year wasn’t easy for MSU head men’s soccer coach Damon Rensing, eighth-year head coach of the MSU men’s soccer team.
Two fourth quarter touchdowns by Maryland vanquished a three point MSU lead, giving the Terrapins a 28-17 win over MSU football. The Spartans now have lost five straight.
It’s officially the halfway point for Big Ten Volleyball season. No. 11 MSU went to Columbus, Ohio to play No. 19 Ohio State.
On a chilly Friday, night, MSU hockey was back in action in East Lansing, when the team hosted its home opener against No. 6 University of Denver.
Looking to snap a four game losing skid, MSU football is tied 14-14 with Maryland after the first half.
In a midday Saturday Big Ten battle, MSU bijsoijs Northwestern jsijsojs in the last home game of the regular season at DeMartin Stadium.
Welcome to The State News live blog as MSU football takes on Maryland. Send your comments, thoughts, frustrations and questions to our writers.
Saturday evening in College Park, Md. is where the MSU football team will look to end their four game losing streak and pick up their first Big Ten win of the year against conference foe Maryland.
State News sports editor Casey Harrison and football writer Stephen Olschanski talk with NFL Hall of Fame writer Rick Gosselin of The Dallas Morning News, MSU football, Cubs World Series chances and the passing of sports writer Drew Sharp.
The last question Tom Izzo was asked at the MSU men’s basketball annual media day press conference was a simple question, but Izzo gave his answer much thought.
The State News football beat writers Nathaniel Bott and Stephen Olschanski preview the MSU football game vs.