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SPORTS

Women's golf team misses NCAA tournament for the first time in 17 seasons

Andrew Merkle
April 28, 2015

The field of 72 teams participating in the NCAA Women's Golf Tournament was announced last night on the Golf Channel, and for the first time in 17 years the field did not include Michigan State.  MSU was left out despite a fourth place finish at the Big Ten Championship last weekend, and a jump to 57th in the Golfweek national rankings.  Fifth year senior Lindsey McPherson had a career weekend at the Big Ten Championship, placing fifth at Fort Golf Resort in Indianapolis, Ind.

FOOTBALL

Spring game draws 48,000 people to Spartan Stadium

Zach Libby
April 27, 2015

Kaden Moore stood on the practice fields behind the Duffy Daugherty building with his friends and father Saturday morning, stargazing at the players running various drills.  Kaden was one of the 1,700 attendees at the annual youth clinic, hosted by the football program to provide children aged 12 or younger an opportunity to participate in activities on the same field as their heroes do.  Before the players strapped up the helmets and shoulder pads for the annual spring game in front of the general public, they donned their jerseys and sweatpants, avoiding the cold while also enjoying the time they had with the younger ones. It wasn't just the kids who got a kick out of meeting the likes of Shilique Calhoun and Connor Cook, the parents, with their cameras and autographed footballs held at their sides, took in the 90 minutes of excitement while standing next to future NFL stars, including some local players from their home town.  "Kevin Cronin is a Traverse City boy, so we taught him in school, and we got a picture with him," Scott Moore of Elk Rapids said.

FOOTBALL

Lessons from this year's football spring game

Matthew Argillander
April 27, 2015

On a chilly cloudy day, there were people tailgating on Shaw Lane and there was a buzz in East Lansing. No, it's not the fall, but there was a record 48,000 people in Spartan Stadium to watch the annual spring game, in which the White team defeated the Green team 9-3.

FOOTBALL

Battlefield Brawl charity event features T.J. Duckett in Lansing

Zach Libby
April 26, 2015

Justin Caine sat in the Sparrow Hospital when he was 10-years-old on the first day of fourth grade, diagnosed with a cancerous brain tumor hemorrhage, ending his dream of playing organized football.  It was a tumor that had been growing since the day Caine was born, but was undetected by his family until it was too late.

FOOTBALL

Things to watch for in the spring game

Matthew Argillander
April 25, 2015

With the MSU football spring game this Saturday there will be several themes and players to watch out for in the game.  Defense While all of the starters will not be playing together it will be interesting to see the Spartans on defense without defensive coordinator Pat Narduzzi at the helm.  Cornerback Battle The starting cornerback battle will be a big one for the team as the team must replace Trae Waynes and two-way player Tony Lippett who was starting opposite Waynes at the end of last season.

FOOTBALL

COLUMN: Spring game has become a cultural phenomenon

Geoff Preston
April 23, 2015

By Geoff Preston gpreston@statenews.com This Saturday green and white will fill the campus, grills will be lit and people will come from all across the state by the thousands to watch MSU play football. That might sound odd, considering the calendar says April and not September. Saturday will mark the annual Green and White game, which accounts for a glorified scrimmage in Spartan Stadium to send everyone into a football frenzy. About time too, the season is only a little more than four months away. Spring games across the country have become a spectate, what you will see in East Lansing on what is expected to be a cold, rainy Saturday afternoon will probably be tame in comparison to other places across the country. In Columbus, Ohio 99,391 people came out to see the defending national champion Ohio State Buckeyes play a game against each other.  

FOOTBALL

Rosters announced for Football's spring game

Zach Libby
April 23, 2015

The draft has concluded and the teams are set as the Spartans get ready to kick off the annual spring game at Spartan Stadium this Saturday.  And while draft rooms are a place for strategic planning and on the fly decision making, the football program kept the excitement high at the Izzo Family Media Center as early as the first pick.   Brian Allen, who was named a first-team Freshman All-American by the FWAA last year at guard and center, was taken first overall by the White team.

SPORTS

Men's tennis looks ahead to Big Ten tournament

Zach Libby
April 22, 2015

Avoiding the harsh winds and frigid temperatures, Gene Orlando stood inside a storage room with his hands on his hips, trying to sum up the regular-season in one word.  After a brief moment of processing the question, the men's tennis head coach compared the past few months as like riding a roller coaster.  And just like any other high speed thrill ride, the ups and downs that MSU experienced this year has provided plenty of thrills and distress, as the road to the NCAA tournament is paved with dominance and brute force from opposing groups.  "I thought we played well against some good teams," Orlando said.