BASEBALL
Baseball players, coaches look forward to return to outdoor play
With each swing of Jimmy Pickens’ bat at MSU’s indoor hitting facility, you can tell he’s ready.
SPORTS
Wrestling reserves gain experience in non-MSU tournament play
The team trains together in the same program during the week, but some weekends, wrestlers not in the starting lineup are limited to competing as individuals in open tournaments.
BASKETBALL
Women's basketball dominates Indiana, 72-42, at home
It was a night in which nearly everything went right for the Spartans at Breslin Center. That was evident when Mariah Harris scored five points on her first two touches of the night.
MEN'S BASKETBALL
Column: Men's basketball played as great as they wanted to in win over Michigan
With a crowd of media surrounding him near his locker late Tuesday night, Derrick Nix was asked a question he knew was coming. Given the events that had just transpired, it was inevitable. “How great can you guys be?”
SPORTS
Olympic Committee drops wrestling from 2020 Games
The International Olympic Committee, or IOC, announced Tuesday that wrestling would not be a part of the Olympics beginning in 2020, drawing harsh criticism from the MSU wrestling community.
ICE HOCKEY
Greg Wolfe finds his groove in weekend Bowling Green series
When Greg Wolfe was going through a rough patch earlier in the hockey season, his head coach told him not to worry about the results, just worry about the process.
SOFTBALL
Softball gears up for tournament
After a month of practice and four games behind it, the MSU softball team is ready to get the 2013 season into full swing.
BASKETBALL
Hot shooting lifts MSU to 38-24 lead over Michigan at halftime
The No. 8 MSU men’s basketball team (20-4 overall, 9-2 Big Ten) made an astounding 53.3 percent of its shots in the opening half to take a 38-24 lead into halftime against No. 8 Michigan (21-3, 8-3).
WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
Women's basketball looks to bounce back against Indiana
Indiana women’s basketball might be a Big Ten bottom dweller now, but MSU women’s head coach Suzy Merchant doesn’t expect that to last long under the guidance of first-year coach Curt Miller.
MEN'S BASKETBALL
Live chat: MSU men's basketball versus Michigan
Follow along with our live chat from Breslin Center as the No. 8 MSU men’s basketball team takes on the No. 4 Michigan Wolverines in a top-10 showdown.
MEN'S BASKETBALL
Keys to victory
The Spartans and Wolverines have met on the hardwood 169 other times, but never like this, never as a pair of top-10 teams.
WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
Penn State loss shows room for improvement for women's basketball
Following Sunday’s loss at No. 8 Penn State in arguably the biggest game of the regular season for the MSU women’s basketball team, head coach Suzy Merchant tried to embrace the positives.
ICE HOCKEY
Icers show skills in competition
In a break from the normal practice routine, the MSU hockey team had an inter-squad skills competition Monday afternoon.
SPORTS
Former teammates face off in rivalry match
Taylor Massa and Jordan Wohlfert have been on the same wrestling team since they were four years old — until Sunday, that is.
BASEBALL
Baseball team to kick off season Friday
With the start of another collegiate baseball season less than a week away, many teams are getting reacquainted to the familiar sights and smells of a new year.
ICE HOCKEY
Icers split Bowling Green weekend series
Some college hockey teams only would be happy with a swept series. MSU (8-19-3 overall, 6-15-1-0 CCHA) is pleased with the progress made in a split.
SPORTS
Wrestling team loses to rival Michigan at home
The MSU wrestling team finished off the Big Ten regular season with a 24-15 loss to arch rival Michigan on Sunday afternoon.
WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
Women's basketball drops big game to Penn State
Around the same time the Spartans were tipping off against the Big Ten-leading Nittany Lions, Michigan was putting the finishing touches on a 67-56 upset of second-place Purdue, ranked No. 13 — a win that would have been paramount to MSU’s chances of winning the conference this season.
SPORTS
MSU gymnastics notches first win
The MSU gymnastics team finished second in a three-team meet after a season-high score of 194.85 on Friday.
BASKETBALL
Men's basketball overcomes injuries to beat Purdue
The nerves of Branden Dawson were obvious. But few could blame him. A native of Gary, Ind., Dawson once again took the floor of Mackey Arena before family, friends, teammates and an anxious crowd in his home state.